1. Home
  2. Education and CPD
  3. Education
  4. What to study and where
  5. Cardiff University

Cardiff University

About

Cardiff University (Welsh: Prifysgol Caerdydd) is a public research university in Cardiff, Wales.

Visit the Cardiff University website

Courses

Optometry

This course is being delivered under the Optometry handbook (2015):

  • BSc Optometry

The last intake for the BSc Optometry (with a Preliminary Year) was the 2023/24 academic year.

The last intake for the BSc was the 2022/23 academic year.

This course is being delivered under the Education and Training Requirements (2021):

  • Master of Optometry (MOptom)

The first intake for this qualification is the 2023/24 academic year.

Independent prescribing

This course is being delivered under the Independent Prescribing handbook (2008):

  • PgCert Therapeutic Prescribing

The last intake for the Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Prescribing for Optometrists was the 2023/24 academic year.

This course is being delivered under the Education and Training Requirements (2021):

  • Postgraduate Certificate in Independent Prescribing for Optometrists

The first intake for this qualification is the 2024/25 academic year.

Latest list of quality assurance reports
Programme Last visit Approval status Latest report Requirements
PgCert Therapeutic Prescribing April 2023 Full approval Cardiff Independent Prescribing Visit Report April 2023 Independent Prescribing handbook (2008)
BSc Optometry April 2023 Full approval Cardiff Optometry Visit Report April 2023 Optometry handbook (2015)
Master of Optometry N/A Full approval Cardiff MOptom (ETR) Adaptation Outcome Report March 2024 Requirements for Optometry or Dispensing Optics (2021)
Independent Prescribing Programme N/A Full approval Cardiff Independent Prescribing (ETR) Adaptation Outcome Report May 2024 Requirements for Additional Supply (AS), Supplementary Prescribing (SP) and/or Independent Prescribing (IP) (January 2022)