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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.

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.

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.

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.