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
Social Studies
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| SOC1012 | Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC1014 | Family Life - A Sociological Investigation | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC1060 | Foundations of Sociology: Theories and Perspectives | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC1061 | Sociology of Island Life | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| SOC1007 | The Sociological Imaginary in Practice | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC1046 | Urban Society and Culture | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC1058 | Health, Illness and Society | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Social Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3023 | Anthropological Perspectives on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2016 | The Geography of Tourism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2360 | Language and Culture of Deaf People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3953 | Digital Media and Information Literacies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2066 | Sociology of Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2071 | Introduction to Demography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2125 | Quantitative Research in Social Sciences | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2347 | Maritime Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3036 | Sociology of Housing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3123 | People on the Move: Mobility, Travel and Displacement | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3030 | People, Migration and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ECL2000 | Introduction to European Union Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2029 | Global history (c.1492 - c.1870) | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2161 | Lingua Francas | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2003 | Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2006 | Sociology of Inequality | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2007 | Theories in Sociology of Religion | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 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 | |||||||||
| SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2126 | Sociology of Social Policy | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2345 | Sociology of Social Movements and Protest | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3005 | Sociology of Money | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3007 | Religion in Malta: An International Field Course | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3008 | Directed Learning | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3035 | Sociology of the Arts | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:26 ECTS credits in Social Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area 8 ECTS credits 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 16 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3023 | Anthropological Perspectives on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2016 | The Geography of Tourism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2360 | Language and Culture of Deaf People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2066 | Sociology of Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2347 | Maritime Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3036 | Sociology of Housing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3123 | People on the Move: Mobility, Travel and Displacement | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| SST3001 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SST3002 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3030 | People, Migration and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2029 | Global history (c.1492 - c.1870) | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2161 | Lingua Francas | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2006 | Sociology of Inequality | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2126 | Sociology of Social Policy | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2345 | Sociology of Social Movements and Protest | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3005 | Sociology of Money | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3007 | Religion in Malta: An International Field Course | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3008 | Directed Learning | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC3035 | Sociology of the Arts | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in Social Studies28 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. Social Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in Social Studies80 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.