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UNIVERSITY MASTER'S DEGREE IN CLINICAL OPTOMETRY AND VISION
Blended
FACULTAT DE CIÈNCIES
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The general aim of this Master’s Degree is to train professionals in the field of Vision and Clinical Optometry research. The course provides specialisation focused primarily on the acquisition of research skills, linked to learning advanced knowledge and developing a command of state of the art techniques and abilities. The aim is to offer specific training which will equip students to enter a professional environment which is undergoing a process of rapid development, and furthermore, the training received will facilitate student participation in advanced research projects.
Subject type |
Credits |
Core module |
15 |
Specific Module |
22-30 |
Optional Module |
0-8 |
Master’s Final Project |
15 |
TOTAL CREDITS |
60 |
SEMESTER 1 |
SEMESTER 2 |
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SUBJECT |
TYPE |
ECTS |
SUBJECT |
TYPE |
ECTS |
DOCUMENTATION, COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION IN THE BIOSCIENCES |
OB |
3 |
VISION REHABILITATION |
OB /OP |
6 |
PATENTS, INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY AND BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT (SPIN-OFF) |
OB |
3 |
ADVANCED CONTACTOLOGY |
OB /OP |
3 |
BIOSCIENCE SEMINARS |
OB |
2 |
CLINICAL STRABISMUS |
OB /OP |
3 |
IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS IN THE BIOSCIENCES |
OB |
3 |
ADVANCED VISUAL ERGONOMICS |
OB /OP |
3 |
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN AND BIOINFORMATICS |
OB |
3 |
MASTER’S FINAL PROJECT |
OB |
15 |
SOCIAL, ETHICAL AND LEGAL CONSIDERATIONS IN BIOMEDICINE AND LIFE TECHNOLOGIES |
OB |
1 |
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CLINICAL OPTOMETRY PROCEDURES |
OB /OP |
3 |
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ADVANCED VISUAL OPTICS |
OB /OP |
6 |
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NEW TECHNIQUES IN VISUAL COMPENSATION |
OB /OP |
6 |
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OPTIONAL SUBJECTS OFFERED WITHIN THE COMMON COURSE PROGRAMME FOR BIOIMEDICINE AND LIFE TECHNOLOGIES
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INTRA- AND INTERCELLULAR SIGNALLING |
PHARMACOLOGICAL BASES FOR THE DESIGN OF NEW DRUGS |
ADVANCES IN NEUROSCIENCE |
HUMAN GENETICS: GENETIC DIAGNOSIS AND ASSISTED REPRODUCTION |
BASIC RESEARCH MODELS IN THE STUDY OF DISEASE: FROM BIOPHYSICS TO IONIC CHANNEL PATHOLOGY |
BASIC RESEARCH MODELS IN THE STUDY OF DISEASE: NEURODEGENERATIVE RETINAL DISEASE |
NUTRITION IN HEALTH AND ILLNESS |
STEM CELLS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE |
CLINICAL AUDIOLOGY |
EXPERIMENTATION WITH ANIMAL MODELS |
FUNCTIONAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES |
INTRODUCTION TO ADVANCED TECHNIQUES FOR MOLECULAR ANALYSIS AND DIAGNOSTICS |
ADVANCES IN CELLULAR AND TISSULAR TECHNIQUES |
ADVANCES IN CELL CULTURE |
CLINICAL MOLECULAR ANALYSIS: BIOCHEMISTS AND MICROBIOLOGISTS |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY |
GENETIC MODIFICATION OF ORGANISMS |
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS |
FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS AND GENOMICS |
MOLECULAR MARKERS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES |
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY |
GENE SIGNALLING AND REGULATION |
PROTEIN ENGINEERING AND MOLECULAR DESIGN |
THE CELL FACTORY: ENGINEERING AND PHARMACOGNOSY OF NATURAL BIOACTIVE PRODUCTS |
AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
THE BIOTECHNOLOGY OF FOOD |
ENVIRONMENTAL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
BIOORGANIC TRANSFORMATION |
ORGANOMETALLIC COMPOUND SYNTHESIS |
ASYMMETRIC SYNTHESIS METHODOLOGIES |
SOLID STATE SYNTHESIS, COMBINATORIAL CHEMISTRY AND BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY ANALYSIS |
ADVANCED ORGANIC MATERIALS |
PHARMACOLOGICAL BASES FOR THE DESIGN OF NEW DRUGS |
BIORGANIC ANALYSIS WITH MASS SPECTROMETRY |
ASYMMETRIC ANALYSIS: ORGANOCATALYSIS AND METAL CATALYSIS |
INDUSTRIAL PHARMACEUTICAL CHEMISTRY |
ADVANCED NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE |
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The Master’s Degree in Clinical Optometry and Vision is divided into three modules:
The Mater’s Degree forms part of a common course programme (Biomedicine and Life Technologies), and students may study up to a maximum of 8 optional credits from other Master’s Degrees within the same programme.
Subjects within the specific module will be partially classroom-based, requiring a maximum of seven and a half hours of classroom attendance per credit. Teaching corresponding to the non classroom-based part of the subjects will involve e-learning and teachers will provide students with the materials necessary for their learning process via the University of Alicante web site (Virtual Campus). In addition, students will have access to on-line tutorials, self-assessment exercises and other interactive, on-line activities enabling teachers to monitor students’ progress.
Finally, the Master’s Final Project constitutes an independent module in which students will undertake a piece of research requiring them to apply all the knowledge they have acquired from both the core module and the specific module.
According to the Regulations of the University of Alicante, the following requirements must be complied to have access to official taught Master’s degrees:
- Non- recognised degree certificates shall require a technical report showing an equivalence statement issued by the University of Alicante (ContinUA – Continuing Education Centre), for which the corresponding fee should be paid.
- Access through this way does under no circumstances imply prior official approval of the holder’s degree certificate, nor its recognition for purposes other than studying a master's degree.
1. Admission Profile
The Master’s Degree course in Clinical Optometry and Vision is basically aimed at students of optics and optometry who have recently obtained their diploma. However, the course may also be of interest to opticians and optometrists who have been engaged in professional practice for some years and wish to improve or refocus their training.
Of the 20 places available, 14 will be reserved for holders of the Diploma in Optics and Optometry,who completed their studies in the three academic years prior to commencement of the Master’s Degree. Of the remaining 6 places, four are intended for holders of the Diploma in Optics and Optometry who do not fulfill the previous condition, whilst the final two places will be offered to holders of related qualifications. Should any of these 6 places remain vacant, they will be offered to applicants fulfilling the first requirement.
2. Assessment criteria
Admission criteria for the first group (14 places) will be based on the overall academic grade awarded for the Diploma.Where applicants were awarded the same grade, preference will be given to the applicant who completed their studies in less time. Where a tie persists between apllicants, the Master’s Academic Committee will reach a decision based on personal interviews with the applicants concerned .
Admission criteria for the remaining places will be based on the applicant’s academic record (6 points), research activities (3 points) and previous professional experience (1 point), in accordance with a scale to be approved by the Master’s Academic Committee prior to commencement of the pre-enrolment period.
PRE-ENROLMENT +info
Students who intend to study for an officially recognised Master’s Degree at the UA should complete pre-enrolment in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines specified annually.
ENROLMENT +info
Following publication of the final list of those admitted to the course, an email containing a user password will be sent to successful applicants, enabling them to enrol via the Campus Virtual in accordance with the guidelines and deadlines specified annually.
In the registration process, the documents issued abroad must be official, duly notorised and translated. Further information:
COURSE | NUMBER OF PLACES |
2012-13 | 20 |
2013-14 | 20 |
2014-15 | 15 |
This Master’s Degree is primarily focused on research.
The ultimate aim is to provide students with an advanced theoretical and experimental training in Clinical Optometry and Vision which will prepare them for doctorate studies in these areas of knowledge. At the same time, this course provides knowledge and skills which are highly applicable to professional practice in Clinical Optometry.
This Master’s Degree courses focuses on an introduction to research in the fields of Clinical Optometry and Vision. The specialisation in Clinical Optometry will include the study of the most advanced refraction and vision rehabilitation techniques, in addition to specific contact lens fitting techniques. As regards vision, the course focuses on image processing applications, Fourier analysis applied to the vision sciences, modelling the human eye, and ocular aberrometry.
Professions for which the degree qualifies its holder
This Master’s Degree is not associated with regulated professional skills.
1. Timescale for implementation of the new Master’s Degree Course
Academic year |
Implementation of the Master’s Degree
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2010-2011 |
First year of teaching on the Master’s Degree |
2. Equivalence Recognition Procedures, where appropriate, between the current and the new course programme.
A credit equivalence table is provided below, showing credit equivalence between the present course programmes for the Doctorate in Experimental and Applied Biology and the Inter-University Master’s Degree in Advanced Optometry and Vision, and the new course programme in Biomedicine and Life Technologies. The aim of this credit equivalence scheme is to enable the smooth transfer of students who have taken subjects on the present Master’s programme to the new Master’s Degree without losing recognition for the succesful completion of subjects to date. .
Credit equivalence for the Master’s in Advanced Optometry and Vision Sciences |
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MASTER’S IN ADVANCED OPTOMETRY AND VISION SCIENCES |
CRED |
MASTER’S IN CLINICAL OPTOMETRY AND VISION |
ECTS |
CLINICAL DECISION MAKING |
5 |
CLINICAL OPTOMETRY PROCEDURES |
6 |
ADVANCED OPHTHALMIC OPTICS ADVANCED PHYSIOLOGICAL OPTICS |
3 3 |
ADVANCED VISUAL OPTICS |
6 |
ADVANCED CONTACTOLOGY I |
2 |
ADVANCED CONTACTOLOGY |
3 |
BIOSTATISTICS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES |
4 |
STATISTICS IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES |
3 |
VISION THERAPY, ORTHOPTICS AND PLEOPTICS |
4.5 |
VISION REHABILITATION |
6 |
ADVANCES IN VISUAL ERGONOMICS |
4 |
ADVANCED VISUAL ERGONOMICS |
3 |
CLINICAL STRABISMUS |
4 |
CLINICAL STRABISMUS |
3 |
VISUAL COMPENSATION ALTERNATIVES |
5 |
NEW TECHNIQUES IN VISUAL COMPENSATION |
6 |
MECHANISMS AND MODELS OF COLOUR VISION MECHANISMS AND MODELS OF SPATIAL VISION MECHANISMS AND MODELS OF MOVEMENT VISION MECHANISMS AND MODELS OF DEPTH VISION |
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MECHANISMS AND MODELS OF VISION |
3 |
IMAGING TECHNIQUES FOR RESEARCH AND DIAGNOSIS |
4 |
IMAGE PROCESSING TECHNIQUES AND SIGNAL ANALYSIS IN THE BIOSCIENCES |
6 |
ADVANCED OPTICAL MATERIALS |
5 |
NEW OPTICAL MATERIALS |
3 |
SCIENTIFIC DOCUMENTATION |
3 |
DOCUMENTATION, COMMUNICATION AND DISSEMINATION IN THE BIOSCIENCES |
3 |
CLINICAL WORK EXPERIENCE/OTHER SUBJECTS |
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OPTIONAL |
UP TO 8 CRED |
Credit equivalence for subjects in the Doctorate Programme in Experimental and Applied Biology (MBEA) |
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DOCTORATE IN EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY |
CRED |
MASTER’S IN CLINICAL OPTOMETRY AND VISION |
ECTS |
BIOFERTILISERS AND BIOPLAGUICIDES |
3 |
AGRICULTURAL BIOTECHNOLOGY |
2 |
BIOINFORMATICS APPLIED TO DNA SEQUENCE ANALYSIS |
3 |
EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN IN THE HEALTH SCIENCES AND BIOINFORMATICS |
3 |
STEM CELLS: DIFFERENTIATION AND CELL THERAPY |
3 |
STEM CELLS AND REGENERATIVE MEDICINE |
2 |
INTERCELLULAR COMMUNICATION |
3 |
INTRA- AND INTERCELLULAR SIGNALLING |
2 |
MOLECULAR MICROBIAL ECOLOGY |
3 |
MOLECULAR MICROBIOLOGY |
2 |
STTRUCTURE AND FUNCTION OF EXTREMOPHILIC PROTEINS |
3 |
STRUCTURAL AND FUNCTIONAL ANALYSIS OF PROTEINS |
2 |
MOLECULAR MECHANISMS INVOLVED IN SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION |
3 |
GENE SIGNALLING AND REGULATION |
2 |
PROTEOMICS |
3 |
FUNCTIONAL PROTEOMICS AND GENOMICS |
2 |
SEMINARS ON EXPERIMENTAL AND APPLIED BIOLOGY |
3 |
ADVANCES IN BIOSCIENCES |
2 |
ENZYME ENGINEERING |
2.5 |
PROTEIN ENGINEERING AND MOLECULAR DESIGN |
2 |
METHODS FOR THE FUNCTIONAL STUDY OF CULTURE CELLS |
2.5 |
ADVANCES IN CELL CULTURE |
2 |
NUCLEIC ACID ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES |
2.5 |
ADVANCES IN MOLECULAR TECHNIQUES |
2 |
IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY TECHNIQUES, CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY AND WESTERN BLOTTING |
2.5 |
ADVANCES IN CELLULAR AND TISSULAR TECHNIQUES |
2 |
3. Studies that will be discontinued and replaced by the proposed Degree course:
Course programmes for the Doctorate in Experimental and Applied Biology and the Inter-University Master’s degree in Advanced Optometry and Vision.
Information about the Centre | General information for students |
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