Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy with Politics with Maltese

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Philosophy with Politics with Maltese

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Philosophy with Politics

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.

By following the B. A in Philosophy with Politics, you will be immersing yourself in the world of political ideas. This programme is designed to help you get to grips with the questions that dominate the contemporary political landscape. The perennial questions of philosophy, such as ‘What is Justice?’ and ‘How do we achieve a just society?’ are central to this course and they will be re-examined from the perspectives of several contemporary political philosophers. During your studies, you will be strongly encouraged both to debate and defend your position as well as adopt a critical attitude towards the authors you encounter.


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

Maltese

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


Philosophy with Politics

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.


Maltese

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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Philosophy with Politics

 
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)    
PHI1036 What is Politics? 4 ECTS      
PHI1039 On the Question of the Ethical and the Political 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy with Politics
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)
 
PHI2103 Foucault and Derrida on Politics, Identity and the Other 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
LLT3410 Discourse, Ideology and Power 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3056* Machiavelli's The Prince: Text and Contexts 4 ECTS      
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 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      
PHI2043 Essence and Identity between Metaphysics, Politics and Culture 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements and Protest 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
46 ECTS credits in Philosophy with Politics
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 28 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
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI3057 Theories of the Revolution 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2029* Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 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)    
PHI3062 Virtue Politics and Communitarianism 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL3010** Norms, Rights and Climate Justice 4 ECTS      
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3059** Utopian Politics 4 ECTS      

** Study-units PHI3059 and IRL3010 are offered in alternate years.

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

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

Maltese

 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.
 
MAL1003 L-Ortografija tal-Malti 4 ECTS   (NC)    
MAL1020 Minn Djalett Għarbi għal Ilsien Nazzjonali: L-Istorja tal-Malti 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.
 
MAL1002 Il-Varjabbli Soċjolingwistiċi f'Malta 2 ECTS   (NC)    
MAL1006 Introduzzjoni għall-Fonetika u l-Fonoloġija tal-Malti 2 ECTS   (NC)    
MAL1021 Daħla għal-Lingwistika 2 ECTS   (NC)    
MAL1060 L-Idea tal-Letteratura 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.
 
MAL1055 Daħla għan-Narrattiva 4 ECTS   (NC)    
MAL1070 L-Eqdem Testi Poetiċi Maltin 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
Biex jgħaddu għat-tieni sena l-istudenti jeħtieġu:
26 krettu fil-Malti
26 krettu fil-qasam sussidjarju
8 kretti f'taqsimiet fakultattivi

B'kollox għal din is-sena fil-kors tal-B.A. jsiru: 60 krettu

L-istudenti huma meħtieġa jirreġistraw għal taqsimiet elettivi ta' għaxar kretti minn dawk offruti matul is-sena.
 
Semester 1
 
Elettivi (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati).)
 
MAL2007* Kors Monografiku fil-Lingwistika Maltija 2 2 ECTS      
MAL2017 Il-Pjanifikazzjoni Lingwistika 4 ECTS      
MAL2019** Il-Korpus tal-Malti 2 ECTS      
MAL2028 Il-Ġens Grammatikali fil-Malti 2 ECTS      
MAL2050 Il-Partijiet tad-Diskors 2 ECTS      
MAL2055 Teoriji tal-Letteratura 4 ECTS      
MAL2060 Ir-Retorika 2 ECTS      
MAL2070 Il-Poeżija Romantika: Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa u Oħrajn 4 ECTS      
MAL2091*** Il-Kritika Letterarja: Il-Prattika 2 4 ECTS      
MAL2166 It-Tradizzjoni Orali 2 ECTS      
MAL2191 Stħarriġ Prattiku tal-Poeżija 2 2 ECTS      
MAL2204 Is-Sengħa tat-Traduzzjoni 2 ECTS      
MAL2291 Stħarriġ Prattiku tal-Proża 2 2 ECTS      

* Peress li taqsima MAL2007 ma tiftaħx kull sena, qabel ma jirreġistraw, l-istudenti jridu jikkuntattjaw lill-Kap tad-Dipartiment.

** Għal taqsima MAL2019 jistgħu jirreġistraw massimu ta’ tletin student.

*** It-taqsima MAL2091 hija taqsima sħiħa li tinqasam f'żewġ partijiet li huma MAL2191 u MAL2291. Biex tagħżel MAL2091 ma tistgħax tagħżel ukoll MAL2191 u/jew MAL2291.  
 
Semester 2
 
Elettivi (L-elettivi jiġu offruti biss jekk l-iskeda tal-ħinijiet tippermetti u jkun hemm numru minimu ta' studenti reġistrati)
 
MAL2016 Dokumenti Qodma bil-Malti 4 ECTS      
MAL2021 Il-Fonetika u l-Fonoloġija tal-Malti 2 ECTS      
MAL2022 Il-Morfoloġija Derivattiva tal-Malti 4 ECTS      
MAL2027 Id-Djaletti tal-Malti 2 ECTS      
MAL2071 Il-Poeżija Romantika: Zammit, Vassallo u Oħrajn 4 ECTS      
MAL2080 In-Narrattiva Storika u Realista 4 ECTS      
MAL2084 Daħla għall-Kultura Maltija 2 ECTS      
MAL2090 It-Teatru Malti mill-Bidu sa Ebejer 4 ECTS      
MAL3056* Teorija u Estetika Letterarja 4 ECTS      

* Biex jieħdu din it-taqsima l-istudenti jridu jkunu għamlu taqsima MAL2055.

 
B'kollox għal din is-sena fil-kors tal-B.A. jsiru: 10 kretti

Biex jgħaddu għat-tielet sena l-istudenti jeħtieġu:
46 krettu fis-suġġett l-ieħor
10 kretti fil-qasam sussidjarju
4 kretti f'taqsimiet fakultattivi

B'kollox għal din is-sena fil-kors tal-B.A. jsiru: 60 krettu

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 with Politics

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

  • Critically engage with key political philosophy texts to discuss them coherently and fluently.
  • Engage in debates concerning the political issues that dominate the contemporary world.
  • Evaluate various political ideas to position them across the political spectrum.
  • Recall key political philosophers to ascertain their possible contributions to political problems.
  • Conduct research in an academic and critical manner.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Philosophy with Politics

The Philosophy with Politics programme of studies will benefit those who are interested in pursuing a career In politics, political organisations, public service, policy formulation, advisory bodies, and human resources.


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