THE SSCA METHOD
Course data sheet
Course
Understand What Any Picture Reveals: The SSCA Method, English-language online course of the Rajzelemzési Intézet Kft. (Institute of Projective Drawings).
Total study time: 60 hours over 24 chapters (on average 1 hour of video lessons a week, plus 2–3 hours of reading). Two semesters of 12 weeks each, an online exam at the end of Semester II. (pass mark 60%, 3 attempts, then an oral retake with the professor), then a 5–10 page case study as the final paper. The whole course, including the exam, runs online.
Start and end dates
Groups start every two months. Upcoming group starts: 12 January 2027, 16 March 2027, 11 May 2027. Chapter 1 opens as soon as the Semester I. fee is paid. From the start date, a new chapter opens every week at 00:00 (Budapest time).
Planned end of the teaching period for the next group: 28 June 2027 (24 weeks). The exam follows the second semester; the final paper is prepared after the exam. A participant who requests an immediate start at checkout begins when the Semester I. fee is paid, with the same weekly schedule. Prior learning is not credited; every participant follows the full schedule.
Schedule by unit (next group, starting 12 January 2027)
| Semester | Week | Chapter | Opens on |
|---|---|---|---|
| I | 1 | 1. Foundational Knowledge and the Five Biggest Misconceptions | 12 January 2027 |
| I | 2 | 2. The Seven-Step Method (SSCA) — Part I | 19 January 2027 |
| I | 3 | 3. Consultation Week (1) | 26 January 2027 |
| I | 4 | 4. Seven-Step Picture Analysis (SSCA) — Part II | 2 February 2027 |
| I | 5 | 5. Consultation Week (2) | 9 February 2027 |
| I | 6 | 6. The Anatomy of the Line, Spontaneous Scribbles, the Grätz, Meurisse and Kutash-Gehl Scribble Tests | 16 February 2027 |
| I | 7 | 7. The Psychological Interpretation of Colours, Colour Drawing Tests, the Colour Key Test | 23 February 2027 |
| I | 8 | 8. Consultation Week (3) | 2 March 2027 |
| I | 9 | 9. Collaborative Drawing Examination: Online Contact Session | 9 March 2027 |
| I | 10 | 10. Consultation Week (4) | 16 March 2027 |
| I | 11 | 11. Couple Relationships in Drawings: Drawn Couples, Nonexistent Animal Drawings, Happiness Paintings | 23 March 2027 |
| I | 12 | 12. Animal Symbolism and Animal Drawings I–II: Online Contact Session | 30 March 2027 |
| II | 13 | 13. The Eight Types of Family Drawing, Kinetic Kindergarten and School Drawings, Mother-Child Drawings and Other Children's Drawing Methods | 6 April 2027 |
| II | 14 | 14. Detailed Analysis of Tree Drawings: Koch, Bolander, the Two Types of Four-Tree Test, Stora's Innovation and the Tree-in-a-Storm Technique | 13 April 2027 |
| II | 15 | 15. Consultation Week (5) | 20 April 2027 |
| II | 16 | 16. Seven-Step Picture Analysis (SSCA) — Part III | 27 April 2027 |
| II | 17 | 17. Lightning-Fast Reading of Drawings in 30 Seconds | 4 May 2027 |
| II | 18 | 18. Consultation Week (6) | 11 May 2027 |
| II | 19 | 19. Supportive Counselling with Drawings: Life-Space Test, Psychogalaxy Scribble Test, Life-Path Drawing, Sixty-Second Drawing Test | 18 May 2027 |
| II | 20 | 20. Special Methods I: Freudian Ego Strength and the Mobilisation of Resources | 25 May 2027 |
| II | 21 | 21. Special Methods II: The Emotional Map of the Home | 1 June 2027 |
| II | 22 | 22. Consultation Week (7) | 8 June 2027 |
| II | 23 | 23. Outlook: Other Fields of Application | 15 June 2027 |
| II | 24 | 24. Consultation Week (8) | 22 June 2027 |
Total price
Total price of the course, paid in single payments: €955 / £812 / $1035 (registration fee + course fee for Semesters I. and II.). This includes the exam and its retakes, the final paper assessment and the certificate; nothing else is charged.
Price list:
- Registration fee: €15 / £13 / $16
- Course fee, Semesters I. and II., single payment: €940 / £799 / $1019
- Semester I. fee: €470 / £399 / $509; Semester II. fee: €470 / £399 / $509
- Course fee in 12 monthly instalments: 12 × €94 / £80 / $102 (total with registration: €1143 / £973 / $1240)
Semester III. is an optional extra for further study, priced separately; it is not needed for completing the course or for the certificate.
Certificate
On completion of the course you receive a certificate of completion of the Institute of Projective Drawings.
