Welcome Week

Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies Departmental Induction 2025

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Welcome to our department

Come and find out more about your course, meet key members of staff and meet the people you’re going to be studying with.

We expect all our students to attend to attend their welcome events as you will receive important information to help you start your university experience. 

There's plenty to get involved in during Welcome Week, so be sure to take a look at the wider University Welcome events and Students' Union events.

We are looking forward to welcoming you to our department.

Joint-honours degrees

Studying more than one subject? If you're studying a joint degree, you should access key support through your home department. If you're not sure which is your home department, you can find out on MyEssex.

Your events

Our department is running events for each level of study:

Undergraduate

Monday 29 September 2025

Time Event Location
11:00 - 12:00 Welcome event for the following courses:
  • BA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
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Thursday 2 October 2025

Time Event Location
10:00 - 17:00 Welcome event for the following courses:
  • BA Childhood Studies
  • BA Psychodynamic Practice
  • FdA Therapeutic Communication and Therapeutic Organisations
  • BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
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Postgraduate Taught

Tuesday 30 September 2025

Time  Event Location
09:00 - 10:30 Course welcome for returning 2nd year students:
  • MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (yr2 entry)
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11:00 - 13:00 Welcome for distance learning courses:  
 
  • MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies (distance learning)
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  • MA Refugee Care (distance learning)
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Wednesday 1 October 2025

Time  Event Location
10:00 - 17:00 Departmental induction day for the following courses:
  • Graduate Diploma
  • MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (year 1)
  • MA Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy (yr2 entry)
  • MA Management and Organisational Dynamics
  • MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies
  • MA Psychoanalytic Studies
  • MA Childhood Studies
  • MA Gender Studies
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