Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)
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 Bachelor’s degree programme in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic) studies provides you with a comprehensive understanding of the Arabic language, literature, cultures, and history. Through a rigorous academic curriculum and language experiences, the programme aims to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and critical thinking abilities necessary to engage with and contribute to the global Arabic-speaking community, foster cross-cultural understanding, and promote intercultural communication.
The overarching learning objectives of the Arabic programme is to develop your linguistic, cultural, and analytical competencies necessary to engage with the Arabic-speaking world. You will acquire advanced proficiency in Arabic, gain in-depth knowledge of different Arab cultures, literature, and contemporary issues, and develop critical thinking, research, and intercultural communication skills.
European and Global History
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 will give you an academic lens of European and Global history. By taking an academic appreciation towards the global timeline to where contemporary society finds itself, you will have a deeper and enriching understanding of the political, societal and cultural development throughout the years. Since we live in an ever-increasing globalised world, being knowledgeable about continental progress and differences from the East to West will provide you with an invaluable understanding of the interrelating histories of different and multilateral countries. You will also be encouraged to take on an Erasmus+ mobility programme to experience a multicultural and diversified 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.
Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)
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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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ARB1001 | Arabic 1 | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ARB1025 | Introduction to Arabic Studies | 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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ARB1002 | Arabic 2 | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ARB1042 | Arabic Literature: The Abbasid Period | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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ARB2016 | Arabic 3 | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ARB3005 | Arabic Dialectology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
NES2016 | Archaeology and Nationalism in the Middle East | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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ARB2026 | The Qur’ân: Its Recitation and Interpretation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ARB3157 | Arabic: Further Grammar 1 | 6 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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ARB3018 | Arabic 5 | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ARB3031 | Arabic Readings: Classical Arabic Literature | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ARB3032 | Arabic Readings: Modern Arabic Literature | 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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ARB3015 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Arabic Grammar | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ARB3016 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Arabic Texts; Arabic Literature | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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European and Global History
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HST1010 | Medieval Europe 1 | 6 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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HST1017 | Themes of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maltese Political History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HST1126 | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 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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CHN1014 | An Overview of Chinese History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1011* | Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1022 | The Order of St John 1530-1798: A Cultural History Approach | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1023* | Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students are allowed to register for study-units HST1011 and HST1023 if other elective study-units cannot be followed due to a clash in time-table.   | |||||
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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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HST1019 | The Craft of History | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1021 | Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 | 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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SPA1018 | An Introduction to Latin America | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA1019 | An Introduction to Spain | 2 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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HST2003 | The Renaissance and Reformation | 6 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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ANT2049 | Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and Japan | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2011 | The Practice of History | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2018 | France and Germany: Rethinking Interrelations in the Making of Europe | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2020 | Archives for Historians | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2033 | The Eight-Pointed Cross of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2061 | China in the World | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3020 | Slavery in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3025 | Trans-Regional Migrations: A Short History of Migration and Mobility from Ancient to Modern Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3032 | Medieval Island Regions | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 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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HST2010 | Social History of Modern Europe | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2026 | Global History: Theories and Applications | 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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CHN2018 | Chinese Cultures and Diasporas | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2012 | Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2025 | The European Union: Historical Considerations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2028 | A History of European and World Populations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2031 | Iberia and Malta | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2032 | Mediterranean Encounters between Christians and Muslims 1500-2000 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3040 | Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean Europe 1700-1900 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2025 | Locating the Global Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA2019 | Imperial Spain | 4 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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HST2035 | U.S. History: 1492 to 1939 | 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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HST2011 | The Practice of History | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2014 | A History of the Family and Sexual Behaviour | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2017 | Anglo-Italian Relations in the Mediterranean: From the Renaissance to the Cold War | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2021 | Seminars on Twentieth Century Maltese History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2040 | Medieval Europe 2 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3011 | European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3012 | Steam: A History of Industrial Power | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3015 | Late Medieval Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3021 | European Historiography | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3023 | The Forgotten Power: Persian/Iranian History in Global Perspective | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3033 | War and Society in Medieval Europe | 6 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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HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3075 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 - International and Global History | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
HST3076 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2 - European History | 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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CHN2018 | Chinese Cultures and Diasporas | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2029 | Global history (c.1492 - c.1870) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2030 | Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3019 | History of Political Thought | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3022 | Russia and Eurasia in Global Context | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2025 | Locating the Global Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA2019 | Imperial Spain | 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.