Master of Audiological Sciences (coursework and dissertation) (73560)
The University of Western Australia
About
UWA's admission requirements for some postgraduate courses have changed for Semester 2, 2020 to facilitate student access to study during the COVID-19 situation.
In many cases, these changes may not be extended beyond 2020.
Contact Future Students for more information.The Master of Audiological Sciences provides students with comprehensive theoretical knowledge, including anatomy and physiology of hearing and deafness, audiological instrumentation, assessment, rehabilitation and advanced communication devices.
In addition, this course provides research and development, scientific communication and practical skills in the field of audiology.
The course has a strong research component which can be individually tailored to the students' background and interests, including the development of culturally appropriate audiological materials.
This course does not lead to accreditation as an audiologist in Australia.
Structure
| KEY TO AVAILABILITY OF UNITS: |
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| S1 = Semester 1; S2 = Semester 2; N/A = not available in 2020 |
All units have a value of six points unless otherwise stated.
Note: Units that are indicated as N/A may be available in 2021 or 2022.
Take all units (96 points):
| AVAILABILITY | UNITCODE | UNITNAME | UNIT REQUIREMENTS | CONTACT HOURS |
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| S1 | PHYL5501 | Audiological Instrumentation | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840) or the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: for students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840): PHYL5502 Basic Clinical Audiology Part 1 and PHYL5510 Physiology of the Auditory System and PHYL5515 Hearing Devices and Adult Aural Rehabilitation for students enrolled in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560): PHYL5510 Physiology of the Auditory System and PHYL5503 Professional and Scientific Communication and PHYL5504 Basic Adult Hearing Assessment | equivalent to a 1-hour lecture plus a 3-hour lab class per week, but delivered in an intensive 5-week courses, followed by two weeks of workshops prior to clinical placements in Feb-May |
| S1 | PHYL5503 | Professional and Scientific Communication | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: PHYL5501 Audiological Instrumentation and PHYL5510 Physiology of the Auditory System and PHYL5504 Basic Adult Hearing Assessment | 1 lecture per week 2 workshop/practical classes per week |
| S1 | PHYL5504 | Basic Adult Hearing Assessment | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: PHYL5501 Audiological Instrumentation and PHYL5510 Physiology of the Auditory System and PHYL5503 Professional and Scientific Communication | 2 lectures per week 2 workshop/practical classes per week |
| S2 | PHYL5505 | Introduction to Ear Diseases and Treatments | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: PHYL5506 Basic Paediatric Hearing Assessment and PHYL5513 Speech, Language and Communication and PHYL5612 Community and Workplace Audiology | 2 lectures per week 2 workshop/practical classes per week |
| S2 | PHYL5506 | Basic Paediatric Hearing Assessment | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: PHYL5505 Introduction to Ear Diseases and Treatments and PHYL5513 Speech, Language and Communication and PHYL5612 Community and Workplace Audiology | |
| S1 | PHYL5510 | Physiology of the Auditory System | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840) or the Master of Biomedical Science (71520) or the Master of Health Science (71540) or the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: for students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) only: PHYL5501 Audiological Instrumentation and PHYL5502 Basic Clinical Audiology Part 1 and PHYL5515 Hearing Devices and Adult Aural Rehabilitation,for students enrolled in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) only: PHYL5501 Audiological Instrumentation and PHYL5503 Professional and scientific communication and PHYL5504 Basic adult hearing assessment | equivalent to 2 hours of lectures per week, but delivered in an intensive 5-week course, followed by two weeks of workshops in February to May |
| S2 | PHYL5513 | Speech, Language and Communication | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840); or the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and PHYL5510 Physiology of the Auditory System Co-requisites: for students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840):PHYL5511 Audiological Instrumental Part 2 and PHYL5512 Basic Clinical Audiology Part 2 and PHYL5612 Community and Workplace Audiology; for students enrolled in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560): PHYL5505 Introduction to Ear Diseases and Treatments and PHYL5506 Basic Paediatric Hearing Assessment and PHYL5612 Community and Workplace Audiology | lectures/tutorials/labs: equivalent to 2 hours per week, but delivered in an intensive 5-week course in June–August; plus a self-paced speech analysis assignment |
| N/A | PHYL5514 | Evoked Responses in Clinical Diagnosis | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840) or Master of Audiological Sciences (73560); and PHYL5510 Physiology of the Auditory System Co-requisites: for students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840): PHYL5511 Audiological Instrumentation Part 2 and PHYL5512 Basic Clinical Audiology Part 2 and PHYL5513 Speech, Language and Communication; for students enrolled in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560): PHYL5505 Introduction to Ear Diseases and Treatments and PHYL5506 Basic Paediatric Hearing Assessment and PHYL5513 Speech, Language and Communication | lectures/lab classes: equivalent to 4 hours a week, but delivered in an intensive 5-week course in June–August; plus self-paced assignments and tutorials |
| S2 | PHYL5612 | Community and Workplace Audiology | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) or the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840) or the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) Co-requisites: for students enrolled in the Master of Clinical Audiology (90540) and the combined Doctor of Philosophy and Master of Clinical Audiology (00840) only: PHYL5511 Pathophysiology of the Auditory and Vestibular Systems and PHYL5512 Basic Clinical Audiology Part 2 and PHYL5513 Speech, Language and Communication for students enrolled in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) only: PHYL5505 Introduction to Ear Diseases and Treatments and PHYL5513 Speech, Language and Communication, PHYL5506 Basic Paediatric Hearing Assessment | lectures/lab classes: equivalent to 4 hours a week, but delivered in an intensive 5-week course in June–August; plus self-paced assignments and tutorials |
| N/A | PHYL5618 | Basic Hearing Devices | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5619 Complex Adult and Paediatric Assessment and PHYL5620 Audiological Science Research Project Part 1 and PHYL5621 Audiological Science Research Project Part 2 | 2 lectures/week 2 workshop/practical classes per week |
| N/A | PHYL5619 | Complex Adult and Paediatric Assessment | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5618 Basic Hearing Devices and PHYL5620 Audiological Science Research Project Part 1 and PHYL5621 Audiological Science Research Project Part 2 | 3 lectures/week 1 workshop/practical class per week |
| N/A | PHYL5620 | Audiological Science Research Project Part 1 | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5618 Basic Hearing Devices and PHYL5619 Complex Adult and Paediatric Assessment and PHYL5621 Audiological Science Research Project Part 2 | 2 lectures/week 1 tutorial per week |
| N/A | PHYL5621 | Audiological Science Research Project Part 2 | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5618 Basic Hearing Devices and PHYL5619 Complex Adult and Paediatric Assessment and PHYL5620 Audiological Science Research Project Part 1 | tutorials 1 per week |
| N/A | PHYL5622 | Audiological Science Research Project Part 3 | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5623 Audiological Science Research Project Part 4 and PHYL5624 Advanced Hearing Devices and PHYL5514 Evoked Responses in Clinical Diagnosis | 1 tutorial per week |
| N/A | PHYL5623 | Audiological Science Research Project Part 4 | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5622 Audiological Science Research Project Part 3 and PHYL5624 Advanced Hearing Devices and PHYL5514 Evoked Responses in Clinical Diagnosis | 1 tutorial per week |
| N/A | PHYL5624 | Advanced Hearing Devices | Prerequisites: enrolment in the Master of Audiological Sciences (73560) and completion of 48 points Co-requisites: PHYL5622 Audiological Science Research Project Part 3 and PHYL5623 Audiological Science Research Project Part 4 and PHYL5514 Evoked Responses in Clinical Diagnosis | 2 lectures/week 1 tutorial per week 1 workshop per week |
See also the rules for the course and the Student Rules.
Entry requirements
4. To be considered for admission to this course an applicant must have—
(a) a bachelor's degree, or equivalent qualification as recognised by UWA: and
(b) the equivalent of a UWA weighted average mark of at least 65 percent, from the most recent degree of at least one year full-time duration.
Institution
