Doctor
of Audiology Program
Faculty
Professors: Peter
F. Assmann, Michael Kilgard, Aage R. Møller, Ross J. Roeser, Robert D. Stillman, Linda Thibodeau, Emily
Tobey
Assistant Professor: Jeffrey Martin
Clinical Assistant Professors: Jackie Clark, Carol Cokely, Lee
Wilson
Distinguished Scholar in Residence: James F. Jerger
Faculty
Associates:
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 across the
scope of practice 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 U.T. Dallas Callier Center
for Communication Disorders, which is adjacent to The University of Texas
Southwestern Medical Center. Courses and practicum are also offered at U.T.
Dallas Callier
Richardson on the Main Campus of the University. The U.T. Dallas Callier Advanced Hearing Research Center provides specialized clinical
and research facilities for the program. In addition to the Callier outpatient
clinics, the Callier Center houses the Dallas Cochlear Implant Program, the
Dallas Regional Day School for the Deaf, Tinnitus and Hyperacusis
Clinic, Auditory Processing Clinic, Assistive Devices Center, and Pediatric
Hearing Aid Clinic.
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. However, there is no minimum cut-off
score for admission..
Degree Requirements
The University’s general degree requirements are discussed
here.
The
Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.)
degree requires 100 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 Texas State licensure requirements for audiology. Specific degree
requirements follow.
Required Courses (100 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 (27 Semester Hours)
AUD
6352 Medical Audiology
AUD 7182 Topics in Patient Counseling and Student Mentoring
AUD 7183 Grand Rounds
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
Advanced
(22 Semester Hours)
AUD
7310 Professional Issues in Audiology
AUD 7328 Hearing Loss Prevention
AUD 7351 Physiologic Assessment of Vestibular System
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 Dallas and may be enrolled
in concurrently with some graduate courses.
Students
are advised that participation in clinical rotations mandates some personal expense. All students must obtain lab coats and
professional liability insurance. Off
campus clinical rotations and externship may have additional expenses such as a
criminal background check, drug screening, TB screening, hepatitis vaccination and CPR certification.. Students
excluded from off-campus sites for any reason may be unable to complete all
degree requirements.