Training and Degree options

University Certificate/Diploma

 

FdSc courses

BSc courses

MSc/postgraduate courses

Hearing Care Assistant/ Basic Audiology Practice

Hearing Aid Audiology Hearing Health Sciences Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing Healthcare Science

 

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

Anglia Ruskin University

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Aston University

Cardiff Metropolitan University

De Montfort University

Leeds University

Mary Hare/University of Hertfordshire

Middlesex University

Queen Margaret University

South Devon College

Swansea University

University of Southampton

University of Manchester

University of Sunderland
University College London

University of Central Lancashire

University Certificate/Diploma

 

Course  University  Link 
Hearing Care Assistant University Certificate  Anglia Ruskin University  https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/hearing-care-assistant-university-certificate  

 

Basic Audiological Practice, HECert  Swansea University 

 

https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/health-social-care/basic-audiological-practice-he-cert/  
Dip HE Hearing Aid Audiology  Queen Margaret University 

 

https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/undergraduate-study/2022/dip-he-hearing-aid-audiology/  
Dip HE Hearing Health Sciences  Queen Margaret University 

 

 
Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing (Single Module)  Queen Margaret University 

 

https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/continuing-professional-development-cpd-courses/cpd-courses-folder/aptitude-test-in-hearing-aid-dispensing-single-module/  
Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing   South Devon College  https://www.ucsd.ac.uk/courses/aptitude-test-in-hearing-aid-dispensing/ 
Aptitude Test in Hearing Aid Dispensing   University of Southampton  https://tinyurl.com/3j895wzw  

 

Hearing Aid Audiology (Foundation degrees and apprenticeship level 5)

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:

Course  University  Link 
FdSc 

Hearing Aid Audiology 

Anglia Ruskin University  https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/hearing-aid-audiology  
Higher Apprenticeship FdSc Hearing Aid Dispensing   Anglia Ruskin University  https://aru.ac.uk/study/degree-apprenticeships/apprentice/our-courses/hearing-aid-dispenser  
Foundation Degree in Hearing Aid Audiology  Aston University  https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/foundation-degree-hearing-aid-audiology/september-2022  
Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Hearing Aid Audiology  De Montfort University  https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/foundation-courses/hearing-aid-audiology-fdsc/hearing-aid-audiology.aspx  
Hearing Aid Dispenser Apprenticeship  De Montfort University  https://tinyurl.com/bdf3hvpn  
FdSc 

Hearing Aid Audiology/ Higher Apprenticeship  

South Devon College  https://www.ucsd.ac.uk/courses/hearing-aid-audiology/ 
Foundation Degree (FdSc) in Hearing Aid Audiology  University of Central Lancashire    Hearing Aid Audiology, FdSc – UCLan 

 

Undergraduate degree (Practitioner Training Programmes - PTP)

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 NHS Practitioner Training Programme (PTP) (England) by taking an accredited BSc degree in healthcare science (audiology).

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:

Course  University  Link 
BSc Audiology top-up  Anglia Ruskin University  https://aru.ac.uk/study/undergraduate/audiology-top-up  
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc Direct entry to Final Year 2022  Aston University  https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/healthcare-science-audiology-bsc-direct-entry-to-final-year-2021  
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  Aston University  https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/healthcare-science-audiology-bsc/september-2022  
Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree Apprenticeship  Aston University  https://tinyurl.com/4he3edyr  
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  De Montfort University  https://www.dmu.ac.uk/study/courses/undergraduate-courses/healthcare-science-audiology-bsc-hons-degree/healthcare-science-audiology-bsc-hons.aspx  
Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree Apprenticeship  De Montfort University  ? 
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  Leeds University  https://courses.leeds.ac.uk/j568/audiology-bsc  
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  Middlesex University  https://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/undergraduate/healthcare-science-audiology  
Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree Apprenticeship  Middlesex University  https://www.mdx.ac.uk/courses/degree-apprenticeships/healthcare-science-audiology-degree-apprenticeship-bsc-honours    
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  Swansea University  https://www.swansea.ac.uk/undergraduate/courses/health-social-care/healthcare-science-audiology-bsc-hons/  
Audiology BSc  University College London  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/undergraduate/degrees/audiology-bsc  
Audiology BSc  University of Southampton  https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/audiology-degree-bsc  
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  The University of Manchester  https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/audiology/ 

 

Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc  The University of Sunderland  https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/health-clinical-sciences/undergraduate-physiological-sciences/  
Healthcare Science Practitioner: Audiology Degree Apprenticeship  The University of Sunderland  https://www.sunderland.ac.uk/study/higher-and-degree-apprenticeships/healthcare-science-practice/  
Postgraduate options - STP, MSc, HSST, HTS

Scientist Training Programme

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:

Course  University  Link 
Advanced Hearing Therapy Practice MSc  Aston University  https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/advanced-hearing-therapy-practice-msc/october-2022  
PGCert Hearing Therapy; PGDip Hearing Therapy  Aston University  https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/hearing-therapy-pgcert-pgdip 

 

Clinical Science (Neurosensory Sciences) MSc  Aston University  https://www.aston.ac.uk/study/courses/clinical-science-neurosensory-sciences-msc/september-2022  
MSc Advanced Practice (Audiology Pathway)  Cardiff Metropolitan University  https://www.cardiffmet.ac.uk/sportandhealthsciences/courses/Pages/MSc-Advanced-Practice-.aspx  
MSc/PG Dip Ed. Studies (Educational Audiology) MA/PG Dip Ed. Studies (Teacher of the Deaf)  Mary Hare/University of Hertfordshire  https://www.maryhare.org.uk/professional-courses/postgraduate-courses  
MSc Audiology (Pre-Registration)  Queen Margaret University   https://www.qmu.ac.uk/study-here/postgraduate-study/2022/msc-audiology-pre-registration/  
MSc Audiology  The University of Manchester  https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/audiology/ 

 

MSc Advanced Audiology Studies  The University of Manchester  https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/audiology/ 

 

MSc Advanced Audiology Studies (Paediatric Pathway)  The University of Manchester  https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/audiology/ 

 

MSc Clinical Science (Audiology) NSHCS Scientific training programme (STP)  The University of Manchester  https://www.bmh.manchester.ac.uk/study/audiology/ 

 

MSc Audiology  University of Southampton  https://www.southampton.ac.uk/courses/audiology-masters-msc  
Audiological Science with Clinical Practice MSc  University College London  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/audiological-science-clinical-practice-msc  

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/audiological-science-msc  

 

Advanced Audiology MSc  University College London  https://www.ucl.ac.uk/prospective-students/graduate/taught-degrees/advanced-audiology-msc  

Higher Specialist Scientist Training

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.

What does the training scheme involve?

  • a five-year programme at a similar standard to medical specialty training
  • work-based training and study at doctorate level

How do I get a place?

There are two ways to get on to an HSST programme:

  • direct entry – apply for a newly advertised post in an accredited training department
  • in-service training – be nominated by your employer to move into an existing post

Find more information on the National School of Healthcare Science website

BAA Higher Training Scheme

Please read the HTS pages for more information.

 

Doctor of Hearing Therapy

Aston University