Friday 28th February at 6pm:

PSI NIBPS free public lecture series will take place on Friday 28th of February at 6pm in Dublin Business School - Auditorium 1 (main building), 13 - 14 Aungier Street. The lecture, entitled 'The DSM: A development towards a clinical impasse', will be presented by Dr Rik Loose.

Rik Loose is a psychoanalyst in private practice and clinical psychologist who is former Head of Psychoanalysis, and currently a senior lecturer, in DBS School of Arts in Dublin. Rik also teaches on the Masters in Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Programme run by University College Dublin (UCD) in association with St. Vincent's Hospital. He is a member of the Irish Circle of the Lacanian Orientation of the New Lacanian School (ICLO-NLS), a member of the Association of Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy in Ireland (APPI), a member of the World Association of Psychoanalysis and a Registered Psychologist with the PSI.

Saturday 1^st of March:



A PSI & NIBPS Joint Careers Event will take place on Saturday 1st March in DBS. Invited delegates will attend talks covering the following areas of psychology: Educational; Occupational; Research; Counselling; Health; Clinical; Forensic; Sports and Coaching.

The MA in Addiction Studies is a formal exploration of addictions from a variety of academic and scientific perspectives: sociological, cultural, psychological, anthropological, and psychoanalytic.

The programme is concerned with how these perspectives interact and how they differ from each other. The aim is to educate students so that they can carry out research in the field of addiction and thereby critically inform policy making, as well as management of addiction services. The programme also provides clinicians with a strong theoretical foundation from where to approach the treatment of addictions.

Key Features of the MA in Addiction Studies

• Suited to those with a Humanities/Social Science degree seeking to acquire a postgraduate qualification in the area of Addiction

• Also suitable for applicants with clinical training in health or social care who wish to apply a knowledge of the theory and approaches to addiction to their clinical work

• Graduates will be qualified for relevant position in academia, as well as in research for public and private bodies


• In addition, graduates can work at a strategic level in healthcare settings, in semi-state bodies and in government agencies shaping polices on addiction treatment both within institutions and society as a whole.

The Next DBS Open Evening will take place on Tuesday 11th March, 5-7pm in our Aungier Street campus building. Open Evenings provide prospective students with the opportunity to discuss Postgraduate Programmes that may interest them both personally and professionally.


The advice and information that can be gained at our Open Events will prove an invaluable tool in your decision making. The Open Evening will give you the opportunity to chat with programme experts, obtain valuable insights into programme structures and teaching styles and ultimately help you decide which course is the correct one to suit your ambitions.

Services available will include:

• Admissions Team
• School of Law
• School of Business
• School of Arts
• Library, Careers and Student Services

We are currently accepting applications for all Postgraduate Courses in Business, Arts and Information Technology, commencing September 2014.



We look forward to discussing your options on Tuesday

We realise that you may have questions regarding our Postgraduate programmes, or the application process. Please be aware that you may call into the Aungier Street building, Monday to Friday from 8.45am - 5.15pm.

You do not need to make an appointment. You can also contact us on 01 4177500 or by email to admissions@dbs.ie.