University of Malta Faculty of Arts M.A. Taught (Full-Time) Contemporary Western Philosophy

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REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015
M.A. Taught (Full-Time)
Contemporary Western Philosophy
First and Second semester
October 2014 Intake
Date:
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Students are encouraged to consult the general regulations available at:
http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/general/postgraduate_harmonised_regulations
as well as the Faculty of Arts Bye-Laws available at:
http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/faculties/arts/ma-arts-bl-2009
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Semester 1 October-January (2014-2015)
Code
PHI 5004
PHI 5007
PHI 5003
Study-Unit Title
ECTS Semester
Philosophy in the Age of the Media
Ethics and Society
Critical Engagements with the Philosophy of Communication
10
10
10
1
1
1
Students can choose either 30 ECTS from the philosophy programme or at least 20 ECTS from the philosophy
programme and up to 10 ECTS from the taught MA in English and the Media or the taught MA in Literary
Tradition and Popular Culture. Elective study-units are offered subject to availability of timetabling constraints.
Taught MA in English and the Media
IDG 5201
Formal Properties of Games
10
1
Taught MA in Literary Theory and Popular Culture
ATS5117
20th Century Art & Literature – The Avant-Garde
ATS5116
The Beginnings of Mass Culture
10
10
1
1
Total number of ECTS for completion of the first semester of this course
1
30 ECTS
Semester 2 February – May (2015)
Code
PHI 5001
PHI 5006
PHI 5002
IRL 5005
Study-Unit Title
ECTS Semester
A Philosophical Analysis of Surveillance Societies
Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence
Contemporary Metaphysics
Logic and Laughter
5
5
10
10
2
2
2
2
Students can choose either 30 ECTS from the philosophy programme or at least 20 ECTS from the philosophy
programme and up to 10 ECTS from the taught MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, the
taught MA in English and the Media or the taught MA in Literary Tradition and Popular Culture. Choices are
subject to timetabling constraints.
Taught MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Criticism
ENG 5014
Symbolism and Decadence
ENG 5055
Critical Posthumanism
10
10
2
2
Taught MA in English and the Media
ENG 5210
Film, Technology and the Literary Canon
10
2
10
2
10
2
Taught MA in Literary Theory and Popular Culture
ATS 5218
Decadence, Disenchantment, Destruction: The Aesthetics of
Decline
ENG5045
Critical Media Studies
Total number of ECTS for completion of the second semester of this course
30 ECTS
Total number of ECTS for completion of the academic year
60 ECTS
It is the student’s duty to abide by the relevant M.A. Regulations of the Faculty of Arts.
Signature of Student
Date
2