Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Spanish and Latin American Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Spanish and Latin American Studies

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. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a diverse and multicultural academic learning experience.


Spanish and Latin American Studies

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 undergraduate course in Spanish and Latin American Studies, we will provide you with an academic lens of the history, literature and development of the respective languages and countries. By learning about the culture, key figures and historical periods and progress as recalled through their literature, you will acquire an intricate and deeper understanding and appreciation of the language, its people and the country's current stance and contribution in a national and international manner. We will also refine your linguistic abilities and thus become more proficient in the language use. We will also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a multicultural and diverse academic journey.


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

Spanish and Latin American Studies

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


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.


Spanish and Latin American Studies

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

 
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)
 
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      
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:
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      
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)
 
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 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

Spanish and Latin American Studies

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SPA1008 A History of the Spanish Language 4 ECTS      
SPA1012 Spanish Literature 1 (Medieval) 6 ECTS      
SPA1020 Aspects of Spanish Language and Grammar 1 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SPA1003 An Overview of Spanish History 4 ECTS      
SPA1021 Aspects of Spanish Language and Grammar 2 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

Students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 4 ECTS credits.
 
SPA1006 Spanish Art from Earliest Times to Goya 4 ECTS      
SPA1013 Christians, Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Spanish and Latin American Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SPA2013 Spanish Literature 2 (Siglos de Oro) 8 ECTS      
SPA2020 Aspects of Spanish Language and Grammar 3 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SPA2003 An Overview of Latin American History 4 ECTS      
SPA2018 Spanish American Literature 1 (Colonial) 4 ECTS      
SPA2021 Aspects of Spanish Language and Grammar 4 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

Students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 2 ECTS credits.
 
SPA2107 Spanish Film 2 ECTS      
SPA2207 Latin American Film 2 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Spanish and Latin American Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SPA3010 Spanish American Literature 2 (Post-Independence) 8 ECTS      
SPA3020 Aspects of Spanish Language and Grammar 5 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SPA3005 Synoptic Study-Unit (Language) 6 ECTS   (NC)    
SPA3006 Synoptic Study-Unit (Contemporary Spain) 6 ECTS   (NC)    
SPA3021 Aspects of Spanish Language and Grammar 6 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Spanish and Latin American Studies
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. Spanish and Latin American Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Spanish and Latin American Studies
80 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.

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.

Spanish and Latin American Studies

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

  • Use an appropriate methodological approach to carry out research and write academic essays in a critical manner related to the field of study.
  • Use your heightened capacity for critical thought and knowledge on the subject matter to contribute to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions.
  • Present and discuss literary texts in the target language through an accurate use of conversational, grammatical and lexical proficiency.
  • Recall key historical figures, past events, theorists and contributors to the language and literature in a discussion, while also linking its relevance to the country's contemporary stance and its literature.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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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.


Spanish and Latin American Studies

As a graduate in this course you will be able to seek career opportunities, both locally and internationally, as an archivist, foreign correspondent, translator and teacher. If you are interested in furthering your studies or are considering an academic career, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses.


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