Coleraine,
United Kingdom
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
MOptom (Hons) Optometry in Coleraine United Kingdom | Ulster University
Ulster University
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Coleraine United Kingdom
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Qualification
Undergraduate Masters
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2025)
GBP
15,840
(c. USD21,266.47)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
48 months
Ulster provides a comprehensive 4-year Master of Optometry with Honours program. This course covers vision, eye disorders, and health-related ocular issues. As licensed professionals, optometrists can prescribe and fit visual aids including glasses, contacts, and low-vision devices. Their expertise extends to identifying, diagnosing, and treating eye diseases while rehabilitating visual impairments. Serving as primary eye care specialists in the UK, they handle numerous referrals to secondary care services. Our Optometry program reveals the captivating workings of the visual system while teaching students to enhance patients' eye health and vision quality across all age groups. The curriculum spans visual physiology and psychology, eye examination techniques, corrective lens prescriptions, and detection of ocular or systemic health issues. Students gain hands-on experience through our on-campus eye clinic's specialized facilities and local hospital rotations.
For those passionate about analytical thinking, scientific inquiry, and patient interaction, Ulster's Optometry program delivers exceptional professional training. With intentionally limited cohort sizes (around 36 students annually), our program guarantees superior access to clinical resources, advanced equipment, and faculty support. Consistently ranked among the UK's top three optometry programs by our graduates, this degree opens doors to diverse career paths including retail and hospital practice, optical manufacturing, vision research, and academic roles.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 7.0
Qualification Requirements
A level
Grades ABB
Subject Specific Requirement:
At least twofrom Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics (or grades AB in Double Award Applied Science or Life and Health Science).
Applied General Qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science
Award profile of DDM
(including six units from: Fundamentals of Science/Mathematical Calculations for Science/Using Statistics for Science/Physiology of Human Body Systems/Physiology of Human Regulation & Reproduction/Biochemistry & Biochemical Techniques/Medical Physics Techniques)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Applied Science
Award profile of DD
(acceptable with one other A-level at grade B)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Applied Science
Award profile D
(acceptable with two A-levels at grades AB including at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics)
International Baccalaureate
Overall profile minimum of 28 points with 14 points at higher level to include two science subjects from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Maths.
Access to Higher Education (HE)
Pass science-based Access Programme with 120 credits - overall profile of 70% in L3 modules (NI Access Course)*
Pass science-based Access Programme with 60 credit - overall profile of 39 credits at distinction and 6 credits at merit (GB Access Course
GCSE
For full-time study you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first degree course and hold a GCSE pass at grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics.
You must also hold a GCSE pass at grade C/4 or above in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Double Award Science.
IELTS 7.0 with no band score less than 6.5. TOEFL iBT - 100 with a minimum L 22, R 24, S - 25, W 24, PTE Academic - 66 (with min. of 61 in each part)
Grades ABB
Subject Specific Requirement:
At least twofrom Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics (or grades AB in Double Award Applied Science or Life and Health Science).
Applied General Qualifications
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma in Applied Science
Award profile of DDM
(including six units from: Fundamentals of Science/Mathematical Calculations for Science/Using Statistics for Science/Physiology of Human Body Systems/Physiology of Human Regulation & Reproduction/Biochemistry & Biochemical Techniques/Medical Physics Techniques)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma in Applied Science
Award profile of DD
(acceptable with one other A-level at grade B)
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Certificate in Applied Science
Award profile D
(acceptable with two A-levels at grades AB including at least one of Biology, Physics or Mathematics)
International Baccalaureate
Overall profile minimum of 28 points with 14 points at higher level to include two science subjects from Chemistry, Physics, Biology, Maths.
Access to Higher Education (HE)
Pass science-based Access Programme with 120 credits - overall profile of 70% in L3 modules (NI Access Course)*
Pass science-based Access Programme with 60 credit - overall profile of 39 credits at distinction and 6 credits at merit (GB Access Course
GCSE
For full-time study you must satisfy the General Entrance Requirements for admission to a first degree course and hold a GCSE pass at grade C/4 or above in English Language and Mathematics.
You must also hold a GCSE pass at grade C/4 or above in Biology, Chemistry, Physics or Double Award Science.
IELTS 7.0 with no band score less than 6.5. TOEFL iBT - 100 with a minimum L 22, R 24, S - 25, W 24, PTE Academic - 66 (with min. of 61 in each part)
Tuition
GBP
15,840