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FdSc Hearing Aid Audiology at Anglia Ruskin University

Anglia Ruskin University, United Kingdom

Programme overview

Develop the skills and knowledge you need to become a hearing aid audiologist. Study part-time while you work, and gain a foundation degree. Learn to run a safe and successful practice and make a real difference to people's lives.

Duration: 2 years part-time  |  Study mode: part-time  |  Intake: September 2027  |  Location: Chelmsford, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Gain the scientific knowledge and practical skills you need to become a successful hearing aid audiologist. You'll learn about hearing loss, physiological responses to injury and infection, the effects of age and environmental factors on the auditory system, and how to examine patients and analyse your findings. Year 1: Learning and Skills Development for HE and Work (audiology), Understanding the Work Sector (Audiology), Work-Based Learning (Audiology), Pathology for Audiology, Basic Sciences for Audiology, Hearing Aid Technology 1, Audiological Assessment 1. Year 2: Auditory Rehabilitation, Hearing Aid Technology 2, Audiological Assessment 2, Work-based Learning 2 - Communication Skills in the Work Sector, Specialised Professional Practice.

Career pathways

Prepare to work independently as a hearing aid audiologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council. When you graduate from this accredited course, you can go straight into work.

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Entry requirements

class="utopian-course-section target utopian-course-section__entry-requirements no-js no-js_hide"> 32 UCAS points from A Level or equivalent 3 GCSEs @ C/4 or above including English and Maths Applicants must also be working in a suitable audiology department and must have a 2 year registered (HCPC/RCCP) audiologist supervisor to support you throughout your studies. As a distance learner, you'll need a suitable computer with internet connection, together with sufficient IT competence to make effective use our online learning management system (LMS) with high-speed internet and email. You can find out more about the admissions process at ARU, including what happens after you apply and the different types of offer we may make. We may automatically offer you a place at ARU if you meet any of these criteria: are a care leaver or care experienced have a declared disability are from certain postcodes provide unpaid care for another person are currently, or were, in receipt of free school meals during secondary education are a Service Child, where a parent or carer currently serves in the UK Armed Forces participated in an approved activity in preparation for entry to higher education attended a secondary school that had a Progress 8 score of average, below average or well below average Find out more about contextual offers.

GBP 7,900 a year (2026/27). Tuition fee: Distance learning students starting 2026/27 (part-time, per year) Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years part-time

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