Bachelor of Arts in Maltese and Philosophy

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Maltese

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.

The programme of study in Maltese is an opportune course to provide you with an academic perspective on the national first language and mother-tongue of Malta. During the course you will learn about the linguistic, phonetic, morphologic, syntactic and literary qualities of Maltese, in conjunction with external features such as history, culture and society. Through a chronological lens of how both Maltese language and literature have developed throughout the years, we will instil within you a deep appreciation for the country's history and its contemporary important status as Mediterranean and active country.

Philosophy

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. 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.

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Maltese

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

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.

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.

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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


Semester 1

Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.

MAL2017	Il-Pjanifikazzjoni Lingwistika	4 ECTS	(NC)
MAL2050	Il-Partijiet tad-Diskors	2 ECTS	(NC)
MAL2070	Il-Poeżija Romantika: Dun Karm, Rużar Briffa u Oħrajn	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.

MAL2015	Is-Semantika Lessikali fil-Malti	2 ECTS	(NC)
MAL2022	Il-Morfoloġija Derivattiva tal-Malti	4 ECTS	(NC)
MAL2027	Id-Djaletti tal-Malti	2 ECTS	(NC)
MAL2080	In-Narrattiva Storika u Realista	4 ECTS	(NC)
MAL2090	It-Teatru Malti mill-Bidu sa Ebejer	4 ECTS	(NC)

Biex jgħaddu għat-tielet 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. (Unuri) jsiru: 60 krettu


Semester 1

Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.

MAL2005	Is-Sintassi tal-Malti	2 ECTS
MAL3003	Il-Morfoloġija Inflettiva tal-Malti	6 ECTS	(NC)
MAL3070	Il-Poeżija Moderna: Mill-Isfond Storiku sal-Ilħna Mkissra	4 ECTS	(NC)
MAL3080	In-Narrattiva Moderna: Minn Camilleri sa Żahra	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Obbligatorji L-istudenti kollha għandhom jirreġistraw għal dawn it-taqsimiet.

MAL3009	Kors Sinottiku fil-Lingwistika Maltija	6 ECTS	(NC)
MAL3085	Kors Sinottiku fil-Letteratura Maltija	6 ECTS	(NC)

Biex itemmu t-tielet sena b'suċċess l-istudenti jeħtieġu:
28 krettu fil-Malti
28 krettu fil-qasam sussidjarju
4 kretti f'taqsimiet fakultattivi

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

Biex ikun jistħoqqilhom li jingħatalhom il-grad tal-B.A. fil-Malti u qasam prinċipali iehor, l-istudenti b'kollox jeħtieġu 180 krettu, li jkunu:
80 krettu fil-Malti
80 krettu fil-qasam prinċipali
20 krettu f'taqsimiet fakultattivi

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 8 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)

PHI2044	Theories of Consciousness	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
PHI2029*	Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion	4 ECTS
PHI2034	Phenomenology and Existentialism	4 ECTS
PHI2047	Aristotle's Ethics	4 ECTS
PHI2051	Aesthetics	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)

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)

PHI2036	Set Text in Analytic Philosophy	4 ECTS
PHI2039	Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World	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
PHI3047	Philosophy and Technology	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:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 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 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)

PHI2005	Philosophy of Religion	4 ECTS
PHI2034	Phenomenology and Existentialism	4 ECTS
PHI2047	Aristotle's Ethics	4 ECTS
PHI2051	Aesthetics	4 ECTS
PHI2101	Life, Death, and Passion	4 ECTS
PHI3031	Philosophy of Mathematics	4 ECTS
PHI3039*	Thematic Readings in Political Thought	4 ECTS
PHI3043	Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift)	4 ECTS
PHI3045	Contemporary Analytic Philosophy	4 ECTS
PHI3047	Philosophy and Technology	4 ECTS
PHI3054	The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School	4 ECTS
* Study-unit PHI3039 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)

PHI2036	Set Text in Analytic Philosophy	4 ECTS
PHI2039	Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World	4 ECTS
PHI2123	Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism	4 ECTS
PHI3023	Philosophy of Science	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
PHI3047***	Philosophy and Technology	4 ECTS
PHI3052	Philosophy of the Animal	4 ECTS
* Study-unit PHI3023 is offered on alternate years.

Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Philosophy
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Philosophy and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Philosophy
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

Dan il-programm ta` studju jaqa` taħt ir-Regolamenti Ġenerali għar-Rikonoxximenti Universitarji ta` qabel il-Lawrja, 2019 u taħt l-Ordinamenti għall-għoti tal-Baċellerat fl-Arti (Unuri) taħt l-awspici tal-Fakulta` tal-Arti.

Maltese

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

Conduct academic research and write a critical analysis of a subject-matter related to the topic at hand.
Contribute to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions through your capacity for critical thought.
Analyse Maltese texts and media through your refined and intricate understanding of the target language.
Carry out close readings and interpret Maltese literature with accuracy.
Recall historical and literary key figures who have contributed to the structure of linguistics and national literature.

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.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Maltese

As a graduate of this programme of study, you will have the chance to be employed as a translator, teacher, writer, editor, human resources officer, events organiser, copywriter, proof-reader and journalist. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a honed and holistic academic experience.

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.

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