Audiology (AuD)
PhD
In Muncie (USA)
Description
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Type
PhD
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Location
Muncie (USA)
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Duration
Flexible
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Different dates available
A doctor of audiology (AuD) degree will prepare you for a fulfilling career helping people of all ages deal with issues relating to hearing and balance.
This degree is a four-year residential program that accommodates those entering with a bachelor’s degree. If you already have earned a master’s in audiology, you’re welcome to apply, too.
The program features a broad curriculum in audiology and related sciences, extensive clinical experience, and the necessary background for pursuing the required licensure and certification.
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About this course
Through 100 credits of study, you’ll master knowledge and skills in audiology as well as such related areas as:
psychology
electronics
neuroanatomy
pharmacology
Audiologists are specialists in hearing health care who provide diagnostic and rehabilitative services to individuals with hearing and balance problems. Specifically, audiologists specialize in the prevention, detection, assessment, and rehabilitation of hearing and balance disorders.
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reports that demand for speech-language pathologists is much higher than the national average, and 25,900 new jobs are expected to be added between 2016 and 2026.
Job duties may include:
fitting and dispensing hearing aids
giving instructions on the use and care of hearing aids
monitoring and helping prevent noise-induced hearing loss
participation in industrial hearing conservation programs
serving as government consultants in areas such as noise abatement
newborn baby hearing screening programs
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Subjects
- Audiology
- Disorders
- Series
- Experience
- Neuroanatomy
- Neurophysiology
- Language
- Hearing
- Physiology
- Diagnostic Audiology
Course programme
The doctoral degree requirements also include a variety of pre-audiology preparation, in such core areas as science, mathematics, social science, business, computer science, and communication disorders. You’ll complete a series of required courses and supplement them with 12 to 15 credits of electives.
Credits
Total: 100
- academic coursework: 73
- clinical practicum experience: 18
- one-year clinical externship: 9
- SPAA 562 - Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of Speech, Language, and Hearing
- SPAA 648 - Hearing Anatomy, Physiology, and Disorders
- SPAA 655 - Diagnostic Audiology
- SPAA 656 - Speech Perception and Hearing Aids.
- SPAA 657 - Advanced Diagnostic Audiology.
- SPAA 660 - Otoacoustic Emissions.
- SPAA 650 - Pediatric Audiology.
- SPAA 651 - Auditory Problems and Management in Adults.
- SPAA 601 - Introduction to Research in Speech Pathology and Audiology.
- SPAA 654 - Evoked Potential Testing.
- SPAA 691 - Seminar in Audiology
- SPAA 766 - Hearing Aids 2.
- SNLNG 551 - American Sign Language 1.
- SPAA 653 - Balance Function and Assessment.
- SPAA 658 - Private Practice and Related Professional Issues.
- SPAA 661 - Cochlear Implants.
- SPAA 663 - Counseling Issues in Audiologic Practice.
- SPAA 664 - History and Issues of the Profession of Audiology.
- SPAA 652 - Psychoacoustics, Instrumentation, and Calibration.
- SPAA 659 - Industrial and Other Audiologic Settings.
- SPAA 771 - Clinical Project in Audiology.
- SPAA 680: Genetics of Communication Disorders
- SPAA 662 - Pharmacology for Audiologists.
- SPAA 793 - Audiology Externship.
- SPAA 770 - Grand Rounds in Audiology.
- SPAA 749 - Audiology Practicum.
- SPAA 692 - Directed Study in SLP and Audiology
Audiology (AuD)