UK audiology body refused to accredit degree last year

The British Academy of Audiology has said it ended its interaction with Athlone Institute of Technology last year on the college’s audiology degree that was ended after a year last week.

AIT said last week that the BAA had ‘suspended’ its accreditation in December.

The 21 students on the course were only told it was being cancelled last week, after completing a full year on what had been the country’s first degree in audiology. At least six have since accepted places on audiology degrees in Britain, where they face fees of €9,000 a year.