Optometry at Aston University, Birmingham
Optometry (MOptom (Hons), B512) at Aston University, Birmingham asked for 48–168 UCAS points for 2026 entry; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on aston.ac.uk ↗
UCAS tariff
~168 points
HighestA*AA and above
Published as 48 - 168 points
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is the 2026 one and may have changed. Check aston.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 168
The middle entrant had 128–143 points. At least 94% had fewer than the 168 asked.
140 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 96%, a degree 1%, other higher education 1%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Optometry (with Honours)
- Code
- B512 · 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 yearThis course
87%
still studying
UK 88%
13%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
145 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course92%92%
Learning opportunities90%89%
Assessment and feedback83%81%
Academic support97%92%
Organisation and management94%84%
Learning resources87%87%
Student voice90%87%
90 final-year students · 70% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£25k3 years£36.5k5 years£40k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 20 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onThis course
55% working35% working and studying5% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
95%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 95%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
95%
use what they learned
UK 98%
- Other Health Professionals95%
- Sales occupations5%
- Quality and Regulatory Professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 45 graduates · 50% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Birmingham, West Midlands, England
- Postcode
- B4 7ET
Subjects
optometry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Aston University
- Housing
- Accommodation ↗
- Union
- Students' union ↗
Ophthalmics at other universities
The course at each university nearest this one in entry requirement. Middle entrant: the UCAS points of the middle student who started, from Discover Uni.
| University | Course | Entry | Middle entrant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aston University, Birmingham | Optometry this course | 48 - 168 points | 128–143 |
| University of Leicester | Optometry MOptom (Hons) | 136 - 144 points | 112–127 |
| City St George's, University of London | Optometry MOptom | 136 points | 128–143 |
| University of Liverpool | Orthoptics BSc (Hons) | BBB | 112–127 |
| University of Sheffield | Orthoptics BMedSci (Hons) | BBB | 144–159 |
| Glasgow Caledonian University | Orthoptics BSc (Hons) | BCC | 176–191 |
| University of Bedfordshire | Visual Impairment Rehabilitation FdSc | 32 - 48 points | — |
See all 24 in one sortable table, entry requirements side by side