Language and Speech Therapy

I'm Şeyma Orakçı. I am a 3rd year student at the Department of Speech and Language Therapy, Hamidiye Faculty of Health Sciences, at University of Health Sciences. At the same time, I am the department representative. Our Language and Speech Therapy Department works on the identification and rehabilitation of language, speech, voice and swallowing disorders. Our department is located in Hamidiye Campus. In our department, we take general medicine courses, Psychology and Audiology courses in the 1st and 2nd grades. In the 3rd and 4th grades, we take vocational courses. There is a laboratory facility in our school. We can see the applied parts of anatomy lessons in our laboratory. In our department, we go to the hospitals affiliated to our university for internship, where we make observations and practices. In addition, we do graduation projects in the last year and we have the opportunity to improve ourselves in scientific activities under the supervision of our professors. After graduation, we can work in private education and rehabilitation centers that serve individuals with speech and language disorders in the relevant clinics of public hospitals, private hospitals and university hospitals. In addition, students who are considering an academic career can also pursue a career with postgraduate education in the country and abroad. The main reason why I chose our department was that the majority of our work areas were children. I found it close to my character emotionally. The main reason why I chose our university was due to its location. I thought that since it is located in Istanbul, I would have the opportunity to access educational and social activities easily. After I graduate, I plan to open my own speech and language therapy clinic when I have the necessary knowledge and equipment. I recommend to students who will choose our department to respect individual differences and be open to innovation. We would be happy to see you among us and we look forward to seeing you at our school.