The WHO estimates that 20% of the world’s population suffers from a decline in hearing capacity and 6.5% from a decline in the vestibular system, due to factors such as aging and exposure to noise. For this reason, health disciplines such as those that the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya (UVic-UCC) will offer next year, degrees in General Audiology, together with a degree in Dentistry, are so necessary . .
UVic-UCC’s own degree in General Audiology, blended, is the first in Spain and is in line with 27 Audiology degree programs in Europe
According to the dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Roberto Elosua, “the teaching methodology already successfully applied in the Medicine degree will be applied and characterized by placing the student at the center of learning, transversality and integration of content, learning between equals. and simulation, among other concepts.” Innovation in learning processes will be one of the central axes and technology will be integrated into the entire training process. An example of this is AudioLab, the first laboratory specialized in audiology in Spain, located in the Can Baumann building of the Medical Campus, which will become a center for innovation and technological development aimed at companies and health institutions, and from at the same time, the time will provide students with quality training and practical experiences.
Dentistry graduates currently have a high rate of employment after graduation.
Practical student training, both in simulation contexts and with real patients from primary and community care, will be another pillar of the General Dentistry and Audiology studies at UVic-UCC, both degrees with a standards-aligned approach European. In the Dentistry degree, approximately 1100 hours of practice will be completed, and in the case of General Audiology, the practicals will include approximately 600 hours. Also, as part of continuous training, there will also be an offer for a master’s degree for graduate students.
General Audiology, mixed
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The Diploma in General Audiology will have its own training model, oriented to quality standards in mixed training. The study plan will last four years and initially 60 places will be offered. From the first year, the student will be integrated into subjects of the same degree that are taught at other international and reference universities in the field of audiology, mainly in Denmark. The degree will have a base of foreign pedagogical staff (from USA, Germany, Denmark…) of first level in research and internationally recognized in the audiological field.
Dentistry, the third offer in Catalonia
The UVic-UCC Diploma in Dentistry will last 5 years and will be completed in person. The initial offer is 60 places and students will be able to access through the public pre-registration system. The first three courses (basic and preclinical training) will be held in Vic and the last two (clinical training) will be held in Manresa. On the one hand, the degree in Dentistry will allow continuity for students of the training cycles of Oral Hygiene and Dental Prosthetics, who may see these studies as an opportunity to achieve greater professionalization and career prospects. On the other hand, the community aspect will be promoted in these studies, in accordance with the prediction that, in the following years, public health will increase the portfolio of public services, integrating more profiles of dentists and hygienists.
