Program overview
- Type of courseUniversities of Applied Sciences, Berufsorientierte Weiterbildung
- DegreeDiplom / Abschluss des Anbieters The university course gives the participants the skills to use diagnostic ophthalmic according to Swiss law (GesBG)
- Course languageEnglisch
- Time commitmentPart-time
- Duration
2 Semesters
What the program looks like
Optometrists who have completed the FHNW Bachelor of Science in Optometry have received extended professional competences, including the use of diagnostic drugs during eye examinations, with the introduction of the new health law GesBG on 1 February 2020.
Goal of the CAS
This course offers participants the possibility of registration for the Bachelor of Science in Optometry FHNW in the National Register of Healthcare Professions (Nareg).
Admission
Target Group
The upgrade is exclusively offered to graduates of the „SHFA/IFAO“ or those with the equivalent of „diplomierte/r Augenoptiker/in Schweiz“ with the additional qualification of Bachelor of Science/ Master of Science from Salus University (PCO) or Master of Science from Aalen University.
Costs
CHF 1'750.–