English
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 English will help you explore the history and modes of literature and language across time, dating from Ancient Greece to our contemporary life. During the course you will become knowledgeable of different writing styles and will learn about the complex theories and critical approaches towards literature. By studying about canonical and non-canonical writers, both British and non-British, we will help you broaden your literary and linguistic horizon as you come to a firmer understanding of how literature captures the politics, tribulations, arts and culture of the world by defamiliarizing and reconstructing it on page. You will also be encouraged to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme for a more holistic and multicultural academic journey.
Philosophy
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 undergraduate course in philosophy, we will help enrich and refine your philosophical knowledge by providing in depth and intricate lectures on the multifaceted nature of its school of thoughts. During the course you will gain a holistic perspective on the development of philosophical thought through our taught and research curriculum, lecture debates, assignments and presentations. We will equip you with an accuracy for critical thought, sceptical analysis and a heightened sense of observational and analytical skills that will be fruitful in both of your personal life and field of work. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a diverse and multicultural academic 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.
English
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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ENG1077 | Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introduction | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ENG1082 | Shakespeare and Tudor Drama | 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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ENG1076 | Genre: Prose | 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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ENG1083 | Introduction to English Syntax and Phonetics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ENG1173 | Romantic Poets 1: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG1174 | English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: An Introduction | 2 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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ENG1078 | Writing Seminars 1 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG1274 | English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: Further Studies | 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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ENG1071 | Chaucer: An Introduction | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG1084 | English in Society 1 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG1273 | Romantic Poets 2: Byron, Keats, Shelley | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG1278 | The Art of the Essay | 2 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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ENG2022 | Theories of Literature 2: Literature Criticism Theory - Then and Now | 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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ENG2033 | Maltese Literature in English | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2077 | Practical Criticism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2080 | American Literature of the Nineteenth Century 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2081 | The Modern Novel | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2099 | From Plato to Pater | 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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ENG2078 | Writing Seminars 2 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Language and Linguistic GroupsApplications in English-Language Studies | |||||
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ENG2031 | Studying English Language at Undergraduate Level | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Describing Language | |||||
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ENG2049 | Topics in English Pragmatics | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2118 | Aspects of English Phonology | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Language in Society | |||||
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ENG2028 | Discourse of English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2480 | English in Society 2 | 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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ENG2005 | Poetry of the Eighteenth Century | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2053 | The Postcolonial Novel (Australian) | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2054 | Metaphysical Poetry and Baroque Writing in England | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2068 | Medieval Literature into Film | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2071 | Shakespeare into Film | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2087 | Creative Writing 1 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2096 | The Pre-Raphaelites and their Circle | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2133 | Maltese Literature in English: Prose | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2255 | Eighteenth-Century Prose 2: Further Studies | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3091 | Linguistics Seminar 1 and 2 | 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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ENG2027 | Shakespeare: Genius and the Imagination | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Language and Linguistic GroupsApplications in English-Language Studies | |||||
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ENG2030 | Second Language Acquisition of English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2057 | Stylistics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Describing Language | |||||
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ENG3118 | Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Language in Society | |||||
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ENG2805 | Child Language Acquisition of English | 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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ENG1372 | Shakespeare: The Second Tetralogy of History Plays | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2006 | Milton and the Epic Voice | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2041 | High Modernism in English and American Literature | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2042 | The English Novel in the Later Nineteenth Century: Henry James | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2052 | The Postcolonial Novel 1: African | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2063 | Theories of Literature 3: Gender and Power | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2064 | Theories of Literature 4: Postcolonialism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2066 | Current Debates in Literary Theory | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2067 | Chaucer and Medieval Literature | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2092 | Travel Writing | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2173 | Modern Drama | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2176 | Victorian Poetry | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2276 | Modern Poetry | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2290 | Genre: Creative Nonfiction | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2333 | Maltese Literature in English: Poetry | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
Elective study-units and study-units from the Language and Linguistic groups which are offered during year 2 are also on offer during year 3 and vice versa.   |
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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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ENG3072 | Contemporary Fiction | 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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ENG3074 | Techniques of Close Reading and Comparative Literature | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Language and Linguistic GroupsApplications in English-Language Studies | |||||
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ENG3011 | Applied Linguistics in English Studies 1 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3022 | Exploring English Corpora: Language and Literature | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Language in Society | |||||
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ENG2028 | Discourse of English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3071 | Varieties of English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Describing Language | |||||
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ENG2049 | Topics in English Pragmatics | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2118 | Aspects of English Phonology | 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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ENG3082 | Slave Narratives | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3091 | Linguistics Seminar 1 and 2 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3113* | Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3173 | British Poetry after 1945 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113.   | |||||
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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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ENG3051 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Ideas and Concepts | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ENG3052 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Readings, Interpretations, Applications | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||
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ENG3016 | Language and the Literary Mind | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3017 | Applied Linguistics in English Studies 2 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Describing Language | |||||
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ENG3118 | Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Language in Society | |||||
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ENG2805 | Child Language Acquisition of English | 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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ENG2041 | High Modernism in English and American Literature | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2066 | Current Debates in Literary Theory | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2290 | Genre: Creative Nonfiction | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3083 | American Studies: An Introduction | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3086 | Horror | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3087 | Creative Writing 2 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3093 | Theories of Literature 5: Literature and Ecocriticism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3113* | Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG3273 | An Introduction to Twentieth Century American Poetry | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113.Elective study-units and study-units from the Linguistic groups which are offered during year 3 are also on offer during year 2 and vice versa.   |
Philosophy
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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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PHI1001 | History of Philosophy: (a) Ancient Philosophy and (b) Medieval Philosophy | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1028 | Philosophical Practice | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1090 | Philosophy: Tools and Problems | 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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PHI1006 | History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHI1017 | Ethics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1024 | Epistemology | 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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PHI2044 | Theories of Consciousness | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2120 | Metaphysics 1: Ontology | 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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PHI2002 | The Philosophy of Mind: (a) An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind; (b) A Contemporary Theory of Mind - John McDowell | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2005 | Philosophy of Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2047 | Aristotle's Ethics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2051 | Aesthetics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2052 | New Realism and Materialism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2053* | Women in Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3023** | Philosophy of Science | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3039*** | Thematic Readings in Political Thought | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3043 | Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3045 | Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3048 | Social Ontology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3067 | A Critical Reading of Descartes Meditations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit PHI2053 alternates with study-unit PHI2034** Study-unit PHI3032 alternates with study-unit PHI3054*** Study-unit PHI3039 alternates with study-unit PHI2029   | |||||
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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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PHI2001 | Logic | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2121 | Philosophy of Language | 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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PHI2036 | Set Text in Analytic Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2037 | Plato: Three Dialogues (Republic, Symposium, Phaedrus) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2039 | Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2123 | Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3026 | Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3028 | Philosophy of the Media | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3031 | Philosophy of Mathematics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3046 | Contemporary Continental Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3047* | Philosophy and Technology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3052 | Philosophy of the Animal | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3065 | Questions on the Ethical and Political | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3072 | Pascal's Pensee's - A Cultural Study | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit PHI3047 alternates every other year   |
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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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PHI2002 | The Philosophy of Mind: (a) An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind; (b) A Contemporary Theory of Mind - John McDowell | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2005 | Philosophy of Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2029* | Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2034** | Phenomenology and Existentialism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2047 | Aristotle's Ethics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2051 | Aesthetics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2052 | New Realism and Materialism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3043 | Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3045 | Contemporary Analytic Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3048 | Social Ontology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3054*** | The Frankfurt School | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3067 | A Critical Reading of Descartes Meditations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit PHI2029 alternates with study-unit PHI3039** Study-unit PHI2034 alternates with study-unit PHI2053*** Study-unit PHI3054 alternates with study-unit PHI3023   | |||||
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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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PHI3010 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Philosophy | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
PHI3011 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Philosophy | 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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PHI2036 | Set Text in Analytic Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2037 | Plato: Three Dialogues (Republic, Symposium, Phaedrus) | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2039 | Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2123 | Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3026 | Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3028 | Philosophy of the Media | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3031 | Philosophy of Mathematics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3046 | Contemporary Continental Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3052 | Philosophy of the Animal | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3065 | Questions on the Ethical and Political | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3072 | Pascal's Pensee's - A Cultural Study | 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.