UBCOMECNPPL-2024-5-O - L-Università ta' Malta

Course Title

Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Public Policy

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

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Economics

An Intermediate Level pass in Pure Mathematics.

Public Policy

An Intermediate Level pass in Pure Mathematics.

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Economics

The Bachelor of Commerce in Economics is designed to teach you the intricate threads of global economies. This course will grant you the perspectives of micro and macroeconomics, allowing you to become proficient in the seemingly enigmatic facets that shape financial landscapes. The broad and intricate taught study-units will provide you with the principles of supply and demand, market competition, and economic policy, gaining a profound understanding of how these elements influence societies and businesses.

Public Policy

The Bachelor of Commerce in Public Policy is designed to provide you with the skills to analyse, shape, and influence policies that drive societal change. Throughout the programme, you will gain knowledge about the intricacies of policy formulation, implementation, and evaluation. The wide spectrum of study-units offered will explore the intersection of economics, politics, and social dynamics, giving you a deep understanding of how public policies impact communities and industries. By the end of the course, you will have honed your critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, making you an attractive employee for future employers.

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.

Economics

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose two areas of study and register for the study-units accordingly.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EMA1008	Quantitative Analysis for Business 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1011	Introduction to Management and Applied Fundamentals	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1100	Business Statistics 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1310	Foundations and Applications of Economics	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1311	Introduction to Law and Ethics	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1312	Introduction to Psychology in Business and Public Life	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1313	Introducion to Sociology for Business and Public Life	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1314*	Financial Accounting and Control 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1316**	Accounting Theory and Practice 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
* Study-unit EMA1314 is to be taken by students who are not in possession of Accounting at Advanced Level as well as students who possess an Advanced Level in Accounting but will not choose Accountancy as a major area. ** Study-unit EMA1316 is to be taken by students who possess an Advanced Level in Accounting and will be choosing Accountancy as a major area.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ECN1201	Economics of Development and Small Island States	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN1202	Intermediate Microeconomics	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN1203	Intermediate Macroeconomics	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1315	Writing and Research Skills for Business Students	4 ECTS	(NC)

Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (24 ECTS credits), 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year, 28 ECTS credits in the other area, and 4 ECTS of optional study-units to a total of 60 ECTS credits. For students majoring in Economics and Management no optional study-unit can be taken during Year 2 of the course. In this case, students need to register for study-unit ACC3521.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ECN2215	Mathematical Economics	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN2331	Economics of the Public Sector	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN3126	Monetary Economics	4 ECTS	(NC)

Recommended Optional Units

BKF2041*	Financial Services Law	4 ECTS
BKF2071*	Principles of Finance	4 ECTS
ELP1062	English Proficiency	2 ECTS
INS2040*	Insurance Market, Practice and Principles	4 ECTS
IOT2002	Communication and Innovation	4 ECTS
IOT2003	Foresight - A Tool for Shaping Futures	4 ECTS
IOT2005	Leadership and Organisational Innovation	2 ECTS
MGT2031*	Operations Research	4 ECTS
MGT2361	Soft Skills for the Workplace	4 ECTS
MRK2000*	Marketing Foundations	4 ECTS
PHE0109	Badminton	2 ECTS
PHE0110	Squash	2 ECTS
PPL2226*	The Public Policy Environment	4 ECTS
TRS2281	Travel and Transportation Management	4 ECTS
* In the case of optional study-units marked with an asterix, students cannot register for study-units pertaining to the Department of their chosen Areas of Study.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ECN2031	Econometrics 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN2141	Economics of Environmental Policy	4 ECTS
ECN2332	Economics of Taxation	4 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ECN2216	Economics of Social Policy	4 ECTS
ECN2333	Housing and Transport Economics	4 ECTS

Recommended Optional Units

BKF2011*	Banking 1	4 ECTS
BKF2050*	Foundations of Risk Management	4 ECTS
BKF3111*	Practical Issues in Banking	4 ECTS
INS2100*	Insurance Business Development	4 ECTS
IOT2006	Creativity, Innovation and Digital Technologies: An Introduction	2 ECTS
IOT2008	Innovation and Entrepreneurship: Practical Approaches	4 ECTS
MGT2344	Creativity and Personal Development	4 ECTS
PHE0109	Badminton	2 ECTS
PHE0110	Squash	2 ECTS
* In the case of optional study-units marked with an asterix, students cannot register for study-units pertaining to the Department of their chosen Areas of Study.

Students are required to register once for EMA3181 - Applied Research Tools for Business (4 ECTS). Moreover, students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units and any electives (if present) amounting to 28 ECTS credits in the each area, to a total of 60 ECTS credits.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ECN3127	Applied Macroeconomics	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN3200	International Economics	4 ECTS
ECN3201	Monetary Policy	4 ECTS
EMA3181	Applied Research Tools for Business	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ECN2041	Econometrics 2	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN2161	Applied Microeconomics	4 ECTS	(NC)
ECN3204	History of Economic Thought	2 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

BKF3031	International Finance	4 ECTS
ECN2310	Introduction to Political Economy	4 ECTS
ECN3205	European Monetary Union	4 ECTS
ECN3240	Economics of Innovation, Creativity and Knowledge	4 ECTS
ECN3301	Industrial Economics and Competition Law	4 ECTS

Public Policy

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose two areas of study and register for the study-units accordingly.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EMA1008	Quantitative Analysis for Business 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1011	Introduction to Management and Applied Fundamentals	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1100	Business Statistics 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1310	Foundations and Applications of Economics	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1311	Introduction to Law and Ethics	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1312	Introduction to Psychology in Business and Public Life	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1313	Introducion to Sociology for Business and Public Life	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1314*	Financial Accounting and Control 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
EMA1316**	Accounting Theory and Practice 1	4 ECTS	(NC)
* Study-unit EMA1314 is to be taken by students who are not in possession of Accounting at Advanced Level as well as students who possess an Advanced Level in Accounting but will not choose Accountancy as a major area. ** Study-unit EMA1316 is to be taken by students who possess an Advanced Level in Accounting and will be choosing Accountancy as a major area.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EMA1315	Writing and Research Skills for Business Students	4 ECTS	(NC)
INS1000*	Introduction to Insurance and Risk Management	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL1011	Policy for Business	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL1941	Corporate, Financial and Public Governance	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL1942	Encounters with Professionals in Public Life	4 ECTS	(NC)
* Study-unit INS1000 is for students choosing Insurance as the other area.

Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (28 ECTS credits), 28 ECTS credits in the other area and 4 ECTS credits as optional study-units, to a total of 60 ECTS credits.

For students majoring in Management and Marketing or Management and Public Policy, no optional study-unit can be taken during Year 2 of the course. In this case, students need to register for study-unit MGT2365.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PPL2161	Development in Contemporary Societies	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL2225	Leadership in Public Affairs	6 ECTS
PPL2226	The Public Policy Environment	4 ECTS	(NC)

Recommended Optional Units

BKF2011*	Banking 1	4 ECTS
BKF2041	Financial Services Law	4 ECTS
ELP1062	English Proficiency	2 ECTS
INS2090*	Actuarial Discounting and Ratemaking	4 ECTS
MGT2031*	Operations Research	4 ECTS
MGT2361	Soft Skills for the Workplace	4 ECTS
MRK2504*	Marketing Design and Advertising	4 ECTS
PHE0109	Badminton	2 ECTS
PHE0110	Squash	2 ECTS
TRS2281	Travel and Transportation Management	4 ECTS
* In the case of optional study-units marked with an asterix, students cannot register for study-units pertaining to the Department of their chosen Areas of Study.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PPL2046	Ideas, Society and Public Policy	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL2054	Evidence-Based Policy Making	6 ECTS	(NC)
PPL2224	People Development in the Public Sector	4 ECTS	(NC)

Students majoring in Management and Marketing or Management and Public Policy must register for:

MGT2365	Financial Linguistics for Managers	4 ECTS

Recommended Optional Units

BKF2050*	Foundations of Risk Management	4 ECTS
BKF2071*	Principles of Finance	4 ECTS
BKF3111*	Practical Issues in Banking	4 ECTS
ECN2216*	Economics of Social Policy	4 ECTS
ECN2310*	Introduction to Political Economy	4 ECTS
MAL2032	Il-Malti għall-Amministraturi Pubbliċi	2 ECTS
MGT2344	Creativity and Personal Development	4 ECTS
MRK2501*	Digital Marketing: Fundamentals and Strategy Development	4 ECTS
PHE0109	Badminton	2 ECTS
PHE0110	Squash	2 ECTS
* In the case of optional study-units marked with an asterix, students cannot register for study-units pertaining to the Department of their chosen Areas of Study. In case of students with a major in Management, no optional can be taken during year 2 of the course.


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)

PPL3110	Work-based Learning	6 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EMA3181	Applied Research Tools for Business	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL3091	Public Management	4 ECTS	(NC)
PPL3103	Policy Analysis	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PPL3104	Decision-making for Policy Leaders	6 ECTS
PPL3106	Malta Politics, Policies and Governance Research Seminar	4 ECTS
PPL3108	Regulatory Policy and Institutions	4 ECTS	(NC)

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 Commerce - B.Com. - and Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) - B.Com. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.

Economics

Upon successfully completing the Bachelor of Commerce degree course, you will be able to:

Comprehend how small states are defined, their special characteristics, and which aspects of economic theory are relevant to small country size and insularity.
Describe how markets work across various typologies of market structures, as well as be in a position to assess how changes to the cost of production change with output.
Understand how individual behaviour, market forces and government policies combine to affect the environment.
Demonstrate awareness about the unintended consequences of public policy.
Apply theoretical frameworks to existing trade between countries at different levels of development.
Inform policy makers through utility and choice frameworks about the impact of policy on individualsҠdecisions.

Public Policy

Upon successfully completing the Bachelor of Commerce degree course, you will be able to:

Express business issues and applications in terms of the relevant quantitative notation and equations, both within this subject as well as in other business-related topics.
Evaluate the impact of good governance, regulation on the compliance requirements of an organisation.
Assess and comment on leadersҠstyles of leadership in public, private and Civil Society organisation.
Identify the strengths and limitations of evidence-based policy.
Analyse and explain the purpose, key operating principles and organisation of the work placement.
Acquire a critical understanding of the classic theories of decision-making.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Economics

By the end of the course, you will have acquired the necessary analytical prowess to navigate complex economic challenges. You will be able to choose roles such as economic analysis, policy advisory, and economic research within the public and private sectors. The course will also provide a strong academic foundation to pursue further studies at a postgraduate level, which may lead you to more specialised fields in economics and providing the possibility of becoming an academic or researcher.

Public Policy

As a successful graduate, you will have a diverse range of opportunities to choose from. Roles that you may embark on may include policy analysis, advocacy specialisation, and public affairs consultation, within government agencies, non-profit organisations, and private sectors. The programme also lays a strong foundation to further your studies, thus enabling you to specialise further in policy areas or pursue higher degrees in public administration. You may also choose to further your studies in order to enrol in a doctoral programme, enabling you to enter a career in research and academia, or a specialised role in public policy.

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