Program Overview

Optometry MOptom (Hons)

Overview

Optometrists are the healthcare professionals responsible for the examination, diagnosis, and management of the visual system. Optometry is a contemporary, developing field which is progressing with advances in research and equipment, and graduates are highly employable professionals with opportunities to work in a variety of settings.

Course Structure

The course includes an integrated master's - you study three years at undergraduate level and one year at postgraduate level.

Year 1 Core Modules

• Anatomy and Physiology for Optometrists
• Clinical Optometry Skills
• Investigative Techniques and Instrumentation
• Ophthalmic Lenses and Dispensing
• Professionalism and Evidence-based Practice
• The Visual System

Year 2 Core Modules

• Anterior Eye
• Binocular Vision
• Contact Lenses
• Eye Examination
• Further Investigative Techniques
• Posterior Eye

Year 3 Core Modules

• Advanced Contact Lens Practice
• Low Vision and Law
• Optometry Clinical Practice
• Pharmacology
• Research Project
• Specialist Optometric Techniques

Final-year Core Modules

• Advanced Clinical Management
• Clinical Learning in Practice Part One
• Clinical Learning in Practice Part Two
• Glaucoma
• Medical Retina

How You Learn

The course has a diverse range of learning and teaching methods, including lectures, seminars, group discussions, hands-on sessions, and clinical placements.

How You Are Assessed

Assessments include written assignments, written and practical exams, presentations, and pass/fail reflective logbooks.

Entry Requirements

• Minimum of 128 UCAS points, equivalent to two B's and one A at A-level, in at least two science subjects.
• An enhanced DBS will be required, with active encouragement for enrolment onto the update service linked to DBS.
• An English Language Testing System (IELTS) of at least level 7 overall (with no individual section lower than 6.5) is acceptable, or equivalent.

Employability

A career in optometry is varied and fulfilling, with career paths including private practice, hospital optometry, domiciliary optometry, third sector, and research and teaching.

Work Placement

Teesside University aims to produce confident clinicians who are future-ready for optometric practice. You are introduced to clinical practice from early in Year 1, with a 42-week work placement in collaboration with the College of Optometrists in Year 4.

Tuition Fees

• Full-time: £9,535 a year (UK applicants)
• Part-time: Not available part-time

Choose Teesside

• Eligible for an iPad, keyboard, and up to £300 credit for learning resources
• Affordable accommodation from only £100 a week
• Study in a town-centre campus with £280m of recent investment
• Europe's first Adobe Creative Campus, developing your creative and digital skills

Service User and Carer Involvement

Service users and carers support all aspects of students' lifecycle from recruitment to graduation.

Get in Touch

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• Online chat (general enquiries)