Academic Speech Therapy, Bachelor of Science

Admission Requirements

With your B.Sc. in Academic Speech Therapy, for example, you can work as a speech therapist in various contexts, such as teaching, research, or counseling, also specializing in children or seniors.

In order to enroll in studies at Fresenius University, study applicants must demonstrate the qualification required for the studies (higher education entrance qualification). This is demonstrated by:

• general higher education entrance qualification (Abitur), which entitles you to study at all universities and in all federal states,
• or the subject-specific higher education entrance qualification, which entitles you to study in the corresponding subject area and in the federal states specified in the certificate,
• or the vocational baccalaureate, which entitles you to study at a university of applied sciences or in a tiered degree program at a university in the federal states specified in the certificate.

Alternatively, you can also be admitted without Abitur or vocational baccalaureate. The following conditions are required for studying without Abitur:

• You have passed a master craftsman examination.
• Or you have a qualification in accordance with the Regulation on access for vocationally qualified persons to universities in the state of Hesse, i.e., either a qualification from a vocational advanced training course of at least 400 hours, a qualification from a technical school or a professional or administrative academy, or a passed final examination in a state-recognized training occupation followed by at least three years of professional experience and passing a separate university entrance examination.
• For foreign qualifications, equivalence must be demonstrated for admission.

Study applicants who have obtained a subject-specific higher education entrance qualification or a vocational baccalaureate, but whose certificate does not list the state of Hesse, please contact us at the free info hotline 0800/3400400 or schedule a callback - we are happy to help and look forward to your call!

Study Contents and Specializations

The study of Academic Speech Therapy at Fresenius University offers a comprehensive education in the fields of speech therapy and logopedics. With a total of 900 hours of practical experience, students can directly apply theory into practice.

Students benefit from practical lecturers and a diverse range of studies that emphasize innovative methods and critical, reflective therapeutic actions. The program provides comprehensive knowledge of logopedic disorders and trains the development of prevention and therapy measures.

An interdisciplinary understanding of the interfaces with psychology, medicine, and linguistics is promoted. The elective areas allow for specialization in areas such as innovative treatment methods or interdisciplinary work.

The study plan includes the following modules:

• 1st Semester: Basics of Scientific Work, Language Acquisition, Voice, Speech Flow and Myofunction, Practical Exercises on Voice and Speech, Linguistics & Phonetics, Introduction to Logopedic Work
• 2nd Semester: Language Development, Pronunciation and Speech Flow Disorders, Language and Hearing Disorders in Children, Practical Exercises in Diagnostics of Speech, Language, Speech, and Voice Disorders, Psychology, Course and Promotion of Language Development
• 3rd Semester: Voice and Written Language Disorders, Specific Issues in Language Development, Speaking and Swallowing, Practical Exercises in Therapy for Speech, Language, Speech, and Voice Disorders, Medicine, Language and Speech Disorders in Children
• 4th Semester: Neurogenic Language and Speech Disorders, Practical Exercises on Voice Disorders and Neurogenic Speech Disorders, Practice Project, Therapeutically Reflective and Quality-Oriented Actions, Logopedic Disorders in Children, Adolescents, and Adults
• 5th Semester: Hearing, Speech, and Swallowing Disorders, Practical Exercises on Speech and Swallowing Disorders, Neurological and Geriatric Disorders in Logopedics
• 6th Semester: Geriatric Disorders, Prevention and Health, Individual Specialization Phase
• 7th Semester: Elective Area, Scientific Method Competencies, Research Colloquium, Bachelor Thesis

In the elective area, you can choose from modules such as Innovative and New Treatment Methods, Interprofessional and Interdisciplinary Work, Participation in Research Projects, or Critically Reflective Therapeutic Actions.

During the study, you will acquire full health insurance approval and be able to treat all logopedic disorders and bill them with health insurance companies. After completing the study, various professional opportunities open up, for example, in the care of children with language development disorders or in vocal gender alignment for trans persons. In addition, the degree qualifies for further academic paths such as master's degrees up to a doctorate.

Study in Idstein or Frankfurt

Fresenius University offers the Bachelor's degree program in Academic Speech Therapy at 2 locations in Germany. Conveniently, if you want to explore a new city during your studies, you can easily switch to one of the other campuses of the university.

Idstein: Idstein is a small university town in the southern Hessian Rheingau-Taunus district, near the state capital Wiesbaden. Conveniently, the region in and around Idstein hosts numerous industries and companies – so the job prospects are excellent. Fresenius University has a large network of partner companies, providing students in Idstein with a wide selection of internship partners. Idstein is, by the way, the headquarters of Fresenius University. The main building is located directly in the city center at Limburger Straße.

Frankfurt: Frankfurt am Main is a compact city but at the same time offers an interesting metropolitan character with an international flair. Besides the banking and real estate industry, the city also provides, for example, a vibrant media landscape and a well-established healthcare industry. The Health & Social department of Fresenius University in Frankfurt is located at Marienburgstraße 6.

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