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
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to register for 16 ECTS credits in elective study-unit 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) | |||||||||||
| LLT1160 | Sociolinguistics: An Introduction to Language Variation and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MAL1020 | Minn Djalett Għarbi għal Ilsien Nazzjonali: L-Istorja tal-Malti | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB2016 | Arabic 3 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3031 | Arabic Readings: Classical Arabic Literature | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| NES2016 | Archaeology and Nationalism in the Middle East | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT2003 | Nation, State and Society in the Middle East/North Africa | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB3047 | Arabic Linguistic and Literary Themes | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIN1024 | Hands-on Language | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT1011 | Introduction to Linguistics 1 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2180 | Language Variation and Change: Historical Linguistics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2360 | Language and Culture of Deaf People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2510 | Introduction to Programming for Language Applications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MAL1021 | Daħla għal-Lingwistika | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MAL1070 | L-Eqdem Testi Poetiċi Maltin | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| NES2003 | Introduction to Semitic Languages | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB2003 | Maghrebi Arabic | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB2034 | Arabic Literature: The Modern Period | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB3057 | Arabic 4 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| LIN2022 | Models of Grammar | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIN2350 | Issues in Phonetics and Phonology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| NES1004 | Origins of the Alphabet | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:46 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)10 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area 4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
| 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) | |||||||||||
| ARB3099 | Dissertation | 12 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ARB2018 | Approaches to the Study of Political Discourse in the Middle East | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB3005 | Arabic Dialectology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB3018 | Arabic 5 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3019 | Directed Study in Arabic Studies | 4 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 | |||||||||
| ARB3004 | Arabic Readings: Contemporary Arabic Writings | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3006 | Dialectal Arabic | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3011 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Arabic Grammar | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ARB3012 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Classical and Modern Arabic Texts | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS creditsRequirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic): 180 ECTS credits, of which:132 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Arabic)36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area12 ECTS credits optional study-units
Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 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) | |||||||||||
| ANT1004 | Ethnography and Anthropological Theory | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| GEO1005 | The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST1126 | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT1003 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ANT1005 | Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST1023 | Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| SPA1013 | Christians, Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST1021 | Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1006 | History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SPA1003 | An Overview of Spanish History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Contemporary Mediterranean 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 10 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) | |||||||||||
| ANT3006 | Political Anthropology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ANT3030 | People, Migration and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ARB2022 | Arab History and Civilization: The Oral Tradition | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2050 | Historical and Political Geography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2014 | A History of the Family and Sexual Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2017 | Anglo-Italian Relations in the Mediterranean: From the Renaissance to the Cold War | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3011 | European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3041 | Anthropology of Islam | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ANT3080 | History, Memory and Identity | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2005 | Physical Structure of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2027 | Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2030 | Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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) - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.