Communication Studies
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to register for 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MCS1010 | Introduction to Film Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1030 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1050 | New Media and the Social World | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1080 | Writing for Media and Communications | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MCS1021 | Human Communication | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1040 | Visual Communications and Graphic Design | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1110 | Introduction to Video Production | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MCS1070 | Personal Communications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1100 | Media, Society and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CGS1000 | Cognitive Psychology of Communications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CRC1010 | Introduction to Marketing Communications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1130 | Cultural Theory and Semiotics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Communication Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose a study-units to the value of 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CRC2000 | Consumer Behaviour in the Digital Era | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS2210 | Ethics in the Media | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3201 | Film Theory | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CRC2040 | Advertising | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| DGA2005 | Editorial Design | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS2220 | Critical Issues for Journalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CRC2060 | Digital Storytelling in Marketing Communication | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3060 | Reporting | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IPG2001 | Principles of Information Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS2300 | Satirical Cartoons and Visual Narrative | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3050 | Audio Production | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:28 ECTS credits in Communication Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area6 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 12 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CST3192 | Media in Maltese Society | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CRC3010 | Digital Marketing and Analytics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3140 | Digital Content Creation | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3150 | Data Journalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3250 | Scriptwriting | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3600 | Documentary Film Production | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MCS3850 | Synoptic - Theory 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MCS3851 | Synoptic - Theory 2 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CRC3030 | Ethics, Sustainability and Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3281 | Media Conference Basics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3651 | Using Communication for Social Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3811 | Public Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3160 | Journalism: Historical Contexts | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3400 | Adaptation for the Screen | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in Communication Studies28 ECTS credits in the other area 4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A.Communications Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in Communication Studies80 ECTS credits in the other area 20 ECTS credits optional study-units
German
| 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) | |||||||||||
| GRM1055 | Deutsche Grammatik 1 / German Grammar 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| GRM1050 | Einführung in die Literaturwissenschaft / Introduction to German literature studies | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM1053 | Einführung in die Landeskunde und Kulturwissenschaft / Introduction to area and cultural studies | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM1056 | Sprachpraxis 1 / Language practice 1 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| GRM1054 | Einführung in die deutsche Sprachwissenschaft / Introduction to German linguistics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM1057 | Sprachpraxis 2 / Language practice 2 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM1065 | Introduction to German Literature and Film | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in German26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| GRM2057 | Sprachpraxis 3 / Language practice 3 | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM2061 | German History and Culture | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM2062 | Deutsche Grammatik 2 / German Grammar 2 | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| GRM2050 | Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Aufklaerung bis zur Klassik | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM2064 | Übersetzung 1 / Translation 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM3055 | Linguistik im Kontext/ Linguistics in Context | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| GRM2053 | Interkulturelle Kompetenz / Intercultural competence | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM2060 | Sprachpraxis 4 / Language practice 4 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM2063 | Deutsche Grammatik 3 / German Grammar 3 | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| GRM2052 | Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Von der Romantik bis zum Expressionismus | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM2055 | Sprachkontakt und Sprachwandel / Language contact and language change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM2065 | Übersetzung 2 / Translation 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:26 ECTS credits in German26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 credits
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.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| GRM3057 | Lesen und Schreiben / Reading and writing skills | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM3059 | Deutsch im Beruf / Professional German | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units(Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| GRM2054 | Phonetik, Phonologie und Graphematik des Deutschen / Phonetics, phonology and graphematics of German | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM3050 | Deutsche Literaturgeschichte: Vom 20. Jahrhundert bis zur Gegenwart | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GRM3058 | Pragmatik, Text- und Diskursanalyse / Pragmatics, Textual and Discourse Analysis | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| GRM3007 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: German | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM3008 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: German | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| GRM3054 | Deutschsprachige Medien und aktuelle Themen / German-language media and topical issues | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in German28 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. German and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in German80 ECTS credits in the other area 20 ECTS credits optional study-units
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.