Optometry at De Montfort University
Optometry (MOptom (Hons), B512) at De Montfort University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the subject here had 128–143 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on dmu.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 dmu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsWider subject at this uni
Entrants hereUK, same subject
The middle entrant had 128–143 points.
35 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 76%, an Access course 13%, a degree 7%.
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
Student experience
After the first yearWider subject at this uni
76%
still studying
UK 88%
24%
left higher education
UK 10%
1%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
125 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyWider subject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course99%91%
Learning opportunities94%88%
Assessment and feedback90%84%
Academic support97%90%
Organisation and management90%80%
Learning resources93%88%
Student voice94%85%
35 final-year students · 84% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£28.5k3 years£23.5k5 years£29k
£10k£20k£30k£40k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
15 months: survey of 35 graduates, 2022-24 · 3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
15 months onWider subject at this uni
77% working10% working and studying2% studying7% unemployed5% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
80%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
80%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals55%
- Other Health Professionals10%
- Elementary occupations5%
- Sales occupations5%
- Business and public service associate professionals5%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 60 graduates · 51% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Leicester, East Midlands, England
- Postcode
- LE1 9BH
Subjects
optometry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- De Montfort University
- 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 MOptom | — | 160–175 |
| City St George's, University of London | Introduction to Optometry CertHE | — | — |
| De Montfort University | Optometry this course | — | 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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