BSc (Hons) Speech and Language Therapy is designed to prepare you for a rewarding career helping children and adults communicate, participate, and live more independently.

You'll explore how speech, language, and communication develop, what happens when difficulties arise, and how therapy can improve people's lives. Combining scientific knowledge with practical skills, simulated learning, and professional placements, you'll develop the confidence to support people with a wide range of needs.

Studying at Lincoln, you'll also have opportunities to learn alongside students from other health and care professions, preparing you for the collaborative nature of modern healthcare.

Why study Speech and Language Therapy at Lincoln?

Make a meaningful difference
Develop the skills to support children and adults with communication, speech, language, voice, fluency, and swallowing difficulties.

Gain practical experience
Apply your learning through professional placements and simulated practice across healthcare, education, and community settings.

Learn across the lifespan
Explore the different needs of children, young people, adults, and older people, preparing you for a variety of professional roles.

Understand contemporary challenges
Explore neurodiversity, special educational needs and disabilities (SEND), communication accessibility, and inclusive care.

Work alongside other professionals
Develop teamwork and communication skills through shared learning with students from other health and care disciplines.

Prepare for professional practice
Build clinical reasoning, evidence-informed decision-making, leadership, and digital skills relevant to contemporary speech and language therapy.

A curriculum informed by professional practice
The programme has been developed with input from employers, practice educators, and healthcare partners to reflect contemporary professional requirements and workforce needs.

What you'll learn

This degree combines communication sciences, healthcare knowledge, and practical experience to help you understand how speech and language therapy works.

You'll develop the knowledge and skills to:

  • Understand communication
    Explore how speech, language, voice, and swallowing develop throughout life.
  • Recognise communication difficulties
    Learn about conditions affecting speech, language, fluency, voice, and swallowing in children and adults.
  • Assess and support individuals
    Develop skills in assessment, clinical reasoning, therapy planning, and evaluating outcomes.
  • Support inclusive communication
    Understand neurodiversity, SEND, and approaches that help people participate more fully in everyday life.
  • Work with families and professionals
    Learn how to collaborate with individuals, carers, educators, healthcare professionals, and wider support networks.
  • Use research and technology
    Explore evidence-informed practice, digital healthcare, and technology-enabled communication support.

Support and student experience

Learning to become a healthcare professional is a journey, and Lincoln's approach is designed to help you build knowledge, confidence, and independence throughout your degree.

You'll benefit from:

  • Structured learning
  • Preparation for placements
  • Academic guidance and feedback
  • Collaborative learning
  • Inclusive teaching

Through lectures, seminars, practical workshops, case studies, simulation, and placements, you'll have opportunities to develop your abilities in different ways.

Careers and future opportunities

Speech and language therapists support people with communication and swallowing needs across healthcare, education, and community services.

This degree is designed to prepare you for a career as a speech and language therapist, with opportunities to work in areas such as:

  • NHS healthcare services
    Supporting patients in hospitals, community services, and specialist clinical teams.
  • Children's services and education
    Working with children and young people in early years settings, schools, and specialist education provision.
  • Adult and older adult services
    Supporting people with communication or swallowing difficulties associated with illness, injury, disability, or ageing.
  • Community and social care
    Helping individuals communicate, participate, and maintain independence.
  • Independent and voluntary organisations
    Providing specialist support across a range of healthcare and community settings.

The programme is being developed in line with the requirements of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT). Subject to the necessary course approvals and regulatory requirements, successful graduates are expected to be eligible to apply for HCPC registration as speech and language therapists.

As your career develops, you may choose to specialise in a particular area of practice, or progress into advanced clinical practice, leadership, research, or postgraduate study.

Placements and work experience

Practical experience is central to the course. You'll combine simulated learning with professional placements to develop the skills, judgement, and confidence needed for clinical practice.

Placement opportunities are planned across a range of environments, which may include:

  • Hospitals and community healthcare services
  • Early years settings, schools, and specialist education services
  • Social care and voluntary sector organisations
  • Specialist rehabilitation and communication services

Simulation-based activities will help you practise assessment, communication, and decision-making in a supportive environment before and alongside real-world experiences.

Entry Requirements 2027-28

United Kingdom

112 to 120 UCAS Tariff points from a minimum of 2 A Levels or equivalent qualifications.

If you are eligible for a contextual offer, a one grade or 8 UCAS Tariff point reduction to the standard entry requirements will be applied.

A Level: BBB

BTEC Extended Diploma: DDM

T Level: Merit

Access to Higher Education Diploma: 120 UCAS points to be achieved from 45 Level 3 credits.

International Baccalaureate: 30 points overall.

GCSEs:  Minimum of three at grade 4 or above including English and Maths, or equivalent qualifications, such as Functional Skills Level 2.


The University accepts a wide range of qualifications as the basis for entry and do accept a combination of qualifications which may include A Levels, BTECs, Extended Project Qualification (EPQ).

In exceptional circumstances we may consider work experience alongside academic qualifications and will review this on an individual basis.

Certificates of all previous qualifications will need to be provided before any offers are confirmed.


Additional requirements:

- This course is not open to Overseas applicants.

- Successful performance at an interview.

- Understanding of written material and can communicate clearly and accurately in written and spoken English.

- Satisfactory completion of Occupational Health Check.

- Satisfactory completion of an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

When you choose Speech and Language Therapy in your UCAS application, you will be asked an additional question regarding criminal convictions. Here you must declare all spent and unspent criminal convictions including (but not limited to) cautions, reprimands, final warnings, bind over orders or similar and details of any minor offences, fixed penalty notices, penalty notices for disorder, ASBOs or VOOs.

We are not accepting deferred applications for Occupational Therapy. You must apply in the year you wish to start the programme.

If your application is unsuccessful, you may be offered the option of changing your application to either the BSc in Nursing (Adult) or BSc Nursing (Mental Health). Any alternative offer would be subject to a successful interview (where an interview has not already taken place), spaces available and meeting the course entry requirements.

International

Non UK Qualifications:

- This course is not open to Overseas applicants.

- If you are now settled in the UK, and do not have GCSE English, you will require English Language IELTS 8.0 with no less than 7.5 in each element.

If you have studied outside of the UK, and are unsure whether your qualification meets the above requirements, please visit our country pages for information on equivalent qualifications.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/entryrequirementsandyourcountry/

For information regarding other English language qualifications we accept, please visit the English Requirements page.

https://www.lincoln.ac.uk/studywithus/internationalstudents/englishlanguagerequirements/

If you would like further information about entry requirements, or would like to discuss whether the qualifications you are currently studying are acceptable, please contact the Admissions team on 01522 886097, or email admissions@lincoln.ac.uk.

Contextual Offers

At Lincoln, we recognise that not everybody has had the same advice and support to help them get to higher education. Contextual offers are one of the ways we remove the barriers to higher education, ensuring that we have fair access for all students regardless of background and personal experiences. For more information, including eligibility criteria, visit our Offer Guide pages. If you are applying to a course that has any subject specific requirements, these will still need to be achieved as part of the standard entry criteria.

Is this course right for you?

If you're interested in how people communicate and want a career where you can make a difference, Speech and Language Therapy could be the right choice.

This course may suit you if you:

  • Enjoy subjects such as English Language, Biology, Psychology, or Health and Social Care.
  • Are interested in understanding how people think, learn, communicate, and interact.
  • Want to work with children, adults, or people with additional communication needs.
  • Have empathy, patience, and an interest in helping others.
  • Enjoy combining scientific knowledge with practical, people-focused work.
  • Are looking for a degree with a clear professional career pathway.

You don't need to have studied speech and language therapy before starting your degree. You'll build your knowledge and professional skills throughout the course.

Fees and Funding

University Study is a major investment, so it’s important to understand the costs and support available. A full breakdown of the fees associated with this programme can be found below. Eligible students may be able to access scholarships and bursaries to help with study costs.

Course Fees

What You Need to Know

We want you to have all the information you need to make an informed decision on where and what you want to study. In addition to the information provided on this course page, our What You Need to Know page offers explanations on key topics including programme validation/revalidation, additional costs, and contact hours.

The University intends to provide its courses as outlined in these pages, although the University may make changes in accordance with the Student Admissions Terms and Conditions.