HEDip Hearing Aid Audiology at Queen Margaret University

Programme overview

A two-year Higher Education Diploma for professionals already working in healthcare, preparing students to work as hearing aid audiologists in the NHS and hearing aid dispensers in the private sector. It is the only hearing aid audiology course in Scotland. Study combines distance learning, week-long on-campus blocks (four in Year One, two in Year Two) and supervised workplace learning, and students can be based locally, nationally or internationally.

Faculty: School of Health Sciences | Department: Speech and Hearing Sciences | Duration: 2 years full time (blended learning while working in a clinically relevant field) | Intake: September 2027 | Study mode: full-time | Location: Musselburgh (Edinburgh), Scotland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Year One: Communication in Clinical Practice, Auditory Assessment 1 and 2, Hearing Aid Technology 1, Basic Sciences for Hearing Aid Audiology and Clinical Practice in Hearing Aid Audiology 1. Year Two: Hearing Aid Technology 2, Aural Rehabilitation, Professional Issues, Special Issues, Working with Sign Language Users and Interpreters, A Counselling Approach to Hearing Aid Audiology and Clinical Practice in Hearing Aid Audiology 2.

Career pathways

Graduates can work in the NHS and the private sector as hearing aid audiologists or hearing aid dispensers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A typical entrant is sponsored by an employer (a Registered Hearing Aid Dispenser or an NHS Audiology Department) and normally has at least five National 5 (or equivalent) at grade C or above (preferred subjects English, Science, Mathematics); ideally three Higher passes (preferred subjects English, Science, Mathematics). Applicants without these who can demonstrate relevant experience are still considered. A satisfactory criminal records check is required. Applications are made to QMU; deadline likely around 30 June 2027. English language (international): IELTS 7.0 with no element below 6.5.

GBP 8,085 a year (2027/28). Full-time tuition per year; not eligible for SAAS tuition fee funding Source

Intake: September 2027

Duration: 2 years full time (blended learning while working in a clinically relevant field)

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