MSc Public Health for Eye Care

At the end of this programme students should be able to:

describe the basic epidemiology of the major blinding eye diseases
design and interpret studies to assess public health eye care needs using appropriate research methods
critically appraise and select appropriate public health interventions for the major blinding eye diseases
design a comprehensive eye care programme for appropriate preventive and therapeutic measures for a community
develop the skills necessary for resource mobilisation, management and evaluation of local comprehensive eye care programmes and integration into health systems
discuss the importance of disability in the global context, appraise the epidemiology of visual and impairment leading to disability and the impact of disability on people’s lives

Graduates from this programme are expected and encouraged to enter into careers with ministries of health, universities and NGOs involved in developing health services to prevent blindness and improve vision.
Below you will find just a few of the positions and organisations that our graduates from this course have entered:

Paediatric Ophthalmologist
Community Ophthalmologist
Director Blindness Prevention Program
Medical Director
Eye Specialist

The normal minimum entrance qualification for registration at the School on a Master's programme is at least one of the following:

a second-class honours degree of a UK university, or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard, in a subject appropriate to that of the course of study to be followed
a registrable qualification appropriate to the course of study to be followed, in medicine, dentistry or veterinary studies