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AudiologyD/MBA Dual Degree Program

The School of Management and the Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences collaboratively offer a five year program leading to both the Au.D. (Doctor of Audiology) and MBA (Master of Business Administration) degrees. These two leading programs combine to give future audiologists the best in audiology and business education! Students who pursue this dual degree will ideally be prepared for careers in private practice as well as combined clinical and administrative positions. 

The collaborative program reduces by one year the usual pattern of a four year Audiology program and a two year MBA program. Each candidate must meet the degree requirements of each program, except for the reduction in total credit hours as described in this document. Students will complete a total of 113 credit hours, which will consist of 65 in Audiology and 48 in Management, of which 21 of the MBA credit hours will be applied to the Au.D. degree as transfer credit. 

Students wishing to pursue the dual program should apply to the MBA program prior to or during their first year of Au.D. study depending on when they plan to begin the MBA portion of the degree. Applications for the MBA program must be submitted online through the School of Management website, mgt.buffalo.edu. Information and personal advisement are available at 203 Alfiero Center, North Campus. 

Students must have an undergraduate degree in Communicative Disorders and Sciences and must take the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) for admission. In Audiology, students have fairly rigorous clinical requirements during 4 years, must pass a clinical gateway exam, preliminary examination, the ASHA exam and complete their research project. 

The Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT) is required for admission to the MBA program. You can register for the exam at the MBA Web site. The final domestic deadline is May 1, prior to the fall semester in which the applicant intends to begin the MBA portion of the program.

Au.D./MBA COLLABORATIVE PROGRAM

First Year

  • Fall

    • CDS 528 Neural Bases of Communication
    • CDS 529 Aural Rehabilitation
    • CDS 532 Acoustics and Instrumentation
    • CDS 551 Diagnostic Audiology I
    • CDS 591 Clinical Practicum – Audiology I

  • Spring

    • CDS 502 Research Methods
    • CDS 530 Grand Rounds
    • CDS 542 Advanced Hearing Science
    • CDS 552 Diagnostic Audiology II
    • CDS 556 Hearing Aids I
    • CDS 591 Clinical Practicum – Audiology I

Second Year

  • Fall

    • MGA 604 Financial Analysis and Reporting
    • MGB 601 Behav and Organ Concepts for Management
    • MGQ 606 Probability and Statistics for Management*
    • MGE 601 Economics for Managers
    • MGF 631 Financial Management (1/2 semester)
    • MGG 635 Business Communications (1/2 semester)

*Fulfills Au.D. statistics requirement

  • Spring

    • MGM 625 Marketing Management
    • MGO 630 Operations and Service Management
    • MGO 641 Strategic Management
    • MGF 631 Financial Management (1/2 semester)
    • MGT 601 Ethics and Governance (1/2 semester)
    • MGT 609 Management Accounting

  • Summer

    • School of Management Practicum (3 credits)

Third Year

  • Fall

    • CDS 526 Current Professional Issues
    • CDS 557 Hearing Aids II
    • CDS 616 Auditory Evoked Potentials
    • CDS 687 Industrial Audiology
    • CDS 592 Clinical Practicum – Audiology II

  • Spring

    • CDS 530 Grand Rounds
    • CDS 612 Cochlear Implants
    • MXX XXX MBA Elective
    • CDS 667 Auditory Processing Disorders
    • CDS 600 Independent Study
    • CDS 592 Clinical Practicum – Audiology II

Fourth Year

  • Fall

    • CDS 610 Vestibular Testing
    • CDS 611 Medical Audiology
    • CDS 600 Independent Study
    • MGX XXX MBA Elective
    • MGX XXX MBA Elective
    • CDS 592 Clinical Practicum – Audiology II

  • Spring

    • CDS XXX Elective
    • CDS XXX Elective
    • CDS 613 Auditory Development and Pediatric Audiology
    • MGX XXX MBA Elective
    • MGX XXX MBA Elective
    • CDS 592 Clinical Practicum – Audiology II

Fifth Year

  • Fall and Spring

    • CDS 624 Full-time Clinical Externship Year in Audiology

GMAT

All applicants are required to take the Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT). To receive information on
the GMAT, please visit the MBA Web site.

Application and detailed Au.D. program information are available on Au.D. website.
 
For additional information, please contact:
 
Dr. Joan Sussman
Director of Graduate Studies
Department of Communicative Disorders and Sciences
122 Cary Hall
Buffalo, NY 14214 
Tel:  716-829-2797, ext. 631
Fax: 716-829-3979
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