Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Duration
48 months
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Masters
Major
Optometry
Area of study
Health
Timing
Full time
Course Language
English
About Program
Program Overview
Prepare for a career in optometry with the University of Manchester's BSc and MSci (integrated Masters) Optometry programs, which are GOC-approved and provide clinical experience at the renowned Manchester Royal Eye Hospital. These programs emphasize practical application and offer modern optometry clinics for study.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
Gain a professional qualification to prepare you for your career in optometry. Gain clinical experience at neighbouring Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, one of the largest eye hospitals in Europe. Apply your learning to clinical cases from the start of the course. The General Optical Council (GOC) regulates our BSc, and MSci (integrated Masters) Optometry courses. Both programmes hold full approval from the GOC.
- Additional expenses
- The General Optical Council student registration fee is currently £30 (renewable each year) but is reimbursed to you by the University.
- In your first year, we provide you with a set of clinical scrubs. During second year, you are encouraged to purchase your own ophthalmoscope and retinoscope (£1,300-£1,700).
- You will have the opportunity to go on placement outside of the University. Depending on the location of the practice, this could incur additional costs.
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Admission Requirements
Entry Requirements:
- Typical A-level offer: AAB-AAA (including specific subjects).
- Typical contextual A-level offer: AAB-ABB (including specific subjects).
- Refugee/care-experienced offer: Applicants who have been in local authority care for more than three months or have refugee status may be eligible for an offer two grades below the standard requirements.
- Typical International Baccalaureate offer: 35 points overall with grades 665 in three higher level subjects, to include two sciences (from Chemistry, Biology, Mathematics or Physics). For this course, they will accept: Higher Level Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches or Applications and Interpretation.
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