Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Wellbeing Studies

Course Title

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

6 Semesters

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

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Applicants considered as "Adult Learners" (mature applicants) in terms of paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit. Such applicants shall be required to submit with their application a letter written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course together with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.). Such applicants will also be required to attend an interview in September.

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The concept behind this degree is that you are free to design your own undergraduate programme by registering for a number of elective study-units (timetable permitting) on offer by the various departments within the Faculty for Social Wellbeing. These would be study-units which you consider most suitable for your academic interest and career plans alongside a number of compulsory core units. A list of the elective study-units on offer during the course is available here.

During this course, you will be exposed to a wide range of key facts, concepts, principles and explanatory frameworks which bring together opportunities for conceptual achievement as well as active engagement in society. Focusing on wellbeing, you will benefit from exposure to issues and trends on social inclusion. Personal, professional and social skills will also be addressed.

To further address empowerment and the implementation of skills learnt, you are challenged to take responsibility for your learning and to pursue areas of particular interest to you. You will be encouraged to appreciate uncertainty and diversity and to search for meaning and purpose; to take responsibility for your own learning; to be an autonomous thinker; and to develop an integrated understanding of wellbeing.

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.

During their first year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 32 ECTS credits from the elective pool on offer throughout the year. When choosing electives, students can choose up to 16 ECTS credits from the same area of study and up to 6 ECTS credits as optional study-units which may be taken from outside the Faculty for Social Wellbeing. Only level 1 study-units may be taken during this year. Students may not register for more than 36 ECTS in any one semester (including compulsory study-units).

Any elective study-unit will only be offered if there is a sufficient number of students registered on it and time-table permitting.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

COU1302	Inter and Intra Personal Skills	8 ECTS
SWB1001	Foundations of Social Wellbeing	6 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

SWB1000	The Arts for Health and Wellbeing	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

PHI1018	Ethics for Social Wellbeing	4 ECTS
SWB1003	Introduction to Research, Writing and Referencing for Social Wellbeing	6 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2: 60 ECTS credits

During their second year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 46 ECTS credits from the elective pool on offer throughout the year. When choosing electives, students can choose up to 20 ECTS credits from the same area of study and up to 6 ECTS credits as optional study-units which may be taken from outside the Faculty for Social Wellbeing. Only level 2 and level 3 study-units may be taken during this year. Students may not register for more than 36 ECTS in any one semester (including compulsory study-units).

Any elective study-unit will only be offered if there is a sufficient number of students registered on it and time-table permitting.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

SWB2001	Research Methods for Social Wellbeing	6 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

GDS2002	The Intersectionality of Inequality	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

EER2506	Transformative Learning for Sustainable Development and Wellbeing	4 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 3: 60 ECTS credits

During their third year of studies, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 46 ECTS credits from the elective pool on offer throughout the year. When choosing electives, students can choose up to 24 ECTS credits from the same area of study and up to 6 ECTS as optional study-units which may be taken from outside the Faculty for Social Wellbeing. Only level 2 and level 3 study-units may be taken during this year. Students may not register for more than 36 ECTS in any one semester (including compulsory study-units).

Any elective study-unit will only be offered if there is a sufficient number of students registered on it and time-table permitting.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

COU3206	Advanced Intrapersonal Skills	4 ECTS
SWB3001	Dissertation	10 ECTS	(NC)

Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits

Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) Social Wellbeing Studies: 180 ECTS credits

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 (Honours) in Social Wellbeing Studies - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

This course is designed to develop a number of important skills, including:

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Intellectual skills: critical thought, analysis and synthesis, creative thinking, problem-solving. These will be fostered through lectures, assessment, supervision and project work.

Personal skills: reflexivity, communication, assertiveness, time management, stress management, decision-making, ethics and values. These skills will be taught directly in a number of units, but will also be developed in the context of lectures, workshops, seminars and interaction with tutors and peers.

Research skills: basic skills of independent library and internet research; critical analysis; quantitative and qualitative research design and methods.

Organisational skills: the capacity to set goals and to organise oneself to reach them. These will be strengthened through choosing and planning one's degree, participating in independent or group work, and working on one's dissertation.

Other skills relevant to employability and personal development

This programme will provide skills that are traditionally of great relevance to students' future employability, including initiative and self-motivation; professional integrity and the capacity to adhere to standards and procedures; resilience and stress tolerance; verbal and written communication; teamwork and interpersonal sensitivity; analysis and investigation; planning and organisation; creativity; and problem-solving.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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The B.A. (Hons) Social Wellbeing Studies Programme prepares you to be suitable for employment with government departments, ministries and agencies, as well as non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and private providers of all kinds of welfare, social and human services, or any service with important social and wellbeing aspects. Your training enables you to work successfully in many other capacities in the private and public sector as well.

The B.A. (Hons) Social Wellbeing Studies enables you to access different Masters Courses both locally and overseas. This course will help you to pursue postgraduate courses offered by the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

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