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I want to be: Optometrist

Majors that lead there: 8. Pick one to see its subjects sorted for this job.

Employers look for: Optometry, Customer Service, Patient Care, Communication Skills, Retail Operations, Teamwork / Collaboration

Official job info: Optometrist

Through a graduate course: Doctor of Optometry (MC-DOPTOM)

Any bachelor degree can lead here. The majors below are only a starting point: their subjects cover the prerequisite areas or this job's field.

Entry: An undergraduate degree in any discipline (finished within 10 years, or an older one plus recent graduate study) and the prerequisite subjects below.

Prerequisite studies: Three subjects at level 2 or 3 (or equivalent) from one or more relevant biological science disciplines, finished within 10 years of starting.

The Handbook names study areas, not subjects, so no subject is marked Required. Check your choices against the course's entry requirements.

Course entry requirements (Handbook) · checked 2026-10-24

Majors that lead there

Cell and Developmental Biology (Bachelor of Biomedicine)

After further study

Helps

Somewhat related

Not much related: 10. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Breadth ideas from other areas

Your degree asks for some subjects from outside your main area. These relate to this job; any other breadth works too.

Helps

Somewhat related

Almost every job also asks for Communication Skills, Teamwork / Collaboration. Any subject with essays, talks or group work practises these.

Cell and Developmental Biology (Bachelor of Science)

After further study

Helps

Somewhat related

Not much related: 12. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Human Structure and Function (Bachelor of Biomedicine)

After further study

Helps

Not much related: 5. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Human Structure and Function (Bachelor of Science)

After further study

Helps

Not much related: 6. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Immunology (Bachelor of Biomedicine)

After further study

Helps

Not much related: 9. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Immunology (Bachelor of Science)

After further study

Helps

Not much related: 10. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Physiology (Bachelor of Biomedicine)

After further study

Helps

Not much related: 4. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

Physiology (Bachelor of Science)

After further study

Helps

Not much related: 5. Not tied to this job, but each has its own good points.

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