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Psychosocial and psychoanalytic studies
Discover psychosocial and psychoanalytic degrees
You’re fascinated by people and relationships. You want to explore the human psyche at its absolute core, the unconscious. At Essex we will help you understand human behaviour at its most basic level, exploring why so many people have emotional problems, and how this impacts on wider society. Most importantly though, we will arm you with the skills and confidence to positively impact people’s mental health in a variety of settings. Want to make a difference? Welcome to Essex.
Why choose Essex?
- Learn in small groups with expert academics and practitioners.
- Our approachable staff have clinical as well as academic expertise and experience.
- Many of our graduates go on to have careers that make a difference to people's health and lives.
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BA (Hons) Psychodynamic Practice
We equip you with what you need to take up a post in a range of education, health and social care settings.
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Childhood studies is a vibrant and exciting field which has expanded in recent years to include knowledge from psychology, sociology and psychoanalysis.
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BA (Hons) Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
In this course you look at the psychological factors that influence our emotions, behaviours and relationships and shape our everyday lives.
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BA (Hons) Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies (Including Foundation Year)
In this course you look at the psychological factors that influence our emotions, behaviours and relationships and shape our everyday lives.
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FdA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
Learn the practical tools for emotionally grounded therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and adults.
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BA (Hons) Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
Consolidate your knowledge and expertise from the Foundation Degree to take a more significant role in your agencies.
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FdA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
Learn the practical tools for emotionally grounded therapeutic work with children, adolescents, and adults.
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Explore psychosocial and psychoanalytic studies postgraduate degrees
How do unconscious factors affect our emotional and psychological lives, our relationships with others and society? What is the relation between inner fantasy and external reality?
Our courses on psychoanalytic studies, Jungian and post-Jungian studies, organisational dynamics, refugee care and psychodynamic counselling are taught by senior clinicians and internationally renowned academic researchers.
Why choose Essex?
- Our unique clinical and academic expertise informs our research-led teaching from world-class scholars.
- Close ties with education, social care and health services ensures our courses are highly credible.
- We have links with the Institute of Psychoanalysis, the Tavistock Institute, the Society for Analytical Psychology and the International Association for Jungian Studies.
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Understand not only the outer social experience of children but also their complex inner, emotional worlds.
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How does the unconscious affect us individually & socially? Our MA Psychoanalytic Studies explores how the unconscious affects individuals, societies & cultures
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Graduate Diploma Psychodynamic Approaches
Are you interested in how people develop & how they relate to each other? Pursue training to work therapeutically with children & adolescents/adults.
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MA Management and Organisational Dynamics
Our unique MA Management & Organisation Dynamics is offered jointly by Essex Business School and the Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies.
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Our online MA Refugee Care brings together people from diverse walks of life & parts of the globe to explore how we can care for refugees more effectively.
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MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies
Our unique, internationally acclaimed MA Jungian & Post-Jungian Studies will give you a deep academic grounding in Jungian & post-Jungian theory & practice.
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Postgraduate Diploma Management and Organisational Dynamics
Our Postgraduate Diploma Management & Organisational Dynamics is offered by Essex Business School & our Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies.
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MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies
Study our internationally acclaimed MA Jungian & Post-Jungian Studies online, gaining a deep academic grounding in Jungian & post-Jungian theory & practice.
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MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy
This course offers a professional qualification to work psychodynamically as a counsellor, either with children and adolescents or with adults.
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MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (3 year)
This course offers a professional qualification to work therapeutically as a counsellor, either with children and adolescents or with adults.
Find psychosocial and psychoanalytic research degrees
Our Centre has an active group of PhD students and Post-Doctoral Fellows who, in addition to our academic staff, provide a stimulating and congenial environment.
Why research here?
- Our academic staff include professors of psychoanalysis and of Jungian psychology.
- We have links with the Institute of Psychoanalysis, the Tavistock Institute, the Society for Analytical Psychology and the International Association for Jungian Studies.
- Our taught PhD Refugee Care is available if you are able to pursue independent research, but first need preparation through a taught component.
Research degree
We offer research supervision in fields such as child development, gender, history of psychoanalysis (including Jungian analysis), trauma and violence.
Research degree
Introduce a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspective to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.
Research degree
MA (by Dissertation) Refugee Care
Introduce a therapeutic dimension and psychosocial perspective to your work with asylum seekers, refugees and other involuntarily dislocated persons.
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Integrated PhD Psychoanalytic Studies
We offer research supervision in fields such as child development, gender, history of psychoanalysis (including Jungian analysis), trauma and violence.
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Integrated PhD Analytical Psychology
Develop advanced research skills in Jungian and analytical psychology through an integrated MA and PhD programme informed by clinical practice.
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Professional Doctorate Analytical Psychology
Explore the area of greatest interest to you and make an original contribution to the development of your profession.
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Professional Doctorate Psychodynamic Counselling
Build your clinical training by learning about research methods and applying this to a topic of your choice with our PhD Psychodynamic Counselling.
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Professional Doctorate Psychodynamic Psychotherapy
This degree constitutes the academic and research top-up for graduates with a full training in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy.
Research degree
Professional Doctorate Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Would you like to build on your clinical training by learning about research methods and then applying this to a topic of your choice?
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