Empowering you to fulfil your potential
Whether you are currently in the UK or abroad, the integrated range of programmes and short courses in audiology at the University of Southampton offers you unique opportunities to achieve your aspirations
Contact us to request one of our new brochures that provides an overview of the courses we currently provide.
Embark of NHS-funded pre-registration training (UK/EU residents only)
You might be new to audiology or working as a band-4 associate audiologist. Either way, our leading, award-winning BSc (Hons) Audiology programme or Postgraduate Diploma offers you the best foundation on which to build a long and successful career as a registered audiologist.
See our other page for information about pre-registration training for UK audiologists.
Broaden you horizons with Year-4 BSc-level modules
From Autumn 2009, we will be offering a selection of Bachelor's-level modules from Year 4 of our BSc (Hons) programme to external applicants. Each module is worth 10 credits (i.e. up to 100 hours of study) and is formally assessed, as with the BSc students. Unlike the full BSc programme, these individual modules are open to overseas applicants.
These modules are particularly valuable if you are currently working in audiology at band 5-6 and took the "BAAT" training route. Alternatively, you might have obtained your pre-registration training elsewhere in the UK or abroad. Either way, these modules enable you to broaden your knowledge and your skills. They also enable you to bridge the gap between your previous academic study and Master's-level study within the Higher Training Scheme.
Over one or more years, you can build up a portfolio of these modules that can be used for professional development and can be used in support of an application to a MSc Audiology programme
We are currently applying to the British Academy of Audiology for accreditation for continuing professional development (CPD). We will keep you posted!
Accelerate your career with the MSc Audiology
Qualified audiologists from within the UK or beyond can apply for the MSc Audiology programme. We attract graduate audiologists and UK audiologists who have taken alternative training routes (i.e. the "BAAT" route). For UK audiologists, applicants are usually in band 5 or 6. We also attract students from all over the world, including various European countries, India, Malaysia, China and Jamaica.
The MSc Audiology programme at Southampton provides excellent opportunities to build on the knowledge and skills you acquired through undergraduate study and subsequent experience. Distinctive features of our MSc Audiology programme are the use of problem-based learning in semester 2, to enhance critical thinking, problem-solving, collaborative-working and reflective skills, and the in-depth research project.
At Southampton, undertaking the MSc as a graduate from the BSc Audiology (i.e. band 5-6) makes sense, because the learning outcomes and learning activities are distinct from the BSc. Taking the MSc Audiology at Southampton is also the most efficient way of progressing through the Higher Training Scheme, on-route to registration as a clinical scientist.
Read the profile of astudent who successfully completed the MSc Audiology having already obtained the BSc Audiology.
Expand your expertise with our short courses
We offer a range of short courses that provide you with opportunities to build on your knowledge, expertise and experience. These include Balance Courses and various Master's-level modules in audiology, biomedical signal processing and cochlear implant processing. These modules are particularly appropriate for audiologists and clinical scientists (i.e. band 5-8)
We are currently working towards accreditation of our individual Master's-level modules within the Higher Training Scheme. Furthermore, more courses are under-development (including a Master's-level module in signal processing in hearing aids), so watch this space!
Discover and innovate with research degrees
The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research is world-renowned for research training. Whether you aspire to a career in research (e.g. fundamental or clinical research) or want to develop your research activities alongside clinical duities, we offer several programmes that will enable you to develop the necessary skills.
We have a large and dynamic MPhil/PhD programme, with students working on a range of fundamental, translational and clinical research projects. We accept students from far and wide and from various backgrounds. Current MPhil/PhD students include new graduates from the BSc Audiology (i.e. band 5-6), graduates from BSc Audiology programmes around the world, clinical scientists and graduates from various science disciplines.
The Doctorate in Clinical Practice provides an alternative to the PhD if you aspire to high-level clinical leadership alongside innovative clinical research (see below). Two-thirds of the programme consists of clinical research to PhD level, albeit slightly smaller in scope.
As of October 2008, we are offering a new research degree, in colloboration with the School of Health Sciences. The MRes in Clinical Research combines a taught component, a placement in a research group and an in-depth research project. The progamme is specifically tailored to meet the needs of those looking to study part-time. The aim of the programme is to enable you to learn how to put research into practice and to provide a robust evidence base for clinical decisions and interventions. This programme is particularly relevant to clinical scientists (band 7-9) who want to build on the research training provided by the MSc Audiology in a clinical context.
Aspire to leadership roles
If you aspire to lead audiology services and develop new, innovative services, as well as conduct clinical research to evaluate these services, the Doctorate in Clinical Practice will help you develop the necessary skills. This programme is particularly well-suited to clinical scientists (band 7-9), and it contributes to your development to consultant level. Another route towards becoming consultant audiologist is through a PhD.
You may have aspirations to lead research at a research institute, at a university or in clinical context. In which case, we offer robust and exciting research training to PhD level.
How to apply
Contact us for more information, including how to appy.
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