Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry. FOOT

Welcome

The Terrassa School of Optics and Optometry (FOOT) is a teaching facility on the Terrassa Campus that belongs to the Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC).

The FOOT teaches degree and postgraduate courses that have been adapted to the European Higher Education Area (EHEA). Degree courses in optics and optometry are taught in the first cycle (on a face-to-face and blended learning basis). These courses cover all of the competencies required of professionals in the fields of optics and optometry. The Master’s Degree in Optometry and Vision Sciences is taught in the second cycle. It provides students with specialised training in fields related to optometry and prepares them to work in multidisciplinary teams in the field of vision sciences and clinical optometry. It also allows students to enrol in third-cycle courses leading to a PhD.

The School has always maintained close contact with professionals and the industrial sector, where our students are held in high esteem. There are also a number of educational cooperation agreements in place that allow students to undertake work placements. In fact, the blended learning option is run thanks to the financial contributions of businesses and institutions that sit on the Board of the FOOT. There are currently around 500 students at the School.

The FOOT’s optometry clinic is the University Vision Centre (CUV). At the CUV, students have the opportunity to gain practical experience by examining outpatients under the supervision of their lecturers. The CUV is divided into units that provide services to various groups of patients with eyesight problems (such as forms of strabismus, low vision, contact lenses, eye treatments, etc.). Both degree and master’s degree students complete their clinical training within the framework of these units. In the case of master’s degree students, practical training is provided in the areas of specialisation outlined in the curriculum, and they are trained to carry out applied clinical research.

The FOOT regularly works with several NGOs (Solidary FOOT)