An introductory course covering sound characteristics (intensity, frequency, decibels, hertz), outer ear (pinna, ear canal), middle ear (tympanic membrane, ossicles, impedance matching), inner ear (semicircular canals, cochlea, organ of Corti, hair cells), hearing testing (newborn screening, ABR, OAE, audiometry, tympanometry), deafness (cochlear implants, deaf culture, communication approaches), and treatment of hearing loss (hearing aids, aural rehabilitation, SLP role).