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  • Course Overview, Regulations

    The Master's Degree Course in Optometry and Vision Science belongs to the LM-17 class of Master's Degrees in Physics, has a normal duration of two years for the acquisition of 120 university educational credits (ECTS) for the attainment of the degree. For interested students, a part-time option lasting four years is available. The Course is taught in English and in a mixed mode.
    It includes 10 core exams corresponding to 60 ECTS credits. The remaining credits will be acquired through other educational activities, such as elective courses, additional language skills, internships, and the final dissertation.
    Upon completion of the studies, the degree of Master's in Optometry and Vision Science is awarded. This degree enables access to second-level Master's programs and Doctoral programs activated at the University of Milano-Bicocca or other universities according to the procedures established in their respective regulations.

    The access to the Master's degree course is by selection. For the academic year 2024-2025, there are 50 available positions. To be admitted to the Master's degree course, candidates must possess specific curricular requirements and adequate personal preparation, verified through an interview, and must rank favourably in the selection process.
    Further details are provided in the section "ORIENTEERING FOR FUTURE STUDENTS AND ADMISSION PROCEDURES".

    The Course is characterized by advanced training both in the rapidly-evolving field of optometric instrumentation, devices, and technologies, as well as in the measurement and optical compensation of visual function.

    The program is structured into educational activities grouped into four learning areas: 

    (1) technologies and instrumentation, (2) optometry and mechanisms of vision, (3) materials, and (4) data analysis and scientific method.

    To achieve the objectives, the educational path includes various types of activities such as face-to-face or distance lectures, various types of distance activities like exercises, optometric case studies, projects, sharing of interactive teaching materials, oral presentations by students, student-teacher discussions, face-to-face laboratories, and internships, utilizing both the skills and equipment of the university and the expertise of foreign university professors within a network of collaborations in the field of Optometry.