The 1st year of the programme will be mainly oriented to provide the theoretical and scientific bases for the understanding and learning of the mechanisms of verbal communication and auditory perception and of biological phenomena and of the main functioning mechanisms of organs and systems involved in communication and auditory perception. The internship experiences will be mainly aimed at consolidating theoretical knowledge and enhancing its relevance in the application field, with direct knowledge of the main categories of hearing aids.
The 2nd year will be aimed at the acquisition of medical, clinical and diagnostic preparatory knowledge; the topics of Audiology and Prosthetic Audiology with a greater professionalizing content will also be introduced and developed, supporting the theoretical teaching activity with an increase in internship activities, and seminar and optional teaching, strongly oriented to the acquisition of knowledge and application skills for the various hearing aids.
The 3rd year of the programme will see the development and consolidation of the topics addressed in the 2nd year, with a further enhancement of the application aspects and with the introduction of topics (ethical/deontological, organizational, managerial/economic, psychological/sociological) of strong relevance in the professional activity of the hearing care technician.