Bachelor’s Degree in Optometry

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: Key facts
School:: School of Health Sciences
Campus Locations:: La Moraleja and University Health Clinics
Duration (in years):: 3
ECTS:: 206
Adapted to EHEA

The Bachelor’s Degree in Optometry (3 years) at Universidad Europea de Madrid will train you to become a vision health professional specializing in Clinical Optometry, through a predominantly practical curriculum that is focused on the health care facet of this profession. This program responds to the needs of today’s society, is taught by top specialists, and is focused from day one on your future professional success.

Student Profile

If you are interested in comprehensive vision care and would like to work in the fields of prevention, detection, evaluation and treatment of alterations in visual function, this 3-year Bachelor's Degree is the best choice for you. This degree will allow you to carry out your calling to provide clinical patient care and qualify you in order to be a competitive candidate in the various professional Optometry fields.

You may be eligible for acceptance to the program if you have a High School diploma, Vocational Education and Training, other university degrees, or by way of entrance exams for students over 25.

There are specific credit recognition possibilities and scheduling options for practicing Pharmacy graduates and those who have completed Vocational Education and Training in Optical Lenswear
21st Century Academic Quality
Our faculty of professors, made up of renowned experts with extensive professional and teaching experience, backs the academic quality of our degree:
- Comprehensive optometry training: knowledge and application of the latest scientific and technological advances and Optometry research, as well as in professional clinical training and internships in the field of commercial management.
- Clinical internships with equipment and patients, supervised by health care professionals
- Cross-disciplinary training with other health care professions that include: participation in projects that encourage health and wellbeing, especially in the field of prevention and health care education.
- Laboratory internship groups limited to 6 to 8 students per professor and individual advising throughout the entire program
International Perspective

In order to enrich your international scope, we organize continuous training activities hosting renowned speakers from different nationalities, who participate in seminars and workshops focused on clinical cases, state-of-the-art technological treatments, and research in specific vision science-related topics.

An International perspective is a key aspect of the Graduate program. Thus the Master’s Degree in International Optometry and Clinical Research is taught in English, entirely in collaboration with a leading Optometry school: Pennsylvania College of Optometry (Philadelphia, USA). If you opt for the Master's Degree in Clinical Optometry, you may complete coursework at Illinois College of Optometry (Chicago, USA), with a six-week clinical residency.
Professional Connections

This degree guarantees you will be in real contact with the health care profession from the moment you start your studies. To do so, we have designed an academic model that includes a faculty of experienced specialists in Optometry, which will allow you to apply your knowledge from day one in simulation rooms and laboratories. You will complete more than 1000 hours of clinical internships in optometry practices with real patients. In addition, to familiarize you more with the profession you have chosen, you will have the option of carrying out rotations in optometry or ophthalmology clinics, in companies in the sector, or in Optical Service establishments.

Curriculum

Graduate Profile

This degree guarantees you will be in real contact with the health care profession from the moment you start your studies. To do so, we have designed an academic model that includes a faculty of experienced specialists in Optometry, which will allow you to apply your knowledge from day one in simulation rooms and laboratories. You will complete more than 1000 hours of clinical internships in optometry practices with real patients. In addition, to familiarize you more with the profession you have chosen, you will have the option of carrying out rotations in optometry or ophthalmology clinics, in companies in the sector, or in Optical Service establishments.
Career opportunities
In addition to being qualified to practice your professional career in Optometry, either privately or for a vision center, the 3-year Bachelor’s Degree in Optometry offers you other alternatives, such as:
- Working on multidisciplinary teams dedicated to vision care within the Public Health System or in the private sector
- Laboratories for glasses and contact lenses
- Optometry or Ophthalmology clinics
- In Secondary and Post-secondary Education
If you decide to complement your undergraduate training by studying the Graduate program in Clinical Optometry, you will be qualified to specialize in the most health care related aspect of this discipline: in technical management of an optometry clinic or as an optometrist in ophthalmology or refractive surgery services.

Asignatura	Créditos	Curso	Tipo
Anatomía e Histología Ocular	8	1º	Troncal
Óptica Fisiológica I	5	1º	Troncal
Física	9	1º	Troncal
Matemáticas	8	1º	Troncal
Materiales Ópticos	5	1º	Troncal
Óptica Geométrica	10	1º	Troncal
Química	6	1º	Obligatoria
Bioquímica	6	1º	Obligatoria
Óptica Fisiológica II	7	2º	Troncal
Óptica Física	8	2º	Troncal
Optometría	24	2º	Troncal
Contactología	6	2º	Troncal
Tecnología Óptica I	12	2º	Troncal
Instrumentos Ópticos	8	2º	Troncal
Audiometría y Audioprótesis	6	2º	Obligatoria
Contactología II	6	3º	Troncal
Optometría y Contactología Aplicadas	12	3º	Troncal
Principios de Patología y Farmacología Ocular	6	3º	Troncal
Tecnología Óptica II	5	3º	Troncal
Terapia Visual	6	3º	Obligatoria
Gestión y Administración de Empresas	6	3º	Obligatoria
Practicum	6	3º	Obligatoria
Baja Visión	5	3º	Optativa
Optometría Pediátrica y Geriátrica	5	3º	Optativa
Inglés	5	3º	Optativa
Libre elección	21	1º/ 2º/ 3º	Libre elección
TOTAL Créditos	206