Childhood Speech Language & Communication Needs
The aim of this MSc in Childhood Speech, Language, and Communication Needs (SLCN) is to provide a critical and conceptually sophisticated understanding of children with SLCN and the contexts of their lives. This programme has been designed to meet the needs of those who need to keep up to date with the emerging evidence base when working with children with SLCN in the clinic, classroom, creche and community.
| Award Name | Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) |
|---|---|
| NFQ Classification | Major |
| Awarding Body | National University of Ireland |
| NFQ Level | Level 9 NFQ |
| Award Name | NFQ Classification | Awarding Body | NFQ Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Degree - Masters (Level 9 NFQ) | Major | National University of Ireland | Level 9 NFQ |
Duration
1 year full-time; 2 years part-time
Entry Requirements
Primary degree with at least Second Class Honours or an equivalent qualification.
Careers / Further progression
Career Opportunities
Are you a health, education, or social care professional? Or someone who is interested in childhood communication impairments?
Do you want to learn how you can engage, support, educate, and help children with SLCN (aged from birth to 18 years) in the clinic, classroom, and community?
Do you want to learn how to facilitate the child with SLCN to participate in these contexts, and realise their full communication potential?
With our interprofessional MSc, you are gaining specialist knowledge of working with children with SLCN. You can then apply this knowledge in your specific professional context and future career.
Further information
Next start date September 2024
Closing Date 15 August 2024
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Fees: EU
€8,390 full-time; €4,355 part-time (including levy) p.a. 2024/25
Fees: Tuition
€8,250 full-time; €4,250 part-time p.a. 2024/25
Fees: Student levy
€140 full-time; €105 part-time p.a. 2024/25
Fees: Non EU
€17,500 p.a. (€17,640 p.a. including levy) 2024/25
Postgraduate students in receipt of a SUSI grant—please note an F4 grant is where SUSI will pay €4,000 towards your tuition (2023/24). You will be liable for the remainder of the total fee. An F5 grant is where SUSI will pay tuition up to a maximum of €6,270. SUSI will not cover the student levy of €140.
Postgraduate fee breakdown = Tuition (EU or NON EU) + Student levy as outlined above.
The aim of this MSc in Childhood Speech, Language, and Communication Needs is to provide a critical and conceptually sophisticated understanding of children with SLCN and the contexts of their lives. This programme has been designed to meet the needs of busy practitioners who need to keep up to date with the emerging evidence base when working with children with SLCN in the clinic, classroom, and community. (Note: it is not a professional qualification in speech and language therapy.)
Our flexible blended learning approach, combines face-to-face workshops (e.g., two days per module) and online learning to support you as a busy practitioner with many competing demands on your time. Course activities and skills training enable you to apply knew knowledge and skills directly in the clinic, classroom, and community.
Course Outline
The programme is comprised of five core modules (compulsory) plus a minor dissertation. The core modules are:
Advanced Research Methods
Narratives in Childhood
Using Evidence in Practice
Cultural, Linguistic, & Social Diversity in Health & Education
Supporting children with SLCN
Dissertation (thesis) (year long)
Assessment is by continuous assessment in each module.
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this module students should be able to:
Describe the evidence based practice resources available which are relevant for practice in the clinic, classroom and community.
Demonstrate proficiency in turning questions into effective search strategies.
Appraise quantitative and qualitative research literature
Analyse and synthesise information from multiple sources to draw valid inferences about the state of knowledge in a particular field.
Narratives in childhood
Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of the module you will be able to:
Discuss stages of narrative development in childhood
Discuss the characteristics of narrative associated with a range of clinical populations
Compare and contrast a range of elicitation and analysis procedures
Critically appraise a range of elicitation and analysis procedures
Critically evaluate a range of elicitation and analysis procedures
Discuss the available evidence base for narrative-based language interventions
Discuss cultural diversity in narratives and their clinical significance
Discuss the role of narrative in identity construction in childhood
Dr Clare Carroll
T: +353 91 495 470
E: c.carroll@universityofgalway.ie
Mary-Pat O'Malley-Keighran
T: +353 91 495 470
E: marypat.omalley@universityofgalway.ie