Bachelor of Arts in German and Social Studies

Bachelor of Arts in German and Social Studies

MQF Level

6

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.


Social Studies

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.

In the programme of study in Social Studies, we provide you with a transdisciplinary holistic approach towards the field and its means of integration in the modern world we inhabit. By taking a local and international perspective, you will learn about the interrelating and causal relationship between geography, history, political and social science and the humanities in our society. You will be integrated in a broad spectrum of fields and will acquire knowledge on areas ranging from bioethics and warfare to anthropology of migration and cultural criticism. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a more diverse and multicultural learning experience.


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.

Information for International applicants

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.

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.


Social Studies

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.

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.


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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

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 Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units
Total 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 Studies
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 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 Studies
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

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

Social Studies

Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Carry out research and write academic essays through your refined use of critical thought and methodological research skills.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions and contribute your unique knowledge on the subject matter with your heightened capacity of problem-solving, critical thought and performative skills.
  • Recall historical events, key figures and theoretical concepts, theories and criticisms respective of the field of study or area at hand.
  • Have a better understanding of human behaviour in its relation to social phenomena and institutions.
  • Apply your theoretical knowledge of the subject matter on contemporary issues, both local and international.

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.


Social Studies

As a graduate in this programme of study you will have career opportunities, both locally and internationally, as a sociologist, historian, teacher, political scientist, market research analyst and human resources officer. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic career, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses.


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