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.
Social 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.
In the programme of study in Social Studies, we provide you with a transdisciplinary holistic approach towards the field and its means of integration in the modern world we inhabit. By taking a local and international perspective, you will learn about the interrelating and causal relationship between geography, history, political and social science and the humanities in our society. You will be integrated in a broad spectrum of fields and will acquire knowledge on areas ranging from bioethics and warfare to anthropology of migration and cultural criticism. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a more diverse and multicultural learning experience.
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 | Internet Communications | 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 | Social Media and 21st Century 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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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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Social 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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SOC1012 | Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1014 | Family Life - A Sociological Investigation | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1046 | Urban Society and Culture | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1061 | Sociology of Island Life | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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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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SOC1007 | The Sociological Imaginary in Practice | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1058 | Health, Illness and Society | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1060 | Foundations of Sociology: Theories and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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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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ANT3020 | Introduction to Child Anthropology | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3953 | Social Media and 21st Century Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2071 | Intoduction to Demography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2125 | Quantitative Research in Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 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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ANT2050 | Anthropology of Borders | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3049 | Culture and Society in Modern China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL2000 | Introduction to European Union Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2003 | Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2007 | Theories in Sociology of Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2018 | Empirical Research in Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2063 | Sociology of Cyberspace | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2123 | Theories of Social Policy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2345 | Sociology of Social Movements | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3005 | Sociology of Money | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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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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ANT3020 | Introduction to Child Anthropology | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ART2038 | Gender Issues in Art | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LLT3410 | Discourse, Ideology and Power | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3028 | The Sociology of Deviance | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3030 | Sociology of Sport | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 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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SST3001 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SST3002 | Synoptic Study-Unit 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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ANT2050 | Anthropology of Borders | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3049 | Culture and Society in Modern China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3080 | Online Journalism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2025 | Locating the Global Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2345 | Sociology of Social Movements | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3005 | Sociology of Money | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3030 | Sociology of Sport | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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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.