With regards to subject knowledge and understanding, by the end of the programme, you will be able to:

• analyse tax systems/policies and other related fiscal measures from holistic and interdisciplinary viewpoints, including economic, social, legislative and political;
• analyse key behavioural effects of taxes, including those on consumer spending, labour supply, saving and investment;
• interpret and cross compare taxation structures in more than one country, thus being able to conduct comparative studies;
• improve current tax systems and design new fiscal initiatives within the parameters of the Maltese and European legislative framework;
• apply the values and mechanisms of good governance to identify and curtail tax avoidance and evasion.

In connection to intellectual development, you will be able to:

• apply a multidisciplinary approach that is essential for the current and the future of financial services industry and public administration;
• develop a set of tools that transform them from tax administrators and interpreters to fiscal/tax reformers and designers;
• acquire a postgraduate specialisation in taxation that will continue to add value to your previous qualifications in law, accounting, public policy, economics, public administration and other related fields.

In terms of key and/or transferable skills, you will be able to:

• analyse empirical case studies that relate theoretical, conceptual and legislative frameworks to a versatile array of real-life situations;
• diversify their skills portfolio in taxation by bridging the knowhow of lawyers,
• accountants, economists, public administrators and policy analysts;
• adopt an interdisciplinary approach which in itself is a guarantor of transferable skills across different professions.

In terms of employability prospects, you will be able to:

• work as tax consultants;
• advance their career prospects in both public and private organizations;
• seek employment opportunities at European and international level.

The Degree of Master of Arts in Taxation is composed of three components:

• the Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation (30 ECTS)
• the Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation (60 ECTS)
• the Master of Arts in Taxation (90 ECTS)

If you opt to exit at the level of Postgraduate Certificate in Taxation, then you will be able to:

• read, interpret and apply European taxation law,
• classify and commend taxation principles, practices and systems,
• assess the economic and social implications of tax policies,
• acquire a solid grounding in good governance and leadership.

If you opt to exit at the level of Postgraduate Diploma in Taxation, then you will be able to:

• read, interpret and apply European taxation law,
• classify and commend taxation principles, practices and systems,
• assess the economic and social implications of tax policies,
• acquire a solid grounding in good governance and leadership,
• employ comparative studies wherein tax systems of different countries are compared and contrasted in order to identify best practice approaches,
• identify and apply fiscal and taxation principles in both empirical and hypothetical case scenarios,
• evaluate critically present tax systems,
• design innovative tax systems encompassing legal, economic, financial, social and political considerations. If you complete the full programme leading to the Master of Arts in Taxation, then you will have acquired all of the learning outcomes pertaining to the Postgraduate Diploma level and, in addition, the ability to research and write a dissertation on any theme related to the central premise of taxation.