| Program start date | Application deadline |
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Program Overview
You'll learn the clinical and professional skills you need to become an audiology healthcare professional. The first 3 years of this integrated audiology master's programme follow our BSc Audiology. The fourth year develops your scientific and leadership skills. We are the only UK university with in-house audiology and auditory implant clinics.
Hearing loss, deafness, tinnitus and balance problems are major health issues and have an impact on quality of life. You’ll learn to manage these conditions and support patients while developing academic, professional and employability skills.
The integrated master's in audiology teaches you about the biopsychosocial and technical foundations of audiology, as well as broader scientific, technical, healthcare and professional skills you’ll need to practice as an audiologist.
Throughout MSci Audiology, you’ll attend practical sessions in our dedicated skills laboratory and clinics. You’ll also go on a 27-week clinical placement.
You’ll also get to explore in depth an aspect of clinical practice of your choice and you’ll do master's-level experimental research in a field of audiology that interests you. When you graduate you'll become a master of clinical audiology.
This integrated master's degree in audiology is excellent preparation for PhD-level study and, depending which modules you choose, will help you build towards clinical scientist registration through the
British Academy of Audiology’s Higher Training Scheme
.This programme is recognised by the National School of Healthcare as a Practitioner Training Programme (PTP).
The course is also accredited by
the
British Society of Hearing Aid Audiologists
, allowing you to work as a hearing care assistant after year 1Program Outline
The course is structured to give you comprehensive training in clinical audiology while developing broader scientific, technical, healthcare and patient-centred communication skills.
You'll take an extended clinical placement, complete an individual project and choose optional modules in relevant topics. In your fourth year of study, you can extend your specialist knowledge and conduct an in-depth research project.
Your first year is studied full time. It's possible to take years 2 and 3 part time, but you must complete your course in 5 to 8 years.
Year 1 overview
Your first year immerses you in the biological, psychological, social and technical elements of audiology.
Your study will include:
clinical and professional practice in audiology
audiology clinical placement
an introduction to professional practice
basics of audiology
introduction to hearing science and technology
You’ll take 3 one-week taster placements in the first year to help prepare you for your main placement at the end of your second year.
On successful completion of year 1, you’ll be able to register as a Hearing Care Assistant, allowing you to apply for paid audiology assistant jobs. You could choose to complete your training at this stage, or continue towards the full BSc or MSci qualification.
Year 2 overview
You’ll further develop your scientific, clinical and professional skills, including clinical decision-making and patient-centred communication.
Your study will include:
clinical and professional practice in audiology
facilitating effective auditory rehabilitation
2 optional modules from across the university
At the end of your second year, you'll start your main 27-week placement, which will continue to the December of your third year.
Year 3 overview
You’ll study specialist areas of audiology and finalise your clinical training.
Your individual project will explore an aspect of clinical practice that interests you and will have a clinical focus. You’ll plan the project and collect information while on placement. Your project supervisor will provide remote support.
You’ll study:
audiology clinical placement
an individual project
paediatric audiology
You'll continue your 27-week placement until December of your third year.
You will also have the opportunity for specialist clinic visits, such as paediatrics and vestibular (balance).
Year 4 overview
Year 4 includes a research methods module and an in-depth research project.
The research project will involve a scientific study, including collecting data and producing a dissertation. In the rest of year 4, there are optional master's-level modules in audiology or from across the university.
Example topics include:
the physiology and psychology of hearing
fundamentals of auditory implants
health management
statistics
Want more detail?
See all the modules in the course.
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For Academic year 202324
A-levels
AAB including a science-related subject (minimum grade B)
A-levels additional information
Accepted science subjects include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and psychology. A pass in the science Practical is required where it is separately endorsed. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. Applicants who have not studied A-level an accepted science subject can apply for the Science Foundation Year. .
More information about A-levelsA-levels with Extended Project Qualification
If you are taking an EPQ in addition to 3 A levels, you will receive the following offer in addition to the standard A level offer: ABB, including a science-related subject (minimum grade B) plus grade A in the EPQ
A-levels contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all applicants with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise an applicant's potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme, as follows: ABB including a science-related subject (minimum grade B)
or
International Baccalaureate Diploma
Pass, with 34 points overall with 17 points at Higher Level, including a minimum of 5 at Higher Level in a science-related subject
International Baccalaureate Diploma additional information
Accepted science subjects include biology, chemistry, mathematics (Analysis and Approaches at grade 5 or Applications and Interpretation at grade 6), physics and psychology. Applicants who have not studied an accepted science subject at Higher Level can apply for the Science Foundation Year. .
More information about International Baccalaureate DiplomaInternational Baccalaureate contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
International Baccalaureate Career Programme (IBCP) statement
Offers will be made on the individual Diploma Course subject(s) and the career-related study qualification. The CP core will not form part of the offer. Where there is a subject pre-requisite(s), applicants will be required to study the subject(s) at Higher Level in the Diploma course subject and/or take a specified unit in the career-related study qualification. Applicants may also be asked to achieve a specific grade in those elements. Please see the University of Southampton International Baccalaureate Career-Related Programme (IBCP) Statement for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
or
BTEC
D in the BTEC National Extended Certificate plus AA from two A levels including a science-related subject.
We do not accept the BTEC National Diploma or the BTEC National Extended Diploma.
Applicants with a BTEC National Diploma or the BTEC National Extended Diploma in Applied Science should consider the BSc Audiology (B610)
RQF BTEC
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
Additional information
We currently only accept the BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science. Accepted A-level science subjects include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and psychology. A pass in the science Practical is required where it is separately endorsed. Applicants who have not studied an accepted science subject can apply for the Science Foundation Year.
More information about BTECQCF BTEC
D in the BTEC Subsidiary Diploma plus AA from two A levels including a science-related subject
We do not accept the BTEC Diploma or the BTEC Extended Diploma.
Applicants with a BTEC Diploma or the BTEC Extended Diploma in Applied Science should consider the BSc Audiology (B610)
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
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Show more entry requirementsAccess to HE Diploma Irish Leaving Certificate Scottish Qualification offers Cambridge Pre-U Welsh Baccalaureate
Access to HE Diploma
Applicants with an Access to HE Diploma should consider BSc Audiology (B610)
Access to HE additional information
Irish Leaving Certificate
Irish Leaving Certificate (first awarded 2017)
H1 H2 H2 H2 H2 H2 including a science-related subject
Irish Leaving Certificate (first awarded 2016)
A1 A2 A2 A2 A2 A2 including a science-related subject
Irish certificate additional information
Accepted science subjects include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and psychology. Applicants who have not studied an accepted science subject can apply for the Science Foundation Year. .
Scottish Qualification
Offers will be based on exams being taken at the end of S6. Subjects taken and qualifications achieved in S5 will be reviewed. Careful consideration will be given to an individual’s academic achievement, taking in to account the context and circumstances of their pre-university education.
Please see the
University of Southampton’s Curriculum for Excellence Scotland Statement (PDF)
for further information. Applicants are advised to contact their Faculty Admissions Office for more information.
Cambridge Pre-U
D3 D3 M2 in three Principal subjects including one science subject
Cambridge Pre-U additional information
Accepted science subjects include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and psychology. Cambridge Pre-U's can be used in combination with other qualifications such as A levels to achieve the equivalent of the typical offer, where D2 can be used in lieu of A-level grade A* or grade D3 can be used in lieu of A-level grade A. Applicants who have not studied an accepted science subject can apply for the Science Foundation Year.
Welsh Baccalaureate
AAB from 3 A levels including a science-related subject (minimum grade B) or AA from two A levels including a science-related subject (minimum grade B), and B from the Advanced Welsh Baccalaureate Skills Challenge Certificate
Welsh Baccalaureate additional information
Accepted science subjects include biology, chemistry, mathematics, physics and psychology. A pass in the science Practical is required where it is separately endorsed. Offers typically exclude General Studies and Critical Thinking. Applicants who have not studied A-level an accepted science subject can apply for the Science Foundation Year. .
Welsh Baccalaureate contextual offer
We are committed to ensuring that all learners with the potential to succeed, regardless of their background, are encouraged to apply to study with us. The additional information gained through contextual data allows us to recognise a learner’s potential to succeed in the context of their background and experience. Applicants who are highlighted in this way will be made an offer which is lower than the typical offer for that programme.
Other requirements
UK students
International students
Other ways to qualify
GCSE requirements
Applicants must hold GCSE English language (or GCSE English) (minimum grade 4/C) and mathematics (minimum grade 4/C)
Find the
equivalent international qualifications
for our entry requirements.English language requirements
If English isn't your first language, you'll need to complete an International English Language Testing System (IELTS) to demonstrate your competence in English. You'll need all of the following scores as a minimum:
IELTS score requirements
overall score
6.5
reading
6.0
writing
6.0
speaking
6.0
listening
6.0
We accept other English language tests.
Find out which English language tests we accept.
You might meet our criteria in other ways if you do not have the qualifications we need. Find out more about:
our
Access to Southampton scheme
for students living permanently in the UK (including residential summer school, application support and scholarship)skills you might have gained through work or other life experiences (otherwise known as
recognition of prior learning
)Find out more about our
Admissions Policy
.
Non-academic entry requirements
An application should provide evidence of •A clear and strong motivation to study audiology •A caring and compassionate approach •Personal values and attitudes that align with those of a health care professional •Realistic insight into the role of an audiologist All offers are made on the condition that applicants pass an Occupational Health check. All applicants must also pass a Disclosure and Barring Service (criminal record) check at the start of the course.
Students requiring a visa to study in the UK
In addition to the University’s own English language proficiency requirements, the UK Home Office sets its own minimum standards for applicants requiring a visa to study in the UK. The current requirements are that:
English Language Tests
The University of Southampton accepts the following UKVI Secure English Language Tests:
Secure English Language Tests
must be dated within the two years immediately preceding the programme start date
as set out in any offer letter issued by the University.The University of Southampton also accepts the following English Language Tests:
Tests taken at a centralised test centre/venue:
iBT
(Test of English as a Foreign Language) The University of Southampton does not recognise MyBest scores and will only accept scores taken in one sitting within the 2 years immediately preceding the programme start date. Please note, we currently do not accept the TOEFLiBT
Paper Edition.Tests taken at home:
Non-SELT English Language Tests
must usually be dated within the two years immediately preceding the programme start date
as set out in any offer letter issued by the University.
Notes:
* You must present both certificates for the LanguageCert Level 1 Certificate in ESOL International (Bands FY, A, B, C, D, E) and the LanguageCert Level 2 Certificate in ESOL International (Bands F, G, H, I)
The University does not recognise any test not listed above.
