Aims, characteristics and academic planning

Graduates in Optics (any curriculum) and in Optics and Optometry qualify for direct admission to the master’s degree.

1. Aims

The main aim of the master’s degree is to produce opticians and optometrists with a high level of academic training that will facilitate their career advancement. The master’s degree builds on and extends knowledge and skills linked to the bachelor’s degree (introducing students to research, specialisation in the areas covered by the degree, contribution to closely related areas, etc.), enabling students to pursue high-level academic careers and providing them with a postgraduate qualification that allows them to move beyond basic professional practice and play a leadership role in generating knowledge in the field. Graduates will be able to add value to the optometric profession and will be prepared to pursue further training at the doctoral level.

Today, the optometric profession is advancing hand-in-hand with related sciences, including optics, ophthalmology, pharmacology and neuroscience, among others. Students therefore need multidisciplinary training that will enable them to understand advances in the profession so that they can apply new techniques and readily adapt to future developments.

2. Characteristics of the curriculum

The course comprises 60 ECTS credits (30 per semester), which include compulsory subjects, a block of optional credits and a master's thesis, as shown in the following table: