B Audiology Audiology at University of the Witwatersrand

Programme overview

Audiologists assess, advise, and provide rehabilitative services to children and adults with hearing and balance disorders, and related communication difficulties. In the four-year Bachelor of Audiology programme, you will major in Audiology and Psychology. Other courses include South African Sign Language, Linguistics, Anatomy and Neurology, among others.

Faculty: Humanities | Department: Human and Community Development | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

What you will study

First-year; Speech and Hearing Science; Speech Pathology and Audiology I; Psychology I; Linguistics: Introduction to the Structure of Language I; Linguistics: Language, Mind and Brain I; South African Sign Language: Basic IA; South African Sign Language: Basic IB; Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing; Second-year; Linguistics II; Psychology II; Audiology II; Clinical Practical;

Career pathways

Community Work and Outreach Educational Setting Government Healthcare Settings Private Practice

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Application information

Entry requirements

Minimum APS: 34. APS 34+ English Home Language or First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 4 Wait-listing Applicants with an entry requirement of at least 30-33 APS points are wait-listed, subject to place availability. International applicants Additional Selection Criteria Only 30 places are available in the first year of study for the Bachelor of Audiology degree. Applicants are selected on the basis of academic merit (i.e. school leaving results and NBT scores). This aligns with the University’s transformation policy for student selection. Potential students are encouraged to observe a Speech Pathology and Audiology professional, preferably in a public hospital setting. Applicants are required to write the NBT by no later than 17 August

Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.

Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications

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