Audiology is the science of hearing and balance and their associated disorders. It’s a varied and expanding discipline, involving aspects of biological sciences, psychology, physics and electronics, speech and language development and social science. As an audiologist you will be involved in the diagnosis of and rehabilitation of patients, allowing you to develop relationships with your patients and see the benefits they get from your care. **Why choose Leeds?** - We’re the only audiology course in the UK that sits within a School of Medicine. - Develop your communication skills with patients and carers through the School’s Patient Carer Community. - On-campus audiology laboratories. - Experience private sector practice placements with leading high street audiology service providers. - Gain hands on experience in clinical placements at different hospitals supported by experienced audiologists. - Undertake novel research with the opportunity to present at conferences and in professional journals. - Taught by research active staff who are working at the cutting-edge of their discipline. - Gain an international perspective on audiology through the IPAB conference. - Become eligible to apply for registration with the HCPC, RCCP and/or AHCS after completing our course. Our accreddited course offers excellent clinical placements across our region providing you with opportunities to experience the varied work of a modern audiologist. Our combination of a strong academic grounding and hands on clinical experience means our course has a 94% satisfaction rate (Discover Uni, 2020) and an excellent employability record. In fact, 90% of our Audiology students go on to work and/or study within 15 months of the course (Discover Uni, 2020). **Accreditation** The course is accredited by the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS), approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited by the Registration Council for Clinical Physiologists (RCCP). Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Thus, on successful completion of this course, our graduates are eligible to apply for registration as audiologists with the AHCS and the RCCP and the HCPC as a Hearing Aid Dispenser. **Visit our Audiology webpages for additional course information.** Foundation year entry only available for international fee paying students.

In year 1 you will gain a broad understanding of the principles of neurophysiological healthcare science, with an introduction to the theory and practice of audiological assessment and rehabilitation. You’ll start to learn how to assess hearing function in the on-site clinical laboratories prior to using these skills on clinical placement. You’ll also learn about professional working and you will start to develop your independent and critical thinking skills. In year 2 you will learn about a range of audiological disorders and assessment and rehabilitation techniques, preparing you for your longer clinical placement at the end of the academic year. In particular, you’ll focus on adult hearing impairment and the current technological and non-technological options to improve the quality of life for hearing impaired individuals. You’ll undertake long block clinical placement at the end of this year, where you’ll continue to develop your clinical audiology skills. In year 3 you will explore more deeply a wide range of both routine and advanced hearing and balance disorders and the options available to treat and manage these conditions. You’ll also conduct a research project in a specific area of audiology. You’ll continue to develop your clinical skills both in the on-site clinical laboratories and whilst on clinical placement in both semesters of this year. Throughout the course, you’ll develop the skills necessary to become an audiologist, but you’ll also gain more general skills. These include critical thinking, problem solving, independent learning, scientific enquiry, professional working and reflective practice.

We use a range of assessment methods to assess your clinical and professional skills. These include presentations, group assessments, unseen examinations, OSCEs (Objective Structured Clinical Examinations), along with essays, a final oral examination and the grading of clinical practice. You’ll need to demonstrate the knowledge and application of standard concepts, information and techniques relevant to the discipline, as well as your emerging abilities, skills and competencies. You need to be able to draw on a wide variety of material and be able to evaluate and criticise received opinion.

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26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Course code: B61A

Institution code: L23

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The following entry points are available for this course:

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Year 1

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Student satisfaction : 75%

Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs): 80%

Go onto work and study: 95%

Foundation year entry only available for international fee paying students. For further information please see http://www.leeds.ac.uk/undergraduatefees

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