Vision Science - VISNA13944
Stream Summary
Faculty: SCI - Faculty of Science
School: School of Optometry and Vision Science
Contact: www.optom.unsw.edu.au
Program: 3944 - Adv Science (Hons)/Fine Arts
Award(s):
Bachelor of Advanced Science (Honours) (Major)
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Stream Outline
Vision Science is the study of the sensory processes that underlie vision and understanding of vision-related technologies.
It is designed for students who wish to pursue a laboratory/industry focused research career by providing broad and coherent knowledge in relevant topics such as: Optics, anatomy and functioning of the eye, eye disorders, clinical optometry, ocular therapy, sensation and perception, psychophysics, and research design and methods.
It is designed for students who wish to pursue a laboratory/industry focused research career by providing broad and coherent knowledge in relevant topics such as: Optics, anatomy and functioning of the eye, eye disorders, clinical optometry, ocular therapy, sensation and perception, psychophysics, and research design and methods.
Stream Structure
A major in Vision Science is comprised of 66 units of credit of courses as follows:
Stage 1
Semester 1
Stage 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
- VISN1101 Perspectives Vision Science (6 UOC)
- VISN1221 Visual Optics (6 UOC)
The following courses are not required, but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major.
- MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC) or MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
- PHYS1111 Fundamentals of Physics (6 UOC) or PHYS1121 Physics 1A (6 UOC) or PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A (6 UOC)
- CHEM1031 Higher Chemistry 1A 1A (6 UOC) or CHEM1041 Higher Chemistry 1B (6 UOC)
Students who intend to take Psychology electives in Stages 2 and 3 should take these courses:
- PSYC1001 Psychology 1A (6 UOC)
- PSYC1011 Psychology 1B (6 UOC)
- PSYC1111 Measuring Mind and Behaviour (6 UOC)
Stage 2
Semester 1
Semester 1
- ANAT2111 Introductory Anatomy (6 UOC)
- PHSL2101 Physiology 1A (6 UOC)
- VISN2111 Ocular Anatomy and Physiology (6 UOC)
Semester 2
- PHSL2201 Physiology 1B (6 UOC)
- VISN2211 Function of the Visual System (6 UOC)
The following courses are not required, but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major.
- OPTM2133 The Clinical Environment (6 UOC)
- OPTM2233 Optical Dispensing (6 UOC)
- PSYC2001 Research Methods 2 (6 UOC)
- PSYC2071 Perception and Cognition (6 UOC)
- SCIF2041 Research Internship A (6 UOC)
Stage 3
Semester 1
Semester 1
Semester 2
The following courses are not required, but are recommended as good complementary courses for this major.
- ANAT3131 Anatomy of Head, Neck and Back (6 UOC)
- ANAT3411 Neuroanatomy 1 (6 UOC)
- OPTM3105 Disease Processes of the Eye 1 (6 UOC)
- OPTM3201 Applied Vision Science (6 UOC)
- OPTM3205 Disease Processes of the Eye 2 (6 UOC)
- PSYC3211 Cognitive Science (6 UOC)
- PSYC3221 Vision and Brain (6 UOC)
- SCIF3041 Research Internship B (6 UOC)
Notes
- Students are advised to select their courses carefully to ensure prerequisites for Stage 2 and 3 electives are met.
- For students enrolled in, or applying for a transfer into a Bachelor of Advanced Science (3972) with a major in Vision Science, the course VISN1101 Seeing the World: Perspectives from Vision Science (6 UOC) will be counted in-place of SCIF1121/1131.
- It is highly recommended that Advanced Science students majoring in Vision Science take SCIF2041 and SCIF3041 in Stages 2 and 3.
