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Bachelor of Vision Science/Master of Optometry

This combined program takes you from the science of vision through to clinical optometry in a single enrolment.

  • Duration: 3.5 to 5 years
  • Study mode: On campus

Where you can study this course

Where

  • Deakin University

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    Campuses
    21 campuses
    Duration
    3.5 years
    Full time
    Study mode
    On campus
    Full fee
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    What students say

    Students rate the facilities and campus highly, and many praise the student support, though some found student support and organisation and admin frustrating.

  • Queensland University of Technology

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    Campuses
    QUT Gardens Point Campus
    Duration
    5 years
    Full time
    Study mode
    On campus
    Full fee
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    What students say

    Students rate the facilities and campus highly, though some found them lacking and a number mentioned student support and organisation and admin as frustrations.

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Is this course right for you?

Entry requirements

Entry requirements are set by each provider, so check the ones you are considering.

    Entry recommendations

    To be prepared for this course, it helps to have:

    • an interest in eyesight and how the eye works
    • patience for precise, detailed work with people
    • good communication skills for explaining results clearly
    • an attitude of care for people's comfort and safety

    What will you learn?

    Early study covers life sciences and vision science, and later years focus on assessing and managing eye conditions with real patients in clinics. It usually takes three and a half years full time when accelerated, and up to five years at other providers. Optometrists prescribe glasses and contact lenses and detect eye disease, and practice requires registration.

    • Life sciences and vision science
    • Clinical optics
    • Eye disease and its management
    • Contact lenses and prescribing
    • Clinical placements
    • Practice management

    Data from Course Seeker, run by the Tertiary Admissions Centres and the Australian Government Department of Education, and the Australian Bureau of Statistics (CC BY 4.0).