Further Information
The Department of Speech and Language Therapy has the following objectives:
• Education of students on the application of biological and natural sciences for the evaluation of human communication (discourse, speech and voice) and of oropharynx's swallowing movements, along with the prevention, treatment, and scientific research of the disorders related to them.
• Provision of prevention, diagnosis, and treatment services for disorders appearing in children, in adults, in schools, kindergartens, hospitals, and other institutions, as well as in the Language and Speech Therapy Clinic of the Department.
• Scientific research on issues concerning discourse, voice and speech for typical populations, including the disorders thereof.
The curriculum of the Department covers the prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and scientific research of the disorders of human communication (discourse, speech and voice) and of oropharynx's swallowing movements.
The curriculum provides background courses from the scientific fields of Linguistics, Medicine, and Psychology, the necessary specialisation courses in the disorders of speech, discourse, voice and hearing, as well as courses on new technologies.
Relation To Employment
The graduate of the Department of Speech and Language Therapy may work as a Language and Speech Therapist, as per the relevant Greek law.
Transitions
Access to this type of qualification have those who have completed at least the secondary education (level 4).
Holders of such qualifications gain access to study programmes at the same level or at level 7 or 8.
Ways To Aquire
Qualifications of this type are acquired via formal education.