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.
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.
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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Semester 1 | |||||
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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.   |
Music Studies
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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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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)   | ||
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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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MSP1253 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP1262 | History of Music: Classical Period to Twenty-first Century | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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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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MSP1103 | Collective Performance | 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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MSP2153 | Vocal Ensemble 3 | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP2340 | Orchestration Techniques 1 | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
PFA2005 | Performance and Philosophy | 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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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   |   | ||
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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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MSP2155 | Areas of Research in Music Studies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP2253 | Vocal Ensemble 4 | 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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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   |   | ||
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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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MSP3153 | Vocal Ensemble 5 | 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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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   |   | ||
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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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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   |   | ||
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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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MSP3002 | Nineteenth-Century Maltese Music | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP3116 | Music and Meaning | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP3220 | Avant-Garde Music | 6 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.