Doctor of Optometry (MC-DOPTOM) // Course structure

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Course structure

Students must complete 400 credit points over the 4-year program. These 400 points of credit are accumulated from a compulsory series of six core subjects totalling 100 points per year.

Doctor of Optometry 1st year (100 points): Covers the basic vision sciences and pre-clinical optometry training.
Doctor of Optometry 2nd year (100 points): Covers the applied clinical vision sciences and clinical optometry training, as well as research in vision and optometry.
Doctor of Optometry 3rd year (100 points): Covers further applied clinical vision sciences and clinical optometry training, as well as clinical optometry practice.
Doctor of Optometry 4th year (100 points): Covers advanced clinical optometry practice

Subject options

Doctor of Optometry 1st year

Compulsory subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
OPTO90027 Integrated Ophthalmic Sciences
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 75
OPTO90024 Preclinical Optometry
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Subject by invitation only:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
OPTO90029 Preclinical Optometry Refresher
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 12.5

Doctor of Optometry 2nd year

Compulsory subjects:

Code Name Study period Credit Points
OPTO90023 Applied Clinical Training
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 75
OPTO90025 Research Studies in Vision and Optometry
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 25

Doctor of Optometry 3rd year

Compulsory subject:

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
OPTO90026 Clinical Optometry Practice
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 100

Doctor of Optometry 4th year

Compulsory subject:

 

Code Name Study period Credit Points
OPTO90028 Optometry Internship
Year Long (On Campus - Parkville)
 100

Last updated: 18 December 2020