Communication Studies
Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.
The programme of study in Communication Studies will provide you with an introduction to a selection of compulsory and elective units that are offered in communication studies as a main area. Throughout the 3-year programme, you will gain knowledge and skills in a variety of topics that will accompany your main area of studies, while also providing transferable skills for your daily personal and professional practice. Some of the topics range from Reflective Writing, Journalism, English Rhetoric, and Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication, to Philosophical Approaches to Communication and Culture, Media Aesthetics, Audio Production and Website Creation, to name a few. During the final semester of the joint area, the topics studied will culminate into a synoptic exam that will assess your acquired skill and intellect.
International Relations
Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.
The undergraduate programme in International Relations offers you an academic perspective on the liaison between countries, and how bureaucratic decisions by hegemonic countries and the intervening action of administrative boards, state officials and elected representatives create a complex web of intercountry relations. During the course we will provide you with a coherent and clear image of how Western, European and Non-European countries coalesce, ranging from topics such as understanding foreign policy of USA and international economics, to international relations since 1919 and conflict resolution, to name a few. We also encourage you to participate in our Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a multicultural perspective will provide a holistic academic journey.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
Communication Studies
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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ELP1164 | Reflective Writing: An Introduction | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS1000 | Aspects of Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS1021 | Human Communication | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Support Elective Units | |||||
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SOC1040 | Sociology and Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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MCS1010 | Introduction to Film Studies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS1030 | Journalism 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS1040 | Visual Communications and Graphic Design | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MCS1311 | Methods of Inquiry | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Support Elective Units | |||||
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ELP1206 | English Rhetoric and Writing Skills for Media and Communications Students | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL1211 | II-Malti għall-Komunikazzjoni | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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CRC1010 | Introduction to Marketing Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS1050 | New Media and the Social World | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS1070 | Personal Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Support Elective Units | |||||
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CGS2100 | Cognitive Psychology of Mass Communication | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DGA2005 | Editorial Design | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IPG2001 | Principles of Information Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS2020 | Video Production 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS2040 | Basic Photography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Support Elective Units | |||||
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PHI2038 | Philosophical Approaches to Communication and Culture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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CST2061 | Media Aesthetics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IDG2000 | Introduction to Digital Game Studies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS2030 | Journalism 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS2050 | Cultural Theory and Semiotics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS2060 | Ethics in the Media | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MCS3940 | Mentored Practice | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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CST3192 | Media in Maltese Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3953 | Digital Literacies for Creatives and Communicators | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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CST2121 | Intercultural Communication | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST4311 | Advanced Research Methods | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS3001 | Gender in Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3010 | Practical Graphic Design | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3050 | Audio Production | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3060 | Reporting | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3070 | Video Production 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3090 | Video Manipulation and Animation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3100 | Website Creation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3110 | Radio Production | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3200 | Scripting Video | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3201 | Film Theory | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3700 | Economics in Media Studies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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MCS3850 | Synoptic - Theory 1 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MCS3851 | Synoptic - Theory 2 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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CST3111 | Film Appreciation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST3281 | Meet the Press | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST3651 | Using Communication for Social Change | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST3811 | Public Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IDG3000 | Game Design and Conceptualisation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IPG3001 | Practical Issues in Information Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3012 | Analogue, Monochrome Photography and Darkroom | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3040 | Photography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3080 | Online Journalism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3120 | In-Depth Reporting | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3130 | Integrated Marketing Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3161 | Copyright, Business and Entertainment Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3300 | Producing Film | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3400 | Adaptation for Film and Television | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3600 | Documentary Film Production | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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International Relations
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL1025* | Introduction to Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1193** | Introduction to Modern Europe | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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HST1126*** | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit IRL1025 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. Students with an Advanced Level in Economics must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.** IRL1193 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. Students with an Advanced Level in History must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.*** HST1126 cannot be taken by students following either Bachelor of Arts in History or Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History.   | |||||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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IRL2090* | International Relations since 1919 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL3189 | International Political Economy 1 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
INL3011 | European Court of Human Rights | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2060 | Contemporary China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2098 | Malta in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3095 | Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3146 | Foreign Policies of European States | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2020 | Nationalism in International Politics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2036 | Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2063 | Introduction to Humanitarian Action | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2290 | International Relations since 1945 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3007 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3098 | International Financial Institutions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot regsiter for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290.   |
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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IRL3096* | Contemporary European Studies | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL2099 | Conflict Resolution and International Relations | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
INL3011 | European Court of Human Rights | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2012 | Foreign Policy of Russia | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2014 | An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2064 | Asia-Pacific in the World | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2089 | Further Studies in Diplomacy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3196 | The Politics and the Government of the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL3057 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL3058 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2011 | Foreign Policy of USA | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2013 | Political Economy of War | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2058 | Terror: Ideas and Realities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2084 | The International Relations of Small States and Territories | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2092 | Political Movements and Parties | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3006 | Politics and Government in the Persian Gulf | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3010 | Norms, Rights and Climate Justice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3050 | International Institutions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3065 | The Media and International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3296 | External Relations of the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot register for study-units IRL3196 and IRL3296.   |
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.