Psychoanalytic Studies |
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research and teaching are thus both theoretical and applied and have local, national, and international impact on the psychotherapy professions, on other professional fields such as refugee care, business management, and education, and on a wide range of academic disciplines, in the humanities and social sciences, as well as in health studies.
How will I be supported throughout my studies at Essex? We offer a lively and friendly learning environment and our taught programmes have consistently achieved excellent student satisfaction ratings – in the most recent National Student Survey (2011) we received 93 per cent student satisfaction
Why study at Essex? Our Centre for Psychoanalytic Studies is internationally recognised as one of the leading centres for work that focuses on the role of the unconscious mind in mental health, as well as in culture and society generally. More so than any other such centre, we base our work on knowledge deriving from clinical practice, to which the highest standards of academic thinking are then applied.
We enjoy an outstanding reputation for research and have consistently achieved the highest rating in the UK’s Research Assessment Exercises, most recently in 2008*. We are distinctive in our provision of a pluralistic and non-sectarian environment in which various depth psychological models of the unconscious are critically examined. Our courses make use of experiential components and clinically-oriented teaching. Many members of staff are clinicians as well as scholars, and strong links are maintained with the local NHS and other services, institutions, and centres of excellence.
We have a thriving international community of about 150 students studying Foundation degrees to PhDs and professional doctorates. In addition, we offer experiential days and short residential courses on working with groups. Our
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Most teaching takes place in relatively small seminars, with a focus on group discussion
Our students also have a personal tutor and a dissertation supervisor, who advise them about their work on an individual basis and help them to develop improved capacities for structured independent study
Our students come from a wide variety of cultural, professional and academic backgrounds, and their diverse perspectives further enrich the learning environment
What are the key features of our courses? We offer courses at both undergraduate and postgraduate level which: are designed for both clinical and non-clinical students, each aspect supporting the other;
deepen general understanding of unconscious factors influencing mental health;
explore the connections of mental health to culture and society more broadly;
enrich health care workers’ and others’ knowledge of the emotional and other unconscious aspects of their relationships with patients, colleagues, and their workplace;
are specially timetabled to make attendance manageable for those who are in employment or are living at a distance; and
can be studied full-time or part-time, with some modules available individually for CPD.
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