Undertake the part-time Doctor of Optometry / Doctor of Ophthalmic Sciences course with Aston University, Birmingham, to enhance your knowledge and critical awareness of the current issues in your specialist discipline.Course outline and modulesAre 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 Professional Doctorate, which has intakes in April and October of each year, 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’ll be able to select modules suited to your passions and career development goals, before moving on to your thesis where you will explore a topic of your choice with a substantial piece of research.This course is part of the School of Optometry which sits within the College of Health and Life Sciences.We have a long and established history of providing high quality, industry leading academic and professional development qualifications. Acknowledged as one of the leading centres of health sciences within the UK, our optometry programmes are well regarded for the standard of teaching and high levels of student satisfaction they provide.