Communication Sciences and Disorders Department College of Communication The University of Texas at Austin About the Department Speech and Hearing Center Contact Us CSD Home

Audiology is the study of hearing and its disorders. At the undergraduate level, students obtain knowledge of normal and disordered aspects of speech, language, and hearing but also take coursework pertaining to the evaluation and treatment of hearing disorders and the rehabilitation of individuals with hearing loss. A student must go on to graduate work in an accredited program such as ours in order to obtain their Certificate of Clinical Competence (CCC) in Audiology from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association. Once certified, audiologists also work in a variety of settings where they scientifically measure hearing ability in children and adults, identify the presence and severity of any hearing problem, and help a person understand what a hearing aid or other assistive listening device can and cannot do.