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
- Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year
- 8,388
- Language of instruction
Check the language of instruction for each subject (and timetable) in the course sheet in the curriculum.
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.
- Fees and grants
- Approximate fees per academic year: €1,061 (€1,800 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 Science, Innovation and Universities
- Places
- 90
- Pre-enrolment code
- 31105
- Admission mark 2025-2026 academic year
- 8,388. Admission mark
- Weighting. University entrance examinations (PAU)
- Weighting. University entrance examinations (PAU)
- Registration and enrolment
- What are the requirements to enrol in a bachelor's degree course?
- CFGS credit transfer
- Consult the university studies search engine of the Universities Channel of the Generalitat de Catalunya
- 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
- Clinical Contact Lenses II 3
- Clinical Optometry II 9
- Technical Management of Optical Shops 3
- Visual Therapies 3
- Digital Image Processing 3
- Interactions Between Microorganisms and Contact Lenses 3
- Intraocular Lenses: Optics and Optometry Assessment 3
- Introduction to Audiology 3
- Introduction to Biophotonics 3
- Low Vision Management 3
- Marketing in Optics and Optometry 3
- Photography 3
- Professional Communication in Healthcare: Effective Patient-Clinician Interaction 3
- Refractive Surgery 3
- Surface Treatments in Contact and Ophthalmic Lenses 3
- Vision and Sport: Application of Eye Tracking 3
- Vision Screening for Children 3
- Visual Accessibility 3
- Visual Ergonomics 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.
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- 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 Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).
- Language certification and credit recognition
- Queries about language courses and certification
- 08/04/2026 17:00 hvirtual
- 18/04/2026 10:30 hface-to-face
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry
- Day
- 08/04/2026
- Time
- 17:00 h
- More information
- Virtual information session. Registration
Open day
Bachelor's degree in Optics and Optometry
- Day
- 18/04/2026
- Time
- 10:30 h
- Location
- Facultat d'Òptica i Optometria de Terrassa (FOOT)
- Terrassa
- More information
- Face-to-face information session. Registration