Bachelor of Arts in Theology and English

Bachelor of Arts in Theology and English

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in Theology and English

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

English

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in English.


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Theology

Students registering for the course shall be required to indicate their choice of a second Main Area of study to be taken with Theology at the time of applying for admission.

Students for the Theology and Human Studies degree shall be required to register and obtain credits for study-units to which a total of not less than 180 ECTS credits are assigned, of which not less than 94 ECTS credits shall be obtained from the Theology programme of study, not less than 80 ECTS credits from the programme of study of the second Main Ordinary area of study and 6 ECTS credits in optional study-units.

The Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Human Studies programme meets a variety of educational needs through the combination of Theology with a number of areas of humanistic studies. It provides a good base for students wishing to qualify as teachers of Religion at secondary school level (after pursuing studies in a teacher training course).

It is also intended for students who would like to prepare for church or community related work, including work in religious tourism, through the combination of Theology with Sociology, Psychology, Communication Studies, Philosophy, History or a language subject.

The Bachelor of Arts in Theology will prepare you to study and explore the intertwining relationships between faith, philosophy, and human experience. By engaging with a variety of scriptures and contributing to in-class theological debates, you will cultivate a more refined mind-set and approach towards religious thought. The course features a wide range of units that will cover different facets of theology, which will provide a holistic and unique learning experience. To name a few, some of the units involved range from; Fundamental Patrology, The History of the Church in Malta and the Philosophical Foundations of Theology, to Christian Anthropology, Bioethics, and Prophetic, Apocalyptic and Wisdom Literature.


English

The programme of study in English will help you explore the history and modes of literature and language across time, dating from Ancient Greece to our contemporary life. During the course you will become knowledgeable of different writing styles and will learn about the complex theories and critical approaches towards literature. By studying about canonical and non-canonical writers, both British and non-British, we will help you broaden your literary and linguistic horizon as you come to a firmer understanding of how literature captures the politics, tribulations, arts and culture of the world by defamiliarizing and reconstructing it on page. You will also be encouraged to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme for a more holistic and multicultural 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.

Theology

During their first year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students shall be required to choose a total value of 2 ECTS credits which may be taken from the list of optional study-units.

The total number of study-units to be covered during the year should as much as possible be spread evenly over the two semesters.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FDT1100 Philosophical Foundations of Theology 4 ECTS   (NC)  
THL1001 Introduction to Theology 10 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Students taking Philosophy as their Human Studies area must register for the following study-unit:
 
FDT1300 The Philosophy of Personhood 4 ECTS    
 
Students taking any other Human Studies area must register for the following study-unit:
 
PHI1001 History of Philosophy: (a) Ancient Philosophy and (b) Medieval Philosophy 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FDT1020 The Mystery of Christ 4 ECTS   (NC)  
HPA1061 The Church in Early Christian Thought 2 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Students taking Philosophy as their Human Studies area must register for the following study-units:
 
HPA1300 Platonic Philosophy in Christian Alexandria (2nd-5th Century) 4 ECTS    
PHI1025 An Introduction to Philosophy through Film 2 ECTS    
PHI1027 An Introduction to the Philosophy of Communication 2 ECTS    
 
Students taking any other Human Studies area must register for the following study-units:
 
PHI1006 History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy 4 ECTS    
PHI1017 Ethics 4 ECTS    

 

During their second year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students shall be required to choose 2 ECTS credits which may be taken from the list of optional study-units.

The total number of study-units to be covered during the year should as much as possible be spread evenly over the two semesters.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FDT2310 A Christian Understanding of God 4 ECTS   (NC)  
HPA2230 Fundamental Patrology 4 ECTS   (NC)  
MRT1020 Catholic Social Teaching 2 ECTS   (NC)  
MRT2010 Principles of Moral Theology 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SHG3050 The Synoptic Gospels 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HPA1061 The Church in Early Christian Thought 2 ECTS   (NC)  
HPA2231 The History of the Church in Malta 4 ECTS   (NC)  
MRT3300 Politics, Economics and Theology 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SHG2050 Johannine Literature 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 

 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
FDT3160 Christian Anthropology 6 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
MRT3330 Theology, Sexuality and Marriage 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SHG2160 Pentateuch and Historical Books 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SHG3050 The Synoptic Gospels 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Students NOT taking Philosophy as their Human Studies area must register for the following study-unit:
 
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HPA1100 Early Christian History 4 ECTS   (NC)  
MRT3340 Bioethics 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SHG2064 Hermeneutics of the Inspired Scriptures 2 ECTS   (NC)  
SHG2260 Prophetic, Apocalyptic and Wisdom Literature 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Students taking Philosophy as their Human Studies area must register for ONE the following study-units:
 
PHI2039 Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World 4 ECTS    
PHI2051 Aesthetics 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    

 

English

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 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)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG1077 Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introduction 6 ECTS   (NC)  
ENG1082 Shakespeare and Tudor Drama 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG1075 Genre: Poetry 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG1083 Introduction to English Syntax and Phonetics 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ENG1173 Romantic Poets 1: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge 2 ECTS    
ENG1174 English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: An Introduction 2 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG1078 Writing Seminars 1 2 ECTS    
ENG1274 English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: Further Studies 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG1071 Chaucer: An Introduction 2 ECTS    
ENG1084 English in Society 1 2 ECTS    
ENG1273 Romantic Poets 2: Byron, Keats, Shelley 2 ECTS    
ENG1278 The Art of the Essay 2 ECTS    

 

In addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to register for study-units as indicated hereunder to bring the total for the year to 26 ECTS credits:

At least 2 ECTS credits across the year from each of the following Language and Linguistics groups: Applications in English-Language Studies, Describing Language, and Language in Society.

At least 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG2022 Theories of Literature 2: Literature Criticism Theory - Then and Now 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG2033 Maltese Literature in English 4 ECTS    
ENG2077 Practical Criticism 4 ECTS    
ENG2079 American Literature of the Nineteenth Century 1 4 ECTS    
ENG2081 The Modern Novel 4 ECTS    
ENG2095 English Literature and Music 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG2078 Writing Seminars 2 2 ECTS    
ENG2089 An Introduction to Cultural Criticism 2 ECTS    
 
Applications in English-Language Studies
 
ENG2031 Studying English Language at Undergraduate Level 2 ECTS    
 
Describing Language
 
ENG2049 Topics in English Pragmatics 2 ECTS    
ENG2118 Aspects of English Phonology 2 ECTS    
 
Language in Society
 
ENG2028 Discourse of English 2 ECTS    
ENG2480 English in Society 2 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG2005 Poetry of the Eighteenth Century 2 ECTS    
ENG2053 The Postcolonial Novel (Australian) 2 ECTS    
ENG2054 Metaphysical Poetry and Baroque Writing in England 4 ECTS    
ENG2055 Eighteenth-Century Prose 1: The Rise of the Novel 2 ECTS    
ENG2068 Medieval Literature into Film 2 ECTS    
ENG2071 Shakespeare into Film 2 ECTS    
ENG2087 Creative Writing 1 2 ECTS    
ENG2096 The Pre-Raphaelites and their Circle 2 ECTS    
ENG2133 Maltese Literature in English: Prose 2 ECTS    
ENG2290 Genre: Creative Nonfiction 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG2027 Shakespeare: Genius and the Imagination 2 ECTS    
 
Applications in English-Language Studies
 
ENG2030 Second Language Acquisition of English 2 ECTS    
ENG2057 Stylistics 4 ECTS    
 
Describing Language
 
ENG3118 Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English 2 ECTS    
 
Language in Society
 
ENG2805 Child Language Acquisition of English 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG1372 Shakespeare: The Second Tetralogy of History Plays 2 ECTS    
ENG2006 Milton and the Epic Voice 2 ECTS    
ENG2041 High Modernism in English and American Literature 2 ECTS    
ENG2042 The English Novel in the Later Nineteenth Century: Henry James 2 ECTS    
ENG2052 The Postcolonial Novel 1: African 2 ECTS    
ENG2063 Theories of Literature 3: Gender and Power 2 ECTS    
ENG2064 Theories of Literature 4: Postcolonialism 2 ECTS    
ENG2066 Current Debates in Literary Theory 2 ECTS    
ENG2067 Chaucer and Medieval Literature 2 ECTS    
ENG2092 Travel Writing 2 ECTS    
ENG2173 Modern Drama 2 ECTS    
ENG2176 Victorian Poetry 2 ECTS    
ENG2276 Modern Poetry 2 ECTS    
ENG2333 Maltese Literature in English: Poetry 2 ECTS    

Elective study-units and study-units from the Linguistic groups which are offered during year 2 are also on offer during year 3 and vice versa.
 

In addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to register for either elective study-units and/or from the Linguistic groups to bring the total for the year to 28 ECTS credits.
 
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)
 
ENG3072 Contemporary Fiction 6 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG3074 Techniques of Close Reading and Comparative Literature 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Applications in English-Language Studies
 
ENG3011 Applied Linguistics in English Studies 1 2 ECTS    
ENG3022 Exploring English Corpora: Language and Literature 2 ECTS    
 
Language in Society
 
ENG2028 Discourse of English 2 ECTS    
ENG3071 Varieties of English 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG2290 Genre: Creative Nonfiction 4 ECTS    
ENG3082 Slave Narratives 2 ECTS    
ENG3113* Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring 2 ECTS    
ENG3173 British Poetry after 1945 2 ECTS    

* Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ENG3051 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Ideas and Concepts 6 ECTS   (NC)  
ENG3052 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Readings, Interpretations, Applications 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Applications in English-Language Studies
 
ENG3016 Language and the Literary Mind 2 ECTS    
ENG3017 Applied Linguistics in English Studies 2 2 ECTS    
 
Describing Language
 
ENG3118 Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English 2 ECTS    
 
Language in Society
 
ENG2805 Child Language Acquisition of English 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ENG2041 High Modernism in English and American Literature 2 ECTS    
ENG2066 Current Debates in Literary Theory 2 ECTS    
ENG3083 American Studies: An Introduction 2 ECTS    
ENG3086 Horror 2 ECTS    
ENG3087 Creative Writing 2 2 ECTS    
ENG3093 Theories of Literature 5: Literature and Ecocriticism 2 ECTS    
ENG3113* Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring 2 ECTS    
ENG3273 An Introduction to Twentieth Century American Poetry 2 ECTS    

* Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113.

Elective study-units and study-units from the Linguistic groups which are offered during year 3 are also on offer during year 2 and vice versa.

 

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Human Studies under the auspices of the Faculty of Theology.

Theology

Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Stimulate creative thinking when examining theological claims.
  • Classify the various ideas about the Church found in different texts.
  • Identify the major sources (documents) of Catholic social teaching, and be familiar with their development in their ecclesial and secular historical context.
  • Articulate clearly and faithfully the Christian Social Teaching and its practical application to specific issues and problems.
  • Relate to and interpret formative events, leading personalities, religious and devotional trends in the history of the Local Church, with a particular emphasis on its artistic, documentary and folkloristic heritage.
  • Appraise the role of the Church in Maltese society today in light of its past.

English

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

  • Carry out literary and linguistic academic research associated to a literary form.
  • Engage in a critical discussion about literature in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
  • Possess a firm knowledge of influential theorists and writers in conjunction with their respective publications.
  • Perform a close-reading analysis of texts for a deeper understanding and refined insight.
  • Refer to literature published from a Western, European and non-European perspective, such as African and Australian, all of which are contingent on the contextual frame of research being carried out.
  • Have a keen understanding of history, culture, politics and human nature as seen through the ideas and thoughts of poets and authors.

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Theology

As a graduate, the course will prepare you for church or community related work, including work in religious tourism and religious leadership, provided that the necessary requirements are met.

If you would like to pursue an academic career or further your studies, you may choose to enrol in a postgraduate course locally or internationally.


English

As a graduate of this programme of study, you will have the opportunity to pursue a career, both locally and internationally, as an editor, proof-reader, content-writer, journalist, human resources specialist, writer, public relations specialist, paralegal and as a librarian. Past students have also transferred to studying Law at an undergraduate level, using the literary foundation we provide to heighten their critical engagement in their research and discussions. If you are interested in furthering your studies or are considering an academic career as a teacher or a lecturer, you are encouraged to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses, as you will gain a more honed academic experience, as a number of our alumni have done so.


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