Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry & Health Sciences: Dept of Otolaryngology

Master of Audiology (Post Clinical) Subjects

Year 1
Perception of Sound and Speech	Coordinator: Professor Richard C Dowell Content: Psychoacoustics, psychophysical measurement, acoustic phonetics, and their relation to audiological practice. 29 contact hours in semester 1.
Hearing Devices A	Coordinator: Ms Alison Hennessy Content: The design and operation of hearing aids and prescriptive fitting techniques. 50 contact hours throughout the year.
Electrophysiological Assessment A	Coordinator: Ms Angela Marshall Content: Basic concepts of bioengineering and signal processing. Introduction to the measurement of auditory evoked potentials and their analysis. 30 contact hours in semester 2.
Year 2
Electrophysiological Assessment B	Coordinator: Professor Richard C Dowell Content: Advanced concepts in the measurement of auditory evoked potentials and electrophysiologic measures of balance function. Practical work demonstrating assessment procedures. 24 contact hours in semester 1.
Hearing Devices B	Coordinator: Ms Alison Hennessy Content: Advanced concepts in amplification for hearing impairment including digital and signal processing hearing aids. Practical work and hearing aid clinics. 35 contact hours plus 15 hours supervised clinical work throughout the year.
Cochlear Implants	Coordinator: Professor Richard C Dowell Content: The audiological management of severe and profound hearing loss using cochlear implant technology. 30 contact hours in semester 2.
Year 3
Research Methods in Hearing Science	Coordinator: Professor Richard C Dowell Content: Introduction to statistical and research techniques for application to speech and hearing science. Scientific writing and presentation skills. 30 contact hours in semester 1.
Speech, Language and Habilitation	Coordinator: Professor Richard C Dowell Content: The effect of hearing impairment on speech perception, production, and language in children. The habilitation of communication skills in children with hearing impairment. 30 contact hours in semester 2.
Independent Studies in Audiology	Coordinators: Professor Richard C Dowell Content: Each student will undertake a research project under the direction of an academic staff member, or a specialised clinical audiology assignment. All students will undertake some supervised clinical work. The number of hours will vary depending on the nature of the project, however all students are expected to spend at least 20 hours per week on their project during the semester.

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