Course Overview

A career in optometry is varied and fulfilling, with career paths including private practice, hospital optometry, domiciliary optometry, third sector, and research and teaching.

The knowledge and experience gained during the course enable you to progress towards practising as a GOC-registered optometrist as part of your Route to Registration. After graduation and achieving a 2:2 classification, you can enrol on the College of Optometrist’s Scheme for Registration, which will cumulate in full registration with the GOC completion of the final assessment examinations.

General Eligibility

Entry requirements are two Bs and one A at A level, equivalent to 128 points. Two A level must be in biology, chemistry, physics or math. General Studies and Critical Thinking are not included per the GOC standards. You must achieve a C in GCSE English and maths, or equivalent.

Part Time Work Details

20 hours of work permit weekly for international students.

Language Requirement

• The IELTS score for international applicants is 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each component).