European Studies
The programme of studies aims to provide you with a solid and comprehensive knowledge of the European Union from a multidisciplinary angle, involving the politics, economics, law and history of European Integration. Another aim is to develop students' analytical skills and to deepen your critical appraisal of EU policies and EU affairs in general. Special emphasis is also laid, where appropriate, on the deepening of knowledge of the theories and theoretical frameworks employed by the various disciplines in assessing EU policies. In your final year, you may have the chance to demonstrate your knowledge by carrying out a research-based dissertation. Participation in the Erasmus+ mobility programme is also encouraged, for a more holistic and diverse 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.
European Studies
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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EST1020 | The Legal Order of the European Union | 8 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EST1042 | European Integration Theories, Paradigms and Key Documents | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Erasmus and visiting students studying in Malta can either register for EST1022 Law of the Institutions: General Principles of European Union Law during the first semester or for EST1023 Enforcement of European Union Law in the second semester.Students registering for EST1023 are required to have covered an equivalent of EST1022 at their home institution.Both EST1022 and EST1023 have a credit value of 4 ECTS and will be assessed at the end of their respective semester.Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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EST1030 | Introduction to Comparative Politics of Europe | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EST1036 | A Historical Perspective on EU Integration | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EST1040 | Introductory Micro Economics for European Studies | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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EST1041 | Introductory Macro Economics for European Studies | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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EST2229 | Research Methodology and Writing Skills | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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EST2140 | Politics of the European Union | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
EST3010 | The Economics of European Integration | 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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EST2060 | The Law of the Internal Market of the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2210 | Development Studies and the European Union | 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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EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2230 | Social Policy and the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2233 | Contemporary Migration Issues Across the Mediterranean (History, Policy and International Law) | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2234 | Malta in the European Union | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2235 | EU Cohesion Policy Implementation and Management | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2236 | European Union Simulation Unit | 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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EST3212 | EU Competition Law | 8 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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EST3180 | Human Rights in the EU | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3190 | European Environmental Law and Policy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3200 | The EU's External Policy and the CFSP | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3207 | Agenda-Setting in the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3208 | The Economics of EU Policies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3214 | Political Parties in Europe | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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EST3192 | European Union Economic and Monetary Union | 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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EST3090 | Euro-Mediterranean Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3191 | The Role of SMEs and Competitiveness in the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3193 | European Union Trade Policy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3197 | Comparative Federalism and the EU | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3201 | Sustainable Development and the EU | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3210 | European Security | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3211 | The Future of the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST3213 | Identity and Culture in Europe | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Maltese
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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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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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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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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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MAL2070 | Il-Poeżija Romantika: Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa u Oħrajn | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elettivi (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati) | |||||
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MAL2019* | Il-Korpus tal-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2027 | Id-Djaletti tal-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2028 | Il-Ġens Grammatikali fil-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2050 | Il-Partijiet tad-Diskors | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2060 | Terminoloġija Letterarja Avvanzata: Ir-Retorika | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2150 | Id-Djalett Sqalli u l-Element Sqalli fil-Malti | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2166 | It-Tradizzjoni Orali | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
* Għal din it-taqsima jistgħu jirreġistraw massimu ta’ tletin student.   | |||||
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Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet. | |||||
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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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Elettivi (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati) | |||||
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MAL1002 | Il-Varjabbli Soċjolingwistiċi f'Malta | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2015 | Is-Semantika Lessikali fil-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elettivi fil-lingwistika (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati) | |||||
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MAL2005 | Is-Sintassi tal-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2023 | Il-Malti Lsien Imħallat | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL2204 | Is-Sengħa tat-Traduzzjoni | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3003 | Il-Morfoloġija Inflettiva tal-Malti | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3004 | Studjużi tal-Malti: De Soldanis u Vassalli | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3005 | Is-Sentenza Nominali fil-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elettivi fil-letteratura (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati) | |||||
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MAL3070 | Il-Poeżija Moderna: Mill-Isfond Storiku sal-Ilħna Mkissra | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3071 | Il-Poeżija Moderna: Dħaħen fl-Imħuħ | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3080 | In-Narrattiva Moderna: Minn Camilleri sa Żahra | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3081 | In-Narrattiva Moderna: Borg, Balzan u Mahoney | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3090 | It-Teatru Malti mill-Indipendenza sal-Kontemporanji | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elettivi fil-lingwistika (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati) | |||||
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MAL3006 | Oqsma Sintattiċi fil-Malti | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elettivi fil-letteratura (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati) | |||||
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MAL3068 | Il-Mediterranjetà u l-Letteratura Maltija | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MAL3099 | Il-Metafora: Fil-Ħajja ta’ Kuljum u fil-Letteratura | 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 European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies (Hons) - and Bachelor of European Studies (B.Eur.Studies) - under the auspices of the Institute for European Studies.