Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy

Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in History and Philosophy

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

History

An Advanced Level pass in History.


History

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course. Once announced, this date cannot be changed. The closing date for receipt of applications from applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' is 31 August 2024 at 2pm.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

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.


Philosophy

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course. Once announced, this date cannot be changed. The closing date for receipt of applications from applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' is 31 August 2024 at 2pm.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

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.


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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 undergraduate programme in History will enrich your historic knowledge on a global scale. During the course, apart from learning about local and national history through social, economic, warfare and other perspectives, we will also provide you with a wholistic historic lens of Western, European and Non-European countries. By learning history on an academic level, you will possess a deep appreciation and a heightened sense of awareness of contemporary international and local affairs through your firm grasp of historic patterns, events and foundations. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ programme, as we believe that a multicultural and diversified learning experience will give you a better learning experience.


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.

History

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST1010 Medieval Europe 1 6 ECTS    
HST1017 Themes of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maltese Political History 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST1011 Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History 4 ECTS    
HST1126 The Mediterranean in Modern Times 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
CHN1014 An Overview of Chinese 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    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST1019 The Craft of History 2 ECTS    
HST1021 Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
SPA1018 An Introduction to Latin America 2 ECTS    
SPA1019 An Introduction to Spain 2 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2003 The Renaissance and Reformation 6 ECTS    
HST3018 Hospitaller Malta 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST2011 The Practice of History 2 ECTS    
HST2015 Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital Resources and Genealogical Research 4 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    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2009 Medieval Malta 6 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
CLA2060 Latin for Historians 4 ECTS    
HST2010 Social History of Modern Europe 6 ECTS    
HST2012 Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 4 ECTS    
HST2025 The European Union: Historical Considerations 4 ECTS    
HST2026 Global History: Theories and Applications 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    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST3011 European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment 6 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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    
HST2035 U.S. History: 1492 to 1939 4 ECTS    
HST2040 Medieval Europe 2 6 ECTS    
HST2113 Venice, the Order of St. John and Malta 2 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    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2005 Contemporary Mediterranean History 6 ECTS    
HST3089 Synoptic Study-Unit: Maltese and Mediterranean History 6 ECTS   (NC)  
HST3090 Synoptic Study-Unit: European and International History 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST2006 Malta Before and After Independence: Aspects of Maltese Social and Political History 4 ECTS    
HST2019 The Transition from Medieval to Hospitaller Malta in the Sixteenth Century 2 ECTS    
HST2027 Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories 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    

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 credits, of which:
28 credits in History
28 credits in the other area
4 credits in optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. in History and in another main area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in History
80 credits in another area
20 credits in optional study-units

Philosophy

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
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    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1006 History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)  
PHI1017 Ethics 4 ECTS    
PHI1024 Epistemology 4 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI2044 Theories of Consciousness 4 ECTS    
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI2001 Logic 6 ECTS    
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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
 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 16 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI3010 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)  
PHI3011 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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    

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Philosophy
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Philosophy and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Philosophy
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

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.

History

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Conduct and carry out critical academic research in a professional academic manner necessary at an undergraduate level.
  • Contribute to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions, where your invaluable knowledge on the subject matter will be a necessity.
  • Recall key historic people and events and their respective contributions.
  • Express your thoughts coherently, concisely and clearly in written and oral mediums through a heightened sense of intellectual integration in the subject matter.
  • Understand better the contingent relationship between present and past through your awareness of current international and local affairs.

Philosophy

Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Thoroughly read philosophical texts and critically engage with texts to discuss them coherently and fluently.
  • Engage in discursive atmospheres composed of an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature.
  • Recall key historic philosophers and distinguish between different schools of thought and movements, with a keen awareness on their main contributions to the general spectrum of philosophy.
  • Carry out and conduct research in an academic and critical manner.
  • Evaluate the ethical nature of transdisciplinary areas by combining your philosophical knowledge and applying ethical theory to specific disciplines.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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History

As a graduate of this programme of study you will be employable, both locally and internationally, as an archivist, heritage manager, museum curator or education officer, academic researcher, policy officer, information officer, human resources officer and as a broadcast journalist. If you are interested in furthering your education, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a holistic and honed educational experience.


Philosophy

If you are interested in furthering your academic knowledge or are considering an academic career as a teacher or lecturer, then we encourage you to enrol in a postgraduate course offered by the University of Malta. Other career opportunities, both locally and internationally, feature professions such as a newspaper journalist, author, human resources officer and as a business analyst.


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