La Trobe University’s Master of Clinical Audiology Overview

La Trobe’s Audiology program aims to provide students with the skills and knowledge to prevent hearing, tinnitus and balance disorders, and to assess and treat people who have hearing, tinnitus and balance disorders. The course combines pre-clinical and clinical study, integrating theory and practice.

Demand for audiologists is expected to increase significantly over coming years due to a numbers of factors including: the ageing population, improved and compulsory screening of infants for hearing loss, improved technology and increased consumer demand for diagnostic and rehabilitative audiological services.

What You Will Study

Graduates of this course will be able to:

• Critically integrate theoretical and practical knowledge of the discipline of audiology with the ability to apply knowledge and skills as required by Audiology Australia.
• Collaborate and communicate effectively with a wide variety of stakeholders using advanced verbal, non-verbal and written skills.
• Adhere to and apply knowledge and skills as ethically and socially responsible health professionals, with adaptability to practice in a socially diverse community.
• Critically analyse research evidence, policy and legislation to enable knowledge translation for ethically informed and evidence based audiological practice.

Students will be required to complete a minimum of 250 active hours of professional practice placements, throughout the course, to achieve the required clinical competencies.  There are opportunities for more hours to be completed.

Entry requirements

Students will be required to have a bachelor degree awarded within the last 10 years. The degree should be in a related field of study such as social, physical, biological or health sciences.  Successful applicants are also required to have a 70% Weighted Average Mark (WAM).

Should there be an abundance of applications, applicants will be preferenced in the following order:

1. Students with the highest level of qualification in order of highest WAM;
2. Students who have completed a related degree of study in order of highest WAM; and
3. Students who have completed undergraduate degrees in order of highest WAM

Applicants must also submit a supplementary form in support of their application.

Professional Recognition in Canada

La Trobe’s Master of Clinical Audiology is fully accredited by Audiology Australia. Graduates of the Master of Audiology will meet the standards set out by Audiology Australia for practice by entry-level audiologists.

Audiologists are regulated by the Canadian Alliance of Audiology and Speech Pathology Regulators (CAASPR) in Canada. Students should contact CAASPR prior to applying to any Audiology course to make sure they understand their requirements.

KOM Consultants understands the process and requirements needed to enter the profession in Canada. Contact KOM Consultants for more information. All students applying directly through KOM will be supported with the latest information on the accreditation process.

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