Choose audiology
Achieve your goals
Our courses and postgraduate research programmes have a longstanding reputation for training professionals and researchers in audiology and deaf education.
You'll have a wide choice of course units to choose from on our audiology courses, enabling you to customise your studies to suit your particular interests. Some units are delivered online, offering a flexible way to study.
Why choose Manchester?
Learn at a research-intensive university
You will study in an intensive and high-quality research environment, learning from members of the Manchester Centre for Audiology and Deafness (ManCAD) and the NIHR Manchester Biomedical Research Centre – a valuable opportunity if you wish to go on to a PhD and a research career.
From our students
My MSc days in Rainchester
MSc Audiology graduate Xiangru Jia talks about her experience and what the future holds for her.
Read the blog : My MSc days in Rainchester: where drizzle met rainbows (and genius ladies!)
From sound engineering to vestibular science: my audiology journey
David talks about his path from a career in sound engineering and production management into vestibular audiology via the Audiology MSc.
Read the blog : From sound engineering to vestibular science: my audiology journey
From seaside living to MSc Audiology at Manchester
Danah gives her thoughts on making the move to a big city to study for an MSc in Audiology.
Read the blog : Just a small-town girl: from seaside living to MSc Audiology at Manchester
The ladies in the van
Audiology researchers take a unique approach to discover the most effective tests to help babies with permanent hearing loss and their families.
My journey to Manchester via the Audiology MSc
International student Fatimah talks about her experience of coming to the UK to pursue her dreams.
Celebrating 50 years of our Audiology MSc
MSc Audiology in numbers
2025 marks the 50th anniversary of the Manchester MSc Audiology course, which was launched in 1975.
Alumni
Around 1,000 graduates.
Reach
More than 50 countries represented.
Outputs
Over 50 published papers from dissertations.
Expertise
More than 20 years of teaching and research experience.
From our Alumni
Courses
Master's courses
- Audiology (MSc)
For a grounding in the theoretical, practical and clinical basis of audiology.
Related courses
- See Deaf Education for courses for teachers who want to train as a teacher of the Deaf.
NHS Scientist Training Programme
Manchester is also involved in delivering the Audiology specialism of the NHS Scientist Training Programme. For more information on the programme and details of how to apply, visit the National School of Healthcare Science website.
Continuing professional development
We also offer individual units from our MSc Advanced Audiology Studies degree as standalone courses for CPD.
You may also be interested in CPD units adapted from the doctorate-level Higher Specialist Scientific Training (HSST) programme to deliver the same training at master's level.
PhD with integrated master's
If you're planning to undertake a PhD after your master's, our Integrated PhD programme will enable you to combine your postgraduate taught course with a related PhD project in biology, medicine or health.
Making an application
Apply for audiology
If you have any questions, email us at pgtaught.audiology@manchester.ac.uk.
If you’re ready to apply to a postgraduate audiology degree at Manchester, here’s what you need to know.