Master's Degree in Optometry
Santiago de Compostela, Spain
DURATION
1 Years
LANGUAGES
Spanish, Galician
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Oct 2024
TUITION FEES
EUR 1,089
STUDY FORMAT
Blended
Introduction
The main objective of the master's degree is to provide students with advanced training in optometry and vision.
Through this proposal, the aim is to train professionals with high performance capacity in different specialized aspects of optometry, which are demanded by companies and organizations in the health field, such as the growing demand of the sector of geriatric organizations, sectors of low vision and visual rehabilitation; as well as research in different fields of biomedicine and visual health.
Curriculum
The Master consists of 39 mandatory credits and 21 optional credits:
- Mandatory: 21
- Electives: 21
- External internships 8
- Master's final project: 10
Program Outcome
The main objective of the master's degree is to provide students with advanced training in optometry and vision, which will be useful for them to complete a doctorate related to the areas of knowledge related to said master's degree. At the same time, you will provide advanced knowledge and skills that are well suited to the practice of advanced optometry.
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Career Opportunities
The master's degree in Optometry will have a mixed, professional and research orientation, and is aimed especially at graduates in optics and optometry and also at other degrees in health sciences and sciences, interested in improving knowledge in the areas of optometry to apply them to research and professional specialization, in primary visual care at the levels of promotion, prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and scientific and technological research.
According to INE data from 2014, the unemployment rate in the Optician-Optometrist profession in Spain is very low, with close to 90% of graduates being registered. These data show that the profession of Optician-Optometrist is a profession with a very defined professional orientation, which responds