Program Overview

Year 1

In your first year, you'll gain the scientific knowledge and practical skills you need to become a successful hearing aid audiologist. You'll also learn to reflect on your practice and how the sector functions in order to reach your full potential.

• Learning and Skills Development for HE and Work (audiology)
• Understanding the Work Sector (Audiology)
• Work-Based Learning (Audiology)
• Pathology for Audiology
• Basic Sciences for Audiology
• Hearing Aid Technology 1
• Audiological Assessment 1

Year 2

In your second year, you'll continue to develop the skills and knowledge you gained in your first year, and focus on becoming a more autonomous learner and practitioner through reflection and specialisation.

• Auditory Rehabilitation
• Hearing Aid Technology 2
• Audiological Assessment 2
• Work-based Learning 2 - Communication Skills in the Work Sector
• Specialised Professional Practice

Entry Requirements

• 32 UCAS points from A Level or equivalent
• 3 GCSEs @ C/4 or above including English and Maths
• Applicants must also be working in a suitable audiology department and must have a 2 year registered (HCPC/RCCP) audiologist supervisor to support you throughout your studies.

Fees and Paying for University

• Distance learning students starting 2025/26 (per year): £7,640

Facilities

• Varied, interactive and engaging course content and activities through Canvas, our learning management system
• A personal tutor to help you build your skills and confidence
• Careers advice, help and resources from our Employability Service
• The flexibility to study around your other commitments, whenever and wherever you like.

Accreditation

• HCPC accredited

Careers

With our qualification you will be able to work independently as a hearing aid audiologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council, and take your career to a new level.

When you graduate you can go straight into work. There's also the option to continue your studies and achieve a full BSc (Hons) degree, through a hearing sciences top-up course.

Employability and personal career development

Informed by employers, our courses support an integrated approach to employability. You’ll have opportunities to develop the skills and abilities they are looking for and gain a deeper understanding of how your academic learning relates to the world of work through Live Briefs.

To amplify your career ambition, you will need to actively dedicate time outside of your studies, such as volunteering. Or you could make a social impact by collaborating with our partner organisations through our volunteer scheme Students at the Heart of Knowledge Exchange (SHoKE). These all give you an edge, providing you with experience that you will be able to evidence on your CV and talk about in interviews.

Our Employability and Careers Service offers a range of expert advice and support to build your unique professional profile, including tailored career appointments, advice on writing your CV, and help to complete job applications. You’ll have 24/7 access to the Careers Centre, our comprehensive online digital resource, which empowers you to start building a Personal Career Development Plan from the very start. Design your future at ARU.