Bachelor’s Level modules in Audiology: further information
We are offer several modules from the 4th Year of our award-winning BSc Audiology programme (BAA accredited) to external applicants. This page provides module-specific aims and learning outcomes. For general information, such as regarding learning style, learning activities, the timetable and costs, please see our other page.
Please contact us for an application form, submitting your CV at the same time.
COUNSELLING SKILLS IN THE ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF AUDIOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Aims
- To give you an understanding of the further rehabilitation needs of adults with acquired hearing loss and an awareness of the means by which such rehabilitation may be achieved
- To enable you to apply your practical and theoretical knowledge and your comprehension as an audiologist to all aspects of the rehabilitation needs of adult auditory patients
- To enable you to develop skills to critically evaluate and analyze information from the relevant scientific literature
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Skills in management of patients with troublesome hearing loss
- Insight into the experience of acquired hearing loss that enables you to deal sensitively and empathetically with patients and their families
- Evaluate and synthesise information from the evidence base relating to the relevant interventions
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Synthesise all the relevant information you have obtained about your patient and, with reference to the evidence base, recognise and select appropriate techniques for successful management and evaluation of that management
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Access different sources of information with reference to patient assessment and management options
ADVANCED PAEDIATRIC AUDIOLOGY
Aims
- To explore the evidence base relating to detection, assessment and management of hearing loss in children
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Background issues affecting paediatric audiology (epidemiology of childhood hearing loss; scientific underpinnings of children's hearing assessment methods; child development in relation to hearing loss and hearing assessment, approaches to hearing aid prescription and evaluation in children; ongoing management of confirmed hearing loss in children)
- The current state of research concerning detection, assessment and management of hearing loss in children
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Synthesise information from research literature concerning issues relevant to the module
- Evaluate alternative methods and procedures for screening and assessing hearing in children
- Evaluate alternative methods and procedures for verifying and evaluating hearing aid fittings in children with permanent hearing impairment
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Decide on the appropriate methods and procedures for detection, assessment and management of hearing impairment in children
- Contribute to the design of research studies concerning paediatric audiology
- Evaluate the appropriateness of clinical decision making in relation to detection, assessment and management of hearing impairment in children
MANAGEMENT ISSUES FOR PATIENTS WITH SEVERE TO PROFOUND HEARING LOSS
Aims
- To explore the evidence base relating to the management of patients with severe to profound hearing loss
- To understand how new developments in audiology, such as universal neonatal screening and bimodal technology, has impacted on the management of patients
- To develop an understanding of core issues related to the management options for patients with severe and profound hearing loss
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
- Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- The consequences of severe and profound hearing loss
- Assessment and management options for patients with severe and profound hearing loss and awareness of the current state of research in this area
- Understanding how scientific evidence can be used to inform clinical protocols
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Evaluate evidence from various sources (e.g. scientific research, audit, case studies, patient and stakeholder perspectives) concerning the development and provision of audiology services
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Contribute to the development of methods to manage patients with severe or profound hearing loss
- Evaluate the success of a patient management strategy
- Utilise the evidence base to help develop a clinical service
THE IDEAL HEARING AID
Aims
- To critically examine the evidence base on the benefits of the different hearing aid features which are currently available or which may be developed in the near future.
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Background issues of relevance to hearing aid features (e.g. characteristics of impaired hearing, technological constraints, epidemiology of hearing loss, prescription methods, methods for assessing performance with hearing aids, quality of life indicators, psychosocial factors affecting hearing aid use.)
- Awareness of the current state of research concerning hearing aid features.
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Synthesise information from research literature concerning issues relevant to the module.
- Critically evaluate hearing aid features.
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Demonstrate appropriate decision making in relation to selecting hearing aid features
- Contribute to the design of research studies concerning the evaluation of hearing aid features
- Contribute to the development of improved hearing aid features
EPIDEMIOLOGY, ADULT HEARING SCREENING & NOISE-INDUCED HEARING LOSS
Aims
- To explore the evidence base relating to hearing threshold levels in the adult population
- To explore the relationships between hearing threshold levels, age and noise exposure
- To consider proactive ways to screen adults for hearing impairment
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Background issues affecting screening of populations for hearing impairment (e.g. characteristics of impaired hearing including noise-induced hearing loss, epidemiology of hearing impairment, accuracy and validity of methods for testing hearing thresholds, principles of screening, potential benefits of early intervention)
- The current state of research and practice concerning adult hearing screening and noise-induced hearing loss
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Synthesise information from research literature concerning issues relevant to the module
- Evaluate alternative methods and procedures for hearing screening
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Contribute to the development of improved methods and procedures for hearing assessment and screening
- Contribute to the design of research studies concerning adult hearing screening
- Demonstrate appropriate clinical decision making in relation to hearing assessment and screening
MANAGEMENT OF DIZZY AND TINNITUS PATIENTS
Aims
- To explore the ways in which disorders of the ear causing tinnitus and/or dizziness may result in a range of psychosocial consequences and how these effects can be alleviated
- To give you an understanding of the further rehabilitation needs of adults with tinnitus and/or dizziness and an awareness of the means by which such rehabilitation may be achieved
- To enable you to apply your practical and theoretical knowledge and your comprehension as an audiologist to all aspects of the rehabilitation needs of adult patients with tinnitus and/or dizziness
- To enable you to develop skills to critically evaluate and analyse information from the relevant scientific literature
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
- Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Skills in management of patients with troublesome tinnitus and/or dizziness
- Insight into the experience of tinnitus and/or dizziness that enables you to deal sensitively and empathetically with patients and their families
- Awareness of social issues that may arise from tinnitus and/or dizziness
- Evaluate and synthesise information from the evidence base relating to the above interventions
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Synthesise all the relevant information you have obtained from each individual patient and, with reference to the evidence base, recognise and select appropriate techniques for successful management and evaluation of that management
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Access different sources of information with reference to patient assessment and management options
EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICE: FROM CLINICAL REASONING TO LIFELONG LEARNING
Aims
- To enhance your ability to identify the specific purpose of, and need for, clinical intervention given the circumstances, context and values of individual patients
- To explore strategies for enhancing the contribution of research evidence to the clinical reasoning and decision making process with individual patients
- To explore strategies for enhancing lifelong learning based on an evidence-based patient-centred approach to clinical reasoning and decision making
Learning outcomes
Knowledge and understanding
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding in the following areas:
- Background issues influencing clinical reasoning and the use of research evidence in this process
- The impact of research design on the utility of research evidence in clinical reasoning for individual patients
- Statistical strategies for analysing the potential impact of a clinical intervention for individual patients
Cognitive (thinking) skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Critically evaluate the purpose of a clinical intervention, with respect to the needs, values, circumstances and context of individual patients
- Critically evaluate research evidence regarding a clinical intervention, with respect to the needs, values, circumstances and context of individual patients
- Analyse strategies for the application of research evidence to enhance clinical reasoning
Practical, subject-specific skills
Having successfully completed the module, you will be able to:
- Plan and carryout an efficient and effective online bibliographical search strategy to identify relevant research evidence
- Develop mechanisms for sharing information and experiences with colleagues
- Self-motivate and direct your own learning independently and as part of a team
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