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Speech and Language Disorders - Advanced (AUDI90035)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
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- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
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Contact information
Semester 1
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Overview
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This unit will focus on advanced issues in the diagnosis of speech, language and swallowing disorders from childhood to adulthood. There will be an emphasis on presenting and supporting students to problem solve real-world clinical dilemmas regarding the use of existing best practice classification systems to refine diagnoses for clients. In particular, clients with complex co-morbid conditions will be presented. The subject will also cover the importance of, and processes for, working with other health professional colleagues in the measurement and interpretation of evidence to guide their diagnosis for speech, swallowing and language disorder.
Intended learning outcomes
- Understand and describe the principles and processes of differential diagosis in speech and language disorders
- Understand and describe a range of complex and co-morbid speech and language disorders across the lifespan, including any associated swallowing difficulties/disorder
- Evaluate and interpret clinical data from clients with complex speech and language disorders across the lifespan
- Evaluate and interpret the personal and environmental issues that influence the complexity of clients' speech and language disorders
- Apply diagnostic and intervention strategies suitable to complex speech and language disorders across the lifespan
- Understand and identify the interprofessional processes in differential diagnosis for complex speech and language disorders
- Understand and describe the multi-modal assessment and intervention strategies required in the clinical management of clients with complex communication needs
- Select a range of resources (low and high technology) in the area of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC)
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should show:
- an ability to evaluate and synthesise information in a flexible manner
- a capacity to articulate their knowledge in both oral and written formats
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Completion of the following subjects:
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AUDI90030 | Language Disorders Across the Lifespan | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90031 | Speech Disorders Across the Lifespan | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90028 | Swallowing and Voice | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90029 | Clinical Processes B | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
AUDI90032 | Speech Pathology Practice 1 | Semester 2 (Extended) (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Corequisites
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AUDI90033 | Speech Pathology Practice 2 | Semester 1 (Early-Start) (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90036 | Disorders of Fluency | Semester 2 (On Campus - Parkville) |
6.25 |
Non-allowed subjects
None
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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A two hour written examination - end of semester 1 during examination period
| During the examination period | 40% |
Clinical Case Based Report
| Week 4 | 30% |
Clinical case based report
| Week 11 | 30% |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Meg Keage Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020 Semester 1 contact information
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Nil.
Recommended texts and other resources
Nil.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Speech Pathology
Last updated: 3 November 2022