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.
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.
International Relations
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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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IRL1025* | Introduction to Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1193** | Introduction to Modern Europe | 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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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.   | |||||
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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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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)   | ||
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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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IRL2090* | International Relations since 1919 | 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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IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL3189 | International Political Economy 1 | 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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BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
INL3011 | European Court of Human Rights | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2060 | Contemporary China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2098 | Malta in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3095 | Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3146 | Foreign Policies of European States | 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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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   |   | ||
IRL3098 | International Financial Institutions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot regsiter for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290.   |
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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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IRL3096* | Contemporary European Studies | 8 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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IRL2099 | Conflict Resolution and International Relations | 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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BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 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   |   | ||
IRL2089 | Further Studies in Diplomacy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3196 | The Politics and the Government of the European Union | 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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IRL3057 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL3058 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations | 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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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   |   | ||
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   |   | ||
IRL3010 | Norms, Rights and Climate Justice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3050 | International Institutions | 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   |   | ||
* Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot register for study-units IRL3196 and IRL3296.   |
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.