The MSc Clinical Optometry is designed for optometrists seeking to enhance their clinical practice through evidence-based training, to broaden their clinical knowledge and skills appropriate for a rapidly expanding profession.
Flexibility to join lectures and access learning material remotely, to support your in-person practical clinical teaching sessions.
Each week you’ll attend in-person guided clinics. You’ll also be able to attend NHS clinics in a variety of clinical specialities.
In order to be considered for an offer for this programme you will need to meet all of the entry requirements. Your application will not be progressed if the information and evidence listed is not provided.
If you are registered with the GOC, with your online application you will need to provide:
1. Evidence of full GOC registration (UK students). If you are registered with the GOC, you must provide your GOC number in the Membership of Professional Bodies section of the application form.
2. A personal statement which clearly states the modules you intend to study and when you wish to start.
If you are not registered with the GOC, with your online application you will need to provide:
1. A copy of your certificate and transcripts which show you have achieved an honours degree in Optometry or a professional optometric qualification. If your certificate or result is pending, please upload any interim transcripts or provisional certificates.
2. A copy of your IELTS certificate with an overall score of 6.5 with 5.5 in all subskills, or evidence of an accepted equivalent. Please include the date of your expected test if this qualification is pending. If you have alternative acceptable evidence, such as an undergraduate degree studied in the UK, please supply this in place of an IELTS.
3. A written professional reference which is signed, dated, and supplied on the University’s reference form or headed paper. The reference will need to comment specifically on your slit-lamp technique to assess the anterior eye and slit-lamp Volk binocular indirect ophthalmoscopy (BIO) technique to assess the retina. If it is not possible to provide a professional reference, academic references will be considered.
4. Submit a 500-word personal statement that includes the following: a summary of your academic background in optometry, including any notable achievements or research experience; an overview of your clinical experience, highlighting the settings you have worked in and the scope of your responsibilities; a description of your proficiency in key clinical skills, including:
Application Deadline