Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Music Studies

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Music Studies

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and Music Studies

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

International Relations

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better, in either Arabic, or Economics, or French, or German, or History, or Russian, or Spanish, or a pass in Chinese obtained in the Chinese University/College Entrance Examination (Gaokao).


Music Studies

Applicants shall undertake an interview and an audition. Applicants with at least an Intermediate level pass at Grade C or better in Music shall be exempted from both the interview and audition.


International Relations

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.


Music Studies

Auditions and interviews will be held either in July or in September. Applicants whose main training is in musical composition must send their composition sample by email (music.spa@um.edu.mt) on dates, which will be communicated in due course.

Information about the interview and audition.

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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Our dedicated team at the student recruitment office is here to support you every step of the way. From the moment you start your application to the moment when you receive your decision letter, we're here to assist you. If you have any questions or need further information, don't hesitate to reach out to us. You can contact us at info@um.edu.mt, and our team will be more than happy to help.

After you receive an offer from us, our International Office will assist you with visas, accommodation and other related issues.

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.


Music 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 studies in Music Studies will provide you with the possibility to study music together with another secondary area as subsidiary. As a B.A. student, you will follow two areas of study during the first year, but if you qualify and wish to proceed to the honours track, then you may continue with one area of study (in this case, music), in addition to a limited number of credits in the subsidiary area to be taken during the second year. During the course you will follow a range of theoretical, historical and practical study-units in music. You are also encouraged to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a multicultural and international learning experience 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.

International Relations

Should there be the need, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of either 4 ECTS or 8 ECTS as applicable from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL1025* Introduction to Economics 4 ECTS    
IRL1082 Introduction to Political Studies 6 ECTS   (NC)  
IRL1193** Introduction to Modern Europe 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
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)  

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in International Relations
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 18 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)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL2088 Further Studies in Diplomacy 8 ECTS    
IRL3096 Contemporary European Studies 8 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL2002 Security Studies 4 ECTS   (NC)  
IRL2093 Comparative Politics 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
BKF3341 Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing 4 ECTS    
INL2004 International and Public Law for International Relations 6 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    
IRL3196 The Politics and the Government of the European Union 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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    
IRL2063 Introduction to Humanitarian Action 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    
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    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in International Relations
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 8 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)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL2090 International Relations since 1919 6 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL2099 Conflict Resolution and International Relations 4 ECTS   (NC)  
IRL3189 International Political Economy 1 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
BKF3341 Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing 4 ECTS    
HST3109 International Relations Between the World Wars 2 ECTS    
INL3011 European Court of Human Rights 4 ECTS    
IRL2014 An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa 4 ECTS    
IRL2060 Contemporary China 4 ECTS    
IRL2075 Environmental Issues in International Relations 4 ECTS    
IRL2098 Malta in International Relations 4 ECTS    
IRL3049 Applying International Relations: Skills and Practices 2 ECTS    
IRL3095 Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice 4 ECTS    
IRL3146 Foreign Policies of European States 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL3057 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations 6 ECTS   (NC)  
IRL3058 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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    
IRL3050 International Institutions 4 ECTS    
IRL3098 International Financial Institutions 4 ECTS    
MDT3001 Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects 4 ECTS    

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

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

Music Studies

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
MSP1153 Vocal Ensemble 1 2 ECTS    
MSP1186 Basic Music Technology 4 ECTS    
MSP1263 World Music 6 ECTS    
MSP1269 History of Music: Classical Antiquity to Baroque 6 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
MSP1253 Vocal Ensemble 2 2 ECTS    
MSP1262 History of Music: Classical Period to Twenty-first Century 6 ECTS   (NC)  

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Music Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units (students may wish to choose from the elective study-units listed in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) programme of study)

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 9 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)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
MSP1103 Collective Performance 6 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
MSP2153 Vocal Ensemble 3 2 ECTS    
MSP2340 Orchestration Techniques 1 5 ECTS    
PFA2005 Performance and Philosophy 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
MSP2111 Jazz Improvisation 1 4 ECTS    
MSP2260 Introduction to Composition 4 ECTS    
MSP2301 Basic Conducting 2 ECTS    
MSP2311 Music Aesthetics 4 ECTS    
PFA2004 Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance 5 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
MSP2155 Areas of Research in Music Studies 4 ECTS    
MSP2253 Vocal Ensemble 4 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
MSP2064 Ethnomusicology 4 ECTS    
MSP2072 Ensemble Techniques 1 4 ECTS    
MSP2132 Oral Music Traditions of the Mediterranean 4 ECTS    
MSP2133 Music and Spirituality in Contemporary Music 2 ECTS    
MSP2283 Approaches to Musical Analysis 4 ECTS    
MSP2313 Introduction to Editorial Techniques 4 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Music Studies
26 ECTS credits in the subsidiary 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 12 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)
 
MSP3153 Vocal Ensemble 5 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
MSP2178 Eighteenth-Century Maltese Music 4 ECTS    
MSP3111 Jazz Improvisation 2 4 ECTS    
MSP3113 Music in Community 4 ECTS    
MSP3115 Music for the Media 4 ECTS    
MSP3118 Opera in the Classical and Romantic Eras 6 ECTS    
MSP3121 Maltese Popular Music 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
MSP3043 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Music Studies Ordinary 6 ECTS   (NC)  
MSP3044 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Music Studies Ordinary 6 ECTS   (NC)  
MSP3253 Vocal Ensemble 6 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
MSP3002 Nineteenth-Century Maltese Music 6 ECTS    
MSP3116 Music and Meaning 6 ECTS    
MSP3220 Avant-Garde Music 6 ECTS    

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

Requirement for award of B.A. Music Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Music Studies
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.

International Relations

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

  • Carry out and conduct critical academic research in a professional manner as expected at an undergraduate level.
  • Have a familiarised knowledge about theories and concepts of international relations and apply them to contemporary world affairs.
  • Develop a keen sense of awareness through your refined interpretation of reading news and international events.
  • Contribute your invaluable knowledge on the subject matter to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discursive atmospheres.
  • Understand the interweaving relationship and personal ethics present between the contingent relationship of individual decisions and national results.

Music Studies

As a B.A. in Music Studies graduate, you will:

  • Have a broad knowledge in the various areas of music studied, including a detailed grasp of appropriate repertoires, resources and texts, and familiarity with associated concepts and issues.
  • Understand how music relates to cognate disciplines in the arts, humanities, social and physical sciences, as appropriate.
  • Understand the position, function and value of music in contemporary society with special attention to its relation to educational, professional, institutional or community perspectives.
  • Demonstrate the acquisition and application of appropriate research skills,
  • Recognise and analyse musical organisation, style, genre or tradition, whether aurally, or by studying a written score,
  • Develop a range of musical skills, but also intellectual and practical skills of reasoning and independent thought, of reflection and self-criticism.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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International Relations

As a graduate of this programme of study you will be employable, both locally and internationally, as an intelligence analyst, policy office political risk analyst, international aid worker, public affairs consultant, diplomatic service officer and as a civil service fast streamer. If you would like to further your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local post-graduate courses.


Music Studies

As a graduate in this programme of study you will have several career opportunities, both locally and internationally. Teaching is a popular option if you want to make direct use of the subject knowledge. Other career opportunities include jobs in the recording industry, work in cultural management and administration, in the media and entertainment, or in libraries and archives, to mention a few. In addition, a degree in music is sometimes considered as an asset by employers seeking formal certification of professional training in creativity from prospective employees. A B.A. in music studies may also lead to postgraduate studies in music, both in Malta and abroad, if you wish to further your studies for a more holistic academic background.


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