Study location	Italy, Padua
Type	Bachelor's degree, full-time
Nominal duration	3 years (180 ECTS)
Study language	Italian
Awards	(Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry)
Course code	SC1168/000ZZ/2016

Tuition fee	€2,739 per year For further information please visit: www.unipd.it/en/tuition-fees
Application fee	€30 one-time This fee is non-refundable.
Deposit	€204 one-time In order to accept your place at the University of Padua, the payment of the admission fee is required. This fee is non-refundable.

Entry qualification

Secondary Studies diploma (or equivalent) TOLC-I. Please check the TOLC webpage Detailed information on application procedures is available in the relevant Call for admissions Please verify country-based specific entry title requirements at the following link. The entry qualification documents are accepted in the following languages: English / Italian. You can often get a suitable transcript from your school. If this is not the case, you will need official translations along with verified copies of the original. You must take the original entry qualification documents with you when you finally go to the university. If you are admitted to the degree course, you will have to submit other documents including original and translated/legalised copies of your previous qualifications, etc. No legalised documents are required at application stage.

Other requirements	Specific requirements for Non-EU applicants: Italian – B2 Level (CEFR) or equivalent: please check out this link for the full list of accepted certificates, minimum scores and exemptions Available places for non-European candidates residing outside Italy: 4 (2 for Chinese students joining the Marco Polo Project)

More information	unipd.it/..=SC&ordinamento=2016&key=SC1168

Overview

The degree programme in Optics and Optometry trains a professional figure capable of working in the optical-optometric field. The training objectives consist in providing a solid basis in classical and modern physics and an optical-optometric preparation.
In this way, the student can:
i) manage with competence complex optical equipment and optometic devices;
ii) acquire an open mind, flexible and predisposed to the rapid learning of innovative methodologies and technologies;
iii) learn and apply the technical-scientific investigation methodologies for the evaluation of visual and optometric skills.

Career opportunities

Graduates can find work at: lens and glasses shops; industries (business of optics, eyewear and contact lenses); public and private companies (optometric measures, environmental controls in relation to the eyes and vision); optometric consultancy in the field of ophthalmology and optometric consultancy in public and private entities.