The Degree Course in Audioprothesic Techniques aims to train graduates with high scientific and technological competence in the management, training and research processes related to audioprothesic application, programming and assessment.
The course specific educational objectives are defined for its Professional Profile according to the D.M. of the Ministry of Health September 14, 1994, n. 668.
In particular, graduates in Audioprothesic Techniques must achieve the following educational objectives:
- Possession of adequate basic preparation in the fields of physics, statistics, computer science and chemistry with respect to the application aspects;
- Learning the basics of anatomy, physiology and physiopathology of the auditory system;
- Acquisition of adequate theoretical bases in technical, medical (general and specialist) and social disciplines adequate for the exercise of the profession;
-Knowledge of instrumental methods to perform an otoscopy evaluation;
- Acquisition of liminal and super-liminal audiometry methods, impedance measurement and behavioural audiometry;
- Learning the basics of recording bioelectrical phenomena;
-Knowledge of deafness rehabilitation methods;
- Acquisition of theoretical, technical, technological and methodological principles in the implementation and functioning of hearing aids;
-Knowledge of the principles and methodologies suitable for selection, coupling, fitting, adaptation, control, technical assistance for prosthetic aids, in the theoretical and applicative aspects;
- Development of adequate practical experience, preparatory to the transfer of theoretical knowledge to professional applications;
-Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team, to interact with colleagues and other health and non-health professionals, to work with defined degrees of autonomy and to fit properly in work environments;
- Communication and relations skills with respect to the person assisted, with caregivers, with the social context and other health and non-health professionals, respecting their cultural and behavioural differences;
-Development of cultural and methodological skills and aptitude for lifelong learning, such as to maintain a level of technical, professional, decision-making, operational and management autonomy;
- Acquisition of attitudes to training, teaching and research activities in the field of Prosthetic Audiology;
- Acquisition of adequate knowledge of management and health economics.
The degree course has a three-year duration with the acquisition of 180 ECTS in total (of which 60 to be achieved through professional training internships), such as to allow the achievement of a full and autonomous professional competence.
Course Outline:
I year
It aims at providing biomedical knowledge as well as the fundamentals of the professional discipline as requirements to face the first internship experience aimed at guiding the student towards the professional fields of reference and to the acquisition of basic skills.
II year
It aims at deepening audiological and audioprothesic knowledge in adult and child age. More internship experiences are foreseen both in the NHS centres and in affiliated private audioprothesic centres in which the student can implement and deepen the acquired knowledge and techniques.
3rd year
It aims at expanding specialist and interdisciplinary knowledge but also at acquiring methodologies related to the professional practice, as well as the ability to work in teams and in complex organizational contexts. In addition, the internship experience that the student will carry out with supervision and his own gradual assumption of autonomy and responsibility will have considerable relevance.