1. Audiology A new bachelor study in the Netherlands Fontys University of Applied Science Fontys Paramedische Hogeschool Eindhoven-NL

2. Science Medical Engineering Working at the crossroads of health and engineering People Psychology

3. Health and Engineering

4. Clinical Audiology first year Pure tone audiometry Speech audiometry Impedance measurement Introduction Hearing Aids etc. Lectures, practice and lab work Own laboratory

5. Clinical Audiology 2nd year: Otoacoustic Emissions ABR Audiometrical tests in special populations (young children, intellectually limited adults) Tests of the vestibular system Hearing aids in more depth etc.

6. Clinical Audiology 3rd year: Auditory Steady State Responses Calibrating audiometric equipment Tinnitus Hearing aids in children

7. Clinical Audiology Equipment and Software: Audiometers (Interacoustics AC40, Madsen Orbiter 922, DECOS Audiology Workstation) Impedance Meters (Interacoustics AT235, Madsen Zodiac 901) ILO 292 (Otoacoustic Emissions) Biologic Navigator Pro (ABR and ASSR) Video-otoscope Audtutor software (Simulation of various patients)

8. Technical and Preventional Audiology Fontys faculty of Technical Physics Technical University Eindhoven, Faculty of Building, Laboratory of Acoustics Cooperation

9. Preventional Audiology Projects: Noise during work: Fruit and vegetables packing factory Laboratory for Podotherapy Teachers School for Music

10. Building acoustics Acoustics Psycho- acoustics Room acoustics Electro- acoustics Physical Acoustics Noise Digital Signal Processing Akustik Technical Audiology Concerthall

11. Technical and Preventional Audiology 1st year: Sound level measurement Spectra (Adobe Audition) Speech Psycho-Acoustics Physics Mathematics

12. Technical and Preventional Audiology 2nd year: Physical acoustics Building acoustics Acoustical measurements Experiments: Decay time, Maximum level, Equivalent continuous level(Leq), Statistical level, Sound absorption. Experiments TUe: Isolation, RASTI etc. Elektro-acoustics Digital Signal Processing

13. Technical and Preventional Audiology 3rd year: Environmental noise: industry, traffic. Experiments TUe: STI, building acoustics.

14. Technical and Preventional Audiology Equipment and Software: B&K 2240 SLM 01 dB SLM B&K 2250 Sound analyser B&K 2131 Frequency analyser B&K 2144 Dual channel frequency analyser B&K Dirac B&K 4443 Dosismeter B&K Protector, Evaluator, Noise explorer Adobe Audition SPRAAK Sabin

15. scheme

16. Bachelor audiology –Major audiology 180 ec’s –Minor (obligatory) 60 ec’s –After 1st year: Interdisciplinary cooperation Specialising in Children Medical Technology Sound Preparation for Master thesis Business administration

17. Possible jobs Clinical Audiology Audiological Centers Hearing Aid dispensing ENT Clinic School for hard of hearing children

18. Possible jobs Technical Audiology Government Prevention management HiFi/Audio-industry Hearing aid manufacturing Telecommunication Research Bureau for acoustical engineering

19. Number of students fulltime/parttime

20. Bachelor -> Master current possibilities (Bio)medical Technology (medizinisch Ingenieur) Technical University Eindhoven Master in Oldenburg(Germany) or Leuven (Belgium)

21. Additional Information Website –www.fontys.nl/paramedisch E-mail –audiologie@fontys.nl