The Master of Community Eye Health offers specialised training in a range of areas, including the following aspects of the community eye care field: needs assessment, health economics, epidemiology, advocacy, and the "Vision 2020: The Right to Sight" global initiative. The program is conducted mainly at the International Centre for Advancement of Rural Eye care (ICARE), part of the LV Prasad Eye Institute (LVPEI) Hyderabad, India. The program comprises 48 units of credit, 36 of which are gained by successful completion of six compulsory courses. 12 units of credit are gained by a completion of a research project which may be conducted at ICARE, LVPEI, or the University of New South Wales, or the University of New South Wales, or at the candidate's home location (if appropriate supervision is available at that location). In all cases, joint supervision will be arranged between academic staff of the LVPEI and the University of New South Wales.

The program aims to produce health professionals who are innovative leaders with an understanding of the principles of community eye health and their applications.

Please refer to the School of Optometry and Vision Science
http://www.optom.unsw.edu.au

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