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
Communication Studies
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to register for 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) | |||||||||||
| MCS1010 | Introduction to Film Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1030 | Introduction to Journalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1050 | New Media and the Social World | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1080 | Writing for Media and Communications | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MCS1021 | Human Communication | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1040 | Visual Communications and Graphic Design | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1110 | Introduction to Video Production | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MCS1070 | Personal Communications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1100 | Media, Society and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CGS1000 | Cognitive Psychology of Communications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CRC1010 | Introduction to Marketing Communications | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS1130 | Cultural Theory and Semiotics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Communication Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
Students are required to register for 12 ECTS 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) | |||||||||||
| CRC2000 | Consumer Behaviour in the Digital Era | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CRC2040 | Advertising | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| DGA2005 | Editorial Design | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS2210 | Ethics in the Media | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS2220 | Critical Issues for Journalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3201 | Film Theory | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| CRC2060 | Digital Storytelling in Marketing Communication | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IPG2001 | Principles of Information Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS2300 | Satirical Cartoons and Visual Narrative | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3050 | Audio Production | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3060 | Reporting | 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.