Optics and Optometry
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Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry
Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT)
In the bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry, you will study both medical and technology-related subjects, developing the knowledge and skills needed to diagnose, prevent and treat vision problems. In optics, you will receive the theoretical training needed to understand how images are formed by lenses, the fundamentals of optical instruments, and the causes of visual impairments, while your studies of optometry will allow you to develop the knowledge and skills needed to treat non-medical vision problems.
- Duration
- 4 academic years
- Study load
- 240 ECTS credits (including the bachelor's thesis). One credit is equivalent to a study load of 25-30 hours.
- Delivery
- Face-to-face
- Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course guide in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,107 (€2,553 for non-EU residents). Consult the public fees system based on income (grants and payment options).
- Location
- Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT)
- Official degree
- Recorded in the Ministry of Education's degree register
- Places
- 90
- Registration and enrolment
- What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
- Legalisation of foreign documents
- All documents issued in non-EU countries must be legalised and bear the corresponding apostille.
First semester
Second semester
Third semester
Fourth semester
Fifth semester
Sixth semester
Seventh semester
- Basics of Hearing Aids 3
- Children Visual Screenings 3
- Contact Lens Clinics II 3
- Digital Image Processing 3
- Interactions Between Microorganisms and Contact Lenses 3
- Intraocular Lenses: Optics & Optometry Assessment 3
- Introduction to Biophotonics 3
- Low Vision Management 3
- Marketing in the Optical and Optometric Environment 3
- Optical Shop Managing 3
- Optometry Clinics II 9
- Photography 3
- Professional Communication in Healthcare: Effective Patient-Clinician Interaction 3
- Refractive Surgery 3
- Sportsvision: Eye-Tracking Application 3
- Surface Treatments in Contact and Ophthalmic Lenses 3
- Visual Accessibility 3
- Visual Ergonomics 3
- Visual Therapies 3
Eighth semester
- CompulsoryECTS
- OptionalECTS
- ProjectECTS
- Professional opportunities
- Detection, diagnosis, prevention and treatment of visual health problems.
- Adaptation of glasses and contact lenses.
- Vision rehabilitation and consulting in vision care and ergonomics.
- Measurement and diagnostic testing for surgery.
- Medical-technical establishments related to optics.
- Hospitals, health centres and primary care centres.
- Ophthalmology centres and surgeries.
- Optical industry: technical, commercial and management positions.
Check the degree’s main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction and graduate employment data.
- Academic calendar
- General academic calendar for bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees courses
- Academic regulations
- Academic regulations for bachelor’s degree courses at the UPC
- Language certification and credit recognition
- Queries about language courses and certification
- 12/02/2025 17:00 hvirtual
- 25/03/2025 17:00 hvirtual
- 05/04/2025 10:30 hface-to-face
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry
- Day
- 12/02/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa (FOOT)
- Carrer del Violinista Vellsola, 37, 08222
- Terrassa
- More information
- Virtual information session. Registration is required.
(Registration form will be published soon)
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry
- Day
- 25/03/2025
- Time
- 17:00 h
- Location
- Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa (FOOT)
- Carrer del Violinista Vellsola, 37, 08222
- Terrassa
- More information
- Virtual information session. Registration is required.
(Registration form will be published soon)
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry
- Day
- 05/04/2025
- Time
- 10:30 h
- Location
- Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa (FOOT)
- Carrer del Violinista Vellsola, 37, 08222
- Terrassa
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration is required
(Registration form will be published soon)