Speech-Language Therapy.
Assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan — a discipline with almost no trained supply in Northern Nigeria.
About the programme
Assessment and treatment of communication and swallowing disorders across the lifespan — a discipline with almost no trained supply in Northern Nigeria.
The programme runs for 5 years and is taught in the Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation. Teaching follows the Core Curriculum Minimum Academic Standards, with course lists approved by Senate for each session and published in full below.
How to qualify for Speech-Language Therapy
The minimum for 2026/2027. Meeting it qualifies you for Post-UTME screening; it does not guarantee admission.
Courses by level
As approved by Senate for the 2025/2026 session. Course lists are reviewed each session; the version in force is the one published here.
100 Level
Speech-Language TherapyFirst semester
19 unitsSecond semester
11 unitsThe 200 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
The 300 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
The 400 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
The 500 Level course list has not been approved for publication.
Course lists are approved by Senate ahead of the session in which they are first taught. This page is updated when approval is given; nothing provisional is shown here.
Head of Department
A Head of Department for Speech-Language Therapy has not yet been announced.
Academic matters for the programme are handled at faculty level in the meantime.
Faculty of Medical Rehabilitation
Programmes taught in the same faculty, sharing its teaching staff and laboratories.
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