Faculty of Arts
Arabic & Near Eastern Studies
- Hebrew Bible and Archaeology;
- Phoenician-Punic Inscriptions;
- Arabic;
- Comparative Semitic Philology;
- Syriac.
Classics & Archaeology
- Classical Literature;
- Roman Art and Archaeology;
- Maltese Archaeology (from prehistoric to Medieval);
- Mediterranean Prehistory.
Research Projects:
K.A.S.A. (Koin* Archeologica Sapientiale Antichità), a European project within Intereg IIIA programme.
English
- Comparative Literature;
- Romanticism;
- Modernism;
- Elizabethan Literature;
- Bilingualism;
- Sociolinguistics;
- Postcolonialism;
- Contemporary Narrative;
- Poststructuralism;
- Posthumanism.
Research Projects:
ACUME 2 - a Europe-wide thematic network of universities that investigates diverse inter-regional patterns and processes of cultural memory, as well as current challenges within interdisciplinarity.
French
- French Linguistics;
- Teaching French as a Foreign Language;
- Surrealist Literature;
- Franco-Maltese cultural encounters;
- Classical and post-classical French Literature;
- Intellectual and cultural life of French Knights in eighteenth-century Malta;
- French Travel Literature of Malta.
History
- Early Modern, Modern & Contemporary Maltese / Mediterranean History;
- Politics & International Relations;
- Maltese / Mediterranean Economic and Social History (Mediaeval: 1000-1500), (Modern (1800s-1930s);
- Oral History;
- Empire;
- Europe and The Mediterranean;
- Venice;
- The Hospitaller Order of St. John of Jerusalem;
- Mediaeval History of Malta in Europe; Slavery in Malta & Europe.
History of Art
- Art in Malta: Mediaeval to Modern;
- Artistic Patronage of the Knights of St. John;
- South Italian Baroque;
- Christian Iconography;
- African Art.
Italian
- Italian philology (esp. Medieval);
- Italian linguistics;
- The Romance element in the Maltese language;
- Textual criticism;
- Modern and contemporary Italian literature;
- Comparative literature;
- The European lyric tradition;
- Anglo-Italian Comparative Literature;
- The teaching of Italian as L2;
- Language acquisition through the media;
- The role of plays and music in language teaching.
Maltese
- Maltese Linguistics and Grammar;
- Maltese Sign Language;
- History of the Maltese Language;
- Language contact;
- Language planning;
- Maltese Literature;
- Literary Criticism and Theory;
- Maltese Culture and Folklore.
Philosophy
- Philosophy of Language;
- Philosophy of Action;
- Bioethics;
- Cultural Theory;
- Philosophy of Religion.
Sociology
- Aging;
- Education;
- Family;
- Gender;
- Work & Organisation.
Translation & Interpreting Studies
- Familiarise students with specialised terminology of new subject areas for the purpose of translation and interpreting;
- Undertake the independent translation of a range of institutional or technical texts to a professional standard;
- Undertake interpreting assignments of a liaison, consecutive and simultaneous type;
- Undertake revision and editing of translations.
Research Projects:
Project with European Commission - Translation Unit: To develop and strengthen the capacity of Malta to meet its operational demands in the area of translation arising from EU membership. The project will assist in the procurement of the necessary software to set up a terminology centre for the training of students, and in the establishment of glossary of Maltese terminology.
