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Email academic.registry@tcd.ieThe aims of the course are to provide qualified Speech and Language Therapists with opportunities to advance their academic knowledge and professional practice skills within Dysphagia or Voice.
Graduates will demonstrate excellence in clinical practice through extending and enhancing their existing theoretical knowledge base with a critical awareness of new insights and developments within their chosen clinical specialist area. Students will also be able to design and implement, with a degree of autonomy, and with due regard to ethical considerations, small-scale research studies in their chosen area.
The course provides additional specialist qualifications to already qualified Speech and Language Therapists and does not serve as initial qualification to practice as a Speech and Language Therapist. Those without an existing qualification in Speech and Language Therapy/Speech-Language Pathology should therefore not apply. This course will appeal to clinicians who are competent in working with dysphagia/voice clients and who wish to enhance their knowledge and skills to a more advanced level.
Graduates have gone on to become expert clinicians in their field and to administer clinical practices. Other graduates have also continued to run research studies in their chosen clinical specialist area and pursued further education and academic research, such as a PhD.
Applicants wishing to pursue Dysphagia or Voice may do so on full-time basis, with core modules and a dissertation completed in one year.
Modules take place over 12 weeks within the academic year. Additional assignment work, self-directed learning, and clinical work must be conducted outside of these weeks. Dysphagia/Voice specialisms will only run with a minimum of five students per specialism.
Students will take the following modules: Advanced Clinical Skills (Dysphagia or Voice); Dissertation; Evidence-Based Practice; Research Methods 1 (quantitative focus); Research Methods 2 (qualitative focus); Research Methods 3 (research design and research ethics focus).
The Dissertation module is associated with the research project that must be completed by the student. All other modules are completed in one year.
During the programme, students must also complete a minimum of 80 hours clinical work in their chosen specialist area. Students who take the Dysphagia specialism and who have not completed a qualifying course in dysphagia will have to complete additional preparatory work.
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This video outlines the programme details for the programmes in Clinical Speech and Language Studies and in Dysphagia at Trinity College Dublin.
September 2026
Dr. Ciarán Kenny
30 April 2026
Applicants should hold at least 2.1 Honours degree in Clinical Speech and Language Studies or an equivalent qualification in Speech and Language Therapy. Those without a qualification in Speech and Language Therapy/Speech-Language Pathology should not apply.
Students will be required to undergo Garda Vetting, you can learn more here.
All applicants to Trinity are required to provide official evidence of proficiency in the English language. Applicants to this course are required to meet Band B (Standard Entry) English language requirements. For more details of qualifications that meet Band B, see the English Language Requirements page here.
For a full list of postgraduate fees, click here.
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www.tcd.ie/slscs/postgraduate/taught-courses/clinical-speech-language
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I have always been fascinated by voice disorders and I wanted to expand my knowledge in this area. I chose to enrol in the M.Sc. at the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies at Trinity, as it gave me the opportunity to specialise in the area of my interest; something that I couldn’t find anywhere else in Europe. Through this course, I had the opportunity to gain theoretical knowledge and acquire practical and clinical experience on the assessment, diagnosis and rehabilitation of voice disorders. During the course, I had also the opportunity to learn more about research and research methods. Both my clinical and research skills were developed through lectures, workshops, clinics and projects. A student taking this M.Sc. programme can obtain the solid foundation needed to start a clinical or research career. I would strongly recommend this course for prospective students, especially those who seek to develop their skills in a specific clinical area. During the course, students get to meet experts in their area of interest, collaborate with other clinicians and researchers, and learn from world-renowned experts. As a Trinity student, you get to be a part of a multicultural community and meet people that share the same hobbies and interests. Trinity students can join clubs and societies and be a part of extracurricular activities around campus. Life at Trinity is a positive experience and students graduate with all the necessary skills to start a new career.
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