Curricular information is subject to change.
On completion of this module students should:
1) Have attended a minimum of 80% of the meetings with psychiatrists and their team members
2) Appreciate the challenges of psychiatric practice and the objectives of psychiatric intervention
3) Begin to articulate how the psychiatric and psychoanalytic discourses might work productively alongside each other
| Student Effort Type | Hours |
|---|---|
| Specified Learning Activities | 60 |
| Autonomous Student Learning | 50 |
| Tutorial | 28 |
| Seminar (or Webinar) | 28 |
| Total | 166 |
Engagement in personal psychoanalysis; capacity to respect and appreciate the practice positions of psychiatry and relate them to the different practice position of psychoanalysis as elaborated in the work of Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan.
| Description | Timing | Component Scale | % of Final Grade | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assignment(Including Essay): 1,800 word essay on a psychoanalytic perspective that could contribute effectively to psychiatric and mental health discourses | Week 15 Spring | Graded | Yes | 30 |
Yes |
| Participation in Learning Activities: A minimum of 80% mandatory attendance at meetings with psychiatrists and their team members Attendance record will be kept. |
Week 15 Spring | Graded | Yes | 70 |
Yes |
As part of UCD's student support, under the Additional Consideration policy, extensions may be available for the following assessments in the module: Assignment (including essay/poster), Portfolio, Reflective Assignment, Report(s), and Individual Project.
| Remediation Type | Remediation Timing |
|---|---|
| Repeat (CFP) | Within Three Semesters |
• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
Students are invited to contact Programme Leader for feedback having completed the assignment and received their grade
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Mr Liam Barnard | Lecturer / Co-Lecturer |