This is an HTML version of an attachment to the Official Information request 'Request for statistical data on undergraduate backgrounds of students admitted to the Master of Audiology program at the University of Canterbury.'.


 
27 May 2025 
Raman 
By email: [FYI request #31087 email] 
Dear Raman    
OIA 25.280 Academic Background Master of Audiology students 
I refer to the Official Information Act (the Act) request dated 26 May 2025 regarding the academic 
backgrounds of Master of Audiology students. You have specifical y requested: 
•   I am writing to request information regarding the academic backgrounds of students who have been 
admitted to the Master of Audiology program at the University of Canterbury in recent years. As I 
come from a different academic background and have not completed a degree specifically in speech 
and hearing sciences, I am particularly interested in understanding whether students with diverse 
undergraduate qualifications have been accepted into the program as I'm not from hearing and 
speech background, I'm having different qualification. 

•  Could you kindly provide any available statistical data or general information on the types and names 
of undergraduate degrees held by successful applicants in previous admission cycles? 
Please see the link for a video explaining the Master of Audiology qualification, referencing the different 
academic backgrounds at 2.21 here.   
When the academic background of Master of Audiology students was reviewed a few years ago, approximately 
a third had come from a Bachelors of Speech-Language Pathology background. The remainder came from a 
diverse range of science and non-science backgrounds e.g. languages, music, music production, business and 
finance.  
You have the right to seek an investigation and review by the Ombudsman of this decision. Information about 
how to make a complaint is available at www.ombudsman.parliament.nz or freephone 0800 802 602. 
Yours sincerely 
 
Information and Records Management   
 
 
 
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