Why study speech therapy additively?
Our society is changing rapidly: early detection and prevention are becoming more important, the population is increasingly multilingual, people are getting older and more multimorbid, and knowledge in our field is constantly growing as speech and language therapy has developed into a research-based science. Proof of efficacy is required, digitalization is affecting the population and medical providers, patients are seeking knowledge independently and want a more active role in their recovery process, and participation is increasingly becoming the focus of society. Speech and language therapists must face up to these changes of the future.
How does our degree program prepare students for these changes?
- with subject-specific modules on current developments in childhood, adolescence and adulthood
- with the basics of scientific work, the opportunity to work on research projects and the application of acquired knowledge in the Bachelor's thesis
- with modules on interprofessional communication and action in various therapeutic fields of work
- with in-depth interprofessional knowledge in a specific field of speech therapy
- with courses on socially relevant aspects of health and illness, on structures and processes in healthcare, on the digitalization of the healthcare system and on quality development in healthcare practice
Type of Study
Part-timeStandard period of study
5 SemesterCredits
180 ECTSCourse language
GermanAdmission period
01.05. - 15.09.
Admission Requirement
Study program with admission requirementsStart
Winter semesterDegree
Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.)Hints for application
Completed vocational school training in occupational therapy or speech therapy or a degree from the CJD Schlaffhorst-Andersen School.
The Bachelor's degree course in Occupational Therapy/Logopaedics (specializing in speech therapy) will deepen existing skills and knowledge and acquire new skills. The course consists of 15 modules, 12 of which are interprofessional and three of which are subject-specific.
In the subject-specific modules, students acquire advanced skills in the areas of speech therapy in adulthood, speech therapy in childhood and adolescence and quality of life and participation in speech therapy.
The adult speech therapy module focuses on neurorehabilitation and geriatrics, dysphagia diagnosis and therapy, tracheal cannula management, communication and swallowing disorders in dementia and cognitive communication disorders.
The module on speech therapy in childhood and adolescence deals with the topics of early identification in children at risk of and suspected for language acquisition disorders, early intervention in the first three years of life, diagnosis and therapy of complex pronunciation disorders, critical reflection on test procedures for language development disorders, text grammar disorders, childhood dysarthria and dysphagia as well as feeding disorders.
The module Quality of Life and Participation in Speech and Language Therapy deals with the legal basis for and social and political aspects of participation, transfer and coping with everyday life as well as the sustainable implementation of new technologies in patients' everyday lives. In this module, a study project is also carried out in changing subject areas. Here, students deepen their knowledge and apply scientific methods in practice.
The interprofessional modules cover topics such as interdisciplinary action in healthcare, scientific principles and methods, medicine, psychology and interprofessional collaboration. In these joint modules, students from different healthcare professions work together and profile workshops are offered that enable specialization in the fields of geriatrics, neurorehabilitation and paediatrics. Due to the high proportion of interprofessional courses, students can benefit from specialist knowledge from other disciplines and engage in a practice-oriented interprofessional exchange.
The medicine module provides in-depth knowledge of speech therapy-relevant illnesses and their medical treatment. It provides in-depth insights into various medical fields of work that overlap with speech therapy. The focus is on pediatric and adolescent medicine/psychiatry/psychosomatics, psychiatry, ear, nose and throat medicine, maxillofacial surgery, phoniatrics and pediatric audiology as well as neurology.
In the psychology module, students can choose between differential psychology and social psychology. Basic concepts and tasks of differential and personality psychology and social psychology are explained and knowledge is acquired that is linked to other basic and applied disciplines.
Scientific work forms the basis for the entire course. Essential skills such as scientific research and writing are taught. Students are enabled to critically reflect on scientific studies and publications and to integrate the findings into practice.
The prerequisite for admission to the program is a completed vocational training with a state examination as a speech therapist or a degree from the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen. After a formal equivalence test, 80KP of the total 180KP will be credited for the work completed during the training.
The additive Bachelor's degree course in Occupational Therapy/Logopaedics (part-time) always starts in the winter semester.
Application deadlines and application procedure
Applications can be submitted via the online application portal between May 1st and September 15th for the respective winter semester. Here you go to "Application for the first semester". There you will find the Bachelor's degree course in Occupational Therapy/Logopaedics under the admission-free degree courses as well as information on the application process.
German nationals and EU citizens can use the online application procedure. Prospective students with a different nationality and/or a foreign educational qualification can find information on how to apply on the website of the International Office of the University of Lübeck.
The admission requirements include the completion of vocational training in speech therapy or graduation from the CJD Schule Schlaffhorst-Andersen (as evidenced by the professional certificate) and the university entrance qualification. This is usually the Abitur certificate. Prospective students without a high school diploma have the option of taking a university aptitude test at the University of Lübeck, which, if passed, will give them a subject-specific university entrance qualification for Schleswig-Holstein. An application for this examination can be submitted by February 15th of each year. Further information can be found here. The Bachelor's degree course in Occupational Therapy/Logopaedics is admission-free, i.e. there are no admission restrictions such as a numerus clausus.
If you do not complete your vocational training until the fall, you can still start your studies in the respective winter semester. To do so, your online application must be received by September 15 and all documents to be submitted (with the exception of the professional certificate) must be available. The professional certificate must be submitted by October 15. If you have not yet received it by this date, you can submit your final certificate or a provisional certificate from the vocational school by prior arrangement with the head of degree program.
You can find all the important information about starting your first semester here.
You will receive the first academic degree Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.). This entitles you to take up a further Master's degree course, e.g. the Master's degree course in Health and Health Care Sciences at the University of Lübeck.
Achievements that have already been completed in another degree program or at another university can be recognized by the examination board if necessary.
Information on how to apply can be found under Application Information and on the pages of the Student Service Center (SSC).
From a student perspective, I can recommend not working more than 16 hours per week on a maximum of two days. The degree course is organized in such a way that there are no events on Mondays and Tuesdays, which makes these days ideal for professional activities. However, if you want to invest a lot of time and energy in your studies, it might make sense to reduce your working hours to around 1 ½ days per week.
In my year, all the students who were looking for a job found one. As the course has been running since 2018, many practices and clinics in the area are aware of the working time requests on Mondays and Tuesdays. Individual solutions can often be found in discussions with speech therapy and occupational therapy facilities.
Achievements that have already been completed in another degree program or at another university may be credited to the degree program by the examination board. You can find the relevant forms on the website of the MINT/Health Sciences Examination Office.
All regulations that apply to the additive Bachelor's degree course in Occupational Therapy/Logopaedics in particular are summarized in the course regulations. These include, in particular, the requirements for admission and the content and scope of the courses. The program regulations govern the course of study from admission to the final examination. The program regulations can be downloaded here.
A clear overview of the courses can be found in the study plan. The SGO does not contain detailed information on the individual courses (modules). This can be found in the module handbook.
The examination procedure regulations apply to all Bachelor's and Master's degree programs at the University of Lübeck. Accordingly, they regulate general questions about the degree programs and in particular the examination procedure. This includes deadlines and the procedure for admission and registration for examinations. In the study program regulations, reference is made to the examination procedure regulations for the relevant questions.
The examination procedure regulations govern the formation of an examination board and its tasks. Specific information can be found on the Examination Matters page.
For students, the versions of the degree program regulations and the examination procedure regulations valid at the time of enrolment in the degree program apply.
