King Saud University
College of Applied Medical Sciences
Department of Optometry and Vision Sciences
B.Sc. optometry Program structure
The body of the program consists of:
1- One school year including English language materials and health sciences (33
hours).
2- One uniform semester in Applied Medical Sciences (14 hours).
3- Program courses of Optometry Department 98 hours: covering courses
through the levels of study from the fourth to ninth semester.
Total credit hours required for graduation 145 hours.
4- Internship year:
12 months training in Government hospitals, divided into 3 periods of 4
months with a total of 2000 hours per year.
The optometry study program can be divided into four phases:
1- Study Phase I: Preparatory year (2 levels)
2- Study Phase II: General year: CAMS core program ( 1 level)
3- Study Phase III: Optometry courses (6 levels)
4- Study Phase IV: Internship year.
Course Code
MC 140
MATH 140
CT 140
ENGL 140
STAT 145
CHM 145
PHYS 145
ZOOL 145
ENGL 145
CHS 221
NURS 241
IC 102
ARAB 103
CHS 241
CLS 221
Course Code
241 Opto
Phases I
Course Title
Level One
Communication Skills
Introduction to Mathematics
Computer Skills
English Language Skills 1
Level Two
Biostatistics
Introduction to Organic Chemistry
General Physics
Biology
English for Medical Purposes
Phases II
Level three
Advanced Biostatistics
Basic Emergency Care
Islam and Society Building
Expository Writing
Health Care Profession & Systems
Basic Physiology/ Anatomy
Phases III: Optometry program courses
Course Title
Level Four
Ocular Anatomy and Physiology
1
Credit hours
2
2
3
8
2
2
3
3
8
3
3
2
2
3
4
Credit hours
3
251 Opto
262 Opto
271 Opto
292 Opto
IC 103
227 BMT
242 Opto
263 Opto
272 Opto
253 Opto
273 Opto
IC 104
343 Opto
363 Opto
344 Opto
353 Opto
354 Opto
356 Opto
374 Opto
371Opto
345 Opto
355 Opto
364 Opto
365 Opto
375 Opto
377 Opto
394 Opto
466 Opto
491 Opto
456 Opto
493 Opto
495 Opto
492 Opto
469 Opto
475 Opto
496 Opto
497 Opto
Optics
Clinical Methods 1
Visual Science 1
Introduction to Optometry
Introduction to Islamic Culture
Level Five
Introduction to Personal Computing
Ocular Neuronatomy and Physiology
Clinical Methods 2
Visual Science 2
Ophthalmic Optics I
Visual Optics
Islam and Construction of Society
Level six
General Pharmacology
Clinical Methods III
Ocular Disease I
Ophthalmic Optics II
Contact Lenses I
Physical Optics
Binocular Vision
Optometric Statistic
Level Seven
Ocular Disease II
Contact Lenses II
Clinical Methods IV
Advanced Techniques
Anomalies of Binocular Vision
Visual Science III
Geriatric Optometry
Level Eight
Optometry Clinic I
Optometric Practice
Contact Lenses III
Orthoptics
Low Vision
Case Analysis
Level Nine
Optometry Clinic II
Visual Science Project
Occupational Vision
Pediatric Optometry
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3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
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2
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4
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Phase IV: Internship year.
The student spends one year as internship. The year is divided into three periods,
every period is four months, and the students spend each period in a different hospital.
At the end of each period the hospital sends a report about the student to the
Optometry department to check progress and performance of the student before
moving to the next period.
Notice: The student will not graduate until the internship is completed and his/her
reports from the supervisor at the hospitals are satisfactory.
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