Code 9282
Coordinator: Marina Grandis
Coordinator of Technical-Practical Teaching and Internship: Lucilla Vestito
Degree Program in Speech and Language Therapy
The program, which has a limited number of places, aims to provide foundational training in the prevention and rehabilitative treatment of language and communication disorders in childhood, adulthood, and old age. All students complete a professional clinical internship as part of their training.
The program has a duration of three years and concludes with a final examination, which confers qualification to practice as a licensed professional.
The Bachelor’s Degree in Speech and Language Therapy qualifies graduates to practice as healthcare professionals in the field of speech-language pathology. The program lasts three years.
Learning Objectives and Career Opportunities
Graduates in Speech and Language Therapy are healthcare professionals who work in the prevention and rehabilitative treatment of language and communication disorders across the lifespan — including pediatric, adult, and geriatric populations.
Their work focuses on the education and rehabilitation of disorders affecting voice, speech, oral and written language, and communication-related disabilities.
Based on a medical diagnosis and prescription, and within the scope of their professional competence, they:
Develop speech-language assessments, also in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, to identify and address the health needs of individuals with communication disorders;
Independently carry out therapeutic interventions aimed at the functional rehabilitation of communicative and cognitive disabilities, using habilitation and rehabilitation techniques for verbal and non-verbal language;
Recommend the use of assistive devices, train patients in their use, and evaluate their effectiveness;
Engage in research, teaching, and professional consulting within healthcare services and other contexts requiring their expertise;
Monitor the effectiveness of rehabilitative methodologies in relation to the goals of functional recovery;
Practice their profession in public or private healthcare facilities, either as employees or independent practitioners.