Graduate Certificate of Hearing Sciences

Macquarie University

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Overview Please note the Graduate Certificate of Hearing Sciences is not available for admission.

It is an exit award from the Master of Clinical Audiology.

Entry requirements

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Inherent requirements are the essential components of a course or program necessary for a student to successfully achieve the core learning outcomes of a course or program. Students must meet the inherent requirements to complete their Macquarie University course or program. For more information see https://students.mq.edu.au/study/my-study-program/inherent-requirements. Inherent requirements for Macquarie University programs fall under the following categories:

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The physical inherent requirement is to have the physical capabilities to safely and effectively perform the activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

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The inherent requirement for cognition is possessing the intellectual, conceptual, integrative and quantitative capabilities to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

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The inherent requirement for communication is the capacity to communicate information, thoughts and ideas through a variety of mediums and with a range of audiences.

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The behavioural inherent requirement is the capacity to sustain appropriate behaviour over the duration of units of study to engage in activities necessary to undertake the learning activities and achieve the learning outcomes of an award.

Learning outcomes

1. Identify and analyse critically the role of the audiologist and other multidisciplinary team members in the management of individuals with hearing impairment.
2. Conduct test techniques utilised in standard adult hearing assessment, and integrate information from a variety of these tests to determine the area(s) of pathology.
3. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of the mechanisms underpinning speech production, the different acoustic and linguistic cues within speech sounds, how these are created and can be measured, then apply this information to a range of complex listening problems.
4. Integrate knowledge of the effect of hearing and language impairment on speech perception and production with knowledge of the auditory system and the need for binaural hearing to generate solutions to common auditory problems across the age range.
6. Evaluate and integrate knowledge of common disorders of the auditory system, their underlying pathophysiology and resultant areas of dysfunction and communicate this appropriately to people with varying degrees of knowledge (eg. Clients).
7. Demonstrate an advanced understanding of acoustics, sound transmission and apply this to instrument calibration and complex troubleshooting.
8. Understand the theoretical framework of psychoacoustics underlying hearing threshold, hearing loss and related audiometric concepts, and communicate these to people with varying levels of understanding (eg. Clients).

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