PgCert Mental Health Therapeutics at Aston University

Programme overview

The Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health Therapeutics at Aston University is a distance learning course that is written, taught and assessed by specialist mental health pharmacists. The Programme aims to enable students to demonstrate and apply the knowledge and skills to validate, recommend and critically appraise the use of medicines in a mental health context in a person-centred manner.

Faculty: College of Health and Life Sciences | Duration: 14 months | Study mode: online | Intake: January 2027 | Location: Birmingham, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Taught stage core modules: Mental Health Therapeutics.

Career pathways

This course is the first stage for pharmacy professionals (pharmacists and pharmacy technicians) in becoming a specialist in mental health practice. It may be taken by mental health nurses to increase their knowledge base especially those practising or intending to practise as non-medical prescribers.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Undergraduate degree A good honours degree (minimum lower 2nd class) from a recognised university in a relevant subject. See below for more details Alternative qualifications An equivalent qualification as agreed with the Programme Director and Pharmacy Technicians without a degree but with extensive relevant experience will also be considered. We welcome applications from candidates interested in our course who have the skills and capability to excel. All candidates are considered on an individual basis based on their qualifications, experience, references and motivation. Applicants would usually possess a good honours degree (minimum lower 2nd class) from a recognised university in one of the following subjects (or an equivalent qualification as agreed with the Programme Director; Pharmacy Technicians without a degree but with extensive relevant experience will also be considered):

Domestic applicants: GBP 4,290 a year (2026/27). Annual tuition fees Source

International applicants: GBP 4,290 a year (2026/27). Annual tuition fees Source

Intake: January 2027

Duration: 14 months

Apply through the official page: https://map.aston.ac.uk/urd/sits.urd/run/siw_ipp_lgn.login?Process=siw_ipp_app&code1=LHS444PT&code2=0005

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