미국 청각학 박사(Au.D : Doctors of Audiology)의 정의와 직무

 

안녕하세요, 청능사 김형재입니다.

미국의 청각학 박사(Au.D)에 대해서 알아보고 박사(Ph.D)와 어떤 차이점이 있는 지 알아보겠습니다. 사실 박사(Ph.D)의 개념은 잘 알고 계시기에 국내 학계에서는 생소한 청각학 박사(Au.D)에 대해서 조사한 것을 정리하는 것에 중점을 두겠습니다.

 

WHAT THE Au.D. IS…

The Au.D. is intended to become the first professional degree for the practice of audiology, replacing the Master’s degree.

The program’s four-year post-baccalaureate curriculum expands audiologists’ biological knowledge base as well as their theoretical and clinical education commensurate with audiology’s expanded scope of practice.

 

Doctors of Audiology will graduate possessing the diagnostic and remedial skills necessary to compete in today’s hearing care marketplace. Programs that offer the Au.D. will be better positioned to attract the best and brightest of students seeking the challenges and rewards that a doctoral-level profession can offer.

Professional doctorate (Au.D.) programs exceed the academic and training experience provided by Master’s level programs.

 

Academic course work includes:

• biological/physical and behavioral/social sciences;

• humanities;

• anatomic, physiologic, physical and psycho-acoustic bases of human communication processes;

• and linguistic and psycholinguistic aspects

 

Professional course work in audiology includes hearing and

balance disorders, evaluation, and rehabilitation; related audiology

courses and intensive clinical experiences. Graduate Doctors of

Audiology should be eligible for licensure in any state.

 

 

Doctor of Audiology From Wikipedia

The Doctor of Audiology (Au.D.) is a first professional degree for an audiologist. The Au.D. program is designed to produce audiologists who are skilled in providing diagnostic, rehabilitative, and other services associated with hearing, balance, and related audiological fields. There is an emphasis on the clinical learning experience, though most programs also have a research component. As of 2007, the Au.D. has replaced Masters-level audiology programs as the entry-level degree[1]. In the United States, after an Au.D. is obtained, states may require a license before practicing audiology clinically. The audiology training program can typically be completed in 4-years if the student has a background in Speech-Language Pathology & Audiology/Communication Sciences and Disorders. Students without a background will generally have to complete a second-bachelor's program although some schools are beginning to introduce a 5-year program for students without a background in the field.

위의 내용을 요약해보면 2007년부터 기존 석사 학위를 대신하는 학위로 미국에서는 Au.D의 학위를

취득한 후에도 주에서 요구하는 면허를 받아야 합니다. 청각학 임상 연수 프로그램은 일반적으로 청각학, 언어병리학, 의사소통학 등을 전공한 학생들은 4년의 과정을 거쳐야하고, 관련 학과를 전공하지 않은 학생들은 어떤 대학에서는 5년 코스 연수과정이 있기는 하지만 제 2 전공으로 전공하여야 합니다.

Au.D 는 주로 임상을 위주로 하고 Ph.D 는 연구 개발과 교육을 위주로 하고 있습니다.

 

끝으로 미국청각재단에서 정의한 Au. D의 업무를 정리해보았습니다.

 

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