About Speech Therapy Bursaries
Speech Therapy is the study speech patterns, interpretation, disorders of the mouth, swallowing and speech. It can also be named language therapy of speech-language pathology. This field includes the speech production, respiratory, voice and aeromechanical components.
Bursaries for speech therapy and speech pathology are offered by a couple of companies in South Africa. Have a look at these companies listed below if you want to study speech therapy.
Bursaries for Speech Therapy
- Department of Health Bursary: Limpopo, Kwazulu Natal, Western Cape
Here are some study fields if considering speech therapy as a career:
- Speech Therapist
- Language Therapist
- Lexicographer
- Language Teacher
- Publish Proofreader / Copy Editor
- Translator
You may also look at the following fields:
- Editorial Assistant
- Primary School Teacher
- Librarian
- Social Researcher
- Librarian
With a degree in speech therapy you can work in many different industries. These range from teaching, therapist, research, management, clinical studies and many other sectors or industries. Speech therapy gives you the chance to work with a variety of people or groups even. You work can include families, adults, children, groups and individuals. Your work can entail support, assessment, diagnoses, prevention and treatment. Speech problems can occur in babies and even the elderly and can be caused by a number of issues.
If you are seeking bursaries for speech therapy to study in this field you must meet the requirements of each company to be eligible before applying. Some of the requirements may be as following and more:
- All applicants must have a valid ID document.
- All applicants be South African citizens.
- All applicants must have excellent academic records
- All applicants must be able to work as part of a team.
- All applicants must have remarkable language skills for communication.
Speech and speech production is an important part of everyday life. If you love working with people and helping others, then this field may be your chosen career path.