Admission

School of Optometry

Short Graduate Program in Low Vision

Graduate 2-658-6-0

January 2026
Start of session
Full-time and Part-time
Plan of study
12 credits
Application deadline
Start of admission: February 1, 2025
Offered at the Montréal campus

Develop the skills to offer rehabilitation services aimed at improving the use of residual vision of people living with low vision.

Overview

About this program

Specialize in low vision

Complete your training in vision sciences by acquiring new knowledge enabling you to offer rehabilitation services aimed at improving the residual vision of people living with low vision. This short program is designed for students with the Master in Vision Sciences - Visual Impairment and Rehabilitation

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  • Program offered in English and French 

Advantages of studying vision rehabilitation at UdeM  
Programs focused on professional know-how 

  • Be part of UdeM’s School of Optometry, a renowned leader in education and research in vision science, eye health, and visual impairment rehabilitation 
  • Enjoy an open and stimulating learning and practice environment  
  • Take advantage of the opportunity to contribute to the AIDE (access, inclusion, diversity and equity) principle 
  • Do internships here, abroad, in Canada or in a remote region of Quebec 
  • Register to sit the exam of the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation & Education Professionals to obtain international certification 

Courses and specifics

  • 12 credits
  • Full-time
  • Part time
  • Day course
Take a look at some topics covered.
IDV 6030Living with Visual Impairment

This course addresses the theoretical and practical concepts involved in all activities of daily life and the assistive devices and strategies involved to improve functional vision.

IDV 6034Low Vision Intervention I – Enhancing Visual Function

Exploring methods and strategies for enhancing visual performance without optical or hi-tech assistive devices. Lectures will introduce and explain rehabilitative interventions such as eccentric viewing training.

 

IDV 6035Low Vision Intervention II – Optical Devices

This course presents visual strategies enhancing functional vision of children, adults and elderly with the use of optical devices, magnification, and/or enhancement systems.

 

IDV 6036Low Vision Intervention III – High-Tech Devices

This course explores the visual strategies enhancing functional vision of children, adults and elderly with the use of visual electronic assistive devices and computers.

IDV 6037BLow Vision Internship 2

Internship offers the student an environment in which to consolidate his/her acquired knowledge in the area of low vision, integrated into the more general rehabilitation in visual impairment.

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Admission requirements

Admission requirements

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Additional documents to provide
  • Letter of intent or motivation 

  • Curriculum vitae 

  • Two letters of recommendation 

  • Study financing plan or financial profile 

The regulatory minimum schooling requirement is one full-time session. However, students cannot take it for granted that this program of study can be completed in a single session. They should check the course offerings beforehand, and plan to spend more time than the minimum required in this program. The maximum period of study is 9 sessions (3 years), starting from the candidate’s initial registration. 

Assessment is carried out in accordance with the “Règlement pédagogique de la Faculté des études supérieures et postdoctorales” (educational regulations of the Faculty of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies) 

Note that the quantitative criteria indicated above does not replace a qualitative review of your application. These criteria are provided for information purposes only. Eligibility for a study program does not guarantee an offer of admission. Information on this page may change without notice.
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Costs and financial aid

$2,117.74 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $1,483.65

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Check your legal status

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$5,264.89 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $4,630.80

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

Under certain conditions, Canadian students who are not residents of Quebec can follow university study programs offered in French while benefiting from the same tuition fees as residents of Quebec.

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Check your legal status

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$11,527.24 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $10,893.15

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

Good news! You may be able to lower this amount!

As an international student, you have access to exemption scholarships granted by UdeM throughout your university program. Note that for ungraduated programs, you must be enrolled as a full-time student for two sessions and reside in Quebec in the case of exclusively online study programs.

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* Note that this amount may vary depending on the selected track (with or without dissertation or directed study).

These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

$2,117.74 *

Total for a full-time session of 15 credits


Tuition fees: $1,483.65

Other fees: $634.09

These amounts are estimates and do not account for other expenses, such as costs for insurance, residence, transportation, manuals, etc.

* These estimates cannot at any time subsitute for an invoice or be used as proof for any reason whatsoever. These calculations are based on the 2024-2025 academic year.
Information updated: June 5, 2024

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