Graduate Certificate
The Graduate Certificate in Myopia Management is a one-year program designed to provide you with training in the clinical and theoretical aspects of myopia management.
The Graduate Certificate in Myopia Management is a one-year program designed to provide you with training in the clinical and theoretical aspects of myopia management. You will emerge with advanced disciplinary knowledge and the skills required for you to offer evidence-based management of myopia to your optometry patients.
The four compulsory courses cover an introduction to myopia, myopia management, advanced contact lens studies, and clinical myopia management. This program is for trained and established local and international optometrists. It isn't appropriate for people intending to train for registration to practice as an optometrist.
Please note the Graduate Certificate in Myopia Management is delivered every two years, with the next intake in 2025.
This is one of the first postgraduate programs of its kind, combining practical and theoretical knowledge to upskill you to the current world standard in myopia management.
Domestic students must be a qualified Australian or New Zealand optometrist with a minimum three-year AQF level 7 Bachelor in Optometry degree with a credit average. Students with an average mark of less than 65 will be considered for admission at the discretion of the Program Coordinator, taking into consideration post conferral clinical experience.
You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on your educational background and citizenship. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.
If you're completing an Australian Year 12 qualification (e.g. NSW HSC or equivalent), you do not need to provide anything extra to prove your proficiency. Your qualification will be used as evidence of your English proficiency.
If you do need to provide evidence of your English proficiency, this will be indicated in your application. You can prove this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
If you need to improve your English skills before you start your degree, UNSW College's Academic English Programs are for you. The programs are suitable for various English levels and help you prepare for university studies and life in Australia.
International students not requiring a student visa may enrol into the program. The minimum requirement is the equivalent of a three-year AQF level 7 Bachelor degree in Optometry with a credit average and at least one year of clinical practice experience post degree conferral. Students with an average between 60 and 65 will be considered for admission at the discretion of the Postgraduate Coordinator taking into consideration performance in Optometry courses completed in the undergraduate program and post conferral clinical experience.
You may be asked to provide evidence of your English proficiency to study at UNSW depending on whether you are from an English-speaking background or non-English speaking background. English language skills are vitally important for coping with lectures, tutorials, assignments and examinations - this is why UNSW requires a minimum English language competency for enrolment.
If English is not your first language, you'll need to provide proof of your English proficiency before you can be given an offer to study at UNSW. You can do this by providing evidence that you meet one or more of the following criteria:
If you need to improve your English skills before you start your degree, UNSW College's Academic English Programs are for you. The programs are suitable for various English levels and help you prepare for university studies and life in Australia.