BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Colchester, United Kingdom
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Full time
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Introduction
BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
How do we become who we are? Is emotion as strong a driver as reason? What explains our stranger compulsions and desires? Does all behaviour have meaning - even when it appears to be irrational?
Psychoanalysis is an interdisciplinary field of studies and clinical practices, gathering over 100 years of theorization and clinical experience in framing its ideas and concepts about the mind, emotions, social relations, motivation, psychopathology and psychotherapy.
Understanding human experience means looking not only at how we act and relate, but crucially also requires looking inside at what is going on below the surface. In this course you look at the psychological factors that influence our emotions, behaviours and relationships and shape our everyday lives. To understand these factors you will learn psychodynamic concepts, applying them to individuals, relationships and organisations and of course, you will study the pioneering works of Freud, Jung and Lacan.
Here are some of the questions we might cover. Why do we fall in love with certain kinds of people but struggle to relate to others? Why do we get stuck, or lose direction in life? What explains our stranger compulsions and desires? Why are some people prone to psychological illness while others seem to thrive in adversity?
Topics include:
- Psychoanalytic and psychosocial approaches
- Child, adolescent and adult development
- Trauma and recovery: A psychodynamic approach
- Understanding individuals, groups and organisations
- Popular Film, Literature and Television: A Psychoanalytic Approach (Freud and Jung)
- Freud: Mind, Culture and Society
- Where the Wild Things Are: Literature, Childhood, Psychoanalysis
- Current debates in depth psychology
- Psychoanalysis and the child.
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Curriculum
Year 1
- Understanding Individuals Groups and Organisations : An Introduction to Psychodynamic Concepts
- Child, Adolescent and Adult Development
- Freud: Mind, Culture and Society
- The Unconscious: Analytical Psychology, Culture and Society - Jung
- Popular Film, Literature and Television: A Psychoanalytic Approach (Freud and Jung)
- Assignment and Research Writing for Psychoanalytic Studies
- The Psychosocial Imagination
Year 2
- Psychoanalytic Theory: Freud and Object Relations
- Advanced Jungian and Post-Jungian Approaches
- Psychoanalysis and the Child
- Lacanian psychoanalysis
- Preparing for my Future
- Trauma and Recovery: A Psychodynamic Approach
- Wild Things: Literature, Childhood, Psychoanalysis
Final Year
- Dissertation
- Current Debates in Psychosocial Studies
- Therapeutic Practice
- Reflective Practice
- Organisational Dynamics - Theory
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Career Opportunities
In undertaking this course you'll study a range of psychoanalytic concepts - applying them to individuals, relationships and organisations, which will provide you with a unique perspective of why we are the way we are, on understanding others and knowing how to relate to them, which will make you suited for further clinical training, postgraduate study in different fields, or employment.
Key areas of employment for people with these skills include marketing, advertising, human resources, management, the media, care work, teaching or health care. Our future graduates may go to work in a wide range of careers, including:
- Therapeutic services
- NHS Mental Health work
- Psychoanalytic therapy
- Education
- Social Care
- Therapeutic Consultancy
- Management Consultancy
- Marketing and Public Relations
- Academia
Program delivery
BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies: 3 years
BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Year Abroad): 4 years
BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Placement Year): 4 years
- Teaching takes place in relatively small seminars and fora, with a focus on group discussion
- Discussion in seminars includes both discussing other peoples' work and discussing your own experiences in the workplace
- You also undertake supervised clinical practice, participate in skills based workshops, and teach others through presentation of theoretical readings and clinical cases.
Program Admission Requirements
Show your commitment and readiness for Grad school by taking the GRE - the most broadly accepted exam for graduate programs internationally.