Master of Clinical Optometry

Study Area

Health,Medicine and Pharmacy

Study Level

Postgraduate

University

The University of New South Wales

State

NSW

Course Detail

Campus

Kensington

Intake Time

February

Standard Duration

2 years

About the Course

The Master of Clinical Optometry is a two-year degree that serves as a pathway to registered practice as an optometrist in Australia, New Zealand and parts of Asia. It combines the theoretical discipline of vision science the optics of lenses and instruments, the physiology of the eye, the psychophysics of vision and neuroscience with the clinical art of primary eye care, which covers the diagnosis and management of ocular disease, the dispensing of spectacles and contact lenses, the management of people with special needs (children, low vision), sports vision and vision in the workplace. 

Requirements

Average Score

at least 65%

IELTS

6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)

Background Requirements

Yes

The University of New South Wales

Institute Ranking

#44 in QS World University Rankings 2021, #4 in Australia

Program Ranking

#4 in Australia for Medicine, #46 in the world. *QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020