BSc (Hons) Optometry
Bachelor's degree
In Plymouth
Description
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Type
Bachelor's degree
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Location
Plymouth
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Duration
3 Years
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Start date
October
Do you want to pursue a career as an eye care professional? You will benefit from a pioneering, clinical degree set up to bring optometry to the South West, built in consultation with expert professionals in the field. You will be trained in both the classroom, laboratory and, from the very first semester, the workplace – be that practices, hospitals or in the community – gaining key knowledge, skills, experience and confidence that you need to succeed as the future of the eye care profession
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About this course
Graduate with the professional accreditation, practical skills and theoretical knowledge required to build a successful career in the health professions.
Students who want to study health professions at undergraduate level but require academic and/or English language support to get there.
UCAS tariff
144-136
GCSEs:
5 GCSEs grade C or above to include mathematics, English and science. Preference is given to applicants who have obtained these grades on application and who have achieved at least B grades in mathematics, English and science.
BSc (Hons)
Work-based placements and the Peninsula Allied Health Centre, a multi-million-pound facility for practicing students.
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Subjects
- Dietetics
- Mental Health
- Occupational Therapy
- Paramedic
- Optometry
- Podiatry
- Biology
- Project
- Child health
- Health nursing
- Confidence Training
- Numerical
Course programme
In your first year, you’ll focus on learning the basic scientific principles of optometry. You’ll also begin developing the clinical skills essential to the profession. During your one-week observational placement, you’ll see first-hand what working as an optometrist involves.
Core modules
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OPT401 Human and Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
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OPT402 Clinical Optometry Skills
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OPT403 Optics
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OPT404 Visual Perception
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SOHP401 Preparation for Practice
In the second year, you’ll learn about advanced ophthalmic examination and study ocular diseases and pharmacology in more detail. You’ll also investigate the legal and ethical issues around managing a business. On your two-week clinical placement, you’ll start getting hands-on experience, applying the skills you’ve learnt so far and working directly with patients.
Core modules
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OPT501 Clinical Optometry Skills and Refractive Management
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OPT502 Specialist Optometry Skills
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OPT503 Paediatric and Binocular Vision
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OPT504 Introduction to Ocular and Systemic Pathology and Therapeutics
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SOHP501 Project Studies
In your third and final year, you’ll continue developing confidence and clinical skills by working directly with real patients at the University’s Centre for Eye Care Excellence optometry practice. Alongside this practical learning, you’ll study complex case scenarios in the key areas of optometry and complete a supervised research project in an area you’re interested in.
Core modules
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OPT301 Project Studies 2
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OPT302 General Optometric Practice
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OPT303 Advanced Optometric Practice
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OPT305 Clinical Case Management in Optometry
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OPT306 Dispensing and Occupational Optometry
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OPT307 Ocular Pathology and Therapeutics
Every undergraduate taught course has a detailed programme specification document describing the course aims, the course structure, the teaching and learning methods, the learning outcomes and the rules of assessment.
Additional information
BSc (Hons) Optometry