* Placements are limited and are open only to Bachelor in European Studies Honours students. If there are more applicants than the number of placements available, students will be ranked according to academic merit and performance during an interview.

* EST2223 is also offered to those third year students who were on Erasmus Programme during the second semester of the second year. Placements are open only for Bachelor in European Studies Honours students. The number of places available will be announced every year and might not be enough for everyone who applied. Applicants are ranked according to a set of selection criteria based on their academic performance.

French Language

Students registered to read European Studies as a main area of study are strongly encouraged to gain proficiency in the French language and culture. To facilitate this, the Department of French of the Faculty of Arts offers them the possibility of registering for the French courses listed below. They are to start at the level appropriate to their qualifications as guided by the Department of French. A total of not less than 8 and not more than 10 ECTS credits taken during the second and third year will count as part of the European Studies component. These study-units are available to four categories of students:

a) Those who have at least Grade C at A-Level French but who do not take French as a secondary area of studies,

b) Those who are in possession of an A-level at any pass or intermediate level or O-level French,

c) Those who have completed study-units from the French Language Proficiency Course in the first year of their course depending on their level,

d) Those who have no French at all but wish to start it.

The study-units indicated below are not available to students taking French as a main area of study or as a subsidiary area with European Studies.

Wherever it is indicated that the choice of study-units depends on the students' level, students are required to consult with Dr Marilyn Mallia at the Petite Auberge (OH103) personally or by email (marilyn.mallia@um.edu.mt) or with Ms Karen Camilleri (kcami09@um.edu.mt). Students may need to sit for a test to determine their level.


YEAR I

In Year I, European Studies students following this programme are to register for 4 or 5 ECTS credits which are to be taken from the optional study-unit component.

a) The courses in the B.A. programme of studies are available to students in possession of at least Grade C at A-level and who wish to pursue this French programme. In order to work on their language skills, it is recommended that students choose

FRE1002 Perfectionnement da la Langue (4 ECTS credits)

b) Students who are in possession of an O-level in French are permitted to register for either study-unit FRE1502 or FRE1503, depending on their level.

Either

FRE1502 Français Élémentaire Niveau A 2.1 (5 ECTS credits)

Or

FRE1503 Français Élémentaire Niveau A 2.2 (5 ECTS credits)

c) Students who are in possession of an Intermediate level in French are permitted to register for:

FRE1504 Français Niveau Intermédiaire (B1.1) (5 ECTS credits)

Or

FRE1505 Français Niveau Intermédiaire (B1.2) (5 ECTS credits)

d) Students who have no qualification in French but who wish to start the language, are offered study-unit FRE1500 (5 ECTS credits) in the first year of their studies, which is taught in semester one. However, at the end of this study-unit, they will not normally be sufficiently qualified to go on with the French Programme for European Studies students offered in the second and third years. They may however pursue their studies in French by registering for a “Degree Plus” study-unit in the French language suited to their level.

FRE1500 Français Pour Grands Débutants: Niveau A1.1 (5 ECTS credits)


YEAR II


The following study-units are available for students who have successfully completed study-units from the French Language Proficiency Course in their first year.

Either

FRE1501 Français Pour Grands Débutants: Niveau A1.2 (5 ECTS credits). Prerequisite: FRE1500

Or

FRE1502 Français Élémentaire Niveau A2.1 (5 ECTS credits). Prerequisite: FRE1501

Or

FRE1503 Français Élémentaire Niveau A2.2 (5 ECTS credits). Prerequisite: FRE1502

Or

FRE1504 Français Niveau Intermédiaire (B1.1) (5 ECTS credits). Prerequisite: FRE1503

Or

FRE1505 Français Niveau Intermédiaire (B1.2) (5 ECTS credits). Prerequisite: FRE1504


The following study-units are available for students who are in possession of at least Grade C at A-level:

FRE1022 Culture, Art et Civilisation (4 ECTS credits)

Or

FRE2036 Genres Littéraires (4 ECTS credits)


YEAR III

In their third year, students may register for any study-unit in French listed in this programme under Year II to complete their French language component provided that they take a study-unit which is higher than the ones that they have already completed successfully.