Audiometric Techniques 36 months Undergraduate Programme By University of Milan |TopUniversities
Programme Duration

36 monthsProgramme duration

Main Subject Area

Medicine Related StudiesMain Subject Area

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Those earning a degree in Audiometric Techniques, pursuant to European Union guidelines, must meet the following criteria:


- have a suitable baseline training in medicine, mathematics, physics, statistics, IT, chemistry, biology, geared towards applying these disciplines on the job;

- learn research methods to be used in their field, and be able to take part in medical research and trials, in particular for issues and aspects of the acoustic and vestibular sensory apparatus;

- master basic information-gathering techniques to seek out and complete continuing professional education;

- be able to analyse epidemiological concerns within a community, and assess the responses provided by healthcare or social-welfare services;

- have an understanding of biological phenomena and the operational mechanisms of sensory organs and apparati;

- learn the basic physiology of the auditory apparatus and the inner ear;

- gain a basic scientific knowledge of changes to auditory and vestibular functions, and rehabilitation methods;

- use diagnostic techniques to perform otoscopic assessments;

- acquire skills in liminal and supraliminal audiometry;

- acquire skills in paediatric behavioural audiometry;

- acquire skills in biological-impedance testing;

- acquire skills in oto-neurological investigations for diagnosing pathologies in a person's equilibrium;

- learn the basics of recording bioelectrical phenomena;

- become familiar with, and able to perform, electro-physiological testing of the auditory and vestibular system;

- learn the basics of acoustic and phonometric measurements;

- learn how to plan and conduct screening tests for children and adults;

- learn exam techniques for the detention and diagnosis of hypoacusis caused by acoustic trauma in the workplace;

- acquire the investigatory methods to determine the electro-acoustical nature of acoustic prosthetics and hearing aids;

- be familiar with rehabilitation methods used for deafness;

- be familiar with and understand the technological supports used to recover from deafness;

- be familiar with rehabilitation methods used with patients who have suffered an injury to the vestibular apparatus;

- know how to design prevention and diagnostic actions for those with auditory disabilities in a manner that accords with their social, cultural, and physical status;

- learn the basics of research methods and programme development;

- gain teaching skills for the training of interns / students on a work experience, and to teach paramedical staff.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine Related Studies

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

Those earning a degree in Audiometric Techniques, pursuant to European Union guidelines, must meet the following criteria:


- have a suitable baseline training in medicine, mathematics, physics, statistics, IT, chemistry, biology, geared towards applying these disciplines on the job;

- learn research methods to be used in their field, and be able to take part in medical research and trials, in particular for issues and aspects of the acoustic and vestibular sensory apparatus;

- master basic information-gathering techniques to seek out and complete continuing professional education;

- be able to analyse epidemiological concerns within a community, and assess the responses provided by healthcare or social-welfare services;

- have an understanding of biological phenomena and the operational mechanisms of sensory organs and apparati;

- learn the basic physiology of the auditory apparatus and the inner ear;

- gain a basic scientific knowledge of changes to auditory and vestibular functions, and rehabilitation methods;

- use diagnostic techniques to perform otoscopic assessments;

- acquire skills in liminal and supraliminal audiometry;

- acquire skills in paediatric behavioural audiometry;

- acquire skills in biological-impedance testing;

- acquire skills in oto-neurological investigations for diagnosing pathologies in a person's equilibrium;

- learn the basics of recording bioelectrical phenomena;

- become familiar with, and able to perform, electro-physiological testing of the auditory and vestibular system;

- learn the basics of acoustic and phonometric measurements;

- learn how to plan and conduct screening tests for children and adults;

- learn exam techniques for the detention and diagnosis of hypoacusis caused by acoustic trauma in the workplace;

- acquire the investigatory methods to determine the electro-acoustical nature of acoustic prosthetics and hearing aids;

- be familiar with rehabilitation methods used for deafness;

- be familiar with and understand the technological supports used to recover from deafness;

- be familiar with rehabilitation methods used with patients who have suffered an injury to the vestibular apparatus;

- know how to design prevention and diagnostic actions for those with auditory disabilities in a manner that accords with their social, cultural, and physical status;

- learn the basics of research methods and programme development;

- gain teaching skills for the training of interns / students on a work experience, and to teach paramedical staff.

Admission Requirements

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To be admitted into the degree programme, a candidate must have an Italian secondary-school diploma or similar diploma obtained overseas and deemed equivalent. Admission into the programme is capped, at a national level, pursuant to Law no. 264 of 2 August 1999. The number of students who may be admitted is set each year pursuant to a decree of the Ministry of Universities and Research (MUR), based on findings provided by the university in terms of available instructional, classroom, and clinical resources (human and otherwise), as well as the demand for the type of professionals contemplated for this Class as determined by the Region of Lombardy, and the Ministry of Health. The admission test will be administered as a national exam, generally in the month of September. The date will be set pursuant to a decree of MUR.
Additional learning requirements (OFA) Students who answered less than 50% of the Biology and Chemistry questions on the admission test will be required to finish a set of additional learning requirements (OFA). These prerequisites may be met through specifically assigned remedial work. Any failure to complete the OFA will make it impossible for the student to sit the exam in: Biology and Genetics.

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