The Bachelor of Speech-Language and Hearing Therapy at Stellenbosch University is a four-year professional degree that trains students to assess and treat communication, language, speech, voice, fluency, and swallowing disorders across the lifespan. The programme is particularly significant in South Africa's multilingual context — students develop clinical competence in at least three South African languages, including English, Afrikaans, and a third official language. Clinical placements span hospitals, schools, ECD centres, and rehabilitation facilities in the Western Cape. After community service, graduates register with the HPCSA as Speech-Language Therapists — a profession in critical short supply across South Africa's public health system.
