Key Information
- Duration: Full-time (36 months / 3–4 years) or Part-time (72 months / up to 6 years)
Overview
They work in preschools and schools with children and students who have difficulty communicating and learning. This includes supporting children who stutter, have autism, or have a voice disorder. Or they may also work with infants born prematurely, and provide services for adults who have lost the ability to communicate or swallow effectively due to stroke, degenerative disease, brain injury, or cancer.
Career opportunities
The speech-language therapy/pathology profession offers a range of career opportunities. Graduates of the Speech and Language Sciences programme offered at University of Canterbury are highly employable as clinicians both in Aotearoa New Zealand and overseas.
Graduates are able to work in a variety of settings. You can work with children who have autism or language delays in preschools and schools or with elderly stroke patients in a large hospital or nursing home. You can be an entrepreneur, developing and marketing new communication devices and tests, or building your own private practice. With further postgraduate study, you can teach at a university, conduct research in a scientific laboratory, or be an administrator.
Perhaps best of all, you can combine several of these to establish a challenging and satisfying career that improves the quality of life for children and adults who experience communication difficulties.
Programme Structure
Curriculum:
- The main aim of the PhD programme is to provide students with the skills to conduct independent research at the highest level.
- The degree of Doctor of Philosophy comprises an advanced course of study and research, the results of which are presented in a thesis.
- The thesis is a systematic exposition of a piece of independent research carried out over the period of enrolment.
- It makes an original contribution to knowledge or understanding in the field of study and meets recognised international standards for such work.
Admission Requirements
Academic requirements
GPA: Upper Second Class
English requirements
- Duolingo English Test: 120
- TOEFL iBT: 90
- PTE Academic: 58
- IELTS: 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Enrolment in a PhD requires completion of a research-focused honours or master’s degree, at First or Second Class (Division I) Honours or Distinction level (or equivalent qualifications).
- Applicants with qualifications from outside Aotearoa New Zealand must have been granted admission to the University. Our admissions team, in consultation with the host department, look at your qualifications and transcripts to ensure that you have the background required to complete a PhD. It is possible that you may be required to complete preparatory courses prior to or after admission into a PhD programme.
- In exceptional circumstances applicants without the typical academic background, but who can demonstrate the ability to pursue a PhD, may be admitted at the discretion of the Dean of Postgraduate Research.
Fees and Funding
Tuition Fees
International: 6,954 AUD / year (approx. 8,570 NZD / year)
Domestic: 6,954 AUD / year (approx. 8,570 NZD / year)
The ‘Tuition fee total’ is an estimate only. Your total study cost will depend on the courses you choose, and will include additional costs such as student levies, insurance, retakes, and other course-related costs.
International and national students: $8,570 - $10,321 (subject-dependent) per 120 points
Living Costs
Christchurch, New Zealand: 1,055-1,623 AUD / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Scholarships are available. For example, the University of Canterbury offers the UC Doctoral Scholarship (32,000 AUD), Brian Mason Doctoral Scholarship (25,000 NZD), Brownlie Scholarship (5,000 NZD), and further PhD scholarships.
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