Bachelor of Arts in German and Linguistics

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

German

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

The programme in German will give you an academic perspective at the Germanic language in terms of linguistics, literature and culture. During the course we will instil within you a deep appreciation for the language by helping you refine and hone your lexical, syntactic and grammatical abilities in all of the language's mediums. Your heightened insight in history and culture will prove invaluable in the work field, and you will gain a better understanding of how the contemporary state of the German language and Germany itself have been affected by key historical events. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a diversified and multicultural experience will give you a holistic academic journey.

Linguistics

The undergraduate programme of study in Linguistics will give you an academic perspective of Maltese and global linguistics. During the course we will provide you with knowledge on the multifaceted qualities of linguistics, ranging from sociolonguistics, psycholinguistics and Maltese sign language, to applied linguistics, Python programming, Stylistics and the tripartite influence of discourse, ideology and power. We also encourage you to participate in our Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that a multicultural and diversified international experience will deliver a more holistic and beneficial academic journey.

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.

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German

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better in German.

German

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Linguistics

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

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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 German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total 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 German
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total 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 German
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. German and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in German
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

Linguistics


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)

LLT1160	Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language Variation and Change	4 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LIN1017	Maltese Sign Language 1 for Linguistics Students	2 ECTS
LLT1002	Techniques and Skills for doing Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT1011	Introduction to Linguistics 1	6 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LIN1024	Hands-on Language	4 ECTS
LLT1012	Introduction to Linguistics 2	6 ECTS	(NC)

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Linguistics
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total 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 10 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)

LLT2510	Introduction to Programming for Language Applications	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

LIN1121	Language for Humans and Machines	4 ECTS
LIN2033	Discourse Analysis	4 ECTS
LIN3070	Maltese Sign Language 2: Intermediate Course	2 ECTS
LLT2180	Language Variation and Change: Historical Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2191	Psycholinguistics: Language Acquisition	4 ECTS
LLT2360	Language and Culture of Deaf People	4 ECTS
LLT2811*	Introducing Research Methods and Quantitative Research Basics for Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2812	Introducing Qualitative Research Basics for Linguistics	2 ECTS
* Study-unit LLT2811 is strongly recommended.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LIN2022	Models of Grammar	4 ECTS
LIN2083	Issues in Semantics and Pragmatics	4 ECTS
LIN2350	Issues in Phonetics and Phonology	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

LIN3098	Corpus Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2161	Lingua Francas	4 ECTS
LLT2830	Quantitative Research in Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT3190	Second Language Acquisition and Language Learning	4 ECTS
LLT3370	Foundations in Sign Linguistics	4 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Linguistics
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total 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.

During their third year of study, students have the possibility to register for elective study-units which were offered during their second year (relisted below) given that these were not already registered for.


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)

LIN3003	Synoptic Study-Unit: General Linguistics	6 ECTS	(NC)
LIN3004	Synoptic Study-Unit: Interdisciplinary Issues in Linguistics	6 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

LIN3010	Language Typology and Universals	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

LIN3070	Maltese Sign Language 2: Intermediate Course	2 ECTS
LIN3301	Experimental Psycholinguistics	4 ECTS
LIN3502	Multimodal Interaction and Communication	4 ECTS
LLT2180	Language Variation and Change: Historical Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2191	Psycholinguistics: Language Acquisition	4 ECTS
LLT2360	Language and Culture of Deaf People	4 ECTS
LLT2520	Introduction to Computational Models for Language Data	4 ECTS
LLT2811*	Introducing Research Methods and Quantitative Research Basics for Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT3060	Advanced Issues in the Sound Structure of Languages	4 ECTS
LLT3410	Discourse, Ideology and Power	4 ECTS
LLT3550	Speech Technology	5 ECTS
* If not already taken during the second year, study-unit LLT2811 is highly recommended.

Semester 2

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

LIN3095	Writing Systems	4 ECTS
LIN3098	Corpus Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT2161	Lingua Francas	4 ECTS
LLT2830	Quantitative Research in Linguistics	4 ECTS
LLT3190	Second Language Acquisition and Language Learning	4 ECTS
LLT3370	Foundations in Sign Linguistics	4 ECTS

Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Linguistics
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Linguistics and in another area of study : 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Linguistics
80 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.

German

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Conduct and carry out academic research related to the subject matter in a professional and critical manner.
Possess the fluent capacity to speak, write and read on an intermediate or native-like level of the target language.
Practice the critical analysis of texts, topics and cultural perspectives in the target language, while also contributing to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions where your knowledge would be an invaluable necessity.
Recall key historical events and figures related to several facets of German that are contingent on the context being researched or discussed.
Competent in demonstrating your information literacy skills.

Linguistics

By the end of this course you will be able to:

Have a specific skill-set that will contribute to your heightened verbal and written communication faculties.
Carry out and conduct critical academic research through the use of quantitative and qualitative methodologies.
Be proficient in language and data analysis which are crucial for the accurate collection, management and interpretation of data.
Solve problems through your honed ability to analyse language and your refined capacity for critical thinking.
Be aware of contemporary linguistic-use in different cultures, mediums and societies.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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German

As a graduate of this course, you will be employable in a variety of fields, both locally and internationally, as a translator, interpreter, journalist, cultural consultant, paralegal, publisher, editor, writer, UN Representative, Event planner, historian, librarian and as an archivist. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a more holistic learning experience.

Linguistics

As a graduate of this course you will be employable, both locally and foreign, as a linguist, lexicographer, technical writer, forensic linguist, accent coach, translator, copywriter, interpreter, editor, language therapist and as a computational linguist. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to pursue on of our postgraduate local programmes.