PA973-7-AP-CZ:
Key Concepts in Jungian and Post-Jungian Analytical Psychology

The details
2024/25
Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies
Distance Learning
Autumn & Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Current
Thursday 03 October 2024
Friday 21 March 2025
30
19 June 2024

 

Requisites for this module
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Key module for

MA C893ZF Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies,
MA C893ZP Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies

Module description

The module interleaves, in alternate weeks, two complimentary kinds of seminars. One kind of seminar focuses on a selection of key concepts of analytical psychology, which are explored through pre-reading and discussion of pertinent Jungian and Post-Jungian literature. The interface between analytical psychology and psychoanalysis will be foregrounded, and opportunities will be provided for the theoretical exploration of the connection between these key concepts and their clinical use. These seminars will be taught by Jungian clinicians.


Readings are either required or recommended. It is essential that you study the required readings prior to the lecture. You will need your Essex ID and password to log in to access an electronic version of The Collected Works of C.G. Jung.


The second kind of seminar provides space or individual and group reflection on any aspect of the subject matter in this module or the degree as a whole, as well as on your learning experience. It involves writing and discussing reflective journal entries. This kind of seminar aims to help you to develop a more experiential, reflective, and holistic relationship to this module and the course as a whole and to reflect on the usefulness of the concepts of analytical psychology for reflecting on your learning.

Module aims

The aims of the module are:



  • To encourage students to grasp the central theoretical concepts of analytical psychology in the context of critical, comparative and experiential perspectives. A further aim is

  • To introduce students to the general field of contemporary post-Jungian psychology and familiarise them with the relevant literature.

  • To explore the theoretical connection between these key concepts and their clinical use.

Module learning outcomes

By the end of the module students should have:



  1. Thorough knowledge and critical understanding of the core ideas in Jungian and post-Jungian thought.

  2. The ability to evaluate the coherence and significance of theories and concepts within analytical psychology.

  3. The ability to compose knowledgeable, critical, appropriately referenced, coherently structured, and clearly written academic essays.

  4. The ability to undertake a substantial research project, applying appropriate theoretical and methodological frameworks and making effective use of the library and other relevant resources (including electronic ones).

  5. The ability to produce a dissertation as a longer piece of written work that demonstrates all the qualities mentioned above but is based on more in-depth research.

Module information

No additional information available.

Learning and teaching methods

For the first kind of seminar, students will be given access in advance to a pre-recorded lecture on the topic under discussion.  The seminar itself will take the form of a focused discussion about the topic, led by the seminar leader.

For the second kind of seminar two or three students read out their journal entry and it is discussed. 

Attendance at, and participation in, seminars is a requirement of the course.

Everyone must read out a journal entry at least once during the module.  At the end of the module, you write a 2,000-word reflective report on your journaling and discussions during the module.  This can draw on your journal entries but needs to show that you have reflected on and synthesised your learning from the whole process of journaling and discussions.  Although the reflective report is primarily a written exercise, you may include drawings, paintings, and other relevant images. 

The reflective report will be marked and assessed. Each journal entry is assessed on a pass/fail basis. A passed entry is awarded a single full mark.  Satisfactory submission constitutes a pass.

Bibliography

The above list is indicative of the essential reading for the course.
The library makes provision for all reading list items, with digital provision where possible, and these resources are shared between students.
Further reading can be obtained from this module's reading list.

Assessment items, weightings and deadlines

Coursework / exam Description Deadline Coursework weighting
Coursework   Learning journal 1  29/10/2024   
Coursework   Learning journal 2  12/11/2024   
Coursework   Learning journal 3  26/11/2024   
Coursework   Learning journal 4  10/12/2024   
Coursework   Learning journal 5  21/01/2025   
Coursework   Learning journal 6  04/02/2025   
Coursework   Learning journal 7  25/02/2025   
Coursework   Learning journal 8  11/03/2025   
Coursework   Reflective report  19/03/2025   
Coursework   3000 word essay  07/05/2025   

Exam format definitions

  • Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
  • In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
  • In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary, for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.

Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.

Overall assessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%

Reassessment

Coursework Exam
100% 0%
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Mark Saban, email: msaban@essex.ac.uk.
Dr Mark Saban
PGT: ppspgt@essex.ac.uk 01206 873745 Room 5A.202

 

Availability
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External examiner

Dr Philip Goss
University of Warwick
Director Counselling and Psychotherapy
Resources
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.

 

Further information

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