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Earn your PhD in just three years, with part-time study options available. The School of Psychological Sciences & Health's Speech & Language Therapy Team operates a renowned Doctoral Training Centre (DTC) specializing in Communication Disorders. This interdisciplinary hub explores diverse facets of speech, language, and voice characteristics in both typical and impaired populations throughout their lifespan, aiming to deepen knowledge and improve lives. Our supervision covers numerous communication-related fields, including:speech sound disordersvoicedementiaautismstrokemotor speech disordersWe also specialize in analyzing speech patterns among healthy individuals, including native and second language learners, and provide guidance in linguistics-focused research areas like language acquisition, sociolinguistics, and phonetics. For those seeking research training, our one-year MRes in Speech and Language Sciences enables students to hone their skills through an in-depth, independent research project in speech and language sciences.
A first-class or upper second-class UK Honours degree, or overseas equivalent. 
IELTS (Academic): 6.5 overall (no individual band less than 5.5)
TOEFL (ibt): 80 overall, with the following minimum scores in each component: Listening: 17 Reading: 18 Speaking: 20 Writing: 18.