Bachelor / Master study programmes Audiology in Germany

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Bachelor / Master study programmesAudiologyin
Germany
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Audiology in Germany Occupational Groups

• Medical doctor ENT, phoniatry and pediatric
  audiolgy
• Hearing aid acoustician apprenticed
  professional
• Medical technical assistant / functional
  diagnostics
• Audiology assistant
• Speech language therapist
• Engineer, medical physicist audiologist
• Bachelor/Master Hearing Technology Audiology

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Audiology related study programmes in Germany
Hörakustik / Hearing Acoustics (1999)
Hörtechnik und Audiologie / Hearing Technology
and Audiology (2000)
Lübeck
Oldenburg
Augenoptik und Hörakustik / Optometry
and Audiology (2002)
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Audiology related study programmes
Oldenburg Hearing Technology and Audiology Lübeck Hearing Acoustics Aalen Optometry and Audiology
Duration (sem.) Ba 7, Ma 3 Ba 6 Ba 7
Capacity per year Ba 35, Ma 15 Ba 25 Ba 25
Practical phases 7th sem. Bachelor Thesis 6th sem. Bachelor Thesis 5th sem. Bachelor Thesis
graduates 70 (Diplom) 6 Master 20 (Diplom) 4 Bachelor 25 (Diplom)
Entry requirements min. 3 months internship completed apprenticeship Hearing Aid Acoustician -
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Audiology related study programmes
Oldenburg Hearing Technology and Audiology Lübeck Hearing Acoustics Aalen Optometry and Audiology
Intended career Development engineer Hearing Aid Industry, Audio Technology, Acoustics (e.g., Sound Design, Room acoustics) Marketing and Sales in respective industry Audiological centres and ENT-clinics Consulting Office manager Hearing Aid Acoustics Audiological centres and ENT-clinics Industry Manufacturers of hearing systems and accessories Marketing and Sales in respective industry Consulting building acoustics Office manager Hearing Aid Acoustics Audiological centres and ENT-clinics Product management in hearing aid industry Industry Development engineer (Psychoacoustics, Psychophysics)
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Curriculum in Aalen

• Basic Studies First two semesters- Identical
  for all areas of specialisation- Oriented
  towards the requirements of the main study period
• Main Studies - Teaching of core competences
  (e.g., refraction or audiology)- Selection of
  main studies dependent on core competences
• Additional Studies (6 hours per week for each
  course) - Allows for individual focus-
  Exchangeability- Freedom for up-to-date topics
  and project work

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Key aspects of activies in Aalen
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Campus Acusticus in Lübeck
Bundesinnung der Hörgeräteakustiker
Akademie für Hörgeräteakustik
Ausbildungsbetriebe der Hörakustik
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Bundesoffene Landesberufsschule für
Hörgeräteakustik
Fachhochschule Lübeck
Medizinische Universität zu Lübeck
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Curriculum in Lübeck

• Engineering, mathematics and natural sciences
• Hearing aid acoustics and medicine/audiology
  (e.g., psychoacoustics, hearing aid fitting)
• Business administration and languages (e.g.,
  marketing, accounting)

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Particularities in Lübeck

• Preparation for practical audiological occupation
  with main focus in hearing aid fitting and
  rehabilitation
• Acceptance of courses for the theoretical part of
  the examination for master craftsmans
  certificate
• Compatibility with the Europa-Diplom of the
  Association Européenne des Audioprotheésistes
  (A.E.A.)

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Hearing Technology and Audiology HA in
Oldenburg
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Clinical Audiology
Hearing aids, Implants
Signal Processing
Technical Acoustics
Psychoacoustics
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Hearing Technology Audiology

• Until 2004/2005 Diplom 8 semesters
• Since then Bachelor of Engineering
• 7 semesters 3.5 years
• 210 ETCS Credits
• Master of Science
• 3 semesters 1.5 years (1 transition
  semester)
• 90 ETCS Credits

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Programm organisation in Oldenburg
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HA Curriculum Bachelor (1)

• 1st semester mathematics (10 ECTS), physics,
  anatomy, information technology, technical
  english, introductory laboratory
• 2nd semester mathematics (10 ECTS), physics,
  ENT, applied computer science, electrical
  engineering, physics laboratory
• 3rd semester physics, electrical engineering,
  hearing physiology diagnostics, physical
  acoustics, digital signal processing,
  communication presentation, laboratory course

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HA Curriculum Bachelor (2)

• 4th semester digital signal processing, hearing
  aid technology, psychoacoustics, technical
  medical acoustics, intermediate laboratory course
• 5th semester audio technology, electro
  acoustics, hearing aid technology,
  psychoacoustics, quality management law,
  business studies, project laboratory course,
  elective subject
• 6th semester ENT, psychology, chemistry
  material science, foreign language, project
  laboratory course, elective subjects

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HA Curriculum Bachelor (3)

• 7th semester
• practical semester/internship (13.5 weeks, 20
  ECTS)
• bachelor thesis (8 weeks, 10 ECTS)

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HA Curriculum Master

• 0th (transition) semester only for non-audiology
  bachelor graduates
• 1st2nd semester theory (60 ECTS)system theory,
  numerical methods, explorative data analysis,
  stochastics, statistics, hearing systems,
  microelectronics, audio algorithms, neurophysics
  and imaging, neurobiology, speech processing,
  psychophysics, medical physics, radiology,
  advanced acoustics, laboratory courses, ...
  further electives ...
• 3rd semester Master thesis (30 ECTS)

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Who are the HA-students?

• Previous experience
• 1/3 fresh from school
• 1/3 hearing aid acoustician
• 1/3 other job education medical
  assistant, radio/tv, telecommunication,
• Gender
• 60 male
• 40 female

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The Ice-Breakers
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Development of student numbers
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Job examples of HA graduates

• Hearing Aid Industry
• Bernafon, Phonak, Siemens, Oticon, Audifon,
  MedEl, Dynamic Hearing, Envoy Medical, Kind...
• Audiology Clinical / Research
• Aachen, Erfurt, Hannover, Hamburg, Köln,
  Oldenburg
• Acoustics, Sound, Music, ...
• Sennheiser, Dynaudio, BeyerDynamic, Daimler,
  Teldex Studio, TÜV-Nord, DigiDesign A.I.R.,
  Thyssen

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HA employments
Hearing Aid Industry Implant Industry Audio
Technology Car Company Acoustics Entertainment Cli
nics Public Research Master HA Master
abroad Dissertation Private Enterprise Maternity
leave Further education
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Partner universities

• Denmark Technical University, Lyngby, DK
• KTH, Stockholm, S
• University Victor Segalen, Bordeaux, F
• Fontys Hogescholen, Eindhoven, NL
• University of Oulu, SF
• ...

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