Audiology (General Pathway)

Entry requirements

We require an honours degree (minimum Upper Second) or the overseas equivalent in a suitable science subject. We may consider suitable experience combined with alternative qualifications. You should also demonstrate a keen interest in audiology.

Months of entry

September

Course content

Our MSc Audiology course is aimed at science graduates who want to develop their knowledge and understanding of audiology.

The course focuses on the theoretical, practical and clinical basis of the science of audiology, including the identification, assessment, rehabilitation and management of adults and children with audiological and vestibular dysfunction.

Our courses includes an optional short clinical placement in the north-west, in an NHS audiology department or in the independent sector, to help you gain valuable practical experience while you learn. Please note, during the coronavirus pandemic, the process of clinical placement arrangements may have been altered to align with the advice of our professional bodies.

You will learn from internationally recognised experts at the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD) while studying on this course.

Clinical training

This is not a clinical training course and does not lead to eligibility for registration as a qualified audiologist or hearing aid dispenser practicing in the UK. The MSc Audiology is an academic qualification only.

If you are not a qualified audiologist and want an academic and clinical qualification to enable you to apply for registration as a qualified audiologist or hearing aid dispenser practicing in the UK, please consider the BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology).

Alternatively, please consider the STP programme.

For qualified clinicians, we also offer the MSc Audiology (Advanced Pathway), MSc Audiology (Paediatric Pathway) and a variety of CPD units .

Aims

• offer you a broad and thorough education in the identification, assessment, rehabilitation and management of adults and children with audiological and vestibular dysfunction, with a critical and evaluative understanding of the underlying scientific, medical, public health and disability knowledge base;
• develop your practical knowledge and skills related to core clinical procedures;
• further develop your research and critical skills by undertaking a piece of original research and presenting your findings via a research dissertation.

Information for international students

We strongly advise international applicants to check if clinical training programmes are available to them in their home country before considering undertaking the MSc Audiology course at Manchester.