Optometry / Ophthalmic Science

Are you looking to develop your expertise and gain specialist knowledge to put you at the forefront of innovations in your chosen field?

Our flexible Optometry/Ophthalmic Science MSc has been designed for those working in full-time professional practice who want to develop their expertise and gain specialist knowledge while continuing to work.

Delivered online through our innovative framework of flexible credit accumulation, you will be able to select modules suited to your passions and career development goals, as well as the opportunity to further explore a topic of your choice with the MSc dissertation.

1. Provides you with opportunities to realise your academic potential through a range of learning experiences.
2. Encourages you, through a practical approach, to have a passion for Optometry / Ophthalmic Science and an enthusiasm for learning.
3. Provides an in-depth and high level of knowledge and understanding of the fundamental scientific principles relevant to eye care.
4. Develop knowledge and understanding of functional and developmental conditions, ophthalmic optics and the dispensing of ophthalmic appliances, including contact lenses, ocular disease and abnormality, pharmaceutics and systemic disease.
5. Enable you to assimilate scientific knowledge, critically review scientific literature, form clinical judgements based on evidence from test results and patient history and symptoms, and critically analyse your own and others’ work.
6. Gain knowledge and understanding of routine eye examinations, contact lenses, specialist ophthalmic examination, and professional practice.
7. Gain skills in maintaining clear, accurate and appropriate records, time management and organisational skills, problem-solving skills relating to qualitative and quantitative information, and data analysis skills to evaluate data generated through audit and research.

We may update our courses to reflect best practices and academic developments. If we do, we’ll let you know of any changes at the earliest opportunity by updating our course webpages. If you have already received an offer, we’ll write to you directly to let you know of the changes.

• Minimum upper 2nd class (2:1) honours degree in an ophthalmic or biomedical field from a UK university or the recognised equivalent from an overseas university. More information on international degree requirements can be found on our Aston in your country webpage. Other qualifications (such as Fellowship of the British Dispensing Opticians) will be considered individually, on merit.
• Must have spent at least two years in clinical practice before entering the course.

The information contained on this website details the typical entry requirements for this course for the most commonly offered qualifications. Applicants with alternative qualifications may wish to enquire with the relevant admissions teams prior to application whether or not their qualifications are deemed acceptable. For less commonly encountered qualifications this will be judged on a case-by-case basis in consultation with the academic admissions tutor.

Course fees