Optometry with Independent Prescribing at Glasgow Caledonian University
Optometry with Independent Prescribing (MOptom, B515) at Glasgow Caledonian University: UCAS’s course data does not show an entry requirement for 2027 entry yet. The middle entrant to the course had 208–223 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.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 gcu.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 208–223 points.
50 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 82%, other higher education 8%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Master of Optometry
- Code
- B515 · B5 ophthalmics
- Duration
- 5 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1, Year 2, Year 3
- Year
- 2027
Accredited by the General Optical Council (GOC). More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearSubject at this uni
94%
still studying
UK 88%
1%
left higher education
UK 12%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
130 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveySubject at this uni
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course95%92%
Learning opportunities91%89%
Assessment and feedback86%81%
Academic support95%92%
Organisation and management92%84%
Learning resources96%87%
Student voice87%87%
55 final-year students · 71% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalarySubject at this uni
3 years£33.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
middle halfmedianUK, same subject
3 and 5 years: tax records, 2016-18 graduates
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
optometry subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- 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 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 | Optometry with Independent Prescribing this course | — | 208–223 |
| 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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