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Optometry Ernst Abbe University, Jena

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Degree
Bachelor of Science
Standard period of study (amount)
4 semesters
Location
Jena

Overview and admission

Study Type

undergraduate

Admission semester

Summer and Winter Semester

Area of study

Ophthalmic Optics

Focus

Optometry, Lighting Engineering, Low Vision, Business Administration, Anatomy and Physiology of the Eye, Optometric Measurements, Pathology, Pharmacology, Contact Lens, Binocular Vision Disorders

Annotation

Here you will learn to combine skills from optometry with know-how from the fields of medicine and business administration. Accordingly, specialists with this knowledge are in demand in specialised opticians' shops, as well as in optometric practices/institutes and clinical facilities.

Admission modus

Without admission restriction

More information regarding admission requirements

Admission requirements

Entrance qualification for general OR subject-restricted higher education OR higher education at a university of applied sciences

Completed master training as a master optician. School leaving certificate giving right of entry to higher education (Abitur), entrance qualification for studies at universities of applied sciences or is not required separately, because with the master's degree an admission to the study can take place.

Lecture period

  • 12.10.2026 - 06.02.2027
  • 05.04.2027 - 17.07.2027

Application deadlines

Winter semester (2026/2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    15.05.2026 - 30.09.2026
    May vary for specific courses.
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    15.05.2026 - 30.09.2026
    If you have any questions regarding admission, please contact: international(at)eah-jena.de
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    15.05.2026 - 30.09.2026
    If you have any questions regarding admission, please contact: international(at)eah-jena.de
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    15.05.2026 - 30.09.2026
    Application: online Enrolment: by post

Summer semester (2027)

  • Application deadline for Germans and inhabitants

    01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
    May vary for specific courses.
  • Deadlines for International Students from the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
    please contact for undergraduate admissions: international(at)eah-jena.de
  • Deadlines for international students from countries that are not members of the European Union

    01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027
    please contact for undergraduate admissions: international(at)eah-jena.de
  • Enrollment deadline for Germans and foreign students

    01.12.2026 - 31.03.2027

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Tuition fees

Tuition fees

13,970.00 EUR / total

Languages of instruction

Main language

German

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