Program Overview

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Màster Universitari en Optometria i Ciències de la Visió

The Màster Universitari en Optometria i Ciències de la Visió is a postgraduate program offered by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC). This master's degree provides specialized training in the various areas of optometry and vision sciences.

Description

The program allows students to improve their clinical skills and qualify for research in the field of vision sciences. It covers various aspects of optometry, including cornea and contact lenses, pediatric optometry, visual therapy, geriatric optometry, low vision, and optometric aspects of refractive surgery.

General Information

• Duration: 1 academic year, 60 ECTS credits
• Start date: September-February
• Schedule: Morning and afternoon (2-3 days a week), face-to-face
• Tuition fees: Approximately 1,162 (2,700 for non-EU residents)
• Language: Spanish

Admission

• General requirements: Academic requirements for access to a master's degree
• Specific requirements: Students must have a level of Spanish equivalent to B2.2
• Admission criteria:
  • Weighting of the academic record (60%)
  • Professional experience and affinity of previous training (30%)
  • Language knowledge (10%)
• Pre-enrollment period: Open until February 1, 2026

Curriculum

The master's program is divided into two quadrimesters:

First Quadrimestre

• Baixa Visió i Rehabilitació Visual (3.5 credits)
• Contactologia Avançada (3.5 credits)
• Mètodes de Recerca (3.5 credits)
• Optometria Infantil (3.5 credits)
• Patologia i Terapèutica Oculars (3.5 credits)
• Tècniques Avançades de Teràpia Visual (3.5 credits)
• Tècniques Diagnòstiques en Salut Ocular (3.5 credits)

Second Quadrimestre

• Clínica d'Optometria Infantil (3.5 credits)
• Clínica de Baixa Visió i Rehabilitació Visual (3.5 credits)
• Clínica de Contactologia Avançada (3.5 credits)
• Clínica de Tècniques Avançades de Teràpia Visual (3.5 credits)
• Clínica de Tècniques Diagnòstiques en Salut Ocular (3.5 credits)
• Pràctiques Acadèmiques Externes (6 credits)
• Treball de Fi de Màster (12 credits)

Professional Outcomes

This master's degree enhances and reinforces the professional competencies of optometrists in various areas of specialization. Some of the professional outcomes for which this master's degree is particularly valued include:

• Technical direction of optician establishments and work as an optometrist in public or private healthcare centers
• Research in public and private centers and institutions

Competencies

The program aims to provide students with the following competencies:

Transversal Competencies

• Entrepreneurship and innovation
• Sustainability and social commitment
• Knowledge of a third language (preferably English)
• Teamwork and solvent use of information resources

General Competencies

• Learn the bases and techniques of optics on which advanced methods of visual function evaluation and recent advances in instrumentation used in the field of vision are based
• Acquire and learn to use the methodological aspects necessary for research in vision
• Provide advanced knowledge and specific criteria for clinical action for the evaluation, differential diagnosis, and treatment of various visual and ocular conditions

Specific Competencies

• Acquire specialized clinical skills necessary to attend to different specific populations
• Acquire knowledge necessary for optometric management pre and post-surgical patients
• Follow-up optometric patients with visual impairments and functional implications induced by ocular, systemic, and neurological diseases

Quality Seals

The quality of the program is ensured by the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya and recognized by the Agència per a la Qualitat del Sistema Universitari de Catalunya.

Academic Organization

• Center: Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa (FOOT)
• Academic responsible: Juan Carlos Ondategui Parra
• Academic calendar: Available on the UPC website
• Academic regulations: Available on the UPC website

Web del Màster

For more information about the master's program, please visit the official website.