Queensland University of Technology
Bachelor of Vision Science
Nationally Recognised Higher EducationQUT offers the only optometry training in Queensland. The optometry program includes a three-year Bachelor of Vision Science followed by a two-year Master of Optometry.
Our course is embedded with clinical experience that prepares you to treat patients from a variety of social and cultural groups, a wide range of ages, and a diversity of eye conditions. You will work with a range of complex instruments and learn to use clinical judgement to treat patients.
At our on-campus optometry clinic you will practise clinical skills under the supervision of registered optometrists. You will treat patients and provide specialist services in ophthalmic lenses, contact lenses, children’s vision, dry eye, glaucoma, and other eye diseases and chronic conditions with ocular effects, such as diabetes.
This experience is extended with opportunities to participate in off-campus activities that focus on prevention and treatment within the wider community, and clinical placements in optometric practices, ophthalmology practices and other healthcare settings. You may also choose to travel and complete clinical training in rural and remote Australia, or overseas. In recent years our students have travelled to the UK, Mexico, India, Japan, Vanuatu, and Singapore.
Delivery mode
Queensland University of Technology offers this course through the following delivery modes:
On campus
Work with instructors and classmates in a supportive and collaborative environment.
Locations
- Victoria Park Rd, Kelvin Grove
Entry requirements
Domestic Students
- There are no mandated entry requirements.
Assumed knowledge
If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)
English language proficiency
- IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
- PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
- TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better, and other subscore below 20
- Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Assumed knowledge
If you don't have the subject knowledge, you can still apply for the course but we strongly encourage you to undertake bridging studies to gain the knowledge:
- Chemistry (Units 3 & 4, C)
- English, or Literature, or English and Literature Extension, or English as an Additional Language (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Mathematical Methods, or Specialist Mathematics (Units 3 & 4, C)
- Physics (Units 3 & 4, C)
English language proficiency
- IELTS (Academic): 7.0 or better overall with no subscore below 6.5
- PTE: 65 or better overall with no subscore below 58
- TOEFL (IBT): 98 or better overall with a writing subscore of 24 or better, and other subscore below 20
- Cambridge English Score: 185 or better overall with no subscore below 176
The test must have been completed within 2 years prior to the proposed course start month.
Additional requirements may apply.Course fees
$28,200
$125,400
Career opportunities
The Bachelor of Vision Science will prepare you for the following roles.
Researcher
Researchers are degree-qualified professionals who seek to discover new information and technologies in their field of expertise. It could be marke...
Optometrist
An Optometrist tests vision and prescribes corrective lenses and other treatments. You might perform eye tests and determine levels of visual impai...
Ophthalmic Technician
An Ophthalmic Technician assists eye care professionals in diagnosing and treating visual and eye conditions. You might work in ophthalmology clini...
Vision Therapist
A Vision Therapist helps individuals improve their visual skills and address vision-related problems through therapeutic techniques. You might work...
About Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology (QUT) is an ambitious institution, with a growing research output focused on technology and innovation. QUT ranks in the world’s top 200 universities.
Our strategic plan establishes QUT as 'the university for the real world' and charts our provision of transformative education and research that is relevant to our communities.
With more than 50,000 students across two inner-city campuses in Brisbane, QUT offers academic programs in fields spanning business, creative industries, education, engineering, health, law, science, and social justice across five faculties.
