Optometry at Anglia Ruskin University
Optometry (MOptom, B510) at Anglia Ruskin University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 112–127 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aru.ac.uk ↗
Entry requirement
Not in UCAS’s data yet
UCAS’s course search data does not include one for 2027 yet, though the university may have published it. Check aru.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 112–127 points.
60 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, a degree 7%, other higher education 3%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Optometry
- Code
- B510 · B5 ophthalmics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the General Optical Council (GOC). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
95%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 12%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
55 students · started 2022-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course100%92%
Learning opportunities93%89%
Assessment and feedback91%81%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management68%84%
Learning resources82%87%
Student voice96%87%
20 final-year students · 90% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£24k3 years£28.5k5 years£34k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 25 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
62% working30% working and studying6% studying2% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
89%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 95%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
100%
use what they learned
UK 98%
- Other Health Professionals81%
- Health associate professionals8%
- Sales occupations2%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 65 graduates · 53% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cambridge, East of England, England
- Postcode
- CB1 1PT
Subjects
optometry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- ARU Cambridge Campus
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ophthalmics at other universities
One course at each of 10 universities. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Optometry MOptom (Hons) | 48 - 168 points | 128–143 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Visual Impairment Rehabilitation FdSc | 32 - 48 points | — |
| Anglia Ruskin University | Optometry this course | — | 112–127 |
| Bristol, UWE | Optometry MSci | — | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Optometry MOptom | — | 160–175 |
| City St George's, University of London | Introduction to Optometry CertHE | — | — |
| De Montfort University | Optometry MOptom (Hons) | — | 128–143 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Ophthalmic Dispensing BSc | — | 192–207 |
| University of Bradford | Optometry MOptom (Hons) | — | 176–191 |
| University of Huddersfield | Optometry MOptom | — | 128–143 |
| University of Lancashire | Ophthalmic Dispensing (Accelerated) BSc (Hons) | — | — |
See all 24 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side
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