Orthoptics at Glasgow Caledonian University
Orthoptics (BSc (Hons), B520) at Glasgow Caledonian University asked for BCC in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 176–191 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on gcu.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BCC
Moderate104 points · around CCC
Not the 2027 requirement. UCAS’s course search data does not include 2027 requirements yet, so this is from an earlier year and may have changed. Check gcu.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 104
The middle entrant had 176–191 points.
25 entrants · 2024-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 75%, other higher education 20%, an Access course 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B520 · B5 ophthalmics
- Duration
- 4 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
Approved by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) for the purpose of providing eligibility to apply for registration with the HCPC as an orthoptist. More ↗
Student experience
After the first yearThis course
95%
still studying
UK 88%
0%
left higher education
UK 12%
5%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
25 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
15 months onThis course
100% working
UK, same subject: 95% in work or study
70%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 95%
90%
say their work is meaningful
UK 100%
90%
use what they learned
UK 98%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 15 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Glasgow, Scotland, Scotland
- Postcode
- G4 0BA
Subjects
ophthalmic dispensing subjects allied to medicine
Campus
- Campus
- Main Campus
- 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 MOptom (Hons) | 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 this course | 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
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