TU761 · Level 7 · 3 years

Dispensing Optician

Technological University Dublin - Grangegorman · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

455

Up 176 points since 2023 (279).

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About this course

A three-year Level 7 degree that trains you to be a dispensing optician. You learn to fit glasses and other optical aids to patients' needs.

How long
3 years
What you study
You study the eye, vision science, optics, anatomy, physics, maths and ophthalmic dispensing, followed by contact lenses, eye disorders and low vision support. Expect to be on campus up to five days a week, with about 24 contact hours.
Placement and abroad
You spend all of Year 3 on work placement.
Where it can lead
Most graduates start as employees in practices, but some run their own business, and there is no direct transfer to the Level 8 Optometry degree.
Who it suits
Suits students who like science and maths, enjoy helping people and are good at communicating.

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Points history

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Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026455Published after the final round
2025 404404477
2024 316316451
2023 279279382

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English or Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O5
  • Mathematics: Higher H7 or Ordinary O3

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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