MDCS40400 Psychoanalysis in Context

Academic Year 2023/2024

Seminal texts for the understanding of the place of the psychoanalytic discourse in contemporary culture will be covered. Students are introduced to key texts on the following topics: 1) Philosophy and psychoanalysis 2) Paradigms of science 3) History of theories of madness and the history of its treatment including legal positions on madness 4) A psychoanalytic account of the family 5) Psychoanalysis in Ireland

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Learning Outcomes:

On completion of this module students should be able to:1. Demonstrate an understanding of psychoanalysis as a discourse distinct from, but relevant to, philosophical and scientific discourses. 2. Demonstrate an understanding of the emergence of psychoanalysis as a treatment in the context of the history of mental illness 3. Evaluate key philosophical concepts which were taken up in Jacques Lacan's elaboration of psychoanalytical theory 4. Describe the unconscious determinants at work within the family structure as articulated in the works of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan 5. Demonstrate knowledge of the history of psychoanalysis in Ireland and of the relation between the law and mental disorder.

Student Effort Hours: 
Student Effort Type Hours
Lectures

35
Specified Learning Activities

15
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Total

100
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
Learning Requirements:

a knowledge of psychoanalysis acquired either at postgraduate level or as informed by professional clinical experience (including personal analysis) and/or other prior learning


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 
Assessment Strategy  
Description Timing Open Book Exam Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade
Assignment: Non-graded mandatory in-class room presentation followed by written report submission Varies over the Trimester n/a Graded Yes

100

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 
Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer 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 the Programme Leader following receipt of grades to learn from their work

Name Role
Dr Hugh Cummins Tutor
Ms Monica Errity Tutor
Mr Albert Llussa Tutor
Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
 

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