Programme Description
University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
English (Joint Area)
(for courses commencing October 2020)
YEAR ONE
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 and time-table constraints.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ENG1080 |
English in Society 1 |
4 ECTS |
(NC) |
| ENG1173 |
Romantic Poets 1: Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge |
2 ECTS |
|
| ENG1174 |
English Fiction of the Nineteenth Century: An Introduction |
2 ECTS |
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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 and time-table constraints.
| ENG1071 |
Chaucer: An Introduction |
2 ECTS |
|
| ENG1273 |
Romantic Poets 2: Byron, Keats, Shelley |
2 ECTS |
|
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in English
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units
Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
YEAR TWO
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 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 |
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| 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 |
|
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
| ENG2480 |
English in Society 2 |
4 ECTS |
|
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability 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 |
|
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
| ENG2027 |
Shakespeare: Genius and the Imagination |
2 ECTS |
|
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 and time-table constraints.
| ENG2006 |
Milton and the Epic Voice |
2 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 |
|
| ENG2333 |
Maltese Literature in English: Poetry |
2 ECTS |
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Elective study-units and study-units from the Linguistic groups which are offered during year 2 are also on offer during year 3 and vice versa.
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in English
26 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units
Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
YEAR THREE
In addition to the compulsory study-units students are required to register for either elective study-units and/or from the 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 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) |
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
| ENG3071 |
Varieties of English |
2 ECTS |
|
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
| ENG3082 |
Slave Narratives |
2 ECTS |
|
| ENG3113 |
Creative Writing: Undergraduate Tutorials and Mentoring |
2 ECTS |
|
| ENG3173 |
British Poetry after 1945 |
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) |
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 and time-table constraints.
| ENG2041 |
High Modernism in English and American Literature |
2 ECTS |
|
| ENG2066 |
Current Debates in Literary Theory |
2 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 |
|
Elective study-units and study-units from the Linguistic groups which are offered during year 3 are also on offer during year 2 and vice versa.
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in English
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units
Requirement for award of B.A. English and in another area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in English
80 credits in the other area
20 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.
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Last Updated: 16 September 2020
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The University makes every effort to ensure that the published Courses Plans, Programmes of Study and Study-Unit information are complete and up-to-date at the time of publication. The University reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after publication.
The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
Unless for exceptional approved reasons, no changes to the programme of study for a particular academic year will be made once the students' registration period for that academic year begins.
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