MSc Audiology / Course details

• Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the anatomy and physiology of the peripheral auditory system and of the key ascending pathways of the central auditory system from the cochlea to the cortex.
• Explain how the structure and function of the peripheral auditory system allows for efficient transmission, transduction and encoding of the auditory signal.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles of auditory sensitivity, loudness and frequency selectivity, sound localisation, pitch, and speech perception & how these aspects relate to the underlying physiological mechanisms.
• Explain how different types of cochlear hearing loss arise and how they impact on the perception of sound.
• Explain the principles behind a range of clinical and psychophysical methods used in the assessment of hearing.
• Be able to apply the basic principles of physics and measurements relevant to audiology in discussions relating to the physiological processing and the perception of sound in normally hearing and hearing-impaired listeners.
• Demonstrate an understanding of the elements of acoustics (including basics of sound and speech acoustics, room acoustics and hearing aid acoustics), linear and nonlinear systems and filters and mechanical resonance.

• Demonstrate evidence of academic reading relating to the content covered by this course unit. 
• Demonstrate critical thinking and analysis by producing clear and coherent explanations of a range of aspects of audiological science.

• Effectively organise notes and thoughts that will allow you to process a range of different types of information available in this course unit.
• Effectively use online pre-reading material to prepare for face-to-face sessions.

• Assimilate information from a variety of resources.
• Interpret a range of graphical information from a variety of scientific studies.
• Search, Select and Extract appropriate information from appropriate academic resources.

Summative Assignment (Mid-Semester): 1,000 Words (40%)

Summative Unseen Exam (On Campus): 1.5 Hours (60%)

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Essential reading:

• Lenz, J.L. (2020) Psychoacoustics: Perception of Normal and Impaired Hearing with Audiological Applications. Plural Publishing, 2020. ISBN: 9781597569897
• Musiek, F.E., Baran, J.A. The Auditory System; Anatomy, Physiology, and Clinical Correlates (2nd Ed) Plural Publishing, 2020. ISBN: 9781944883003.
• Gelfand, S.A. Hearing: an introduction to psychological and physiological acoustics. 6th Edition. New York, Dekker, 2018. ISBN: 9781498775427