Master of Clinical Audiology

The Master of Clinical Audiology (MClinAudiology) is a two year postgraduate course located within the Department of Linguistics at Macquarie University. It is a unique offering in NSW with only six other professionally accredited programs existing in Australia (Victoria, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and the Northern Territory). Our location, within the Australian Hearing Hub offers our students the unique ability to interact with a wide variety of hearing researchers (Cochlear and National Acoustics Laboratories), hearing care service providers like the Next Sense, Shepherd Centre and other allied health partners (such as speech pathologists, teachers of the Deaf, and early intervention specialists). The Macquarie University Master of Clinical Audiology course aims to provide our students with the skills, knowledge and training they need to practice as a qualified clinical audiologist. The course prepares students for the assessment, rehabilitation, and habilitation of populations with hearing impairment, as well as training in research studies' design. Our Macquarie University audiology graduates will be competent practitioners with strong scholarly, social, and professional abilities and highly employable, capable of engaging across disciplines, with diverse local and global communities. The Master of Clinical Audiology program is two years in duration. The first-year focusses on diagnostic and knowledge-based and skill-based outcomes, while the second-year centres on clinical management of clients, their families, and clinical practice more broadly, including understanding the hearing healthcare system and how it fits within the healthcare system more broadly. The structure is designed so that it systematically segues to ensure progression and development of competencies throughout the two years.