Optometry at Cardiff University
Optometry (MOptom, B512) at Cardiff University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 160–175 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on cardiff.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 cardiff.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 160–175 points.
70 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 89%, other qualifications 7%, a degree 2%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Optometry
- 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
94%
still studying
UK 88%
5%
left higher education
UK 12%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
85 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course89%92%
Learning opportunities87%89%
Assessment and feedback80%81%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management82%84%
Learning resources91%87%
Student voice83%87%
70 final-year students · 73% responded · NSS 2024-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
15 months£26k3 years£39.5k5 years£48.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k£60k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 30 graduates, 2023-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onSubject at this uni
64% working32% working and studying2% unemployed2% other
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
100%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 95%
100%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
100%
use what they learned
UK 98%
- Other Health Professionals100%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 60% responded · 2023-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Cardiff, Wales, Wales
- Postcode
- CF10 3AT
Subjects
optometry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Cardiff University - Main 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 MOptom | — | 112–127 |
| Bristol, UWE | Optometry MSci | — | 128–143 |
| Cardiff University | Optometry this course | — | 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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