UNSW Handbook Program - Optometry

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Optometry - 5665

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 1 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 18
	Min UOC Per Session: 3
	Max UOC Per Session: 27
	Min UOC For Award: 36
	Award(s):
	Graduate Diploma (Specialisation)

Program Description

The Graduate Diploma in Optometry program provides advanced training in clinical and theoretical aspects of Optometry, with opportunities for specialisation in fields such as contact lenses, Occupational Optometry and Behavioural Optometry.

The program may be completed in one year full-time or two or more years part-time. On successful completion of the GradDip, students may decide to continue with postgraduate study at the MOptom level; they may choose not to accept the GradDip award and instead use all 36 UOC towards an MOptom degree. Alternatively, if the GradDip is awarded, 30 UOC may be used in this way. Thus postgraduate students may progress towards a higher degree at a level of their choice. This system is intended to make postgraduate study accessible to optometrists with time constraints.

All courses offered will only be conducted if there is sufficient demand. For information on which courses are being run refer to www.optom.unsw.edu.au.

Program Objectives and Learning Outcomes

Please contact the School of Optometry & Vision Science for information.

Program Structure

The program consists of a selection of courses from the electives listed below. A total of 36 UOC is required for this Graduate award. A number of the courses have prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions, as indicated in the course descriptions. Up to 12 UOC may be taken from elsewhere in the University, subject to the approval of the Head of School.

Courses:

OPTM7103 Behavioural Optometry 1 (6 UOC)
OPTM7104 Adv. Contact Lens Studies 1 (6 UOC)
OPTM7108 Small Research Project (6 UOC)
OPTM7110 Public Health Optometry (6 UOC)
OPTM7111 Pathophys of Ocular Disease 1 (3 UOC)
OPTM7112 Pathophys of Ocular Disease 2 (3 UOC)
OPTM7115 Visual Neuroscience (6 UOC)
OPTM7203 Behavioural Optometry 2 (6 UOC)
OPTM7205 Specialty Contact Lens Studies (6 UOC)
OPTM7211 Pathophys of Ocular Disease 3 (3 UOC)
OPTM7212 Pathophys of Ocular Disease 4 (3 UOC)
OPTM7301 Advanced Clinical Optometry (12 UOC)
OPTM7302 Evidenced Based Optometry (6 UOC)
OPTM7307 Clinical Imaging (6 UOC)
OPTM7308 Research Project (6 UOC)

Academic Rules

Please refer to the Program Structure above and contact the School office for further information.

Fees

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

Area(s) of Specialisation

Optometry

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