Disability Studies
The introduction of the course stems from the need to offer you the possibility to engage in studies related to disability at undergraduate level. The programme of studies offers a diversity of topics related to disability, from empowerment, to rights, to policies to art and cultural representation. It has been devised with the aim of exposing you as a student and future professional to the challenges that disabled people face in all walks of life. This is done from both a theoretical and experiential perspective through the involvement of disabled people in the delivery of the lectures. The course is targeted to reach all students who have an interest in disability issues and want to engage with and learn more about this field.
Gender and Sexualities
The undergraduate programme in Gender and Sexualities will offer you the opportunity to consider and explore the various theories and perspectives on gender and sexualities, and the way they interact with other disciplines. Throughout the programme, you will learn how to demonstrate your knowledge and understanding about the main concepts and milestones underpinning the areas of gender and sexualities, the impact on different perspectives of everyday life, and the knowledge that has been gained over the last decades internationally, as well as explore how these have developed in the Maltese context.
Communication and Academic Skills Programme
The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.
Disability Studies
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DBS1003 | Building a Maltese Disabled People’s History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS1004 | Disability Issues in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DBS1006 | Services for an Independent Life | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1018 | Ethics for Social Wellbeing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DBS1005 | Exploring Disabled People’s Expressions through the Arts | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC1058 | Health, Illness and Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
YTH1011 | Young People with Minority Experiences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DBS2004 | Sexuality and Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DBS2201 | Campaigning for Rights on an Equal Basis with Others | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS2202 | From Dependence to Autonomy: Empowerment in Everyday Life | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS2203 | Developing Disability Arts | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS2208 | Disabled People's Impairment-Related Issues | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DBS2216 | Disability Policy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DBS2206 | Building Inclusive Communities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS2211 | Providing Equal Access to Disabled People | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS2217 | Education, Employment and Health Access to Related Services | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DBS3010 | Representation of Disabled People | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS3011 | Disability Issues and Pastoral Ministry | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS3030 | Hidden Impairments: Private or Public? | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DBS3001 | Universal Design: Access for All | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS3100 | Directed Literature Review | 10 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS3110 | Disability Access Project | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DBS3009 | Living with the Label ‘Intellectual Disability’ | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Gender and Sexualities
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GDS1009 | Gender, Sociology and Politics | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS1011 | Introduction to Gender and Sexualities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose ONE study-unit to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units below: | |||||
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ANT1003 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ELP1064 | Reflective Writing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS1002 | Gender and Culture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS1003 | Gender, Poverty and Development | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS1007 | Media Literacy and Gender Issues | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS1008 | Violence Against Women | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1090 | Philosophy: Tools and Problems | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC1012 | Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GDS1005 | Gender and Psychology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS1010 | Gender and Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)Students are required to choose ONE study-unit to the value of 4 ECTS credits from the elective study-units below: | |||||
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CLS1209 | Gender and Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
CLS1225 | Gender and the World of Work | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1081* | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1016 | Philosophy of Perception | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GDS2002 | The Intersectionality of Inequality | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS2006 | Gender, Sexuality and Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ART2038 | Gender Issues in Art | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
DBS2004 | Sexuality and Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI2053 | Women in Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GRS2001 | Gender, Culture and the Body | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS2003 | Gender Issues in Cultural Mediation | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS2005 | Sexual and Gender Diversity for Social Wellbeing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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EST2230* | Social Policy and the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
FSD2002 | Current Issues in Family Studies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PSY2626 | Psychology of Sexuality | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students cannot register for study-unit EST2230 if the other joint area is European Studies.   |
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GRS3000 | Long Essay | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GDS3004 | Mainstreaming for Diversity | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS3011 | Social and Gendered Intersections of Sexual and Reproductive Health | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GDM3003 | Ageing in a Gendered World: Older Women’s Issues and Identities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS3001 | Gender in Communications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GDS3005 | Gender, Sexuality and Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
YTH3011 | Young People and Sexuality | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GRS3004 | Queering Knowledge | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GRS3006 | Gendered Decision Making | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS3007 | Migrating Bodies | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GRS3012 | Sport, Gender and Sexualities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
YTH3304 | Youth and Leisure | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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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 Degree of Bachelor of Arts - B.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.