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The BSc (Hons) Optometry at City is ranked 2nd in London for subjects allied to medicine (The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2019), and has a 94% overall for student satisfaction (NSS 2019). 
Our Optometry BSc degree offers a professionally recognised qualification preparing you for a flexible and rewarding career in optometry.

As a student on the BSc Optometry course, you will be studying within a Division which has an internationally excellent reputation within the optometric profession. You will study a curriculum informed by our world leading research which is at the cutting edge of advances in the sector and be taught by academics who are leaders in their field.

Throughout your time at City, you will benefit from a combination of teaching styles including clinics and laboratories in our specialist on-campus facilities and clinical placements at Moorfields Eye Hospital, the UK’s leading eye hospital. During your final year, you will further develop your clinical practice by working in our very own eye clinic City Sight where you will examine members of the public from babies to the elderly, presenting you with a wide range of ocular conditions and needs. During your fourth year, after graduating with BSc (Hons) in optometry, you will have to successfully complete the Scheme for Registration run by the College of Optometrists before you can join the register as an optometrist.

As a City student studying optometry, you can join OpSoc (the Optometry Society) which is run by our incredibly enthusiastic students. OpSoc is actively involved in competitions between universities and institutions and were recently named the winners of the Association of Optometrists (AOP) Film and Television award for their Hunger Games-inspired entry in sporting competitions. In addition they organise the annual student optometry ball, The Eyeball.

We may demonstrate some flexibility of entry requirements in Clearing. This will depend on the results we receive and the number of spaces we have available. Applications through Clearing are likely to be considered on a case by case basis.

If you are an applicant who has completed qualifications outside of the UK then we encourage you to visit our country pages ahead of calling our Clearing hotline. On these pages you will find information on equivalent grades City will be applying during the Clearing process for students applying from Bulgaria, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Norway, Poland, Spain and the USA.

Entry requirements in Clearing for A-Level students will be published on 15th August.

Details of the standard entry requirements for 2019 are shown below.

• 'A' Level: AAB (including two from Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics or Physics).
• Tariff: 136 UCAS tariff points (typically AAB with a relevant EPQ). Read more about the new UCAS tariff from September 2017.
• Bachelor Degrees: Upper second class Honours degree in other science or medically related degree
• IB: 34 points (including 6 in two Higher Level sciences and 5 in Standard Level English and Mathematics)
• We do not accept Access courses or BTECs. Foundation courses are accepted on a case by case basis.

The following is also required:

• GCSE: A minimum of five passes grade 4 (C) in GCSE, including English and Mathematics.

In addition to meeting the entry requirements, you are required to have enhanced disclosure and barring service clearance and are required to register with the General Optical Council and maintain this registration throughout the degree course..

Other suitable qualifications

Extended Project Qualification (EPQ): We welcome applications that include the EPQ. Where relevant, this may be included in our offer, resulting in an 'A' Level offer reduced by one grade.

City, University of London also offers a one-year Introduction to Optometry course which can lead to progression onto our BSc (Hons) Optometry degree.

English requirements

If your first language is not English, we will require evidence of English language proficiency. Minimum requirements are:

• IELTS: 7.0 overall with a minimum of 7.0 in each component.

English Language Programmes

If you need to improve your English language skills before you enter this course, our partner, INTO City, University of London offers a range of English language courses. These intensive and flexible courses are designed to improve your English ability for entry to this degree. Please click the links below for more information.

English for Undergraduate Study

Pre-sessional English

You will be assessed using a variety of methods, depending on module choices:

• coursework
• written examinations
• clinical observation
• Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCEs)
• A project or dissertation is required in your final year.