Program Overview

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Audiology (MSci)

Award: Integrated Masters degree in Science Typical Offer: AAB Duration: 4 years Course Type: Full-time Campus: Highfield UCAS Course code: B611

About this course

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 1

Entry requirements

• AAB including a science-related subject (minimum grade B)
• 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.

Course structure

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

Modules

The modules outlined provide examples of what you can expect to learn on this degree course based on recent academic teaching. As a research-led University, we undertake a continuous review of our course to ensure quality enhancement and to manage our resources. The precise modules available to you in future years may vary depending on staff availability and research interests, new topics of study, timetabling and student demand.

For entry in academic year 2025 to 2026

Year 1 modules

You must study the following modules in year 1:

• Audiology Clinical Placement 1
• Biopsychosocial Basis of Audiology
• Clinical and Professional Practice in Audiology 1
• Introduction to Hearing Science and Technology
• Introduction to Professional Practice

Year 2 modules

You must study the following modules in year 2:

• Audiology Clinical Placement 2
• Clinical and Professional Practice in Audiology 2
• Experimental audiology research (EAR) methods
• Facilitating Effective Auditory Rehabilitation 1
• Facilitating Effective Auditory Rehabilitation 2

You must also choose from the following modules in year 2:

• Behavioural Neuroscience
• Ethics in Science, Engineering and Technology: Jekyll and Hyde
• Perception

Year 3 modules

You must study the following modules in year 3:

• Audiology Clinical Placement 3
• Clinical and Professional Practice in Audiology 3
• Individual Project

You must also choose from the following modules in year 3:

• Introduction to Paediatric Audiology
• Paediatric Audiology

Year 4 modules

You must study the following modules in year 4:

• Applied Research Methods
• Research Project

You must also choose from the following modules in year 4:

• Clinical Audiology
• Critical Issues in Global Health: Concepts and Case Studies
• Ethics in Science, Engineering and Technology: Jekyll and Hyde
• Fundamentals of Auditory Implants
• Fundamentals of Therapeutic Skills
• Introduction to CBT Theory & Skills
• Leading Others
• Leading and Managing Organisations and Systems
• Physiology and Psychology of Hearing
• Policy and Governance in Health and Social Care
• Rehabilitation of Auditory Disorders
• Self Leadership
• Vestibular Audiology

Learning and assessment

The learning activities for this course include the following:

• lectures
• classes and tutorials
• coursework
• individual and group projects
• independent learning (studying on your own)

Course time

How you'll spend your course time:

Year 1

• Scheduled learning & teaching: 17%
• Independent learning: 70%
• Placement: 13%

Year 2

• Scheduled learning & teaching: 21%
• Independent learning: 79%

Year 3

• Scheduled learning & teaching: 7%
• Independent learning: 48%
• Placement: 45%

Year 4

• Scheduled learning & teaching: 13%
• Independent learning: 87%

Assessment breakdown

Year 1

• Written exam: 66%
• Coursework: 25%
• Practical exam: 9%

Year 2

• Written exam: 49%
• Coursework: 21%
• Practical exam: 30%

Year 3

• Written exam: 20%
• Coursework: 57%
• Practical exam: 23%

Year 4

• Written exam: 25%
• Coursework: 66%
• Practical exam: 9%

Careers and employability

This degree will allow you to develop and evidence subject-specific and targeted employability skills. This includes the required skill set for a range of future careers, further study, or starting your own business.

The skills you can expect to focus on and gain from this course include:

• Research
• Critical thinking
• Commercial awareness
• Self-management
• Confidence
• Leadership
• Communication
• Teamwork
• Networking
• Adaptability
• Problem solving
• Resilience

The employability and enterprise skills you'll gain from this course are reflected in the Southampton skills model. When you join us you'll be able to use our skills model to track, plan, and benefit your career development and progress.

Career pathways

Graduates commonly work in a range of organisations or sectors including:

• Scientific and Technical
• Education
• Human Health and Social Work

Careers directly related to this course:

• Clinical audiologist
• Newborn hearing screener
• Hearing aid dispenser
• Healthcare science practitioner
• Clinical scientist
• Scientific researcher
• Scientific adviser
• Equipment developer
• Educational audiologist

Wider career opportunities:

• Charity worker
• Teacher
• Therapist
• Healthcare science practitioner
• Equipment developer
• Clinical scientist

Fees, costs and funding

Fees for a year's study:

• UK students pay £9,535.
• EU and international students pay £28,800.

What your fees pay for:

• Your tuition fees pay for the full cost of tuition and standard exams.

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• pay your tuition fees
• calculate your student finances

Accommodation and living costs, such as travel and food, are not included in your tuition fees. There may also be extra costs for retake and professional exams.

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• accommodation costs
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Bursaries, scholarships and other funding

If you're a UK or EU student and your household income is under £36,200 a year, you may be able to get a University of Southampton bursary to help with your living costs. Find out about bursaries and other funding we offer at Southampton.

If you're a care leaver or estranged from your parents, you may be able to get a specific bursary.

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Scholarships and grants

You may be able to get a scholarship or grant to help fund your studies.

We award scholarships and grants for travel, academic excellence, or to students from under-represented backgrounds.

Support during your course

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Funding for EU and international students

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