Psychology courses. Understand the secrets and complexities of the human brain.
If you’re fascinated by other people’s behaviour and the way they think, then our psychology courses are perfect for you.
When you study psychology, you’ll develop your critical thinking and gain a greater understanding of human relationships. You’ll also improve your communication skills and learn to understand yourself and others better too – essential skills for human resources, market research, social welfare and other careers in Australia.
Understand human behaviour with psychology courses from the University of Sydney – a leading provider of short courses in Sydney and online, all open to the general public. Enrol in a psychology course today and start to understand the secrets and complexities of the human brain.
Psychology. Explore the human mind. Dreams can be a rich source of information about our real selves, but many people wonder if they communicate anything of significance. In this psychology course, a practising Jungian analyst will introduce you to the symbolic language of dreams. By learning how to correlate dreams with events in waking life, you can use the creative potential of the dreamscape for greater self-awareness. Outcomes By the end of this course, you should be able to:...
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. Counselling is being increasingly sought as the pressures of work and personal life continue to increase. This reflects the rapidly changing world we live in and the increasing choices we face as individuals. This counselling course introduces you to the concepts that underpin counselling so that you can offer this assistance to your work colleagues, employees, family members and network of friends when needed. This course is designed for a work...
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. Carl Jung is regarded as one of the foremost thinkers of the Twentieth Century introducing such concepts as extraversion and introversion, the collective unconscious and archetypes into everyday discourse. During this course, we will trace the significant life experiences of Carl Jung which forged his theoretical understanding thereby introducing his most important psychological concepts. Content This course covers the following topics:...
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. It took the genius of Carl Jung to discover within the philosophy of alchemy a parallel to the process of individuation in personal development. Demystify Jung's use of alchemy and explore the way it influenced his work on individuation, psychological transformation, instincts and sexuality. We will look at alchemy in its historic setting and how the language of alchemical symbolism can explain the psychotherapy process. Content This course...
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. Would you like to understand why and how people think, feel and behave the way they do? In this course, we will explain the nature of psychology as a scientific discipline and how it can answer this question, so that psychological knowledge can be applied to everyday life. Topics covered will include the history of psychology, personality theories, learning, child development and intelligence, psychobiology, abnormal psychology and social...
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Psychology. Explore the human mind. Explore Jung’s conception of the collective unconscious, the archetypes which comprise it and their relationship to dreams and myths. Specific attention will be paid to the archetypes of the Self, Shadow, Anima/Animus, Great Mother, Father, puer aeternus, Divine Child, Hero, Wise Old Woman/Man and the coniunctio. Through awareness of these constellated figures, one is brought into contact with essential human experiences which can offer practical...
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