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Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Placement Year) - BA (Hons)

University of Essex

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  • Qualification

    Bachelor of Arts (with Honours) - BA (Hons)

  • Location

    University of Essex

  • Study mode

    Full time

  • Start date

    08-OCT-26

  • Duration

    4 Years

Course summary

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

Application deadline

30/06/2025

Tuition fees

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£ 19,500per year

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University information

University of Essex

University of Essex

  • University League Table

    30th

  • Campus address

    University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester, Essex, CO4 3SQ, United Kingdom

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Subject rankings

  • Subject ranking

    Accounting & Finance

    51st out of 104 4

  • Entry standards

    / Max 209
    95 46%

    80th

  • Graduate prospects

    / Max 100
    61.0 61%

    62nd

    6

  • Student satisfaction

    / Max 4
    3.11 78%

    78th

    20

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