Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Major

Description: A program that prepares individuals to practice the provision of psychoanalytic counseling to individuals and groups based on the psychodynamic principles evolved from authorities such as Freud, Adler, and Jung. Includes instruction in self-analysis, personality theory, dream analysis, free association and transference theory and techniques, psychodynamic theory, developmental processes, applications to specific clinical conditions, practice management, and professional standards and ethics. Is Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy the right major for you?
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Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Major

What Courses Do Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy Majors Take?

The required and elective courses you would take for Psychoanalysis and Psychotherapy majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.