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MSc\/PG Diploma Advanced Audiology Studies<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

University of Manchester<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

School of Health Sciences<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

PROGRAMME HANDBOOK<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

2022\/23<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Note: this Programme Handbook should be read in conjunction with the Dissertation Handbook (MSc only), the Practical Handbook, and the Clinical Handbook<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Revised August 2022<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

INTRODUCTION TO THE SCHOOL<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n

Welcome from the Director of Pos<\/strong>tgraduate Taught Education<\/strong><\/p>\n

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I am delighted to welcome you to the School of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health. We are extremely pleased you have chosen the University of Manchester to commence or continue your postgraduate study journey; whether you are progressing straight from your undergraduate studies, seeking to develop your knowledge\/skills in your chosen career or, are bravely, taking a completely different direction in life.<\/p>\n

In the pursuit of knowledge, wisdom and humanity,\u00a0we will place you at the centre of a transformational learning process to support you to\u00a0achieve\u00a0your individual goals and aspirations. Our challenge to you is to embrace all of the opportunities\u00a0available to you;\u00a0be bold, think differently and\u00a0realise your potential. We want your postgraduate journey with us to be intellectually stretching, rewarding and fun.<\/p>\n

We are\u00a0aware that most of you will need to juggle a number of competing priorities during your postgraduate taught studies. Some of you will already be in full time employment, while others will need to secure part time employment to fund your studies. We know that many of you will have family and caring responsibilities that will have to be prioritised before your own learning. We hope the information detailed in this programme handbook will help you in managing these competing commitments. Whether you are joining us on campus, or studying at a distance, you are an integral part of our School and University, and we are here to support you.<\/p>\n

We are extremely proud of our postgraduate student community and alumni who are making a difference, both locally and globally. We look forward to working with you, confident that you too will play a role in transforming the lives of people who use health and social care services, whether during your studies or upon graduation.<\/p>\n

I wish you every success in your postgraduate studies here at the University of Manchester.
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Mr Andrew Mawdsley
\n<\/strong>Director of Post Graduate Taught Education<\/strong>
\n<\/strong>School of Health Sciences<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Where to find further information<\/span><\/h2>\n

In addition to this handbook you are required to familiarise yourself with the information contained within the A-Z of Student Services and IT Services handbook.\u00a0 New students are given access to copy of the appropriate handbooks at the beginning of their programme of study; alternatively the information is available on our website.<\/p>\n

We will be happy to provide this handbook in large print if required.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Student Services Centre, Burlington Street or Sackville Street<\/p>\n

Tel: +44(0)161 275 5000<\/p>\n

The Student Services Centre can offer all sorts of help and advice about tuition fee assessments or payments, Council Tax, examinations, graduation ceremonies and all sorts of documents.<\/p>\n

The A-Z of Student Services<\/p>\n

The Statutes, Ordinances and Regulations that are applicable to all students across the University are referred to in the University A-Z of Services and detailed in full within the University Calendar.<\/p>\n

A-Z of Student Services<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Essential advice, information and guidance for students at The University of Manchester; packed with up-to-the-minute information.<\/p>\n

The University website contains a comprehensive and definitive listing of University policies and procedures relevant to both students and members of staff. It covers the full-range of our activities and is continually updated to ensure that you have immediate access to the latest versions of documents as soon as they are approved. It is also equipped with a search engine that enables you to find relevant documents using key words or phrases.<\/p>\n

Click Here<\/a> to visit the website<\/p>\n<\/span><\/p>\n

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Academic Structure<\/strong><\/span><\/h2>\n

Overview of the Structure of the School of Health Sciences:<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

The School of Health Sciences comprises six divisions: i) Psychology and Mental Health Psychology; ii) Population Health, iii) Human Communication and Deafness; iv) Pharmacy & Optometry; v.) Nursing, Midwifery & Social Work; and vi.) Information, Imaging & Data Science. The School delivers a large number of UG and PG teaching programmes.<\/span><\/p>\n

The School also runs the Clinical Psychology professional doctorate training programme. There is also a large community of students studying for MPhil and PhDs.<\/span><\/p>\n

Our School is one of three comprising the Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health (FBMH), the others being School of Biological Sciences and School of Medical Sciences. All the Schools work together at a Faculty level to continually improve provision for our postgraduate students by up-dating existing schemes and devising innovative ones.<\/span><\/p>\n

The School is run by an Executive Committee comprising the Head of School (Chair), the leads for each of the divisions, and staff with key leadership roles within the school (e.g. directors of research, undergraduate, and graduate matters). It is important that there is a healthy bi-directional flow of information between student, staff, School, and Faculty levels. As a student, you can express issues and concerns to your student representatives who will ensure that these issues are addressed by the School Postgraduate committee which is chaired by the Director of Graduate Matters. Hence, the concerns of postgraduate students are taken seriously at School and Faculty levels.<\/span><\/p>\n

Division of Human Communication, Development and Hearing<\/strong> <\/span><\/h3>\n

(HCDH) founded as the Department of Education of the Deaf in 1919 by Sir James E Jones in memory of his deaf son, Ellis Llywd Jones, and was one of the first such departments in the world. Since that time it has played a major role in the development of audiology and deaf education both nationally and internationally.<\/span><\/p>\n

We boast a leading national and international reputation in the education and training of audiologists and healthcare scientists, speech and language therapists, psychologists and teachers of the deaf, and have a commitment to broadening our portfolio of taught programmes. <\/em>We make basic research discoveries, translate these discoveries into real world applications and improve the quality of life for individuals across the lifespan. We have strong research and teaching networks across the Faculty and beyond. We aim to build these areas further to foster research collaborations, so that psychological approaches to language, communication and hearing are infused into many areas of activity.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Division houses two research Centres: Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness<\/strong> (ManCAD, http:\/\/research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/manCad<\/a>) and the ESRC International Centre for Language and Communicative Development (LuCiD<\/a>, www.lucid.ac.uk<\/a>). <\/span><\/p>\n

The Division runs regular meetings and research discussion forums both at Divisional level and in the Research Centres. Our resources include access to an impressive suite of research labs and clinical research facilities (including EEG, eye tracking) located on campus.<\/span><\/p>\n

Research in the Division is organised into the following main themes:
\n<\/strong>– Audiology
\n– Early language development
\n– Language impairment
\n– Social communication and pragmatics intervention<\/span><\/p>\n

Further information can be found on:
\n– ManCAD pages for audiology and the teaching of the deaf http:\/\/research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/manCad<\/a>
\n– LuCiD website (www.lucid.ac.uk<\/a>)
\n– Division research pages for language development and disorders http:\/\/research.bmh.manchester.ac.uk\/ldd\/people<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Our teaching is organised into the following main discipline areas:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n