Clinical Optometric Practice, MSc

The University of Manchester

United Kingdom, Manchester

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The University of Manchester

United Kingdom , Manchester

Key Facts

Program Level

Master by Course Work

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Campuses

Main Site

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesJanuary-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Next Intake January-2026

Clinical Optometric Practice, MSc

About

Specialist teaching for GOC registered optometrists.
Take tailored course units developed to help you progress your career in optometry.
Develop your clinical, problem-solving, and collaborative working skills.
Benefit from a blend of online and face-to-face learning.
Take Professional Certificate units accredited by the College of Optometrists.
Choose from full or part-time study and learn at your own pace around other commitments.
Self-funded and government-funded international students can combine this master's course with a three-year PhD research programme as part of our Intergrated PhD programme .

Requirements

Entry Requirements

You must be a General Optical Council (GOC) registered optometrist with a minimum 2:2 degree in optometry.

Further information about the GOC can be found at: https://optical.org

If you are not registered with the GOC then you might want to consider the MSc in Investigative Ophthalmology and Vision Science as an alternative choice. For further information about this programme, including the entry requirements can be found here.

Full entry requirements

English Program Requirements

Students whose first language is not English require a minimum of one of the following:

IELTS 6.5 with at least 6.0 in writing;
paper-based TOEFL of 575 or computer-based TOEFL of 230 with 6.0 in the Test of Written English (TWE);
internet-based TOEFL of 90 with a minimum of 22 in each component.

Career

Career opportunities

Most of our students complete the course part-time while working in a wide variety of optometric roles. This course will give you advanced clinical skills in optometry and provide you with evidence base underpinning these skills. You will increase your scientific knowledge and research skills. Upon graduation, extended roles in primary and secondary ophthalmic settings will be more accessible.