English
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.
| 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) | |||||||||||
| ENG1077 | Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introduction | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG1082 | Shakespeare and Tudor Drama | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG1076 | Genre: Prose | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG1083 | Introduction to English Syntax and Phonetics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG1173 | Romantic Poets 1: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1174 | English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG1078 | Writing Seminars 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1274 | English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: Further Studies | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG1071 | Chaucer: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1080 | English in Society 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1273 | Romantic Poets 2: Byron, Keats, Shelley | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1278 | The Art of the Essay | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in English26 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 register for study-units as indicated hereunder to bring the total for the year to 26 ECTS credits:At least 2 ECTS credits across the year from each of the following Language and Linguistics groups: Applications in English-Language Studies, Describing Language, and Language in Society.At least 2 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer.
| 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) | |||||||||||
| ENG2022 | Theories of Literature 2: Literature Criticism Theory - Then and Now | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG2081 | The Modern Novel | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG2033 | Maltese Literature in English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2077 | Practical Criticism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2099 | From Plato to Pater | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG2078 | Writing Seminars 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language and Linguistic GroupsApplications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG2031 | Studying English Language at Undergraduate Level | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG2049 | Topics in English Pragmatics | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2118 | Aspects of English Phonology | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2028 | Discourse of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2480 | English in Society 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG2005 | Poetry of the Eighteenth Century | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2053 | The Postcolonial Novel (Australian) | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2054 | Metaphysical Poetry and Baroque Writing in England | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2068 | Medieval Literature into Film | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2071 | Shakespeare into Film | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2087 | Creative Writing 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2096 | The Pre-Raphaelites and their Circle | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2097 | Children's Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2133 | Maltese Literature in English: Prose | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2177 | Practical Criticism: Narrative | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2180 | Nineteenth Century American Poetry: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2199 | From Plato to Pater (Part 1) | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2255 | Eighteenth-Century Prose 2: Further Studies | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2290 | Genre: Creative Nonfiction | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG2027 | Shakespeare: Genius and the Imagination | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG2030 | Second Language Acquisition of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2057 | Stylistics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG3080 | Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2085 | Child Language Acquisition of English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG1372 | Shakespeare: The Second Tetralogy of History Plays | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2007 | Milton and the Epic Voice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2041 | High Modernism in English and American Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2042 | The English Novel in the Later Nineteenth Century: Henry James | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2050 | The Postcolonial Memoir | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2052 | The Postcolonial Novel 1: African | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2063 | Theories of Literature 3: Gender and Power | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2064 | Theories of Literature 4: Postcolonialism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2066 | Current Debates in Literary Theory | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2067 | Chaucer and Medieval Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2092 | Travel Writing | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2173 | Modern Drama | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2176 | Victorian Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2276 | Modern Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2277 | Practical Criticism: Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2299 | English Language Studies IV | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2333 | Maltese Literature in English: Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2380 | Nineteenth Century American Short Story | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective study-units and study-units from the Language and Linguistic groups which are offered during year 2 are also on offer during year 3 and vice versa. | |||||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:26 ECTS credits in English26 ECTS credits in the subsidiary 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 register for study-units as indicated hereunder to bring the total for the year to 28 ECTS credits:At least 2 ECTS credits across the year from each of the following Language and Linguistics groups: Applications in English-Language Studies, Describing Language, and Language in Society.At least 2 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG3072 | Contemporary Fiction | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG3074 | Techniques of Close Reading and Comparative Literature | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Language and Linguistic GroupsApplications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG3011 | Applied Linguistics in English Studies 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3022 | Exploring English Corpora: Language and Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2028 | Discourse of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3170 | Varieties of English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG2049 | Topics in English Pragmatics | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2118 | Aspects of English Phonology | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG3082 | Slave Narratives | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3091 | Linguistics Seminar 1 and 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3113* | Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3173 | British Poetry after 1945 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113. | |||||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG3051 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Ideas and Concepts | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG3052 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Readings, Interpretations, Applications | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG3016 | Language and the Literary Mind | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3017 | Applied Linguistics in English Studies 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG3080 | Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2085 | Child Language Acquisition of English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG2273 | Contemporary Drama | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3083 | American Studies: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3084 | World Literature in Translation | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3086 | Horror | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3087 | Creative Writing 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3093 | Theories of Literature 5: Literature and Ecocriticism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3113* | Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113.Elective study-units and study-units from the Linguistic groups which are offered during year 3 are also on offer during year 2 and vice versa. | |||||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in English28 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. English and in another area of study: 180 credits, of which:80 credits in English80 credits in the other area 20 credits optional study-units
International Relations
Should there be the need, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of either 4 ECTS or 8 ECTS as applicable from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL1025* | Introduction to Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1193** | Introduction to Modern Europe | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST1126*** | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit IRL1025 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. Students with an Advanced Level in Economics must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.** IRL1193 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. Students with an Advanced Level in History must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.*** HST1126 cannot be taken by students following either Bachelor of Arts in History or Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History. | |||||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in International Relations26 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 study-units to the value of 18 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IRL3096* | Contemporary European Studies | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2012 | Foreign Policy of Russia | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2014 | An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2064 | Asia-Pacific in the World | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2089 | Further Studies in Diplomacy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3196 | The Politics and the Government of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL2025 | Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2011 | Foreign Policy of USA | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2013 | Political Economy of War | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2058 | Terror: Ideas and Realities | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2084 | The International Relations of Small States and Territories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2092 | Political Movements and Parties | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3006 | Politics and Government in the Persian Gulf | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3010 | Norms, Rights and Climate Justice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3065 | The Media and International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3296 | External Relations of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot regsiter for study-units IRL3196 and IRL3296. | |||||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:26 ECTS credits in International Relations26 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 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IRL2090* | International Relations since 1919 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL2099 | Conflict Resolution and International Relations | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL3189 | International Political Economy 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2060 | Contemporary China | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2098 | Malta in International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3013 | Nuclear Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3095 | Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL2025 | Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PPG2003 | Global Environmental Governance | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL3057 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL3058 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IRL2020 | Nationalism in International Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2036 | Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2290 | International Relations since 1945 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3007 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3012 | Democracy, Autocracy, and World Order | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3050 | International Institutions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot register for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290. | |||||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in International Relations28 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. International Relations and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in International Relations80 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.