PG Dip Educational Audiology

Entry requirements

The normal entry requirements for the programme are:

• Continuing enhanced DBS clearance as specified within the DBS policy.
• Two references including one from their current employer.
• Signed letter from current employer in support for employee as a postgraduate student by providing mentor, study leave and funding as appropriate.  The current employer must be prepared to support their employee as a postgraduate student by providing study leave and funding (as appropriate).
• An undergraduate UK degree or other qualification at equivalent level.
• An alternative qualification may be considered for entry, subject to postgraduate programme admissions team approval.
• IELTS: Applicants whose graduate study or relevant experience was undertaken in languages other than English, will need to demonstrate English language proficiency to the level of an IELTS score of at least 6.5 (minimum of 5.5 in each component).

Extra Entry Requirements – Educational Audiologist

• Usually, Employment history working with Deaf persons. Typically, though not always, students hold a mandatory qualification as Teacher of the Deaf. Others typically are clinical audiologists.

Course description

This course trains students to become Educational Audiologists or Audiologists in Education. Delivered in partnership with and awarded by Liverpool John Moores University. The PGDip has an intake every two years with the next one in Sept 2026.  Alternatively, modules can be taken individually as stand-alone. The course has been accredited and graduates can choose to professionally register with the Academy for Health Care Science.

This course provides opportunity for the development of knowledge and critical reflection on the scientific principles and research underlying audiological practice and habilitation of children and young people who are deaf. Students will be encouraged to develop and relate evidence-based practice to their own professional experience. Practical workshops, and work-based placements are used to support the acquisition of practical and professional skills. Teaching and learning experiences include lectures and demonstrations, tutor and student-led seminars and discussion groups.

Asterisked modules in the list below have CASAP requirements for stand-alone module takers. Early Years focus options are available in each module. Practical skills training includes: pure tone audiometry, impression-taking for over 5 year olds (BSA certificate), radio aid balancing, hearing aid programming, room acoustics measurement and test box measurements. The prgramme length is 22 months.

Year 1 Modules

(2026-27 will be our next intake for this biennial course and will be with our new partner LJMU)

Anatomy and Physiology of the Ear | 15 credits
Speech Acoustics | 15 credits
Educational Audiology in Context* | 15 credits
Clinical Audiology* | 15 credits

Year 2 Modules

(2025-26 is our final year for teach-out with UH)

Developing Communication - Listening, language and speech | 15 credits
Psycho-acoustics | 15 credits
Family Friendly and Multi-Agency Working* | 15 credits 
Whole Case Management | 15 credits

Upon successful completion of the programme, one certificate will be issued by LJMU.  Upon successful completion of the programme, a graduation ceremony will be arranged by Mary Hare.