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Research Education

While the AuD is not a research degree, the HSLS academic and clinical faculty believe that students must demonstrate sufficient depth and breadth of knowledge to warrant the doctoral designation. The goal of the research component of the program is to produce clinicians who: 1) approach daily clinical problems with a critical mind, 2) demonstrate analytic research skills necessary to evaluate research, 3) have the skills to disseminate ideas to the audiology/hearing science community, 4) are able to bridge the gap between clinical and research communities, and 5) are quality consumers of research. This is accomplished by the following: 1) course assignments, 2) attendance at a bi-monthly Colloquium series where research projects are presented by faculty, students, and other invited guests, 3) research design and statistical coursework, 4) completion of a research project during Year III, and 5) presentation at a departmental Colloquium based on the student鈥檚 third year research project. Each student will work with a designated audiology faculty member, typically a Group I faculty member, as the primary mentor, on this research project. The deadline for students to submit their mentor designation form, signed by the primary mentor, is November 1st of Year 2.

HSLS Electives and Outside Electives

Electives outside of HSLS vary according to student interests. Non-HSLS electives must be approved by the student鈥檚 academic advisor and a written copy of the approval turned into the HSLS Office for documentation in the student鈥檚 permanent file.