Honours is "on-course" in Years 3 and 4, and replaces courses undertaken by students in the pass degree. An offer to enter honours will be based on academic performance in year 2 of the program with a minimum GPA of 5.0 required. A quota may apply to the number of honours places available. The students graduating from the program will be competent clinicians at a generalist level, able to undertake a position in various work settings. In addition, they will have a commitment to their profession. The graduates of the program will be competent in basic clinical administration but will initially require support, especially in an unsupervised sole position. During the program, the students will develop into independent learners who are prepared to meet the changing role of the profession by being life-long learners, who approach new knowledge through the application of problem-solving models and the scientific method.

Speech pathologists work in many different settings, including: