Program Overview

Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)

Overview

UNT's clinically focused Doctor of Audiology program offers outstanding hands-on experience to prepare you for work as a practitioner through valuable research and clinical practice experience.

Program Details

• Program Type: Doctoral Degree
• Major: Audiology
• Format: On Campus
• Estimated Time to Complete: 4 years
• Credit Hours: 95

Requirements

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Why Earn a Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)?

Pursuing a graduate degree in Audiology at the University of North Texas prepares you to work effectively with people who have hearing and balance disorders.

Research Areas

• Auditory processing
• Auditory evoked potentials
• Auditory rehabilitation
• Hearing assessment
• Hearing technology
• Recreational noise-induced hearing loss
• Speech perception
• Tinnitus

Marketable Skills

• Professionalism
• Patient communication and interviewing
• Clinical report writing
• Basic audiological diagnostic testing
• Hearing aid competency

Program Highlights

• Our students benefit from opportunities in research and clinical practice because of the solid network we have developed throughout North Texas and across the United States.
• Completing required coursework, laboratory training, and clinical practicum experiences qualify you for national certification from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (CCC-A) and satisfy the requirements for Texas state licensure in audiology.
• Along with the on-campus practicum at the UNT Speech and Hearing Center, off-site practicum opportunities are available at more than 100 sites in the region, including Children’s and VA hospitals, private practices, public schools, ENT practices, and more.
• All practicum requirements are closely monitored by a clinical supervisor, who will also review clinical competencies each semester.
• Our students have a 100% pass rate on the ASHA Praxis Exam, and more than 90% of graduates are employed in the field of audiology within one year of graduation.

Career Opportunities

• Clinical Audiologist
• Private Practice Owner
• Educational Audiologist

Employers of Recent Graduates

• Doss Audiology
• ClearLife Hearing Care
• Cook Children's Healthcare System

Sample Courses

• Neuroanatomy and Neurophysiology of the Auditory and Vestibular System (3 hrs)
• Medical Audiology (3 hrs)
• Pediatric Audiology (3 hrs)
• Advanced Audiologic Assessment (3 hrs)
• (Re)Habilitative Audiology for Adults and Children (4 hrs)
• Clinical Audiology Observation (2 hrs)