ATS3407 Psychoanalytic readings - Freud, Jung, Lacan
Faculty of Arts
ATS3407 Psychoanalytic readings - Freud, Jung, Lacan is a level 3, 6-credit-point, undergraduate unit from the Faculty of Arts. It isn't offered in 2024. It has no prerequisites.
- Credit points
- 6
- Offered in 2024
- Not offered
- Assessment
- No exam
- 3 tasks
- Workload
- 144 hours
- per semester
This is the 2024 handbook entry. See the 2027 entry.
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Overview
Introduction to the theories of Sigmund Freud, Jacques Lacan and Carl Gustav Jung, based on a close reading of seminal texts. Key concepts of Freud's, Jung's and Lacan's psychoanalysis in their historical intellectual context: the unconscious and the structure of the psyche, sexual theory, the interpretation of dreams, the critique of civilization and religion. Exploration of the application of psychoanalysis in literature, the arts and social psychology. The logic and limits of psychoanalytic interpretation.
Offerings in 2024
The 2024 handbook lists no offerings for ATS3407.
Assessment
- Presentation20%
- Essay60%
- Online testOther20%
Learning outcomes
When you finish this unit, you should be able to:
- 1
Students will have acquired detailed knowledge of the main features of psychoanalytic theories;
- 2
Students will have a good grasp of key texts reflecting the intellectual debates;
- 3
They should have also developed an acute awareness of the formative historical forces which contributed to the development of psychoanalysis in the late 19th and 20th century;
- 4
They will have developed their ability to analyse and interpret works of literature and art as well as social phenomena with reference to a psychoanalytic framework;
- 5
Students will be capable of an informed discussion and they will be able to present the results of their own research in form of a class paper and in a more detailed written essay.
Workload and teaching
Minimum total expected workload to achieve the learning outcomes for this unit is 144 hours per semester typically comprising a mixture of scheduled learning activities and independent study. Scheduled activities may include a combination of teacher directed learning, peer directed learning and online engagement.
Contacts
- Chief Examiners
- Associate Professor Christiane Weller
- Unit Coordinators
- Associate Professor Christiane Weller
Common questions
What are the prerequisites for ATS3407?
ATS3407 has no prerequisites.
When is ATS3407 offered?
ATS3407 has no offerings listed in the 2024 handbook.
How much work is ATS3407?
The handbook expects about 144 hours of study across the semester. No students have rated its difficulty yet.
Does ATS3407 have an exam?
No. ATS3407 has 3 assessment tasks and no exam.