Audiology

Audiology is a rapidly developing area of healthcare with hugely rewarding career opportunities. With the global demand for audiologists on the rise, choosing to study Audiology is the first step towards a stimulating and lifelong career with fantastic employment prospects.

As an audiologist, you will develop relationships with your patients as you support them through their journey - from diagnosis to rehabilitation. Whether you’re helping babies to hear for the first time, or reconnecting patients with the world around them, a career in audiology is as fulfilling as it is varied.

Our graduates enjoy hugely rewarding and diverse roles suited to a variety of subject interests, including biological and social sciences, psychology and technology as well as speech and language development. Whether you choose to work in a clinical setting, or focus your skills towards counselling and therapy, you'll make a difference from the offset.

Why choose Leeds? We prepare you for a career from day one with 95% of our students finding work and/or further study within 15 months following graduation (Discover Uni, 2022).

We keep our cohort small so that we can guarantee you an exceptional clinical placement across a variety of hospitals and centres across Yorkshire.

Graduate employment prospects are excellent, with students choosing to work across a range of settings. These include the NHS, larger private companies or smaller independent businesses.

Gain hands-on experience and learn in dedicated on-campus audiology laboratories. Our facilities imitate different audiological conditions with innovative technology, designed to enhance student awareness of patient experience and produce expert practitioners in a safe and supported environment.

Our course is designed around your wellbeing, with dedicated personal tutors to help with your academic and pastoral needs. Our timetable considers the circumstances of both on campus and commuting students, to help everyone make the most of their time at Leeds.

Accreditation The course is accredited by the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Thus, on successful completion of this course, our graduates are eligible to apply for registration as audiologists with the AHCS and the HCPC as a Hearing Aid Dispenser.

Visit our Audiology webpages for additional course information.