Course Outline
The MSc in Hearing Balance and Communication is the only degree of its kind in Ireland. The degree aims to provide opportunities to acquire state of the art knowledge and skills in the field of hearing and balance related difficulties. This MSc is unique in incorporating a focus on communication and how it is affected by hearing loss across the lifespan. A mission of the programme is to engage professionals in expanding and progressing their professional capacities in order to contribute to improved care of patients and their families.
Taking an interdisciplinary approach with expert facilitators from a wide range of disciplinary and clinical backgrounds, course content includes the nature and etiologies of hearing and balance disorders in the pediatric and elderly population; behavioural and objective assessment of hearing loss in children and adults; cochlear implants and implantable devices, as well as habilitation for adults, including those with complex needs. A further unique focus of the course is the nature and management of tinnitus and hyperacusis.
The MSc in Hearing Balance and Communication is offered on a part-time basis only. A range of elective modules allows students to tailor their studies to their own professional and personal interests. At all times the emphasis is on critical appraisal of research evidence. Please note that no part of the programme for a Post Graduate Certificate, Diploma, or MSc in Hearing, Balance and Communication, confers clinical competiences or eligibility for professional practice or registration in health or social care professions.
Why Choose This Course
The MSc in Hearing Balance and Communication is the only degree of its kind in Ireland. The degree aims to provide opportunities to acquire state of the art knowledge and skills in the field of hearing and balance related difficulties. This MSc is unique in incorporating a focus on communication and how it is affected by hearing loss across the lifespan. A mission of the programme is to engage professionals in expanding and progressing their professional capacities in order to contribute to improved care of patients and their families.
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Who teaches this course
Leading authorities in hearing, balance, speech and communication science from the School of Clinical Therapies; national and international specialist guest lecturers including practising clinicians and clinician-academics.