Postgraduate Course: Audiology and Audiometry (EDUA11238)
Course Outline
| School | Moray House School of Education and Sport |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course aims to equip the teacher with sufficient knowledge and skills to be able to interpret audiological information and assess the provision of audiological support to the deaf child. The course places value on the views of d/Deaf consumers and aims to provide the teacher with an understanding of how audiological practice can be located within a linguistic access framework.
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| Course description |
a. Anatomy and physiology of the ear
b. Causes and types of deafness
c. The nature of sound
d. Diagnostic and assessment procedures in assessing hearing
e. The nature and practical implications of Newborn Hearing Screening
f. Principles and practices of audiometry including interpretation of audiograms, tympanometry, speech audiometry and free-field speech testing
g. Aids to hearing including hearing aids, cochlear implants, radio systems and assistive listening devices
h. Current research for example in relation to cochlear implantation, effectiveness of digital hearing aids and room acoustics
i. Audiology in context: viewing audiology from different perspectives including Deaf perspectives and taking into account issues of linguistic access.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | Students will need to buy a listening and hearing aid care kit, or their employers should provide this. Approximate cost from Connevans £17. |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a critical understanding of the principal concepts and principles in audiology and audiometry.
- Be able to use a range of specialized audiology skills in a wide variety of professional contexts with deaf young people, parents and a range of professionals.
- Apply critical analysis, evaluation and synthesis to audiological issues informed by current developments, a range of perspectives and research in the sector.
- Practise as a teacher of deaf children in ways which draw on critical reflection on own and others¿ roles and responsibilities in Health and Education.
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Reading List
Gelfand, S. (2016) Hearing: An introduction to psychological and physiological acoustics. Boca Ratton: CRC Press,
Maltby, M. T. 2002. Principles of hearing aid audiology, WhurMoore, B. (2013) An introduction to the Psychology of Hearing. Leiden: Brill.
Woll, B. (2012) Speechreading revisited. Deafness and Education International. 14 (1) 16 ¿ 21.
Yoshinaga-Itano, C. (2014) Principles and Guidelines for Early Intervention After Confirmation That a Child Is Deaf or Hard of Hearing. Journal of Deaf Studies and Deaf Education, 19(2): 143-175.
Young, A. et al (2005) Informed Choice, deaf children and families. Electronic journal of research into educational psychology. 7(3) 253 ¿ 273.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Students learn technical skills on this course: reading scientific instruments accurately, understanding complex graphs and charts and applying insights from audiology and audiometry to their work as a teacher of deaf children. There is some numeracy involved. |
| Special Arrangements |
Students will need to arrange visits to their local paediatric audiology clinic, and where possible to shadow educational audiologists or qualified teachers of deaf children who are experienced with audiological issues. |
| Additional Class Delivery Information |
Practical sessions included in both course blocks with opportunities to practise audiology tasks arranged with students and their mentors. |
| Keywords | audiology audiometry linguistic access |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Brian Shannan
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Course secretary | Ms Marie Hamilton
Tel: (0131 6)51 6678
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