Doctorate of Audiology (AuD)
We offer the Doctorate of Audiology (AuD), a professional degree for an audiologist. Our program is fully accredited and prepares audiologists for a career as independent practitioners skilled in providing diagnostic, rehabilitative, and other hearing services through diverse clinical experience.
The Learning Environment
The AuD is a three-year graduate degree that focuses on preparing highly qualified specialists in audiology. The AuD program includes education in the basic sciences and disorders as well as practical experience with outstanding clinical training. The AuD curriculum includes courses dealing with the scientific bases of audiology including anatomy and physiology of the auditory and nervous systems. The majority of the curriculum is focused on clinical coursework, including diagnostic audiology, pediatric audiology, and medical audiology. Our program also offers two hearing aids courses, a two-course sequence in vestibular care, and a course focused on auditory processing disorders.
We are ranked in U.S. News’ Best Graduate Schools rankings, No. 29 nationwide and No. 1 among public universities in New York.
The Doctorate of Audiology (AuD) education program in Audiology (residential) at the University at Buffalo is accredited by the Council on Academic Accreditation in Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology of the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA), 2200 Research Boulevard, #310, Rockville, MD 20850, 800-498-2071 or 301-296-5700.
- American Speech Language and Hearing Association (ASHA)
- National Student Speech Language and Hearing Association (NSSLHA)
- American Academy of Audiology(AAA)
- Association for Research in Otolaryngology (ARO)
- Student Academy of Audiology (SAA)
- American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
- Audiology Online
- National Institute on Deafness & Other Communicative Disorders (NIDCD)