Psychodynamic Practice

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Local:$ 5.03 k / Year(s) Foreign:$ 9.94 k / Year(s) Deadline: Jan 20, 2025
1 place StudyQA ranking:4589 Duration:2 years

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The Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Psychodynamic Practice is a two year part-time graduate course which forms part of the University of Oxford master’s in psychodynamic studies. The PGDip aims to bring trainees to the level of professional competence.

The course constitutes the second part of the University of Oxford's master's programme in psychodynamic practice, which is accredited by the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA). If you complete the full master's programme (the MSt in Psychodynamic Practice) and the necessary clinical hours you will be eligible for professional accreditation via the UPCA with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) as a psychotherapeutic counsellor. In addition, those who wish to may apply individually to the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).

The PGDip aims to integrate theoretical knowledge with clinical experience, and to that end you will have a clinical placement, clinical supervision, and be in personal therapy. 

From the PGDip course you may apply to continue on to the final part of the programme, the MSt in Psychodynamic Practice, for further supervised research and clinical tuition. 

The course runs one evening a week over six terms at the Department for Continuing Education and consists of:

  • term-time weekly lecture/application sessions, clinical seminars and experiential groups;
  • two tutorials per term with an academic tutor, and one tutorial per term with a clinical tutor;
  • six written assignments; and
  • three Saturday workshops and one Saturday revision day.

Extensive regular reading and private study of at least 10 hours per week between the taught periods is recommended.

Over the two-year duration of the course you must also complete the following:

  • a minimum of 100 hours clinical contact with patients/clients
  • a minimum of 17 supervision sessions
  • a minimum of 80 hours’ personal therapy with a psychodynamically trained and course-approved therapist/counsellor.

The course tutors will support and guide you in regard to your academic work, and offer a forum for the discussion of personal and professional development. Pastoral tutorials, to assist you in coping with the psychological demands of the course, are optional and confidential except in extreme circumstances.  All tutors are professionally qualified and accredited counsellors or psychotherapists.

Please note that no applicant currently in therapy/counselling with a course tutor will be admitted to the course.

The PGCert course runs annually, while the PGDip and master's courses are on a two-year cycle.  A post-certificate seminar series is held on alternate years, when there is not an intake for the PGDip directly following the PGCert. The seminar series gives the opportunity for consolidation of certificate learning and facilitates a progression in psychodynamic thinking.

Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or have achieved a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in any subject. For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA normally sought is 3.5 out of 4.0.

It is also necessary to have completed the Postgraduate Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling, or an equivalent course.

If you hold non-UK qualifications and wish to check how your qualifications match these requirements, you can contact the National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC).

No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.

  • Official transcript(s)
  • CV/résumé
  • Personal statement:500 words
  • Written work:Either one essay of 4,000 words or two essays of 2,000 words each
  • References/letters of recommendation:Three overall, generally academic

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

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IELTS Academic 
Institution code: 0713

7.0 Minimum 6.5 per component  7.5  Minimum 7.0 per component 

TOEFL iBT 
Institution code: 0490

100

Minimum component scores:

  • Listening: 22
  • Reading: 24
  • Speaking: 25
  • Writing: 24
110

Minimum component scores:

  • Listening: 22
  • Reading: 24
  • Speaking: 25
  • Writing: 24
Cambridge Certificate of Proficiency in English (CPE) 185

Minimum 176 per component

191 

Minimum 185 per component

Cambridge Certificate of Advanced English (CAE) 185

Minimum 176 per component

191 

Minimum 185 per component

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