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Master of Health Sciences Audiology

Why choose Audiology?

Personalized care to support hearing and balance

Audiology is a health profession focused on preventing, assessing and treating problems and disorders of the auditory and vestibular systems, or related systems. Audiologists play a pivotal role in helping individuals improve their quality of life, enabling better communication and balance.

Enhance quality of life for all age groups

With a rigorous approach that combines immersive hands-on experience, research and expert clinical training, our MHSc in audiology program equips you with the skills to deliver essential care to individuals across all age groups who are facing auditory or balance challenges, as well as to provide preventive strategies.

Mailly Monaco

“Audiology offers a rewarding career, blending science and compassion, dedicated to improving quality of life and raising awareness about the critical importance of hearing health.”

Mailly Monaco

— Audiologist, reg CASLPO

What to expect

  • Comprehensive curriculum: Develop a deep understanding of the auditory and vestibular systems, including up-to-date diagnostic techniques and rehabilitative strategies for hearing or balance challenges.
  • State-of-the-art labs: Engage in practical training using the latest audiology technology in cutting-edge facilities.
  • Dedicated faculty: Receive personalized guidance from well-known researchers in the field and experienced audiologists who are committed to your professional development.
  • Focus on interprofessional collaboration: Gain experience working with students and professionals from related health-care fields, preparing you for real-world collaboration.
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A professor demonstrates hearing protection equipment used in audiology research and testing.

Key subject areas

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Hearing

  • Understanding the auditory system: Study how the auditory system processes sounds and what types of hearing problems can occur.
  • Diagnostic assessments: Learn to assess hearing using modern diagnostic tools.
  • Hearing technology: Discover how to use technology to help individuals with a hearing disability.
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Balance

  • Role of the vestibular system: Explore how the vestibular system helps maintain balance and what can cause dizziness or balance issues.
  • Clinical assessment tools: Learn how to assess and diagnose balance problems and disorders.
  • Rehabilitation planning: Develop rehabilitation plans that improve balance and prevent falls.
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Tinnitus

  • Causes of tinnitus: Learn about the different causes of and risk factors for tinnitus.
  • Therapeutic approaches: Study intervention strategies that reduce the impact of tinnitus.
  • Patient care and support: Gain experience in assessing tinnitus symptoms and in developing treatment plans that improve patients’ quality of life.
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Noise and its impact

  • Effects of noise on hearing and communication: Examine how exposure to noise affects hearing health and how noise-induced hearing loss occurs.
  • Noise assessment and protection: Learn to assess noise levels and develop hearing protection strategies.
  • Public education and advocacy: Explore ways to educate the public on noise prevention and advocate for policies to protect hearing health.

Dual fast-track degrees

Not at the graduate level yet? Add a master's degree in audiology to your bachelor's degree in interdisciplinary health sciences, and finish in less time than it would normally take.
Learn more about dual fast-track degrees

Career opportunities

Graduates from the MHSc in audiology program are well prepared for a diverse range of rewarding career opportunities. As a graduate, you can pursue roles in:

  • private practice: operate or join a private clinic specializing in customized solutions for hearing and balance problems
  • health-care settings: provide diagnostic assessments and therapeutic interventions for hearing and balance disorders in hospitals and rehabilitation centres
  • research and academia: contribute to ongoing research or pursue teaching opportunities, helping to advance knowledge on hearing and related domains and to educate the next generation of professionals
  • public health and policy: advocate for hearing health policies, raise awareness on noise prevention and contribute to initiatives aimed at promoting hearing health

Program accreditation

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The program was granted accredited status for seven years — the full accreditation period specified by the Council for Accreditation of Canadian University Programs in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology (CACUP-ASLP).

Learn more about CACUP-ASLP accreditation

Consortium national de formation en santé (CNFS)

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The CNFS is a pan-Canadian organization funded by Health Canada. It brings together 16 postsecondary institutions offering programs of study in French across various health disciplines. It provides students from Francophone minority communities with improved access to health-related programs. The CNFS has enabled the University to add additional speech-language and audiology places for Francophones from provinces other than Quebec and Ontario. Students admitted through the CNFS are encouraged to return to their home province to do their clinical rotations.

Visit the CNFS website

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