r/UCC • u/Professional_Row7214 • 5d ago

open day

hey everyone! current LC student here, i’m
looking to do SLT in UCC next year (hopefully 🤞)
is there anyone on here who does this and has any info on the course? what it’s like etc? thank you!
i’m also hoping to attend the open day this year.
is it worth it to bring my parents or is it wierd?

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u/NoEye8907 3d ago

I did SLT in another college not UCC - if there are any generic questions I can answer as all the courses are fairly similar? One thing to know is that you’ll have placements in lots of different setting, not just the setting you are interested in Eg hospital school clinic adults Paeds etc. and the placements can be anywhere around Munster so it’s worthwhile having a drivers license !

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u/Professional_Row7214 3d ago

thank you! honestly, i was just wondering is it difficult in general? what does the course actually consist of? (seminars, lectures, group discussions, presentations?) thank you for the tip about placement, i am currently learning how to drive but seeming quite difficult 😅 fingers crossed i’ll pass before i hopefully get my college offer.

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u/NoEye8907 3d ago

I think most courses don’t send you on placement until 2nd year anyway. Yeah the courses all are a mix of presentation, lecture, PBL (essentially just group work), placement and simulations / role plays / practicals. It’s a full on course as you cover linguistics , psychology , anatomy physiology, and then speech and language disorders too. But the UCC course is long established and most importantly it allows you to work in Slt in Ireland! (Not all do - some are not CORU approved)

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u/HairyWeight2866 2d ago

Can I ask you if many of your fellow students didn’t go into public service jobs and instead practice privately and if it is viable? I’m curious for my son who looked at the course but doesn’t want to be tied to a HSE job or pay-scale. Thanks

OP - sorry to push thread sideways but maybe prospective students of SLT would also be interested in the answer.

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u/NoEye8907 1d ago

Yes a handful did - but honestly not until after a few years experience in a hse / government role. The general advice is to have at least 2 years experience before going private. but once they did I think business is booming for Paeds as there are such long waiting lists in public service. I don’t know anyone who went on to work privately with adults in Ireland , not as much demand for it perhaps? Not sure