The Master of Arts (MA) in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy is a recognised component which contributes to a post-graduate specific modality training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.
A combination of this Masters' programme with the Post-Masters' Specific Modality Training in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy in The School of Psychotherapy at St Vincent's University Hospital meets the minimum 4-year postgraduate training requirement to enable graduates to apply with confidence for accredited membership of a professional body in the field.
The Master of Arts in Psychotherapy has a very strong research component. It is designed for learners interested in developing research skills appropriate to to the field of psychoanalysis in order for them to support their own professional development and contribute to the development of the psychoanalytic field nationally and internationally.
This MA programme serves to produce graduates who are employable in mental health and social care settings as well as being able to establish a private practice. Crucial to this are a sound understanding of core psychoanalytic concepts, an ability to appreciate how these concepts are relevant to and applicable in clinical settings and personal experience of one's own psychoanalysis.
