International Relations
Should there be the need, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of either 4 ECTS or 8 ECTS as applicable from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL1025* | Introduction to Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1193** | Introduction to Modern Europe | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST1126*** | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit IRL1025 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. Students with an Advanced Level in Economics must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.** IRL1193 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. Students with an Advanced Level in History must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.*** HST1126 cannot be taken by students following either Bachelor of Arts in History or Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History. | |||||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in International Relations26 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 18 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) | |||||||||||
| IRL3096* | Contemporary European Studies | 8 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2012 | Foreign Policy of Russia | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2014 | An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2064 | Asia-Pacific in the World | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2089 | Further Studies in Diplomacy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3196 | The Politics and the Government of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL2025 | Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2011 | Foreign Policy of USA | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2013 | Political Economy of War | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2058 | Terror: Ideas and Realities | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2084 | The International Relations of Small States and Territories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2092 | Political Movements and Parties | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3006 | Politics and Government in the Persian Gulf | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3010 | Norms, Rights and Climate Justice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3065 | The Media and International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3296 | External Relations of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot regsiter for study-units IRL3196 and IRL3296. | |||||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:26 ECTS credits in International Relations26 ECTS credits in the other area 8 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 8 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) | |||||||||||
| IRL2090* | International Relations since 1919 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL2099 | Conflict Resolution and International Relations | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL3189 | International Political Economy 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2060 | Contemporary China | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2098 | Malta in International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3013 | Nuclear Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3095 | Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL2025 | Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PPG2003 | Global Environmental Governance | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL3057 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL3058 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IRL2020 | Nationalism in International Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2036 | Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2290 | International Relations since 1945 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3007 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3012 | Democracy, Autocracy, and World Order | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3050 | International Institutions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot register for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290. | |||||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in International Relations28 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. International Relations and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in International Relations80 ECTS credits in the other area 20 ECTS credits optional study-units
Social Studies
| 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 Social 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 26 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) | |||||||||||
| ANT3023 | Anthropological Perspectives on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2016 | The Geography of Tourism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2360 | Language and Culture of Deaf People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3953 | Digital Media and Information Literacies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2066 | Sociology of Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2071 | Introduction to Demography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2125 | Quantitative Research in Social Sciences | 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 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ANT3030 | People, Migration and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ECL2000 | Introduction to European Union Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2029 | Global history (c.1492 - c.1870) | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2161 | Lingua Francas | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2003 | Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| SOC2063 | Sociology of Cyberspace | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 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 3:26 ECTS credits in Social Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area 8 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 16 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) | |||||||||||
| ANT3023 | Anthropological Perspectives on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2016 | The Geography of Tourism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2360 | Language and Culture of Deaf People | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2047 | Understanding Nations and Nationalism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2066 | Sociology of Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 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) | |||||||||||
| SST3001 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SST3002 | 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) | |||||||||||
| ANT3030 | People, Migration and Change | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2029 | Global history (c.1492 - c.1870) | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LLT2161 | Lingua Francas | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2006 | Sociology of Inequality | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 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 successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in Social Studies28 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsRequirement for award of B.A. Social Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in Social Studies80 ECTS credits in the other area 20 ECTS credits optional study-units
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) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.