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.
Social 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.
In the programme of study in Social Studies, we provide you with a transdisciplinary holistic approach towards the field and its means of integration in the modern world we inhabit. By taking a local and international perspective, you will learn about the interrelating and causal relationship between geography, history, political and social science and the humanities in our society. You will be integrated in a broad spectrum of fields and will acquire knowledge on areas ranging from bioethics and warfare to anthropology of migration and cultural criticism. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a more diverse and multicultural 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.
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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Social 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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SOC1012 | Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1014 | Family Life - A Sociological Investigation | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1046 | Urban Society and Culture | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1061 | Sociology of Island Life | 4 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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SOC1007 | The Sociological Imaginary in Practice | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1058 | Health, Illness and Society | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1060 | Foundations of Sociology: Theories and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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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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ANT3020 | Introduction to Child Anthropology | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3953 | Social Media and 21st Century Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2071 | Intoduction to Demography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2125 | Quantitative Research in Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 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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ANT2050 | Anthropology of Borders | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3049 | Culture and Society in Modern China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ECL2000 | Introduction to European Union Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2003 | Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2007 | Theories in Sociology of Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2018 | Empirical Research in Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2063 | Sociology of Cyberspace | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2123 | Theories of Social Policy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2345 | Sociology of Social Movements | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3005 | Sociology of Money | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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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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ANT3020 | Introduction to Child Anthropology | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
ART2038 | Gender Issues in Art | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LLT3410 | Discourse, Ideology and Power | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3028 | The Sociology of Deviance | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3030 | Sociology of Sport | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 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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SST3001 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SST3002 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2 | 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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ANT2050 | Anthropology of Borders | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3049 | Culture and Society in Modern China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3080 | Online Journalism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2025 | Locating the Global Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2345 | Sociology of Social Movements | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3005 | Sociology of Money | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3030 | Sociology of Sport | 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.