BASIC AUDIOLOGY

Catalog description

The purposes of Basic Audiology are twofold: first, to acquaint the student with fundamental knowledge in the area of audiology so that he or she will be able to understand and to discuss basic hearing testing with an audiologist and to be able to read and understand written reports of audiological testing. The second purpose is to provide a broad theoretical background in audition, acoustics, sound and its measurement, hearing loss, and pathologies of the auditory system. This theoretical background will prepare the student for the more advanced concepts and clinical work that form the core of the graduate courses of Audiology.