Typical A-level offer
AAB (including specific subjects)
Typical contextual A-level offer (what is this?)
ABB (including specific subjects).
Typical International Baccalaureate offer
35 points overall including 6 in two science subjects (Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Mathematics) at Higher Level and 5 in one further Higher Level subject.
English Requirement
We require one of:
GCSE, IGCSE or O-Level English Language at grade 5;
IELTS 7 (with no less than 6 in any component);
TOEFL (iBT) - 100;
an equivalent qualification.
Study in our modern £4 million facilities at an institution with the longest tradition of teaching optometry in the UK.
Gain clinical experience at neighbouring Manchester Royal Eye Hospital, one of the largest eye hospitals in Europe.
Benefit from personal and professional development sessions running throughout the course.
Take advantage of our £2,000 bursary for international students.
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Course units for year 1
Personal & Professional Development A
Geometrical Optics
Functional Anatomy of the Eye
Optometric Examination A
Dispensing A
Physical Optics
Visual Neurophysiology & Fundamentals of Visual Perception
Anatomy and Physiology for Health Care Professionals I
Anatomy and Physiology for Health Care Professionals II
Mathematics for Optometry
Course content for year 2
Dispensing B
Instrumentation
Optometric Examination B
Personal & Professional Development B
Vision in the Real World
Visual Optics
Binocular Vision A
Contact Lenses A
Pharmacology A
Visual Psychophysics and Neurophysiology
Ocular Health & Disease Mechanisms
Clinical Methodology 2
Clinical Methodology 3
Course content for year 3
Clinical Practical Sessions
Binocular Vision B
Low Vision
Pharmacology B: Ocular Pharmacology
Contact Lenses B
Ocular Disease
Personal & Professional Development C
Emerging Optometry
Evidence Based Optometric Practice
Optometrists work in high street practice or hospital eye clinics, where they prescribe and dispense spectacles, contact lenses, and low vision aids, treat problems with binocular vision, and increasingly work alongside ophthalmologists to monitor the treatment of ocular disease.
Optometrists are now also involved in the primary care of patients with diseases such as diabetes and glaucoma. This has given rise to more emphasis on the study and management of these conditions.
Qualified optometrists can also undertake postgraduate study to act as independent prescribers with the authority to treat a range of eye conditions.
Most BSc Optometry students go straight on to do their pre-registration year and take the Scheme for Registration examinations, which, when successfully completed, allow entry to the General Optical Council register.
Alternatively, during your second year you can apply for a place on our undergraduate four-year Master of Science in Optometry (MSci) degree, on completion of which you can register directly with the General Optical Council. This opportunity is unique to The University of Manchester.
After registration with the General Optical Council you can take your career forward in private practice or within the National Health Service. Of our recent graduates, 95% are working in private practice and 5% in the NHS.
IHS per year: GBP 500
