Theology
During their first year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students shall be required to register for 12 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year. Moreover, students shall be required to choose 2 ECTS credits of optional study-units which may be taken from the list of optional study-units.The total number of study-units to be covered during the year should as much as possible be spread evenly over the two semesters.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| FDT1100 | Philosophical Foundations of Theology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| THL1001 | Introduction to Theology | 10 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students having Philosophy as their joint area cannot register for study-units that are already in their Philosophy area | |||||||||||
| FDT1300 | The Philosophy of Personhood | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1001 | History of Philosophy: (a) Ancient Philosophy and (b) Medieval Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1025 | An Introduction to Philosophy through Film | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1027 | An Introduction to the Philosophy of Communication | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI2051 | Aesthetics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| FDT1020 | The Mystery of Christ | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| HPA1061 | The Church in Early Christian Thought | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students having Philosophy as their joint area cannot register for study-units that are already in their Philosophy area | |||||||||||
| FDT1060 | Vatican 2: Vision and Paradigms | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1006 | History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1017 | Ethics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI2039 | Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PLC1400 | The Pastoral Context: Sociological Considerations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SHG1010 | Biblical Inspiration and Interpretation | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| THL1560 | Introduction to Judaism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
During their second year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students shall be required to choose 2 ECTS credits which may be taken from the list of optional study-units.The total number of study-units to be covered during the year should as much as possible be spread evenly over the two semesters.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| FDT3160 | Christian Anthropology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MRT2010 | Principles of Moral Theology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MRT3330 | Theology, Sexuality and Marriage | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SHG2160 | Pentateuch and Historical Books | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| HPA1100 | Early Christian History | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MRT3340 | Bioethics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SHG2064 | Hermeneutics of the Inspired Scriptures | 2 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SHG2260 | Prophetic, Apocalyptic and Wisdom Literature | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
During their third year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students shall be required to register for 16 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.The total number of study-units to be covered during the year should as much as possible be spread evenly over the two semesters.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| FDT2310 | A Christian Understanding of God | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| HPA2230 | Fundamental Patrology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MRT3020 | The Social Thought of the Church | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| SHG3050 | The Synoptic Gospels | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose 16 ECTS from the following list: | |||||||||||
| FDT3060 | Aspects of Christology and Mariology | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HPA2231 | The History of the Church in Malta | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MRT3300 | Politics, Economics and Theology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SHG2050 | Johannine Literature | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| SHG2550 | Women in the Bible | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| SHG2760 | Pauline Writings and Acts of the Apostles | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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 Human Studies32 ECTS credits in Theology2 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 10 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 3:26 ECTS credits in Human Studies32 ECTS credits in Theology2 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 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) | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| 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 credits, of which:28 ECTS credits in Human Studies32 ECTS credits in TheologyRequirement for award of B.A. in Theology and Human Studies: 180 ECTS credits, of which:80 ECTS credits in Human Studies96 ECTS credits in Theology4 ECTS credits in 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 Bachelor of Arts in Theology and Human Studies under the auspices of the Faculty of Theology.