BA (Hons) Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies at University of Essex

Programme overview

BA Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies explores psychoanalysis as an interdisciplinary field examining the mind, emotions, relationships and unconscious processes, drawing on Freud, Jung and Lacan and applying psychodynamic concepts to individuals, groups and organisations.

Department: Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies | Duration: 3 years full-time | Intake: October 2027 | Study mode: full-time; year abroad option, placement year option | Location: Colchester, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Modules include Becoming Human, Freud: Mind, Culture and Society, Jung, Psychoanalysis and Screens, The Psychosocial Imagination, Lacanian Psychoanalysis, Psychoanalysis and Literature, Madness and its Cure and a Dissertation.

Career pathways

Mental health and wellbeing pathways into counselling and psychotherapy, social care and education, research and further study, and cultural and media sectors.

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Application information

Entry requirements

112 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels. IB 29 points or 112 tariff points including 2 Higher Level subjects. A-levels, AAQs, BTECs, Access to HE Diploma, T-levels and other tariff-bearing qualifications accepted (acceptability of some non A-level qualifications depends on subject and units). Contextual offer: 96 UCAS tariff points from a minimum of 2 full A-levels. International applicants whose first language is not English: IELTS 6.0 overall with a minimum of 5.5 in each component, or a specified score in an accepted equivalent test.

Domestic applicants: GBP 10,050 a year. Home/UK fee per year. Source

International applicants: GBP 22,575 a year. International fee per year. Source

Intake: October 2027

Duration: 3 years full-time

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