Master of Optometry Degree MOptom (Hons) 48 months Undergraduate Program By City St George's, University of London (formally City) |Top Universities
Program Duration

48 monthsProgram duration

Tuitionfee

19,150 GBPTuition Fee/year

Main Subject Area

Health/HealthcareMain Subject Area

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This four-year accredited degree provides the training required for a registered optometrist to examine and manage a range of ocular conditions, making a real difference to people with vision impairment and sight loss. Take your first step into this rewarding career with one of the most respected and oldest institutions for the discipline.


On City's optometry degree you will learn about vision and the eye, through topics like optics, biology, eye disease and visual impairment. You’ll also learn about therapeutic solutions such as contact lenses and ophthalmic lenses and dispensing.


You will develop your clinical practice by working in our very own eye clinic, City Sight where you will examine members of the public, from babies to the elderly, presenting with a wide range of ocular conditions and needs. You will attend 44 weeks of clinical placements during the programme to support and develop the skills you will need as a registered optometrist.


  • Practise in excellent facilities, which include a range of purpose-built clinics and laboratories on campus, as well as our clinic, City Sight
  • Learn from research-active academics who are leaders in their field and design the curriculum around cutting-edge developments in the discipline
  • Benefit from a clinical placement at Moorfields, the UK’s leading Eye Hospital.

Accreditation

General Optical Council

Program overview

Main Subject

Health/Healthcare

Degree

Other

Study Level

Undergraduate

Study Mode

On Campus

This four-year accredited degree provides the training required for a registered optometrist to examine and manage a range of ocular conditions, making a real difference to people with vision impairment and sight loss. Take your first step into this rewarding career with one of the most respected and oldest institutions for the discipline.


On City's optometry degree you will learn about vision and the eye, through topics like optics, biology, eye disease and visual impairment. You’ll also learn about therapeutic solutions such as contact lenses and ophthalmic lenses and dispensing.


You will develop your clinical practice by working in our very own eye clinic, City Sight where you will examine members of the public, from babies to the elderly, presenting with a wide range of ocular conditions and needs. You will attend 44 weeks of clinical placements during the programme to support and develop the skills you will need as a registered optometrist.


  • Practise in excellent facilities, which include a range of purpose-built clinics and laboratories on campus, as well as our clinic, City Sight
  • Learn from research-active academics who are leaders in their field and design the curriculum around cutting-edge developments in the discipline
  • Benefit from a clinical placement at Moorfields, the UK’s leading Eye Hospital.

Accreditation

General Optical Council

Admission Requirements

7+
33+
136+

4 Years
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
9,535 GBP
International
19,150 GBP

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