University · Newcastle upon Tyne, North East
Allied health courses at Newcastle University
Newcastle University runs 5 approved pre-registration allied health courses, training speech and language therapists and dietitians, based in Newcastle upon Tyne, North East. Below: every course, the route and award each one leads to, the entry requirements where the university has published them, and how the offer compares with neighbouring providers.
What you can study here
Newcastle University teaches 2 allied health professions at pre-registration level, training speech and language therapists and dietitians. Every course listed on this page is approved by its regulator, which is what makes it count: finishing an approved course is what entitles you to apply for registration, and registration is what lets you hold the protected title and be appointed to the job.
Two ways in run side by side here. The undergraduate degree is the standard entry route from school or college; the pre-registration master’s is the accelerated route for people who already hold a relevant degree, and it compresses the same regulated content — including the placement hours — into a shorter, harder programme. Course lengths here range from 2 years to 4 years.
A typical offer is published for 3 of the 5 courses here and not for the 2 others, so those rows are left blank rather than filled in with a guess. Where an offer is published, treat it as the shape of the offer rather than a guarantee — these courses are interviewed, and they carry DBS and occupational health requirements on top of the grades. 3 courses carry a UCAS code, so they are applied for through the central system rather than direct to the university.
- Location
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Nation
- England
- Approved courses
- 5
- Professions taught
- 2
- Routes offered
- undergraduate degree, integrated master’s and pre-registration master’s
- Campus locations
- Newcastle upon Tyne
Every allied health course at Newcastle University
Side by side, so you can see where the routes and the course lengths actually differ.
| Course | Profession | Route | Award | Length | UCAS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSc (Hons) Dietetics | Dietitian | BSc | BSc (Hons) | ||
| Dietetics MDiet | Dietitian | MSci | MDiet | 4 years | B401 |
| Language Pathology MSc | Speech and language therapist | MSc pre-reg | MSc | 2 years | |
| Master of Speech and Language Sciences MSpeech | Speech and language therapist | MSci | MSpeech | 4 years | B62M |
| Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons) | Speech and language therapist | BSc | BSc (Hons) | 3 years | B621 |
Speech and language therapist at Newcastle University
Speech and language therapists assess and treat difficulties with communication and with eating, drinking and swallowing.
Language Pathology MSc
Master of Speech and Language Sciences MSpeech
Speech and Language Therapy BSc (Hons)
Speech and language therapist entry requirements at Newcastle University · All speech and language therapists courses in the UK · How to become a speech and language therapist
Dietitian at Newcastle University
Dietitians assess, diagnose and treat diet and nutrition problems, translating nutritional science into practical advice and clinical treatment.
Dietitian entry requirements at Newcastle University · All dietitians courses in the UK · How to become a dietitian
Paying for it in England
Student support for allied health courses is set nation by nation, so what applies here is decided by the fact that Newcastle University is in England — not by the university.
NHS Learning Support Fund (LSF)
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Undergraduate-rate student finance for pre-registration postgraduate (MSc/PGDip) courses
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Postgraduate Master's Loan (England)
The Postgraduate Master's Loan is a single contribution towards fees and living costs for a standalone master's degree, paid…
Degree apprenticeship funding (England)
A degree apprenticeship is a job, not a student place. Your employer pays you a wage from day one and the cost of the training…
Other universities in North East
Applicants normally hold several offers at once, and the realistic alternatives are the providers whose placement circuits cover the same patch.
New College Durham
podiatrists
Northumbria University
occupational therapists, physiotherapists and operating department practitioners
Teesside University
diagnostic radiographers, dietitians, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, physiotherapists and paramedics
University of Sunderland
occupational therapists, physiotherapists, podiatrists and paramedics
Next steps
- All universities — Grouped by nation and region
- Every approved course — Compare providers side by side
- Compare training routes — Degree, master’s or apprenticeship
- Funding and bursaries — What you can claim while you study
- NHS pay bands — What the job pays once you qualify
Where this page’s data comes from
- HCPC approved programmes directoryHealth and Care Professions Council · No open licence stated; HCPC copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- HCPC register summary and registrant snapshots (aggregate)Health and Care Professions Council · No open licence stated; HCPC copyright · checked 3 September 2026
- NHS Learning Support Fund guidanceDepartment of Health and Social Care (administered by NHS Business Services Authority) · Open Government Licence v3.0 · updated annual · checked 3 September 2026Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
- Agenda for Change pay scales and NHS terms and conditions handbookNHS Employers (NHS Confederation) · No open licence stated; NHS Employers copyright · checked 3 September 2026
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