Programme Description
University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Philosophy (Joint Area)
(for courses commencing October 2020)
YEAR ONE
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 |
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| PHI1028 |
Philosophical Practice |
2 ECTS |
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| PHI1090 |
Philosophy: Tools and Problems |
4 ECTS |
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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) |
| PHI1016 |
Philosophy of Perception |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI1017 |
Ethics 1 and 2 |
4 ECTS |
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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
YEAR TWO
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 12 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)
| PHI2120 |
Metaphysics 1: Ontology |
4 ECTS |
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Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
| PHI2002 |
The Philosophy of Mind: (a) An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind; (b) A Contemporary Theory of Mind - John McDowell |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2005 |
Philosophy of Religion |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2029 |
Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2034 |
Phenomenology and Existentialism |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2037 |
Plato: Three Dialogues (Republic, Symposium, Phaedrus) |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2047 |
Aristotle's Ethics |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3039 |
Thematic Readings in Political Thought |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3042* |
Structuralism, Post-Structuralism and Critical Theory |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI3043 |
Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3045 |
Contemporary Analytic Philosophy |
4 ECTS |
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* Study-unit PHI3042 alternates with study-unit PHI3023.
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
| PHI2036 |
Set Text in Analytic Philosophy |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2039* |
Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2051 |
Aesthetics |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2123 |
Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3026 |
Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3028 |
Philosophy of the Media |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3031 |
Philosophy of Mathematics |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3047** |
Philosophy and Technology |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3058*** |
Set Texts (2) in Continental Philosophy: Badiou and Meillassoux |
4 ECTS |
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* Study-unit PHI2039 is not offered to students who already registered for PHI2122.
** Study-unit PHI3047 alternates with study-unit PHI2043.
*** Study-unit PHI3058 alternates with study-unit PHI2058.
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
YEAR THREE
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 and time-table constraints.
| PHI2002 |
The Philosophy of Mind: (a) An Introduction to the Philosophy of Mind; (b) A Contemporary Theory of Mind - John McDowell |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2005 |
Philosophy of Religion |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2029 |
Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2034 |
Phenomenology and Existentialism |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2037 |
Plato: Three Dialogues (Republic, Symposium, Phaedrus) |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2046 |
Philosophical Notions of Hindu Philosophies |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2047 |
Aristotle's Ethics |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2117 |
Philosophical Notions of the Sanskrit Grammar 1 |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI3039 |
Thematic Readings in Political Thought |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI3042* |
Structuralism, Post-Structuralism and Critical Theory |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI3043 |
Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI3045 |
Contemporary Analytic Philosophy |
4 ECTS |
|
* Study-unit PHI3042 alternates with study-unit PHI3023.
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 and time-table constraints.
| PHI2036 |
Set Text in Analytic Philosophy |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2039* |
Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2043** |
Essence and Identity between Metaphysics, Politics and Culture |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2045 |
Studies in Plato's Philosophy |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2051 |
Aesthetics |
4 ECTS |
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| PHI2058*** |
Set Texts (1) in Continental Philosophy: Nietzsche and Zizek |
4 ECTS |
|
| PHI2118 |
Philosophical Notions of the Sanskrit Grammar 2 |
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 |
|
| PHI3037 |
Boethius: The Consolation of Philosophy |
2 ECTS |
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* Study-unit PHI2039 is not offered to students who already registered for PHI2122.
** Study-unit PHI2043 alternates with study-unit PHI3047.
*** Study-unit PHI2058 alternates with study-unit PHI3058.
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
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: 22 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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