UNSW Handbook Program - Optometry

Optometry - 3950

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Program Description

Program Objectives

Program Structure

General Education Requirements

Academic Rules

Fees

Area(s) of Specialisation

This Program is no longer accepting new enrolments

Program Summary


	Faculty:
	Contact: http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Typical Duration: 4 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC Per Session: 3
	Max UOC Per Session: 27
	Min UOC For Award: 192
	Award(s):
	Bachelor of Optometry (Major)

Program Description

Note: This information is for continuing BOptom students only. Prospective students, please see program 3952.

The School of Optometry and Vision Science provides a four stage full-time program in Optometry leading to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Optometry at either the Pass or Honours level.

Professional training including clinical optometry is interwoven with basic studies of visual and ocular science over the four Stages of the program. The only entry point into Optometry will be at Stage 1 level.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

This program aims to provide a strong knowledge base in the field of optometry.

Program Structure

Stage 1

Note: This stage is no longer being offered.

BIOS1401 Biology(Optometry) (4 UOC)
CHEM1829 Biological Chem for Optom B (6 UOC)
OPTM1105 Optics and the Eye 1 (8 UOC)
OPTM1201 Ocular and Visual Science 1 (4 UOC)
OPTM1202 Clinical Optometry 1 (6 UOC)
OPTM1205 Optics and the Eye 2 (4 UOC)
OPTM1207 Found of Hygiene & Infect Dis (4 UOC)
PHYS1199 Physics 1 (Optometry) (6 UOC)

CHEM1819 Biological Chemistry for Optometry A (6 UOC)

Stage 2

OPTM2101 Ocular and Visual Science 2A (6 UOC)
OPTM2102 Clinical Optometry 2A (6 UOC)
OPTM2105 Optics and the Eye 3 (3 UOC)
OPTM2201 Ocular and Visual Science 2B (6 UOC)
OPTM2202 Clinical Optometry 2B (6 UOC)
OPTM2206 Pathology for Optometry (3 UOC)
PHPH2121 Principles of Physiology A (6 UOC)
PHPH2221 Principles of Physiology B (6 UOC)

General Education - 6 UOC

Stage 3

OPTM3102 Clinical Optometry 3A (12 UOC)
OPTM3108 Ocular Disease (6 UOC)
OPTM3203 Clinical Optometry 3B (3 UOC)
OPTM3204 Clinical Optometry 3C (8 UOC)
OPTM3209 Environmental Optometry (6 UOC)
PHPH3302 Pharmacology for Optometry (4 UOC)
PSYC3516 Psychology for Optometry (3 UOC)

General Education - 6 UOC

Stage 4

MEDM8001 Princ Mdcn for Optom Students (3 UOC)
OPTM4114 Optometry & the Prof Env A (3 UOC)
OPTM4210 Research Project (3 UOC)
OPTM4214 Optometry & the Prof Env B (3 UOC)
OPTM4311 Clinical Optometry 4A (6 UOC)
OPTM4312 Clinical Optometry 4B (6 UOC)
OPTM4313 Clinical Optometry 4C (6 UOC)

General Education Requirements

Students in this program must satisfy the University's General Education requirements. For further information, please refer to General Education in the Table of Contents (see left hand side of this page).

Academic Rules

Please refer to Program Structure.

Fees

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following web-page: https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Area(s) of Specialisation

Optometry

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