Knowledge and Information Management
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.
Knowledge and Information Management is offered as a joint area of study together with a main area of study. You will gain knowledge and skills from a variety of compulsory and elective units. These range from; Libraries and Documentary Heritage, Information Theories, Archival Descriptions and Collection Development, to Globalised Dimension of Archives, Research Methods, Advanced Archival Description and Library Services to Children and Young Adults. In the final semester, the knowledge and skills gained will be demonstrated in a set of synoptic examinations, in which the topics learned will culminate.
Maltese
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 Maltese is an opportune course to provide you with an academic perspective on the national first language and mother-tongue of Malta. During the course you will learn about the linguistic, phonetic, morphologic, syntactic and literary qualities of Maltese, in conjunction with external features such as history, culture and society. Through a chronological lens of how both Maltese language and literature have developed throughout the years, we will instil within you a deep appreciation for the country's history and its contemporary important status as Mediterranean and active country.
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.
Knowledge and Information Management
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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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LIA1010 | Libraries and Documentary Heritage: History, Formats and Structures | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA1325 | Information Theories: Concepts, Frameworks and Philosophies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS1211 | Introduction to Records and Archives: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives | 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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ELP1106 | Advanced English Writing Skills | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA1518 | Classification, Subject Indexing and Authority Control | 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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LIA1201 | Introduction to Archival Description | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA1410 | An Introduction to Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control | 5 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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ELP1426 | English Writing Skills | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS1100 | Introduction to ICT for Information Professionals | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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LIA2230 | Collection Development | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA2325 | Information Organization and Management | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS2612 | Management in the Information Sector | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Recommended Optional Units | |||||
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LIS2721* | Special Topic | 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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LIA1323 | Introduction to Maltese Archival and Manuscript Collections | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA2201 | The Globalised Dimension of Archives | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA2326 | The Information Professions, Sectors and Contexts | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS1011 | Research Methods for Undergraduates | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Recommended Optional Units | |||||
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LIS2412 | Library Services to Children and Young Adults | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS2555 | Basic Palaeography and Diplomatics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS2721 | Special Topic | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* LIST2721 - Before registering for this study-unit, students are required to check its availability with the Student Helpdesk.   |
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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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LIA3001 | Research Seminar | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA3711* | Special Topic | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS2223 | Print and Digital Publishing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS3110 | Advanced Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS3111 | Advanced Archival Description | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS3311 | Legal Issues in Memory Institutions | 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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LIA3864 | Synoptic Issues 1: Library and Information | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
LIA3865 | Synoptic Issues 2: Archives and Records | 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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LIA3325 | Knowledge Management | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIA3711* | Special Topic | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS3331 | Specialised Archives | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIS3710 | Aspects of Melitensia | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit LIA3711 - Before registering for this study-unit, students are required to check its availability with the Student Helpdesk.   |
Maltese
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL1003 | L-Ortografija tal-Malti | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL1020 | Minn Djalett Għarbi għal Ilsien Nazzjonali: L-Istorja tal-Malti | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL1006 | Introduzzjoni għall-Fonetika u l-Fonoloġija tal-Malti | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL1010 | Għajnuniet Bażiċi għar-Riċerka | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL1021 | Daħla għal-Lingwistika | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL1060 | L-Idea tal-Letteratura | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL1070 | L-Eqdem Testi Poetiċi Maltin | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL1080 | In-Narrattiva Maltija tal-Bidu | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL2017 | Il-Pjanifikazzjoni Lingwistika | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL2050 | Il-Partijiet tad-Diskors | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL2070 | Il-Poeżija Romantika: Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa u Oħrajn | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL1002 | Il-Varjabbli Soċjolingwistiċi f'Malta | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL2002 | Il-Morfoloġija Derivattiva tal-Malti | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL2080 | In-Narrattiva Storika u Realista | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL2090 | It-Teatru Malti mill-Bidu sa Ebejer | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL2005 | Is-Sintassi tal-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3003 | Il-Morfoloġija Inflettiva tal-Malti | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL3070 | Il-Poeżija Moderna: Mill-Isfond Storiku sal-Ilħna Mkissra | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL3080 | In-Narrattiva Moderna: Minn Camilleri sa Żahra | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL3009 | Kors Sinottiku fil-Lingwistika Maltija | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
MAL3085 | Kors Sinottiku fil-Letteratura Maltija | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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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.