European Studies
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (30 ECTS credits), 26 ECTS credits in a Secondary Area and 4 ECTS credits as optional study-units to a total of 60 ECTS credits.Students may take one study-unit from one of the EU Language Components as optional study-units in the first year (refer to relevant section at the end of the programme).
| 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) | |||||||||||
| EST1042 | European Integration Theories, Paradigms and Key Documents | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EST1022 | Law of the Institutions: General Principles of European Union Law | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EST1030 | Introduction to Comparative Politics of Europe | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EST1036 | A Historical Perspective on EU Integration | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EST1040 | Introductory Micro Economics for European Studies | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EST1023 | Enforcement of European Union Law | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EST1041 | Introductory Macro Economics for European Studies | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:30 ECTS credits in European Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (14 ECTS credits), at least 18 ECTS credits from the list of electives, 24 ECTS credits in a Secondary Area and 4 ECTS credits as optional study-units to a total of 60 ECTS credits.Students may take up to 10 ECTS credits from one of the EU Language Components as optional and/or elective study-units in the second year. These elective study-units will count as part of the European Studies component (refer to relevant section at the end of the programme).
| 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) | |||||||||||
| EST2229 | Research Methodology and Writing Skills | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EST2140 | Politics of the European Union | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| EST3010 | The Economics of European Integration | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| EST2060 | The Law of the Internal Market of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2210 | Development Studies and the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2223* | Placements in European Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2230 | Social Policy and the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2233 | Contemporary Migration Issues Across the Mediterranean (History, Policy and International Law) | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2234 | Malta in the European Union | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2235 | EU Cohesion Policy Implementation and Management | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST2236 | European Union Simulation Unit | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * The number of placements available is limited. | |||||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:32 ECTS credits in European Studies24 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (4 ECTS credits), at least 28 ECTS credits from the list of electives and 24 ECTS credits in a Secondary Area, and 4 ECTS as optional study-units to a total of 60 ECTS credits.Students in the third year may be allowed to register for Study-Units offered in the second year provided this is permitted by the time-table and provided that students obtain no less than 56 credits at level 3.Students may take up to 10 ECTS credits from one of the EU Language Components as optional and/or elective study-units in the third year. These elective study-units will count as part of the European Studies component (refer to relevant section at the end of the programme).
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| EST3180 | Human Rights in the EU | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3190 | European Environmental Law and Policy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3200 | The EU's External Policy and the CFSP | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3207 | Agenda-Setting in the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3208 | The Economics of EU Policies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3214 | Political Parties in Europe | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| EST3192 | European Union Economic and Monetary Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| EST2223* | Placements in European Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3090 | Euro-Mediterranean Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3193 | European Union Trade Policy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3197 | Comparative Federalism and the EU | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3201 | Sustainable Development and the EU | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3210 | European Security | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3211 | The Future of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| EST3213 | Identity and Culture in Europe | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * The number of placements available is limited. | |||||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:32 ECTS credits in European Studies24 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS creditsRequirement for award of Bachelor of European Studies: 180 ECTS credits, of which:94 ECTS credits in European Studies74 ECTS credits in the other area12 ECTS credits optional study-unitsEU Language ComponentStudents can opt to follow a language component during their Bachelor of European Studies course. Students who choose this option, select study units from one of the language components on offer, as optional and/or elective study units, as indicated in the Programme of Studies. These language study units count as part of the required European Studies component. The aim is to improve the students’ proficiency in the selected language and students should choose study units depending on their level of knowledge of the language.During academic year 2025/26, the French Language Component will be on offer. Other EU language components may be offered in due course.French Language ComponentThe following study-units are available for students who intend to follow a French language component during their Bachelor of European Studies course. Some units are available to students who are beginners in French and others for students who have successfully completed study-units from the French Language Proficiency Course in previous years or who are in possession of qualifications in French at different levels.Students are to start at the level appropriate to their qualifications as guided by the Department of French. Students can take 5 ECTS as optional in Year I, up to 10 ECTS as optional and/or elective study-units in Year II and up to 10 ECTS as elective study units in Year III. These elective study-units will count as part of the required European Studies component.The study-units indicated below are not available to students taking French as a subsidiary or joint area with European Studies.Students are required to consult with the French departmental secretary, cc’ing the Head of the French Department, to determine the choice of study-units, depending on their level of knowledge. Students may need to sit for a test to determine their level.The following study-units are available to the below categories of students:
a) Students in possession of an A-level at any pass, or intermediate level, or a SEC pass in French
b) Students who have completed study-units from the French Language Proficiency Course in the first year of their course depending on their level
c) Those who have no knowledge of FrenchSemester 1FRE1500 Français pour grands débutants niveau A1.1 5 ECTS (for beginners)FRE1502 Français élémentaire niveau A2.1 5 ECTS (Prerequisite: A recent SEC pass, a DELF A1.2, or FRE1501)FRE1504 Français Niveau Intermédiaire 1 5 ECTS (Prerequisite: An excellent, recent SEC result, a DELF A2.2, or FRE1503)FRE1506 Français Niveau Intermédiaire avancé B2.1 4 ECTS (Prerequisite: An Intermediate Pass at Grade C or better, a DELF B1.2, or FRE1505)Semester 2FRE1501 Français pour grands débutants: Niveau A1.2 5 ECTS (Prerequisite: FRE1500)FRE1503 Français élémentaire niveau A2.2 5 ECTS (Prerequisite: A recent, good SEC result, a DELF A2.1, or FRE1502)FRE1505 Français Niveau Intermédiaire B1.2 5 ECTS (Prerequisite: FRE1504 or a DELF B1.1)FRE1507 Français Niveau Avancé B2.2 4 ECTS (Prerequisite: FRE1506 or a DELF B2.1)The following study-units are available for students who are in possession of at least Grade C at A-level French:Semester 2FRE1002 Perfectionnement da la Langue 4 ECTS OR FRE1021 Pratique de la langue 1 4 ECTS (Offered in Semester 1)FRE1022 Culture, Art et Civilisation 4 ECTSFRE3047 Pratique de la langue 2 4 ECTSStudents may take one optional study-unit in Year 1 (for example, FRE1500, first semester), and one elective study-unit (and one optional) in French in Year 2. However, beginner students having followed FRE1500 in Year 1 may only take FRE1501 in Year 2, since this is a second semester unit. Alternatively, beginner students can take 0 units in French in the first year, and 2 units as from the second year, for a smoother progression. At higher levels of competence, students may take two units in French yearly as from their second year of studies. As from the third year, it will be possible to take 2 units in French at all levels.Students obtaining FRE1503 will have achieved a level approximately equivalent to a SEC level standard, those achieving FRE1505 will have achieved a level approximately equivalent to an Intermediate standard, and those achieving FRE1507 will have achieved a level approximately equivalent to an Advanced standard.All these units focus on language competence and do not contain any literature component.
Psychology
Kindly note that students may not register for optional study-units in Psychology.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PSY1315 | Understanding Research in Psychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| PSY1610 | Major Paradigms in Psychology: The Psychoanalytic and Humanistic Paradigms, and Behaviourism | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| PSY1622 | Developmental Psychology 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PSY1623 | Developmental Psychology 2 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| PSY1630 | Foundations in Human Biology for Psychology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
In addition to the compulsory study-units as indicated in the programmes of study for the two Main Areas, students are required to register for optional elective study-units to bring their total to 60 ECTS credits per academic 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) | |||||||||||
| PSY1606 | Social Psychology | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| PSY1620 | Philosophical Psychology | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| PSY1617* | Biological Psychology 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY1628 | Introduction to the Psychology Profession | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2606** | Psychology of Learning and Applied Behaviour Analysis | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2628*** | Quantitative Research Methods and Data Analysis | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2629*** | Qualitative Research Methods and Data Analysis | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3130 | Psychology of Adjustment | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3655 | Neurodiverse Profiles | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit PSY1617 is compulsory for students who plan on following the Higher Diploma in Psychology.** Study-unit PSY2606 is highly recommended.*** Study-units PSY2628 and PSY2629 are strongly recommended for those students who plan on following the Higher Diploma in Psychology. Students may take PSY2628 or PSY2629 as Optional study-units instead of elective study-units (in the B.A. Psychology course) provided that this is allowed by their programme of studies during their second year and may not take any other Optional Psychology study-units. | |||||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PSY2610 | Psychopathology | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| PSY1618 | Biological Psychology 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY1635* | Major Paradigms: Cognitive Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2623 | Work Psychology | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2626 | Psychology of Sexuality | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2633 | Health Psychology | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2634 | Psychology of the Family | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3611 | Media Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3648 | Sports Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit PSY1635 - Study-unit PSY1617 is a pre-requisite for study-unit PSY1635. Study-unit PSY1635 is compulsory for those students who plan on following the Higher Diploma in Psychology. | |||||||||||
In addition to the compulsory study-units as indicated in the programmes of study for the two Main Areas, students are required to register for optional elective study-units to bring their total to 60 ECTS credits per academic 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) | |||||||||||
| PSY3352 | Psychology Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| COU3301 | Career Education and Guidance | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2641 | Psychology of Helping | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3130 | Psychology of Adjustment | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3647 | Selected Topics in Organisational Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3651 | Introduction to Critical Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3655 | Neurodiverse Profiles | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| PSY3353 | Psychology 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) | |||||||||||
| PSY2626 | Psychology of Sexuality | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY2634 | Psychology of the Family | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3611 | Media Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PSY3648 | Sports Psychology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
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 European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies (Hons) - and Bachelor of European Studies (B.Eur.Studies) - under the auspices of the Institute for European Studies.