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MDCS40450

Academic Year 2024/2025

Transference and the Interpretation of Desire (MDCS40450)

Subject:
Medicine Clinical Science
College:
Health & Agricultural Sciences
School:
Medicine
Level:
4 (Masters)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Barry O'Donnell
Trimester:
Autumn
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module consists of reading of fundamental texts on transference, on interpretation and on desire. 1) the concept of transference as discovered and illustrated by Freud in his account of his treatment of Dora, an 18 year old hysteric and elaborated on by Jacques Lacan in his commentary - Intervention on Transference 2) the discussion of transference in Lacan's seminar Book VIII 3) the dialectic of desire and its interpretation as developed by Lacan in his Seminar Book VI and in his graph of desire as developed in The Subversion of the Subject and the Dialectic of Desire. The module will include reference to Lacan's reading of Shakespeare's Hamlet as well as his reading of Plato's Symposium in particular as well as other places in Freudian and Lacanian texts where there is reference to art and literature to illustrate transference and desire.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be in a position to: 1) Demonstrate an understanding of the concept of transference in relation to the case history of Dora and Lacan's commentary on the case 2) Demonstrate understanding of the concept of transference as developed in Lacan's Seminar Book VIII 3) Demonstrate understanding of Lacan's teaching on the dialectic of unconscious desire. 4) Demonstrate ability to follow literary references by Freud and Lacan to understand psychoanalytic concepts

Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

28

Specified Learning Activities

20

Autonomous Student Learning

56

Total

104


Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
peer and group work; lectures; critical writing; reflective learning; in-class discussion; case-based learning; student presentations

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Essay + in class non-graded presentation followed by submission of written report. Timing varies over the Trimester. Please check timetable for submission deadlines. Week 14 Graded No

100

No

Carry forward of passed components
No
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Spring No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Students are invited to contact Programme Leader for feedback having completed the assignment and received their grade

Name Role
Dr Grainne Donohue Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Ms Karina Melvin Lecturer / Co-Lecturer