Orthoptics at University of Sheffield
Orthoptics (BMedSci (Hons), B520) at University of Sheffield asked for BBB in recent years; UCAS’s course data does not show the 2027 requirement yet. The middle entrant to the course had 144–159 UCAS points.
UCAS listing ↗ Course page on sheffield.ac.uk ↗
A-level grades
~BBB
Selective120 points · around BBB
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 sheffield.ac.uk’s course page ↗ or the UCAS listing ↗.
Who actually got in
Entrants’ UCAS pointsThis course
Entrants hereUK, same subjectAsks 120
The middle entrant had 144–159 points. At least 5% had fewer than the 120 asked.
30 entrants · 2023-25 · HESA rounds to 5%
Came in with A-levels or Highers 90%, an Access course 5%, a degree 5%.
Course
- Award
- Bachelor of Medical Science (with Honours)
- Code
- B520 · B5 ophthalmics
- Duration
- 3 years
- Mode
- Full-time
- Starts
- September 2027
- Entry
- Year 1
- Year
- 2027
- Placement year
- optional
- Year abroad
- optional
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
85%
still studying
UK 88%
15%
left higher education
UK 12%
0%
moved to a lower award
UK 0%
35 students · started 2023-24
National Student SurveyThis course
% positiveHereUKTeaching on my course93%92%
Learning opportunities86%89%
Assessment and feedback70%81%
Academic support92%92%
Organisation and management88%84%
Learning resources97%87%
Student voice89%87%
25 final-year students · 96% responded · NSS 2025-26
After graduating
SalaryWider subject at this uni
15 months£29.5k3 years£27.5k5 years£34.5k
£20k£30k£40k£50k
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% working9% working and studying5% unemployed9% other
UK, same subject: 90% in work or study
90%
in professional or managerial jobs
UK 88%
95%
say their work is meaningful
UK 95%
95%
use what they learned
UK 90%
- Therapy professionals90%
- Teaching and Childcare Support Occupation0%
- Caring personal services0%
- Elementary occupations0%
Graduate Outcomes survey · 55 graduates · 50% responded · 2022-24
Source: Discover Uni dataset, HESA (CC BY 4.0), summarised for display.
Location
- Campus
- Sheffield, Yorkshire and the Humber, England
- Postcode
- S10 2TN
Subjects
orthoptics 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 this course | 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
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