Overview

The Optometry (Clinical) programme is offered at University of Latvia. 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 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.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Low Vision

Current problems in vision science

Clinical practice I

General Medicine in Optometry

Eye Decease and Pharmacotherapy

Contact Lens Correction

Optometric Instruments in Clinical Diagnostics

Models of visual perception

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 24 months
Part-time
- 30 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-06-20 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2025-07-23 00:00:00 , EEA/EU

Language

English

IELTS

5.5

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Credits

180 ECTS

Delivered

On Campus

Disciplines

Optometry

Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

IELTS

5.5

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Other requirements

General requirements

Admission requirements

1. Bachelor degree of Natural sciences in Optometry, or Bachelor degree in any related fields, where studies comprised mandatory courses in optometry. Applicants which do not hold a Bachelor degree in Optometry are obligated to take preparatory courses in amount of 24 credit points (36 ECTS);

2. English language proficiency.

Tuition Fee

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International

4950 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4950 EUR per year during 24 months.
EU/EEA

4950 EUR/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 4950 EUR per year during 24 months.

Living costs for Riga

503 - 783 EUR /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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Scholarships Information

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