The Master's degree in speech therapy is geared towards professional practice. Students at the universities of applied sciences deal with the course content in a competence-oriented manner. This is because competence assessments during the course of the Master's degree program make it possible to focus learning on the individual deepening and further development of speech therapy skills.

In a Master's degree program in speech therapy, you will acquire the following educational content:

• specific and in-depth questions on disorders, diagnostics, prevention and therapy, as well as on the roles, functions and fields of action of speech therapists in education and social services
• Issues relating to functions, activities and enabling inclusion and communicative participation in all areas of children's and young people's lives

The Master's degree program in speech therapy is part-time and modular. The individual design of the course offers sufficient flexibility. The maximum duration of study is six years. The maximum duration of study is six years. Further information can be obtained from the University of Applied Sciences. The degree is Master of Arts Universities of Applied Sciences in Speech and Language Therapy.

The focus of the speech therapy master's degree program includes the following:

• interdisciplinary and disciplinary subject area of speech therapy
• Organization and cooperation in education and healthcare
• Therapeutic action
• Scientific work and research

Students can choose their own individual study profile by selecting a specialization.

In the field of health, the Master's in Speech Therapy deals with specific and in-depth issues relating to disorders, diagnostics and therapy as well as prevention, roles, functions and fields of action of speech therapists in the healthcare system. This involves questions relating to

• Structures
• Functions
• enabling communicative participation and social inclusion for all people across the entire lifespan

The Master in Speech and Language Therapy imparts the following knowledge regarding leadership and interprofessional collaboration:

• Specific and in-depth questions on the understanding of leadership
• Tasks and procedures in the area of management and organizational development
• Designing collaboration, coaching and advising teams

It deals with different issues in the context of roles, functions and fields of action of speech and language therapists in leadership positions in interdisciplinary teams.