Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB1001 | Arabic 1 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB1025 | Introduction to Arabic Studies | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB1002 | Arabic 2 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB1042 | Arabic Literature: The Abbasid Period | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB2016 | Arabic 3 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3131 | Arabic Readings: Classical Arabic Poetry and Prose | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB2003 | Maghrebi Arabic | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB3057 | Arabic 4 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:26 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)26 ECTS credits in the other area 8 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB3018 | Arabic 5 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3032 | Arabic Readings: Modern Arabic Literature | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB2012 | Media Arabic | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB3015 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Arabic Grammar | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3016 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Arabic Texts; Arabic Literature | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:30 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)28 ECTS credits in the other area2 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic) and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)80 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.