Master Degree in Audiography

Duration

2 Years

Level

Post Graduation

Type

Degree

Eligibility

Graduation

MA Audiography or Master of Arts in Audiography is a Post-Graduate Audiography course. This is the branch of science that studies hearing, balance, and related disorders. Its practitioners, who treat those with hearing loss and proactively prevent related damage, are audiologists. The duration of the Master of Arts in Audiology is mostly two academic years but it may vary from institute to institute and maybe on a part-time basis by certain institutes. The syllabus for the course is divided into four semesters and it is career orienting one that opens many job scopes for them after its completion.

MA Audiography Eligibility

  • Aspiring candidates should have completed a Bachelor of Arts in Speech and Hearing under any registered or recognized University with a minimum of 50% aggregate marks in the Science stream.
  • The qualification for this course may vary from University to University and in different colleges and Universities, they conduct their own entrance exams plus interview for admission.

MA Audiography Syllabus

Syllabus of Audiography course as prescribed by various Universities and Colleges.

MA Audiography Semester-I

Sr. No.

Subjects of Study

1

Auditory Physiology

2

Basics in Auditory Perception and Speech Perception

3

Research Methods in Speech-Language & Hearing

4

Statistics and Technology in Speech-Language & Hearing

MA Audiography Semester-II

1

Audiology in Practice

2

Neurophysiology of Hearing

3

Psychophysics of Audition in Normal

4

Physiological Assessment of the Auditory System

5

Clinical Practicum Examination (Internal & External)

MA Audiography Semester-III

1

Electrophysiological Assessment of the Auditory System

2

Psychophysics of Audition in the Hearing Impaired

3

Speech Perception in a Clinical Population

4

Seminars in the Assessment of the Hearing Impaired

MA Audiography Semester-IV

1

Assessment and Management of Central Auditory Processing Disorders

2

Implantable Devices for the Hearing Impaired

3

Seminars in Rehabilitative Audiology

4

Dissertation

 

MA Audiography Colleges

MA Audiography Course Suitability

  • Candidates should be able to approach problems and have the nature to provide support to patients and their families. 
  • Other qualities they should possess are observation, concentration, and record-keeping. 
  • They should be able to effectively communicate diagnostic test results, interpretation, and proposed treatment in a manner easily understood by their patients, relatives, and other staff. 
  • Applicants having an interest in higher degree programs i.e., college and university level both in private and government institutions also are suitable for it.

How is the MA Audiography Course Beneficial?

  • They can be employed as clinicians by community care centers. 
  • Those who have good academic records plus an interest in teaching can find jobs in universities and government agencies as a teacher or as administrators of speech and hearing programs. 
  • They can also run their own private units in the form of clinics hospitals etc.
  • It provides a solid base for further higher degree programs in respective subjects for research work.

MA Audiography Employment Areas

  • Colleges & Universities
  • Government Hospitals
  • Mental Health Hospitals
  • Private Clinics
  • Speech / Audiology Centres

MA Audiography Job Types

  • Assistant Professor
  • Audiology Manager / Audiology Technician / Audiology Assistant / Medical Assistant
  • Clinic Services Representative
  • Health Technician
  • Interpreter & Translator
  • Mental Health & Substance Abuse Social Worker
  • Physical Therapist Assistant
  • Technical Training Specialist / Speech / Audiology Specialist