Audiology is about identifying and assessing hearing and balance function and their associated disorders. It is to provide healthcare staff that helps patients who has hearing or balance disorders using objective and subjective evaluation techniques.
This program aims to raise “Audiologists” who adapt scientific and technological developments, handle hearing and balance problems with the latest and accurate approaches.
In this area of healthcare science, audiologist may study different areas including paediatrics, adult assessment and rehabilitation, special need groups, research and development as well as teaching. There are also different roles within audiology just as newborn hearing screener, hearing aid audiologist, healthcare science practitoner and clinical scientist.
Graduates can find job opportunities in universities, public and private university hospitals, auditory rehabilitation centers, hearing centers, hearing aid centers, cochlear implantation centers and otolarynogology departments.