Doctor
of Audiology Program
Faculty
Professors: Peter F. Assmann, Aage R. Møller,
Ross J. Roeser, Robert D. Stillman, Linda Thibodeau, Emily Tobey
Associate Professors: Michael Kilgard
Assistant Professor: Jeffrey Martin
Clinical Assistant Professors: Jackie Clark, Carol Cokely, Lee Wilson
Distinguished Scholar in Residence: James F. Jerger
Faculty Associates:
Beth Dorsey, Amanda Lavue, Elizabeth Gill, Anne Howell, Shari Kwan, Jaime
Hampton, Holly Whalen, Chnthia MacArthur, Laura Veazey, Michelle Levin, Beth
Bernthal, Jennifer Carlock, Beiseida Northruip, Bejn Rodriguez
Objectives
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
The AuD degree offers broad-based professional
preparation in audiology within an environment supporting an active program of
clinical services and research. Students receive comprehensive exposure to
clinical methods and procedures in audiology and to the scientific foundations
from which clinical approaches are derived. Clinic rotations are provided at the
Callier Center and medical and educational settings throughout
the Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex.
Au.D./Ph.D.
degree track. Students who are
interested in combining clinical and research training may combine the Au.D.
with the Ph.D. in Communication Sciences and Disorders. Students
must apply separately to the Ph.D. program to be considered.
Facilities
The principal site for the academic,
clinical, and research activities of the Doctor of Audiology program is the
Admission
Requirements
The
University’s general admission requirements are discussed here.
Admission to the Doctor of Audiology
Program is based on a review of the applicant’s GPA, GRE scores, letters of
recommendation, and narrative description of research interests and career
goals. The GRE score is included in the evaluation of the applicant’s record.
In general, students admitted to the program have a combined Verbal and
Quantitative score on the GRE of at least 1000. However, there is no minimum
cut-off score for admission nor does a score of at least 1000 assure admission
to the program.
Degree
Requirements
The
University’s general degree requirements are discussed here.
The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
degree requires 97 semester hours. Students completing the Au.D. degree
meet the academic and clinical practicum requirements for the Certificate of
Clinical Competence offered by the American Speech-Language-Hearing
Association, and
Required
Courses (97 hours)
Foundation
(25 Semester Hours)
AUD
6V20 Laboratory Procedures in Audiology and Hearing Science (taken 4 times)
AUD 6303 Hearing Science
AUD 6305 Anatomy and Physiology of Audition
AUD 6306 Speech Science
AUD 6310 Advanced Clinical Audiology
AUD 6311 Diagnostic Audiology
AUD 6316 Audiologic Rehabilitation for Adults
AUD 6318 Pediatric Audiology
Doctoral Core (25 Semester Hours)
AUD 6352 Medical Audiology
AUD 7182 Topics in Patient
Counseling and Student Mentoring
AUD 7321 Theories of Amplification
AUD 7324 Seminar in Cochlear Implants and Technology for Persons with Hearing
Impairments
AUD 7326 Aural Habilitation of Children with Hearing Impairments
AUD 7327 Evaluation and Fitting/Amplification Systems
AUD 7338 Research in Audiology
AUD 7339 Evidence Based Practice in Communication Disorders
AUD 7353 Clinical Electrophysiology
AUD 7310 Professional Issues in
Audiology
AUD 7328 Hearing Loss Prevention
AUD 7351 Physiologic Assessment of VestibularSystem
AUD 7371 Doctoral Seminar in Audiology/Elective (taken 2 times)
AUD 7340 Auditory Processing Disorders
HCS 6314 Instrumentation
Experiential
(26 Semester Hours)
HCS 7380 Practicum in Human
Development and Communication Sciences (14 semester hours)
AUD 8V80 Individual Research in Audiology
AUD 8V97 Doctoral Internship in Audiology (9 semester hours)
Out-of-Field
Students
Students entering the program who
lack undergraduate preparation in communication disorders are required to take
a specified 6-12 semester hour sequence of corequisite
courses. These courses may be taken at The University of Texas at
Students are advised that
participation in off campus clinical rotations and externship has additional
requirements such as a criminal background check and hepatitis shots. Students
excluded from off-campus sites for any reason may be unable to complete all
degree requirements. Students are responsible for the cost of criminal
background checks.