Entry Requirements For This Course
Students will be considered for entry to the MSc/PgDip/PgCert programme on an individual basis. The minimum entry criteria for the MSc/PgDip/PgCert in Clinical Visual Science are:
• Students currently holding at least a lower second class (2ii) BSc degree in Optometry or a Bachelor’s degree in Orthoptics, Medicine, or another related discipline from a University, or from an institution which is recognised by the University of Ulster Senate for this purpose; or
• Students currently holding the European Diploma in Optometry & Optics (level 6 professional qualification recognised in Europe and by the GOC in the UK); or
• Candidates who have an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification in a related subject;
• Candidates who do not meet the above requirements but who hold other qualifications and professional experience may be considered eligible for admission to the programme by accreditation of prior experiential learning (APL). Candidates who wish to be considered in terms of experiential learning must complete an APL portfolio of evidence and send this with their application. (The faculty APL policy can be accessed via this link: http://www.science.ulster.ac.uk/tandl/app_apl.html )
• Candidates will have to provide evidence of adequate English language skills. Where an applicants first language is not English, they may demonstrate competence of English language through either a TOEFL paper based score of 550 or an IELTS band score of 6.0 or above (with no contributing band less than 5.5).
