Audiology Doctorate Curriculum

Au.D. Curriculum

First year

Fall

  • SLHS 640, Advanced Diagnostics
  • SLHS 642, Hearing Aids
  • SLHS 653, Auditory Neuroscience
  • SLHS 775P, Public Health Audiology
  • SLHS 698C, Professional Seminar
  • students will be enrolled in our in-house clinic, where they will observe clinicians and more advanced students, participate in care conferences, and begin to learn audiological techniques.

Spring

  • SLHS 645, Theories of Hearing
  • SLHS 650, Pediatrics
  • SLHS 570, Research
  • SLHS 698A, Professional seminar
  • students will be enrolled in three credits of clinical practicum in our in-house clinic.

Summer

  • students can choose to complete 1 credit of summer clinical practicum in our in-house clinic.

Second Year

Fall

  • SLHS 647, Implants
  • SLHS 651, Electrophysics
  • SPHHS 600, Great Challenges in Public Health
  • Statistics
  • SLHS 698A, Professional Seminar
  • students will be enrolled in three credits of clinical practicum in our in-house clinic
  • students will propose their Capstone Projects

Spring

  • SLHS 646, Vestibular disorders
  • SLHS 692A, Medical Audiology
  • SLHS 775D, Adv. Hearing Assistance: Hearing Assistive Devices
  • SLHS 698B, Professional seminar
  • students will be enrolled in three credits of clinical practicum in a community placement

Summer

  • students complete 3 credits of summer clinical practicum in a community placement

Third Year

Fall

  • SLHS 643, Hearing Conservation
  • SLHS 641, Advanced Aural Rehabilitation
  • Elective
  • SLHS 698B, Professional Seminar
  • students will be enrolled in three credits of clinical practicum in a community placement

Spring

  • SLHS 775A, Aging
  • SLHS 649, Audiology practice Management
  • SLHS 698B, Professional seminar
  • students will be enrolled in three credits of clinical practicum in a community placement
  • students defend their capstones

Fourth Year

  • Students complete their one-year externship.