Sociology
| 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 Sociology26 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 choose study-units to the value of 30 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) | |||||||||||
| SOC2102 | Key Concepts in Contemporary Sociology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC2125 | Quantitative Research in Social Sciences | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2051 | Contemporary Social Issues | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2066 | Sociology of Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2068 | Work Placement | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2071 | Introduction to Demography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 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) | |||||||||||
| SOC2003 | Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2064 | The Body, Society and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 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 3:46 ECTS credits in Sociology10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal 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) | |||||||||||
| SOC3000 | 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) | |||||||||||
| SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2051 | Contemporary Social Issues | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2066 | Sociology of Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2068 | Work Placement | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2071 | Introduction to Demography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 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) | |||||||||||
| SOC3001 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SOC3002 | 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) | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2064 | The Body, Society and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2124 | Gender: A Sociological Exploration | 4 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 creditsRequirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Sociology: 180 ECTS credits, of which:132 ECTS credits in Sociology36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area12 ECTS credits optional study-units
Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese)
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CHN1014 | An Overview of Chinese History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CHN1024 | Chinese Language 1 | 8 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| CHN1021 | Twentieth-Century Chinese History | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| CHN1023 | Chinese Language 2 | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese)26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| CHN2013 | Chinese Linguistics 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CHN2014 | Classical Chinese Literature | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| CHN2021 | Chinese Language 3 | 10 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| CHN3025 | Anthropological Perspectives on Southeast Asia and China | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:10 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Chinese)46 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
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.