Welcome to the Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies
The Centre is an established pioneer and leader in the field of
psychoanalytic studies. We bring together clinical and academic interests in the
role of the unconscious mind in mental health, culture and society. Take a
virtual tour of the
Centre and find out what it is like to study with us.
Read more
about the Centre.
Funding and scholarships
We have a number of scholarships available to support postgraduate study in
our Centre, from fully-funded ESRC
studentships,
PhD teaching and research awards to
specialist scholarships. The deadlines are approaching so apply now to study
with us.
Excellence in research and teaching
We foster creative, new ways of looking at these areas, and our world-class
research is evidence of this. Submitting with the Department of Sociology,
the Centre has consistently achieved the highest rating in the UK Research
Assessment Exercise, achieving
first position in the most recent
exercise.
Drawing on our research excellence, the Centre offers
a wide range of
undergraduate and
postgraduate programmes and
research opportunities in both
psychoanalytic and
Jungian
thought. At Essex you will be taught and supervised by
senior clinicians and world-class scholars.
The Centre’s programmes also include courses aimed at practitioners in a
variety of areas, such as
refugee care,
organisational dynamics,
community, educational and social care, as well as psychotherapy.
Enriched careers
The Centre's graduates take their expertise into practically every area of
life, not just the psychotherapy professions and continued academic work but
also the worlds of the arts, business, education, journalism, philosophy,
politics, religion, and social work - wherever there is need for deeper
awareness about the experiencing person and the unconscious mind.