Optometry and Ophthalmology MSc 12 months Postgraduate Programme By UCL |TopUniversities
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Programme Duration

12 monthsProgramme duration

Tuitionfee

25,800 GBPTuition Fee/year

Application Deadline

31 Jul, 2026Application Deadline

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology along with expertise from Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the leading eye hospitals in the world, will provide you with a rewarding MSc course in Optometry and Ophthalmology.

The structure of the course is based on the four main pillars in healthcare: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. Modules that are offered to you provide training in the four busiest ophthalmic specialties in the UK and worldwide: Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Ophthalmic Emergencies and Cataract.

Ophthalmic professionals are extending their scope of practice to help manage the increasing burden of patient care in these areas.

There are two routes available to you:

Optometry and Ophthalmology MSc route

On successful completion of this academic course, students will gain an MSc in Optometry and Ophthalmology.

This MSc provides the academic component of the Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) in Ophthalmology training course, which is underpinned by the ACP Framework in the UK. If you are interested in the achieving ACP accreditation please see our Optometry and Ophthalmology (ACP) course link below. 

Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc route

You can read about our Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc route here.

Programme overview

Main Subject

Medicine

Degree

MSc

Study Level

Masters

Study Mode

On Campus

The UCL Institute of Ophthalmology along with expertise from Moorfields Eye Hospital, one of the leading eye hospitals in the world, will provide you with a rewarding MSc course in Optometry and Ophthalmology.

The structure of the course is based on the four main pillars in healthcare: clinical practice, leadership and management, education, and research. Modules that are offered to you provide training in the four busiest ophthalmic specialties in the UK and worldwide: Glaucoma, Medical Retina, Ophthalmic Emergencies and Cataract.

Ophthalmic professionals are extending their scope of practice to help manage the increasing burden of patient care in these areas.

There are two routes available to you:

Optometry and Ophthalmology MSc route

On successful completion of this academic course, students will gain an MSc in Optometry and Ophthalmology.

This MSc provides the academic component of the Advanced Clinical Practice (ACP) in Ophthalmology training course, which is underpinned by the ACP Framework in the UK. If you are interested in the achieving ACP accreditation please see our Optometry and Ophthalmology (ACP) course link below. 

Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc route

You can read about our Optometry and Ophthalmology (Advanced Clinical Practice) MSc route here.

Admission Requirements

7+
96+
180+
76+
BSc (Hons) Optometry, Orthoptics, General Nursing (evidence of ophthalmic specialty training is also required for ophthalmic nurses or OPT levels 1 and 2) or an equivalent overseas qualification.

31 Jul 2026
1 Year
Sep

Tuition fees

Domestic
11,600 GBP
International
25,800 GBP

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