Au.D. Degree Requirements
The Au.D. program is based on a minimum 36-credit-hour sequence that
consists of three parts: a core sequence, an elective sequence and a
Doctoral Project. A comprehensive examination must be passed after
completing the core and elective course work.
Comprehensive examination
The comprehensive examination, given after you complete your course work, is designed to evaluate your theoretical and practical knowledge in a clinically applied format.
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Doctoral project
The heart of the Au.D. online learning program is the 6-credit-hour Doctoral Project. It gives you the greatest opportunity to customize your degree to meet your specific personal needs.
In consultation with a project director, the successful candidate will complete a Doctoral Project that is an in-depth study of an area related to audiology. It fosters the student's appreciation for evidence-based practice, and enhances the candidates capacity as a critical thinker and consumer of audiologic research.
Is the Doctoral Project a research project like that required by Ph.D. degree programs?
The doctoral project experience is not limited to research projects. Rather the intent is to provide an experience that will: 1) enhance your capacity to be a critical consumer of audiologic research; and 2) create an opportunity for you to engage in an in-depth study of an area of audiology. We believe Au.D. students must understand that a new paradigm for practicing audiology is emerging – one that is more evidence-based, one that de-emphasizes unsystematic experience and clinical intuition as sufficient grounds for clinical decision-making, and one that stresses the examination of results from clinical research.
The doctoral project is designed to complement that paradigm. In general,
most projects will entail a literature review of a specific aspect of the
practice of clinical audiology followed by an assessment of impact upon
existing clinical practices. Examples of other acceptable projects may
include: 1) investigation into a topic in clinical audiology; 2) development
and assessment of models applied to service delivery; 3) formulation and
evaluation of student/peer or employee training and/or supervision protocols
(e.g.; outcome-based measures); 4) meta-analysis; or 5) a case study using
single subject design concepts. We consider this experience to be an
exciting and innovative learning module that will provide you with
opportunities to demonstrate critical thinking on clinical issues within a
maximally flexible curriculum.
Central Michigan University - Residential Au.D. Program
http://www.chp.cmich.edu/cdo/aud
