REHA 2010 Adult Speech and Language

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Credit Points 10

Legacy Code 401302

Coordinator Leigha Dark Opens in new window

Description This subject discusses speech and language development and change from young adults to the elderly. It focuses on acquired communication disorders of neurological origin, such as aphasia and related disorders, apraxia of speech and dysarthria, and the diagnosis and treatment of serious communication disorders.

School Health Sciences

Discipline Speech Pathology

Student Contribution Band HECS Band 2 10cp

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Level Undergraduate Level 2 subject

Assessment

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Type Length Percent Threshold Individual/Group Task
Case Study 2,000 words 30 N Individual
Practical Viva 20 minutes 30 N Individual
Written Exam 2 hours 40 N Individual

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