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FdSc courses |
BSc courses |
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Hearing Care Assistant/ Basic Audiology Practice |
Hearing Aid Audiology | Hearing Health Sciences | Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing | Healthcare Science
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Hearing Aid Audiology | Level 5 Apprenticeship | BSc Healthcare Science (Audiology) | BSc Audiology | Level 6 Apprenticeship: Healthcare Science (Audiology) | BSc top-up for FdSc | MSc Aud (pre-reg)/Aud Science | MSc Clinical Science | MSc/PhDip Ed Aud | MSc Advanced Audiology | Hearing Therapy Prog |
PGCert Hearing Therapy; PGDip Hearing Therapy |
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| Anglia Ruskin University |
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| Aston University |
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| Cardiff Metropolitan University |
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| De Montfort University |
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| Leeds University |
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| Mary Hare/University of Hertfordshire |
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| Middlesex University |
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| Queen Margaret University |
✓ |
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| South Devon College |
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| Swansea University |
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| University of Southampton |
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| University of Manchester |
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| University of Sunderland | ✓ | ✓ | |||||||||||||||
| University College London |
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| University of Central Lancashire |
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| CourseÌý | UniversityÌý | LinkÌý |
| Hearing Care Assistant University CertificateÌý | Anglia Ruskin UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý
Ìý |
| Basic Audiological Practice, HECertÌý | Swansea UniversityÌý
Ìý |
ÌýÌý |
| Dip HE Hearing Aid AudiologyÌý | Queen Margaret UniversityÌý
Ìý |
ÌýÌý |
| Dip HE Hearing Health SciencesÌý | Queen Margaret UniversityÌý
Ìý |
Ìý |
| Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing (Single Module)Ìý | Queen Margaret UniversityÌý
Ìý |
ÌýÌý |
| Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid DispensingÌýÌý | South Devon CollegeÌý | Ìý |
| Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid DispensingÌýÌý | University of SouthamptonÌý | ÌýÌý |
Ìý
Foundation degree / Diploma in Higher Education in Hearing Aid Audiology (undergraduate diploma)
This type of qualification involves working as a trainee while completing the course. Graduates are eligible to register to work as a Hearing Aid Dispenser with the HCPC on completion. This course requires employment in the right healthcare context with access to patients/clients as well as supervision from a registered audiologist or hearing aid dispenser.
Entry onto the Foundation Degree has to be supported by an employer who agrees to provide you with a suitably qualified and experienced clinical educator/supervisor.
The following universities offer Foundation degree courses or diplomas:
| CourseÌý | UniversityÌý | LinkÌý |
| FdScÌý
Hearing Aid AudiologyÌý |
Anglia Ruskin UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Higher Apprenticeship FdSc Hearing Aid DispensingÌýÌý | Anglia Ruskin UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid AudiologyÌý | Aston UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Hearing Aid AudiologyÌý | De Montfort UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Hearing Aid Dispenser ApprenticeshipÌý | De Montfort UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| FdScÌý
Hearing Aid Audiology/ Higher ApprenticeshipÌýÌý |
South Devon CollegeÌý |  Ìý |
| Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Hearing Aid AudiologyÌý | University of Central LancashireÌý Ìý | Ìý
Ìý |
You’ll typically need at least two if not three A2 or A-levels including science subjects and a good spread of GCSEs at A-C grade to enter as a healthcare science practitioner. Entry is through the (England) by taking an accredited BSc degree in healthcare science (audiology).
The Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) is a three-year undergraduate training scheme that includes work-based and academic learning.
The programmes involve broad scientific training in the first two years, with an increased focus on a chosen specialism during year three.
While on the programme, you will complete a BSc (Hons) in Healthcare Science. The National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) accredits the degrees, and additionally, the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) approves Life Sciences, accredited by the Institute of Biomedical Sciences.
The following universities offer BSc (Hons) Healthcare Science (Audiology) courses:
| CourseÌý | UniversityÌý | LinkÌý |
| BSc Audiology top-upÌý | Anglia Ruskin UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc Direct entry to Final Year 2022Ìý | Aston UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | Aston UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree ApprenticeshipÌý | Aston UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | De Montfort UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree ApprenticeshipÌý | De Montfort UniversityÌý | ?Ìý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | Leeds UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | Middlesex UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree ApprenticeshipÌý | Middlesex UniversityÌý | ÌýÌýÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | Swansea UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Audiology BScÌý | University College LondonÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Audiology BScÌý | University of SouthamptonÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | The University of ManchesterÌý | Ìý
Ìý |
| Healthcare Science (Audiology) BScÌý | The University of SunderlandÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree ApprenticeshipÌý | The University of SunderlandÌý | ÌýÌý |
The Scientist Training Programme (STP) is a three-year programme of work-based learning, supported by a University accredited master’s degree.
Trainees are employed by an NHS Trust for the duration of the programme and will spend time in a range of settings, before specialising in the last two years of the programme.
The aim of the STP is to produce graduates who will possess the essential knowledge, skills, experience and attributes required of a newly-qualified Clinical Scientist in the NHS. They will be competent to undertake complex scientific and clinical roles, defining and choosing investigative and clinical options, making key judgements about complex facts and clinical situations within a quality assurance framework.
The following universities offer MSc Audiology or MSc Audiological Science:
| CourseÌý | UniversityÌý | LinkÌý |
| Advanced Hearing Therapy Practice MScÌý | Aston UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| PGCert Hearing Therapy; PGDip Hearing TherapyÌý | Aston UniversityÌý | Ìý
Ìý |
| Clinical Science (Neurosensory Sciences) MScÌý | Aston UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| MSc Advanced Practice (Audiology Pathway)Ìý | Cardiff Metropolitan UniversityÌý | ÌýÌý |
| MSc/PG Dip Ed. Studies (Educational Audiology) MA/PG Dip Ed. Studies (Teacher of the Deaf)Ìý | Mary Hare/University of HertfordshireÌý | ÌýÌý |
| MSc Audiology (Pre-Registration)Ìý | Queen Margaret UniversityÌýÌý | ÌýÌý |
| MSc AudiologyÌý | The University of ManchesterÌý | Ìý
Ìý |
| MSc Advanced Audiology StudiesÌý | The University of ManchesterÌý | Ìý
Ìý |
| MSc Advanced Audiology Studies (Paediatric Pathway)Ìý | The University of ManchesterÌý | Ìý
Ìý |
| MSc Clinical Science (Audiology) NSHCS Scientific training programme (STP)Ìý | The University of ManchesterÌý | Ìý
Ìý |
| MSc AudiologyÌý | University of SouthamptonÌý | ÌýÌý |
| Audiological Science with Clinical Practice MScÌý | University College LondonÌý | ÌýÌý
ÌýÌý Ìý |
| Advanced Audiology MScÌý | University College LondonÌý | ÌýÌý |
If you are a registered and experienced clinical scientist, you may be interested in training to become a consultant healthcare scientist.
Consultant healthcare scientists improve patient care by applying their specialist scientific skills.
There are two ways to get on to an programme:
Find more information on
Please read the HTS pages for more information.
