English
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 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) | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG1077 | Literary Criticism and Theory: An Introduction | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG1082 | Shakespeare and Tudor Drama | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG1076 | Genre: Prose | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG1083 | Introduction to English Syntax and Phonetics | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG1173 | Romantic Poets 1: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1174 | English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG1078 | Writing Seminars 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1274 | English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: Further Studies | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG1071 | Chaucer: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1084 | English in Society 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1273 | Romantic Poets 2: Byron, Keats, Shelley | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG1278 | The Art of the Essay | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
In addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to register for study-units as indicated hereunder to bring the total for the year to 26 ECTS credits:At least 2 ECTS credits across the year from each of the following Language and Linguistics groups: Applications in English-Language Studies, Describing Language, and Language in Society.At least 8 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer.
| 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) | |||||||||||
| ENG2022 | Theories of Literature 2: Literature Criticism Theory - Then and Now | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG2033 | Maltese Literature in English | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2077 | Practical Criticism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2080 | American Literature of the Nineteenth Century 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2081 | The Modern Novel | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2099 | From Plato to Pater | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG2078 | Writing Seminars 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG2031 | Studying English Language at Undergraduate Level | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG2049 | Topics in English Pragmatics | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2118 | Aspects of English Phonology | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2028 | Discourse of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2480 | English in Society 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG2005 | Poetry of the Eighteenth Century | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2053 | The Postcolonial Novel (Australian) | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2054 | Metaphysical Poetry and Baroque Writing in England | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2068 | Medieval Literature into Film | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2071 | Shakespeare into Film | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2087 | Creative Writing 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2096 | The Pre-Raphaelites and their Circle | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2133 | Maltese Literature in English: Prose | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2255 | Eighteenth-Century Prose 2: Further Studies | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3091 | Linguistics Seminar 1 and 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG2027 | Shakespeare: Genius and the Imagination | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG2030 | Second Language Acquisition of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2057 | Stylistics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG3118 | Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2805 | Child Language Acquisition of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG1372 | Shakespeare: The Second Tetralogy of History Plays | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2007 | Milton and the Epic Voice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2041 | High Modernism in English and American Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2042 | The English Novel in the Later Nineteenth Century: Henry James | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2052 | The Postcolonial Novel 1: African | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2063 | Theories of Literature 3: Gender and Power | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2064 | Theories of Literature 4: Postcolonialism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2066 | Current Debates in Literary Theory | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2067 | Chaucer and Medieval Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2092 | Travel Writing | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2173 | Modern Drama | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2176 | Victorian Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2276 | Modern Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2290 | Genre: Creative Nonfiction | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2333 | Maltese Literature in English: Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective study-units and study-units from the Language and Linguistic groups which are offered during year 2 are also on offer during year 3 and vice versa. | |||||||||||
In addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to register for either elective study-units and/or from the Language and Linguistic groups to bring the total for the year to 28 ECTS credits.
| 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) | |||||||||||
| ENG3072 | Contemporary Fiction | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG3074 | Techniques of Close Reading and Comparative Literature | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG3082 | Slave Narratives | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3091 | Linguistics Seminar 1 and 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3113* | Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3173 | British Poetry after 1945 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG3011 | Applied Linguistics in English Studies 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3022 | Exploring English Corpora: Language and Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2028 | Discourse of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3071 | Varieties of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG2049 | Topics in English Pragmatics | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2118 | Aspects of English Phonology | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| ENG3051 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Ideas and Concepts | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| ENG3052 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Readings, Interpretations, Applications | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Language and Linguistic Groups Applications in English-Language Studies | |||||||||||
| ENG3016 | Language and the Literary Mind | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3017 | Applied Linguistics in English Studies 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Describing Language | |||||||||||
| ENG3118 | Aspects of Historical and Regional Variation in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Language in Society | |||||||||||
| ENG2805 | Child Language Acquisition of English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| ENG2041 | High Modernism in English and American Literature | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2066 | Current Debates in Literary Theory | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2273 | Contemporary Drama | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG2290 | Genre: Creative Nonfiction | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3083 | American Studies: An Introduction | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3086 | Horror | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3087 | Creative Writing 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3093 | Theories of Literature 5: Literature and Ecocriticism | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3113* | Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| ENG3273 | An Introduction to Twentieth Century American Poetry | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students are required to submit a dossier to Prof. Ivan Callus prior to confirmation of acceptance on study-unit ENG3113.Elective study-units and study-units from the Language and Linguistic groups which are offered during year 3 are also on offer during year 2 and vice versa. | |||||||||||
Knowledge and Information Management
In addition to the study-units (30 ECTS credits) taken from the Knowledge and Information Management area, students are reminded that during their first year of study they are required to register for 26 ECTS credits from their other area and also for 4 ECTS credits in optional credits, which may be taken from any area of study.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIA1010 | Libraries and Documentary Heritage: History, Formats and Structures | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIA1325 | Information Theories: Concepts, Frameworks and Philosophies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS1211 | Introduction to Records and Archives: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Recommended Optional Unit | |||||||||||
| ELP1106 | Advanced English Writing Skills | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIA1201 | Introduction to Archival Description | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIA1410 | An Introduction to Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS1011 | Research Methods for Undergraduates | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS1100 | Introduction to ICT for Information Professionals | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Recommended Optional Unit | |||||||||||
| ELP1426 | English Writing Skills | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:30 ECTS credits in Knowledge and Information Management26 ECTS credits in the other area4 ECTS credits in optional study-units
In addition to the compulsory units (28 ECTS credits) taken from the Knowledge and Information Management area, students are reminded that during their second year of study they are required to register for 26 ECTS credits from their other area and also for 6 ECTS credits as optional study-units which may be taken from any area of study to cover the total of 60 ECTS credits throughout the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIA1518 | Classification, Subject Indexing and Authority Control | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIA2230 | Collection Development | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIA2325 | Information Organization and Management | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS2612 | Management in the Information Sector | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIA1313 | Maltese Archival and Manuscript Collections | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIA2201 | The Globalised Dimension of Archives | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIA2326 | The Information Professions, Sectors and Contexts | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Recommended Optional Units | |||||||||||
| LIS2555 | Basic Palaeography and Diplomatics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:28 ECTS credits in Knowledge and Information Management26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits as optional study-units
In addition to the compulsory study-units (8 ECTS credits), students are required to register for at least 16 ECTS credits in elective study-units on offer during the year.In addition to the study-units (24 ECTS credits) taken from the Knowledge and Information Management area, students are reminded that during their third year of study they are required to register for 28 ECTS credits from their other area and also for 8 ECTS credits as optional study-units which may be taken from any area of study.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| LIA3001 | Research Seminar | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS2223 | Print and Digital Publishing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS3110 | Advanced Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS3111 | Advanced Archival Description | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS3311 | Legal Issues in Memory Institutions | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| LIA3864 | Synoptic Issues 1: Library and Information | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| LIA3865 | Synoptic Issues 2: Archives and Records | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| LIA3325 | Knowledge Management | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS3331 | Specialised Archives | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIS3710 | Aspects of Melitensia | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:24 ECTS credits in Knowledge and Information Management28 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-units.Requirement for award of Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management: 180 ECTS credits.
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 Knowledge and Information Management (Honours) - B.KIM (Hons) - and Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management - B.KIM – under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.