UNSW Handbook Program - Optometry

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Optometry - 7435

Area(s) of Specialisation

Program Summary


	Faculty: Faculty of Science
	Contact: www.optom.unsw.edu.au
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Postgraduate
	Typical Duration: 0.4 Years
	Typical UOC Per Session: 24
	Min UOC Per Session: 3
	Max UOC Per Session: 27
	Min UOC For Award: 24
	Award(s):
	Graduate Certificate (Specialisation)

Program Description

The Graduate Certificate 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 session full-time or two or more sessions part-time. On successful completion of the GradCert, students may decide to continue with postgraduate study at a higher level. Some or all of the units of credit achieved in the GradCert program may be counted towards a GradDip or MOptom degree. Students may use all 18 UOC in this way if the GradCert is not awarded, or 12 UOC if the Certificate is awarded. The GradCert and GradDip programs in Optometry are designed to allow postgraduate students to take progressive steps towards a higher degree at a level of their choice and to appeal to practising optometrists with time constraints.

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 office for information.

Program Structure

The program consists of a selection of courses from the electives listed below. A total of 24 UOC are required for this Graduate award. A number of the courses have prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions, as indicated in the course descriptions. Up to 6 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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