Target level of study
BAC +3
ECTS
0 credits
Duration
3 years
Training structure
Faculty of Pharmacy
Language(s) of instruction
French
Presentation
Date of creation: 1967
Training governed by decree n°2001-620 of July 10, 2001
Training benefits
Applications can be submitted online:
https://pharmacie.edu.umontpellier.fr/formations/autres-diplomes/
Objectives
Teach techniques for fitting hearing aids, including selection, fitting, dispensing, checking the effectiveness of the hearing aid and prosthetic education of the person fitted.
Know-how and skills
- hearing aid selection, fitting, dispensing, immediate and ongoing hearing aid effectiveness checks and prosthetic education for the hearing impaired.
- measure noise pollution and select individual and collective protection measures.
Organization
Program
Studies for the state diploma in audioprosthetics last three years. They include theoretical and practical training, as well as internships and a research dissertation.
Select a program
1st year of the audioprosthesist state diploma
Theoretical tests
30 creditsClinical Audiology
5 creditsHumanities and social sciences
2.5 creditsMathematics and signals
5 creditsProsthetic audiology
5 creditsMechanics and Acoustics
5 creditsLanguage sciences
2.5 creditsElectronics
5 credits
Practical tests
10 credits
Internship
20 credits
2nd year audioprosthesist state diploma
Practical tests
10 creditsAudioprosthetic practice
5 creditsFerrule manufacturing
5 credits
Theoretical tests
25 credits
Internship
25 credits
3rd year audioprosthesist state diploma
Clinical Audiology
5 creditsAcoustic measurements
4 creditsProsthetic audio
5 creditsHumanities and social sciences
5 credits
Oral
5 creditsMemory
9 creditsInternship
18 creditsAudioprosthetic practice
5 credits
Admission
Access conditions
- Hold a baccalauréat (bac S recommended) or equivalent qualification
Necessary prerequisites
Secondary school baccalaureate or a qualification exempted from or equivalent to the baccalaureate for further study at university. Admission via parcoursup.
And then
Further studies
Holders of the Diplôme d'Etat d'Audioprothésiste may be admitted to the 1st year of the Master's degree in Biology and Health, with a specialization in Sensory and Motor Neuroprostheses.
Professional integration
- Hearing correction centers
- Hearing aid manufacturers
- Measures and control of noise pollution