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Key facts

Typical offer

UCAS points:

128

A Level:

ABB

with a science subject at grade B or above in one of the following: Psychology, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Maths / Further Maths

BTEC:

DDM

in Science

Key facts

Duration:

3 yrs full-time

Study mode:

Full-time

UCAS code:

B61A

Institution code:

D26

See all the key facts and full entry requirements

Typical offer

UCAS points:

128

A Level:

ABB

with a science subject at grade B or above in one of the following: Psychology, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Maths / Further Maths

BTEC:

DDM

in Science

UCAS code

B61A

Duration

Three year full-time

Study mode

Full-time

See all the key facts and full entry requirements

Transform lives through sound. Study Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc (Hons) and gain the skills to diagnose, treat, and support hearing and balance disorders.

Overview

At 羞羞视频, you'll learn to test a baby's hearing, manage dizziness, and help adults with hearing loss, all while building a strong scientific foundation in anatomy, research, and sound. Practical skills are honed through a mandatory clinical placement, giving you hands-on experience.

Our course uses a 6-week block-teaching model, allowing you to focus deeply on one topic at a time. Whether you want to become an audiologist, hearing aid dispenser, or explore research, this approach will ensure you become a highly skilled practitioner with patient care at the core of everything you do.

Our graduates work in hospitals, private clinics, research, and education, collaborating with doctors, psychologists, and other healthcare professionals.

  • Ranked #1: Our Anatomy and Physiology courses are ranked 1st in the East Midlands and 11th in the UK by The Guardian University Guide 2026.
  • An accredited course:鈥疧ur course is approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and accredited by the National School of Healthcare Science; this means that upon graduation you are eligible to apply for registration with the Academy of Healthcare Science and the HCPC.
  • Become career ready: Our graduates thrive in roles as audiologists and hearing aid dispensers - making an impact at organisations like the NHS, Boots UK, and Specsavers Ltd.
  • Authentic facilities:鈥�Learn in state-of-the-art clinical teaching spaces, equipped with the latest technology.
  • Industry-informed teaching:鈥疭tudy alongside experienced staff, industry professionals, and clinical experts.
  • Focused learning: Modules are delivered through our block teaching approach, so you can concentrate on one subject at a time.
  • Boost your employability: Complete a 30-week mandatory placement, gaining real-world experience and boosting employability. This placement builds skills employers want, resulting in a high鈥痯roportion of our students securing job offers prior to graduation.
  • Global experience:鈥疓ain international experience through 羞羞视频 Global, with past opportunities including clinics in India, conferences in Canada and South Africa, and more.

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What you will study

Introduction to Audiology

Sound, Hearing and Hearing Development

Introduction to Aural Rehabilitation and Therapy

Clinical Audiology 1

People and Data

Diagnostic Audiology: Objective Testing and Balance

Clinical Audiology 2

Placement and Professional Practice 1

Placement and Professional Practice 2

Advanced Audiovestibular Assessment and Management

Advanced Rehabiliation, Paediatric Assessment and Management

Enquiry-based Project

Study time are built into the placement to ensure that you can reflect on your learning and recap how theory links to practice.

Placements will allow you to develop your professional skills, time management, team working, leadership and management qualities. They will also instill a work ethic and help you develop your overall readiness for whichever career destination you choose.

You should be aware that any disclosure on your DBS, or disclosed health issues or learning differences will be discussed with placement providers prior to placement allocation. It is important to note that placement providers may not be able to take a student depending on what is disclosed on their DBS – if this may affect you please seek advice before accepting a place on the course.

Whilst on placement, students must adhere to the uniform and dress code policy of the placement provider. NHS Trusts and other placement providers have given careful consideration to cultural and religious needs relating to uniform policies / dress codes. These policies/codes have been developed in conjunction with local and national cultural and religious bodies to ensure that local and national infection control guidance is adhered to. Whilst every attempt has been made to accommodate individual needs, there are some areas where the need to fully comply with infection control guidance has overridden religious requirements.

There is no guarantee that a placement will be near Leicester or your family home address. We can only allocate placements that meet our criteria and that are available at the time that you are due to start your placement. You will always be notified in advance of your placement allocation.

If you decline your allocated placement this could result in a delay in allocating you an alternative placement, which in turn will impact on when you complete your programme and are able to graduate.

Typically, placements mimic the typical working week of the placement provider. You must complete 30 weeks on placement, excluding any annual leave and sickness, within the placement period.

NHS placements are unpaid and while on placements you are likely to incur additional travel and accommodation costs compared with a regular student attending university and requiring student accommodation. The university consider financial support on an individual basis, depending on placement location and circumstances.

Note: All modules are indicative and based on the current academic session. Course information is correct at the time of publication and is subject to review. Exact modules may, therefore, vary for your intake in order to keep content current. If there are changes to your course we will, where reasonable, take steps to inform you as appropriate.

Our programme utilises block-teaching, in which you will learn one topic at a time, for 6-weeks each. This allows you to have an in-depth focus, ensuring you have the best opportunity to grow in your knowledge and skills. We use a mix of teaching and assessment methods to reflect the dynamic and people focused nature of our field.

Teaching sessions include:

  • Formal and interactive lectures
  • Staff and student seminars
  • Tutorial discussions
  • Practical and clinical based workshops
  • Inter-professional (IP) learning with students from other healthcare professions

Assessment Methods includes:

  • Written exams
  • Coursework (essays, posters, wikis)
  • Presentations
  • Dissertation
  • Practical and clinically-based assessment activities

Teaching contact hours

Contact hours in a typical week vary from year to year. However, typically you will have up to 15 contact hours of teaching, as well as time spent on placement or in practical sessions and this will break down as:

Personal tutorial/small group teaching: approx. 1 hour of tutorials (or later, project supervision) each week

Medium group teaching: approx. 10 hours of practical classes, workshops or seminars each week

Large group teaching: approx. 10 hours of lectures each week

Personal study: 25 hours studying and revising in your own time each week, including some guided study using hand-outs, online activities, etc.

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Our facilities

Audiology facilities

We have鈥�substantially invested鈥痠n our four audiology teaching spaces to enhance your learning. We have four dedicated audiological teaching suites to enhance your learning – two diagnostic and rehabilitation labs, a balance suite and a new paediatric suite. This purpose built and designed areas allow you to learn using the latest equipment and in a safe environment.

You’ll get hands-on training in our specially designed clinical teaching spaces; from learning how to safely look in an ear, how to test an adults’ hearing through to how to test young babies or treat dizziness.

Students can readily access the facilities during non-teaching times, to develop and practice their clinical skills and also to develop their final year projects. Our facilities, in terms of space and equipment are amongst the best in the UK and have been used by the prestigious international鈥�‘Leicester Balance Course’ for a number of years.鈥疧ur dedicated facilities are some of the best for Audiology teaching and training in the UK, we would strongly urge you to visit one of our open days to see these in action.鈥�

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Our expertise

The staff team have a range of professional backgrounds, such as private, charity sector and public healthcare. Specialist areas of interest include balance, paediatrics, tinnitus and research. This combination of clinical and academic background facilitates high quality teaching and learning, which we are proud of and use to support you in your development and future career. We have an ‘open-door’ approach and always welcome interaction with students.

Accreditations, awards or memberships

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National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS)

This course is鈥痑ccredited by the National School of Healthcare Science (NSHCS) and approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).鈥�

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What makes us special

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羞羞视频 Global

Through 羞羞视频 Global, we offer a wide range of opportunities including on-campus and UK activities, overseas study, internships, faculty-led field trips and volunteering, as well as international exchanges.

Students on this course have undertaken 羞羞视频 Global trips to destinations such as Paris, where they attended the World Congress of Audiology to gain insight into global developments in hearing science and clinical practice. They have previously travelled to India and to the Special Olympics in Belgium, where they provided hearing tests, as well as to New York to consider the health risks of biological hazards.

Where we could take you

Audiology students

Clinical placements

You will undertake compulsory work placements mostly in the NHS, working with a range of people from diverse cultural and ethnic backgrounds, developing your clinical and professional skills. Placements are spread across the country and we try to ensure that you are placed where you will have the best chance of development.

You will have a 30-week placement which will usually start in the spring term of your second year and end in the autumn term of your third-year (including across the summer).

During your 30-week placement you will be supported by a clinical educator in practice, a university appointed clinical lecturer and your personal tutor. Throughout your placement we will maintain contact and support you in developing your clinical skills and acumen.鈥�

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Graduate careers

Our course equips graduates for the ever-changing world of work, ready to adapt and problem-solve healthcare decisions of today and tomorrow. Our graduates are in high demand, with many securing employment prior to graduation.

Our graduates go on to work in a variety of roles, including within the NHS as Audiologists, and in the private sector as Hearing Aid Dispensers. Clinical roles include working with adults, paediatric and specialist populations. A number of graduates also progress to manage or become partners of their own branches, developing their managerial and leadership skills.

Graduates can also opt to work in settings such as in research or with hearing aid and audiology equipment manufacturers. Some choose to progress to further study, such as the NHS Scientist Training Programme, where they develop their clinical and research skills in audiology even further.

Healthcare Science (Audiology) graduate Layla Mohamed is now working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth as a qualified clinical audiologist.

She said: “The 羞羞视频 Audiology course ticked a lot of boxes for me in terms of working in the health sector, and job prospects were high. It is the greatest feeling when a patient comes back to me saying how much their life has improved and how much they have benefited from the treatment you have provided.”

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How to apply

Save these details for your application.
Programme title:
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc (Hons)
Programme code:
B61A

UCAS applications

  1. Register on UCAS Hub (create an account)
  2. Fill in your UCAS application form:
  3. Personal details (name, contact, residency)
    • More about you (any mental health conditions or long-term illnesses, parenting responsibilities, whether you’ve served in the armed forces)
    • Education history (qualifications taken or pending)
    • Employment history (if applicable)
    • Course choice
  4. Write your personal statement (why you want to study the course, skills, achievements, future goals)
  5. Get your reference (usually from a teacher/tutor/employer)
  6. Pay the UCAS fee (single choice or multiple choices)
  7. Submit the UCAS application before the deadline.
Save these details for your application.
Programme title:
Healthcare Science (Audiology) BSc (Hons)
Programme code:
B61A

Apply directly as an international student

Find out more and apply
  1. Visit 羞羞视频’s international section and select the course you wish to apply for as an undergraduate or postgraduate student.
  2. Prepare your documents - gather the essentials:
    • Academic transcripts and certificates
    • Personal statement
    • English language proficiency evidence (e.g., IELTS)
    • Portfolio (if required by the course)
    • Copy of your passport
  3. Complete the application - submit via the 羞羞视频 Online Portal
  4. Submit the application and supporting documents - you can still receive a conditional offer even if some documents will follow later
  5. Application review and offer - 羞羞视频’s Admissions team will assess your application and issue:
    • A conditional offer (pending remaining docs, test results, etc.)
    • Or an unconditional offer, if all requirements are fulfilled

Key facts

Course title

Healthcare Science (Audiology)

Award

BSc (Hons)

UCAS code

B61A

Institution code

D26

Study level

Undergraduate

Study mode

Full-time

Start date

September

Duration

Three year full-time

Fees

2026/27 UK tuition fees:
£9,535*

*subject to a compounded annual inflationary increase announced by the government in October 2025, the amount of which is yet to be confirmed for the 2026/27 academic year

Additional costs

Entry requirements

Typical offer

UCAS points:

128

A Level:

ABB

with a science subject at grade B or above in one of the following: Psychology, Biology, Human Biology, Physics, Chemistry or Maths / Further Maths

BTEC Extended Diploma:

DDM

in Science

Contextual Offer:

This course does not provide contextual offers due to capacity management. To find out more about our contextual offer policy at 羞羞视频, head to dmu.ac.uk/contextual

T Levels:

Distinction in Healthcare Science or Science (with optional module in Laboratory Science or Metrology Sciences not Food Science)

Access to HE:

Access to HE Diploma ‘Science’ or ‘Medicine & Healthcare Professions’ with 45 level 3 credits at Distinction

English and Maths GCSE required as separate qualifications. Equivalency not accepted within the Access qualification.

International Baccalaureate (IB):

30+

with six higher level points in a science subject

GCSEs:

5 x GCSEs at grade 4/C or above including English and Maths

English language requirements

If English is not your first language an IELTS score of 6.5 overall is essential.

English language tuition, delivered by our British Council-accredited Centre for English Language Learning, is available both before and throughout the course if you need it.

Additional application stages

Interview required? No

Work Experience required? Not essential, but to strengthen your application, experience with working directly with the public is positive.

Non-academic requirements

Self-Declaration Form clearance: Yes

Enhanced DBS disclosure clearance: Yes

As part of your application process, you will be required to submit an enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) application before starting the course.

For overseas applicants, you will also need to submit a criminal records certificate from your home country.

Further details will provided by our Admissions team after you receive an offer to study with us.

Occupational Health clearance: Yes

Additional information:

Availability: This course has a limited number of places so that we can ensure a good quality placement experience. In exceptional circumstances this may result in the course becoming full before you have completed the admissions process. In this situation we will offer you the opportunity to be considered for a place on an alternative course.

You must meet and fulfil all non-academic requirements before 17 July 2026. Failure to meet this deadline may result in your offer being withdrawn.

Mature applicants need academic attainment normally no more than five years of joining the course.

Additional costs

The core textbooks for all modules are available in the Kimberlin Library, and journal articles in your reading lists are also mostly available electronically from your my羞羞视频 login.

Some students like to purchase their own text books or print course documents and we suggest allowing approximately £200 per year for this.

All students are required to pay for their DBS check if required for your programme or placement.

In addition students will be required to pay for their travel costs to placements or project locations.

All students are provided the opportunity to participate in 羞羞视频 Global trips. These trips are subsidised by the University, and the cost and subsidy varies by location.

Learn more about fees and funding information.