Graduate Coursework

Doctor of Optometry

Course code: MC-DOPTOM

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Duration
4 years full time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Parkville)
Intake

March

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Duration
4 years full time
Mode (Location)
On campus (Parkville)
Intake

March

Key dates

Fees

AUD $68,992 (2026 indicative first year fee)

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English language requirements

IELTS 6.5 with no band less than 6.0

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CRICOS code
072811B
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Course structure

Overview

Degree structure

Students must complete 400 credit points over the 4-year program. These 400 points of credit are accumulated from a compulsory series of six core subjects totalling 100 points per year.

Doctor of Optometry 1st year (100 points):

Covers the basic vision sciences and pre-clinical optometry training.

Doctor of Optometry 2nd year (100 points):

Covers the applied clinical vision sciences and clinical optometry training, as well as research in vision and optometry.

Doctor of Optometry 3rd year (100 points):

Covers further applied clinical vision sciences and clinical optometry training, as well as clinical optometry practice.

Doctor of Optometry 4th year (100 points):

Covers advanced clinical optometry practice.

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Doctor of Optometry

Students must complete 400 credit points over the 4-year program. Advanced Standing is available for undergraduate subjects equivalent to first year subjects OPTO90036 Perception, Illusions and Art, OPTO90037 Ocular Anatomy and Physiology, OPTO90040 The Science of Vision, and OPTO90041 Visual Neuroscience.

Year 1

100 pts

Semester 1 · 50 pts
  • Perception, Illusions and Art (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90036 – 12.5 pts
  • Ocular Anatomy and Physiology (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90037 – 12.5 pts
  • Optics of the Eye (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90038 – 12.5 pts
  • Assessment of Vision (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90039 – 12.5 pts
Semester 2 · 50 pts
  • The Science of Vision (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90040 – 12.5 pts
  • Visual Neuroscience (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90041 – 12.5 pts
  • Assessment of Ocular Health (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90042 – 12.5 pts
  • Clinical Optics and Refraction (OD) – compulsory – OPTO90043 – 12.5 pts

Year 2

100 pts

Year long · 100 pts
  • Applied Clinical Training – compulsory – OPTO90023 – 75 pts
  • Research Studies in Vision and Optometry – compulsory – OPTO90025 – 25 pts

Year 3

100 pts

Year long · 100 pts
  • Clinical Optometry Practice – compulsory – OPTO90026 – 100 pts

Year 4

100 pts

Year long · 100 pts
  • Optometry Internship – compulsory – OPTO90028 – 100 pts