AUDIOLOGY SINGLETON PARK CAMPUS
% GRADUATE EMPLOYABILITY* (DLHE 2018) 00
Our Audiology degree will give you an expert understanding of the science of hearing, balance, and the conditions that affect them. It combines academic work with the practical clinical experience you need to become an audiologist. You will use the latest diagnostic equipment and software in our state-of-the-art facilities and build your skills in work placements at hospitals across Wales.
NOTUITIONFEES: UKandEUstudents**
Apply for an enhanced support package through the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. (**conditions apply) swansea.ac.uk/student-loans-
The course is accredited by the National School of Healthcare Science and many of our academic staff are practising clinicians, providing invaluable professional insight and expertise. Our excellent facilities provide realistic workplace simulations and you will benefit from experience in our award-winning, on-site Health and Wellbeing Academy, which provides health and wellbeing services for the local community, including an audiology clinic in collaboration with the NHS. As an audiology student, you will spend around half of your course on clinical work placements throughout Wales, which will give you the practical skills you need to begin your career.
AREAS STUDIED TYPICALLY INCLUDE: Year 1 • Anatomy and physiology for healthcare science • Basics of mathematics and physics for healthcare science • Neurosensory anatomy, physiology and pathophysiology • Neurosensory science • Neurosensory clinical measurement and treatment • Pathophysiology for healthcare science Year 2 • Audiological science • Instrumentation signal processing and imaging • Research methods and statistics
and-grants/nhs-funding/ Global Opportunities available Full details available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
TYPICAL OFFER: BBB (to include Biology, Chemistry or Maths)
Detailed entry requirements and course features available on the Course Reference Grid (page 134)
BSc Single Honours ▲ Healthcare Science (Audiology)
▲ 3 YEAR For individual UCAS course codes please visit the course web page
• The developing person • Vestibular assessment and management
Year 3 • Healthcare science research project
FUTURE CAREERS: Currently the NHS starting salary for healthcare scientists is £24,214 (Band 5). Typical career earnings go up to £43,772 however the maximum earning potential for a consultant in the NHS is £102,506. Salaries can vary significantly in the private sector.
• Introduction to tinnitus • Professional practice • Sensory aids
*100% of graduates are employed in a professional or managerial job 6 months after the course (Destination of Leavers from Higher Education 2018)
ACCREDITATIONS INCLUDE:
For more detailed course content, including a full module list, visit: swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses
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