Academic CentreDegree to be achieved: Professional Master Degree in Clinical Optometry, qualification “Optometrist”
Duration of studies: Full-time (2 year) or Part-time (2,5 years)
Type of studies: Full-time or Part-time
Amount of credits: 80 credit points or 120 ECTS
European Qualifications Framework (EQF) level: Level 7
International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) level: Level 7
Language of instruction: English
Accreditation: the program is accredited until 02.02.2029.
Director of the Programme: Assoc. prof. Aiga Švede
Tuition fee
EU/EEA/Swiss citizens and their family members; Long Term Resident EU - 4950 EUR per Year
Other сountry citizens - 4950 EUR per Year
The Professional Master's study programme Clinical Optometry offers multidisciplinary studies based on visual science and contemporary primary vision care. The professional qualification of the graduates meets the professional standard Optometrist and is equivalent to that received in the UK, USA and Norway.
Students of the programme acquire both professional skills in primary vision care (optometry) and academic knowledge in vision science, which allows them to enrol in the doctoral programme.
The syllabus consists of professional (clinical) and scientific (experimental) subjects related to the evaluation, research and understanding of the human visual system. The programme includes the following: practical training (33%), medicine and physiology of vision (35%) and courses in the natural sciences and psychology.
The study programme (80 credit points) contains compulsory (part A), optional (part B), and practical courses. The practical training (internship) accounts for 26 credit points. Part A (66 credit points) includes specialisation courses: general medicine in optometry, eye diseases and pharmacotherapy, contact correction, visual perception models, as well as a state examination and Master's thesis. Part B (14 credit points) contains clinical and experimental courses in optometry. The state examination accounts for two credit points and consists of a theoretical knowledge test in optometry and a practical examination in the evaluation of the patient's visual function and vision correction. The elaboration and defence of the Master’s thesis is worth 20 credit points.
More information about study programme and Study plan
ERASMUS+ exchange possibilities
UL full-time students, regardless of their citizenship, have the opportunity to apply for the ERASMUS + exchange program for studies or/and traineeship.
More information:
ERASMUS + study mobility
ERASMUS + traineeship moblity
Admission requirements
1. Bachelor degree in Optometry.
2. English language proficiency.
The average grade in study courses must be 60% of the maximum.
As a part of the admission process applicants will be asked to participate in an online interview.
Full-time
Part-time Spring intake 2023/2024
Contact person for more information
Director of the Programme
Assoc. prof. Aiga Švede
E-mail: Aiga.Svede@lu.lv
Faculty of Physics and Mathematics
1 Jelgavas Street, Riga
Coordinator of the Programme
opto.metodike@lu.lv