DipHE
Hearing Aid Audiology
A hearing aid audiologist is a
health service professional who
works with hearing loss, its
identification, the prescription
and fitting of hearing aids and
the rehabilitation and aftercare
associated with hearing aid use.
This course will equip you with all the
skills that you require to practise as a
hearing aid audiologist in the NHS and a
hearing aid dispenser in the private
sector.
You will study a range of modules each
year related to hearing aid audiology.
Some of these modules will be delivered
on campus to provide you with practical
experience in various aspects of
audiological assessment and
management. To support your learning in
the workplace you will have access to a
virtual learning environment where you
will complete the rest of your modules.
Year One will focus on the basic sciences
as well as the clinical procedures
involved in hearing aid audiology and the
skills needed to work with patients/
clients. You will then have an opportunity
to practise these skills in your work
place.
Year Two will focus on expanding the
skills developed in the first year. You will
also be introduced to topics such as
aural rehabilitation while developing your
knowledge about hearing aids further.
This will support the development of
related clinical competencies as you
work with patients/clients in the work
place.
This course, the only one of
its type in Scotland, will
equip you with all the skills
that you require to practise
as a hearing aid audiologist
in the NHS and a hearing
aid dispenser in the private
sector.
Structure Year One modules
This is a two year full-time course. You
will complete a range of modules, as
outlined, each year. Introduction to Hearing Aid Audiology/
Communication in Clinical Practice/
Auditory Assessment 1/ Auditory
Assessment 2/ Basic Anatomy,
Physiology and Pathology of the
Audio-Vestibulor System/ Fundamentals
of Rehabilitation/ Clinical Practice in
Hearing Aid Audiology 1
Teaching, learning and assessment
In Year One, you will be expected to
attend the campus four times for a week
of classroom-based lectures and la