{"id":21767,"date":"2026-03-23T06:27:00","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T06:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/?page_id=21767"},"modified":"2026-03-23T08:29:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-23T08:29:06","slug":"bs-opt-curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/college-of-health-sciences\/bs-opt-curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"21767\" class=\"elementor elementor-21767\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-821c712 elementor-section-stretched elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"821c712\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;stretch_section&quot;:&quot;section-stretched&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div 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Documents<\/a><\/li>\r\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/college-of-health-sciences\/bs-optometry-guide-to-applicant\/\" class=\"my-container d-block\" >Guide to Applicant<\/a><\/li> \r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/nav><div><br><br>\r\n<a  href=\"https:\/\/admissions.dmu.ae\/cohs2026\/register_v2.php\" target=\"_blank\">\r\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dmu.ae\/home\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/applynow_v222.jpg\" >\r\n<\/a>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-66 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-670f3df\" data-id=\"670f3df\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3d140ca elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"3d140ca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<style>\n  body {\n    \/*font-family: Arial, sans-serif;*\/\n  }\n  table {\n    border-collapse: collapse;\n    width: 100%;\n    \/*max-width: 900px;*\/\n    margin: 0 auto;\n  }\n  th, td {\n    border: 1px solid #000;\n    padding: 8px 12px;\n    text-align: left;\n    vertical-align: middle;\n  }\n  th {\n    background-color: #ddd;\n    font-weight: bold;\n\ttext-align: center;\n  }\n  tr:nth-child(even):not(.break-row) {\n    background-color: #f9f9f9;\n  }\n  tr.break-row td {\n    background-color: #ddd;\n    font-weight: bold;\n   text-align: center;\n  }\n  tr.highlight-blue {\n    background-color: #F7F4EA;\n  }\n  strong {\n    font-weight: bold;\n  }\n<\/style>\n<h4>Curriculum<\/h4>\n<hr \/><br>\n  <table>\n    <thead>\n\t<tr>\n      <td width=\"15%\"><strong>No<\/strong><\/td>  \n\t  <td width=\"40%\"><strong>Course Category<\/strong><\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\"><strong>Courses<\/strong><\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\"><strong>Credits<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td width=\"15%\">1<\/td>  \n\t  <td width=\"40%\">General Education  Requirements<\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\">7<\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\">16<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td width=\"15%\">2<\/td>  \n\t  <td width=\"40%\">Health Sciences  College Requirements<\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\">11<\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\">33<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td width=\"15%\">3<\/td>  \n\t  <td width=\"40%\">OPT Core Requirements<\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\">33<\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\">78<\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td width=\"15%\"><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td>  \n\t  <td width=\"40%\"> <\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"3\"><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\"><strong>51<\/strong><\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\"><strong>127<\/strong><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td><\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"6\"><strong>General Education Requirements (16 CH)<\/strong><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td width=\"15%\"><strong>Course Code<\/strong><\/td>  \n\t  <td width=\"40%\"><strong>Course Title<\/strong><\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\"><div align=\"center\"><strong>CH<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\"><div align=\"center\"><strong>T<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\"><div align=\"center\"><strong>L\/S<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n      <td width=\"10%\"><div align=\"center\"><strong>C<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td width=\"10%\"><div align=\"left\"><strong>Prerequisite<\/strong><\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n    <\/thead>\n    <tbody>\n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER02<\/td>  \n\t  <td>English Academic  Reading &amp; Writing<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER03<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Islamic Culture<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER04<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Emirati Studies<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER05<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Entrepreneurship, Innovation &amp; Sustainability<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER06<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Technology in Health<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER07<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Principles of Psychology<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>GER09<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Communication Skills for Interprofessional Practice<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td><\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"6\"><strong>Health Sciences College Requirements (33 CH)<\/strong><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC100<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Chemistry for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC110<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Biology for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC120<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Math for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC130<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Physics for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC150<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Introduction to Microbiology<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC200<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Human Anatomy &amp; Physiology for Health Sciences I<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC210<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Human Anatomy &amp; Physiology for Health Sciences II<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC200<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC220<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Pharmacology &amp; Toxicology  for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC110<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC230<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Pathology for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC200<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC240<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Biostatistics for Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">None<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>HSC300<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Research Methods in Health Sciences<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC100+HSC110<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n    <tr>\n      <td><\/td>\n\t  <td colspan=\"6\"><strong>OPT Core Requirements (78 CH)<\/strong><\/td>\n\t<\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td>OPT101<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Introduction to  Optometry<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC200<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>OPT120<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Geometrical &amp;  Physical Optics<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC120<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td>OPT121<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Visual Optics<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC120<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr> \n\t<tr>\n      <td>OPT122<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Visual Optics Lab<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">1<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC120<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td>OPT130<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Ocular Anatomy &amp;  Physiology<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">3<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC200<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      <td>OPT240<\/td>  \n\t  <td>Optometric  Examination I<\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">2<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n      <td><div align=\"center\">0<\/div><\/td>\n\t  <td><div align=\"left\">HSC120<\/div><\/td>\n    <\/tr>\n\t<tr>\n      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