Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy with History of Art

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy with History of Art

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Philosophy

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 undergraduate course in philosophy, we will help enrich and refine your philosophical knowledge by providing in depth and intricate lectures on the multifaceted nature of its school of thoughts. During the course you will gain a holistic perspective on the development of philosophical thought through our taught and research curriculum, lecture debates, assignments and presentations. We will equip you with an accuracy for critical thought, sceptical analysis and a heightened sense of observational and analytical skills that will be fruitful in both of your personal life and field of work. In your final year of studies, you may have the opportunity to present a research-based dissertation of your choice. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a diverse and multicultural academic 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

Philosophy

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.


History of Art

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.


You are viewing the entry requirements for International applicants. Switch to Local qualifications.


You can submit your application online. The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses. We encourage all international applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. This is especially important if you require a visa to travel and eventually stay in Malta.

You can compare your national qualifications to the local requirements by visiting our qualifications comparability webpage. Access more information about our admission process and English language requirements.

The University of Malta has student accommodation on campus called Campus Hub. Campus Hub is just a 2-minute walk from the main campus. For more information, visit the accommodation website.

Our dedicated team at the student recruitment office is here to support you every step of the way. From the moment you start your application to the moment when you receive your decision letter, we're here to assist you. If you have any questions or need further information, don't hesitate to reach out to us. You can contact us at info@um.edu.mt, and our team will be more than happy to help.

After you receive an offer from us, our International Office will assist you with visas, accommodation and other related issues.

Philosophy

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1001 History of Philosophy: (a) Ancient Philosophy and (b) Medieval Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI1014 Political Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI1028 Philosophical Practice 2 ECTS      
PHI1090 Philosophy: Tools and Problems 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1006 History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI1017 Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI1024 Epistemology 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy
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 28 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)
 
PHI2052 New Realism and Materialism 4 ECTS      
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2005 Philosophy of Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2034 Phenomenology and Existentialism 4 ECTS      
PHI2044 Theories of Consciousness 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS      
PHI2054 The Ethics and Politics of AI 4 ECTS      
PHI2101 Life, Death, and Passion 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
PHI3056* Machiavelli's The Prince: Text and Contexts 4 ECTS      
PHI3067 A Critical Reading of Descartes Meditations 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit PHI3056 is offered on alternate years.

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI2001 Logic 6 ECTS      
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2039 Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World 4 ECTS      
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2123 Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism 4 ECTS      
PHI3026 Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations 4 ECTS      
PHI3028 Philosophy of the Media 4 ECTS      
PHI3031 Philosophy of Mathematics 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3052 Philosophy of the Animal 4 ECTS      
PHI3072 Pascal's Pensees - A Critical Study 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
46 ECTS credits in Philosophy
10 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
4 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 36 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)
 
PHI3099 Dissertation 12 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2005 Philosophy of Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2029* Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2034 Phenomenology and Existentialism 4 ECTS      
PHI2044 Theories of Consciousness 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS      
PHI2054 The Ethics and Politics of AI 4 ECTS      
PHI2101 Life, Death, and Passion 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
PHI3067 A Critical Reading of Descartes Meditations 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit PHI2029 is offered on alternate years.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI3010 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI3011 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2039 Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World 4 ECTS      
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2123 Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism 4 ECTS      
PHI3026 Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations 4 ECTS      
PHI3028 Philosophy of the Media 4 ECTS      
PHI3031 Philosophy of Mathematics 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3052 Philosophy of the Animal 4 ECTS      
PHI3072 Pascal's Pensees - A Critical Study 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for successful completion to Year 3:
60 ECTS credits in Philosophy

Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Philosophy: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in Philosophy
36 ECTS credits in the Subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits in optional units

History of Art

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART1001 Introduction to History of Art as a Discipline 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1013 Early Renaissance Art in Italy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1140 Italian Renaissance Architecture 1400-1600 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART1005 Modern Art in the Making 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1017 The Art and Architecture of Early Christianity and the Early Middle Ages 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1027 The Visual Culture of the Central Mediterranean: Malta and Sicily in the 17th and 18th Century 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1120 Museum Placement 1 2 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in History of Art
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

Students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits on offer throughout the year.
 
Semester 1
AAH2035 Twentieth-Century Visual Culture 4 ECTS      
ART2000 Art in Malta 1: Late Medieval to Early Renaissance 4 ECTS      
ART2018 Caravaggio and Early Baroque Classicism 4 ECTS      
ART2038 Gender Issues in Art 2 ECTS      
ART2140 Italian Baroque Architecture 1600-1750 4 ECTS      
ART2151 The Decorative Arts in the 19th Century 2 ECTS      
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
ART2005 Northern Renaissance Art 4 ECTS      
ART2008 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy 4 ECTS      
ART2010 Roman Baroque Sculpture 4 ECTS      
ART2011 Modern and Contemporary Art 4 ECTS      
ART2022 Greek and Roman Art and Architecture 4 ECTS      
ART2109 The Art and Architecture of the High and Late Middle Ages: Romanesque to Gothic 4 ECTS      
ART2114 Study Tour 4 ECTS      
ART2314 Conservation Placement 2 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.

Philosophy

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

  • Thoroughly read philosophical texts and critically engage with texts to discuss them coherently and fluently.
  • Engage in discursive atmospheres composed of an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature.
  • Recall key historic philosophers and distinguish between different schools of thought and movements, with a keen awareness on their main contributions to the general spectrum of philosophy.
  • Carry out and conduct research in an academic and critical manner.
  • Evaluate the ethical nature of transdisciplinary areas by combining your philosophical knowledge and applying ethical theory to specific disciplines.

History of Art

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

  • Use your mastered skill-set of intricate observational and inductive analysis to interpret artistic works in its variety of manners.
  • Critically discuss artistic works in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
  • Have a better understanding of the causal link between the practicality of art with society, history and culture on both a microcosmic and macrocosmic scale.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of different art works in a diversity of genres according to geographic locations, while also being able to distinguish the art work of different historical periods.
  • Recall important historic artists who have contributed to the movement and evolution of art.
  • Possess a visual awareness of contemporary art.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

You are viewing the fees for non EU nationals. Switch to EU nationals if you are a national of any country from within the EU/EEA.

Philosophy

If you are interested in furthering your academic knowledge or are considering an academic career as a teacher or lecturer, then we encourage you to enrol in a postgraduate course offered by the University of Malta. Other career opportunities, both locally and internationally, feature professions such as a newspaper journalist, author, human resources officer and as a business analyst.


Humanities Stream

Hello there. We noticed that you are searching from an overseas country. Do you possess any overseas qualifications?

Hello there. We noticed that you are searching from outside the European Union.

Are you an EU/EEA national?

https://www.um.edu.mt/courses/overview/ubahphiartft-2026-7-o/