Audiology

Course details

The MSc Audiology is a two year, full-time programme. This new programme in audiology has been designed to qualify students to practice the profession of audiology.  The aim of the programme is to educate, train and inspire confident clinicians who can meet the challenges of providing an integrated, sophisticated and scientific approach to assessing and managing the needs of children and adults with hearing and balance disorders. 

Course Details

The programme is full-time over three semesters per year over the two years. Students will attend a mix of lectures and Problem Based Learning (PBL) tutorials which students apply knowledge in a sophisticated way to solve real-life problems efficiently.

Year 1: Audiology for Adults

• Audiological Science & Rehabilitation
• Information Literacy & Research Strategies
• Medical Sciences for Hearing & Balance
• Electrophysiology, Acoustics & Amplification
• Psychosocial Dimensions of Deafness
• Human Development, Cognition, and Communication Through the Lifespan
• Practice Education

Year 2: Audiology for Children and Balance Disorders

• Electrophysiology, Acoustics & Amplification
• Audiological Science & Rehabilitation
• Research Methods
• Audiology Research Project
• Medical Science for Audiology II
• Practice Education

Entry Requirements

• Candidates will hold either an undergraduate honours degree (National Framework of Qualifications Ireland, level 8; minimum Second Class Honours, Grade 1) or a postgraduate degree, in any scientific or medical discipline, such as but not exclusively, Anatomy, Biomedical Science, Engineering, Social Sciences, Speech and Language Therapy, Medicine, Nursing and Education.
• In exceptional circumstances candidates without an honours degree may be recommended for entry to the programme after a review of their qualifications and experience by the programme lead. The admission of such candidates will be subject to the approval of the College of Medicine and Health Executive Committee.
• Applications will be reviewed on the basis of educational qualifications, relevant work experience and motivation.
• Please note that you must submit a motivation statement as part of this application process. The motivational statement should be no longer than 800 words and demonstrate your motivation, relevant previous experience, commitment and suitability in applying for this course.
• Short-listed applicants will be invited for interview and each applicant will be scored again by an interview panel on the basis of educational qualifications, relevant work experience and motivation.
• All students accepted onto the programme will need to have evidence of appropriate vaccinations for working in hospital environments and will need to provide evidence of Garda/Police vetting. All students on this programme will require Garda Clearance in order to attend student placements. University College Cork has made arrangements with the Gardaí in relation to Garda Clearance procedures. All candidates who accept places on this programme must complete and sign Garda Clearance Forms and return them to University College Cork.
• Candidates whose first language is not English must have a minimum IELTS of 7.0 with scores in no inpidual section less than 6.5, regardless of nationality or employment status within the EU.
• References will be required for all previous work placements outlined in motivational statement

Assessment

Modules will be assessed using a combination of inpidual and group presentations, in class assessments, essays, competency-based clinical assessments, work placement assessments and written exams.