4-Term Pathway - Pre-Master's in Social Sciences - Continue to Master of Arts - Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies

If students hold a bachelor’s degree or equivalent, but don’t meet the entry requirements for a master’s, a Pre-Master’s can help them gain a place on a postgraduate degree. For progression to the 1st year of a postgraduate degree at the University of Essex. Course length is determined mainly by students English language level (UKVI IELTS score).

Students on all course lengths take a set of common or similar modules to gain a solid base of skills for university. If their course is longer than 2 terms, students will take additional modules designed to improve one or more of their English language level, academic skills, and basic knowledge of particular subjects.

Master of Arts - Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies Whether students are looking to improve their prospects of training as a Jungian analyst or psychotherapist, or learn the skills to carry out research in a related area of analytical psychology, this University of Essex unique and internationally acclaimed MA Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies will give students a deep academic grounding in Jungian and post-Jungian theory and practice.

By completing the MA course, students will develop key employability skills including thinking analytically, effective essay-writing, research methods in analytical psychology and a broader understanding of depth psychological thinking, applicable to clinical and academic work. Essex's course could lead students to study for a PhD in Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies/Jungian and Post-Jungian Studies or to work in clinical or non-clinical settings.

Topics covered on the course include: the history of analytical psychology, including key contributions made by women; intellectual precursors to, and influences on, Jung's psychology; key Jungian and post-Jungian texts; the role and place of mythology in Jung's thinking, Jung's psychology of religion.

The University of Essex Department of Psychosocial and Psychoanalytic Studies is internationally recognised as one of the leading departments for work that focuses on the role of the unconscious mind in mental health, as well as in culture and society generally. Their research and teaching is deeply grounded in knowledge deriving from clinical practice, to which the highest standards of academic thinking are then applied.

Essex's graduates go on to a number of different destinations, including further study and training in psychoanalysis, Jungian analysis, or psychoanalytic psychotherapy. Many of the students are already professionals, clinical and non-clinical, so return to their existing fields, either in jobs or further training, and use study with Essex to deepen their understanding of their work.