The list of study-units is updated for Academic Year 2024/25 except where indicated by asterisk (*).
General study-units
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Linear Programming and Fourier Transforms
2
Semester 1
Academic Writing and Statistical Techniques for Scientific Research
4
Semester 1
Professional and Technical Skills for Scientists
6
Year
Public Speaking and Presentations Skills for Scientists
2
Semester 1
Biology
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Cellular and Biochemical Basis of Life
5
Semester 1
Diversity of Life: Animals
5
Semester 1
Diversity of Life: Non-Animals
5
Semester 2
Introductory Environmental Science
2
Semester 2
Perspectives and Research Methods in Biology
2
Semester 2
Microbial Diversity
5
Semester 2
Introduction to Conservation Biology
2
Semester 2
Introductory Applied Biology
2
Semester 1
An Introduction to Industrial Microbiology
4
Year
Biotic Communities: Composition and Dynamics
4
Semester 2
Plant Biology
7
Semester 2
Animal Form and Function 1
6
Semester 2
Ecology and Ethology 1
8
Semester 1
Science, Society and Ethics
2
Semester 2
Biochemical Strategies of Life
5
Semester 1
Design of Biological Investigations
4
Semester 1
Field Biology - Terrestrial Habitats
4
Semester 2
Bioinformatics and Genomics
4
Semester 1
Ecology and Ethology 2
3
Semester 1
Parasitology
2
Semester 1
Microbiology and Immunology
5
Semester 2
Evolutionary Biology
4
Semester 2
Biotechnology 1
6
Semester 2
Animal Form and Function 2
5
Semester 1
Field Biology - Coastal and Marine Habitats
4
Semester 1
Studies in Conservation Biology
4
Semester 2
Introduction to agriculture, aquaculture, fisheries and other biological Resources
4
Semester 1
Environmental Applications, Informatics and Management
4
Semester 1
Marine Biology
4
Semester 2
Final Year Project in Biology
18
Year
Genetics and Developmental Biology
6
Semester 1
Biotechnology 2
6
Semester 1
Conservation Genetics
2
Semester 2
Environmental Pollution
4
Semester 2
Plant Systematics
4
Semester 2
Management of Biological Resources
3
Semester 2
Chemistry
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Introduction to Chemistry
4
Semester 1
Environmental Chemistry for Scientists
4
Semester 2
Introductory Environmental Chemistry
5
Semester 2
Spectroscopic Analysis and Instrumentation
4
Semester 2
Organic Spectroscopy
4
Semester 2
Organic Spectroscopy
5
Semester 2
Organic Chemistry 2
5
Semester 1
Chemical Thermodynamics and Kinetics
5
Semester 1
Chemistry of Co-ordination Compounds
5
Semester 2
Organic Photochemistry
2
Semester 1
Statistical Mechanics and Molecular Modelling
5
Semester 2
Physical Chemistry of Liquids and Solutions
6
Semester 2
Chemistry of Main Group Elements
5
Semester 1
Separation Techniques and Analytical Chemistry
4
Semester 1
Separation Techniques and Analytical Chemistry
5
Semester 1
Selected Topics in Chemistry
4
Year
Synthetic Organic Chemistry
6
Semester 1
Chemistry of Polymers
4
Semester 1
Chemistry and Material Properties of Polymers
5
Semester 1
Organometallic Chemistry and Structural Determination of Inorganic Materials
4
Semester 2
Environmental Chemistry
4
Semester 1
Natural Products
4
Semester 2
Topics in Applied Chemistry
4
Semester 2
Dissertation in Chemistry
18
Year
Geosciences
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Introduction to Earth Science
2
Semester 1
Geology 1 - Fundamentals of Geology
6
Year
Introduction to Physical Oceanography
2
Semester 1
Introduction to Oceanography
2
Semester 1
Introduction to Science of the Atmosphere
2
Semester 1
IT Skills for Geoscientists (GIS)
4
Semester 2
Thermal Physics of the Earth’s Atmosphere
4
Semester 2
Earth Observations from Space
4
Semester 2
Geology 2 – Structural Geology, Sedimentology and Stratigraphy
6
Year
Fundamentals of Geophysics
4
Semester 1
Earth Surface Processes; Hydrology and Hydrogeology
4
Semester 1
Atmospheric Processes
6
Semester 2
IT Skills for Geoscientists (Matlab)
4
Semester 1
Applied Geophysics
4
Semester 1
Marine Geology and Ocean Surveying
6
Year
Continuum Mechanics for Geoscientists
4
Semester 2
Practical Geophysical Exploration
6
Year
Global Geodynamics and Earth Deformation Processes
4
Semester 1
Geoenvironmental Hazards and Related Risks
4
Semester 1
Fundamentals of Chemical and Biological Oceanography
4
Semester 2
Computational Fluid Dynamics
4
Semester 2
Gaussian Dispersion Theory and Modelling
4
Semester 2
Forensic Geosciences
4
Semester 2
Time Series Analysis, DSP and Inverse Theory
4
Semester 1
Environmental Management Concepts
4
Semester 2
Atmospheric Radiative Transfer and Global Warming
4
Semester 1
Geosciences Placement
4
Semester 1
Mathematics
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Mathematical Methods
4
Semester 1
Introductory Mathematics
4
Semester 1
Introduction to Groups
4
Semester 2
Introduction to Vector Spaces
2
Semester 2
Introductory Analysis
6
Year
Discrete Methods
4
Semester 2
Analytical Geometry
4
Semester 1
Introductory Mechanics
4
Semester 1
Introduction to Mathematical Logic
2
Semester 2
Linear Algebra 1
4
Semester 1
Introduction to Graph Theory with Applications
4
Semester 2
Vector Analysis 1
4
Semester 1
Vector Analysis 2
4
Semester 2
Laplace and Fourier Transforms
2
Semester 1
Computational Mathematics
2
Semester 2
Introductory Set Theory
4
Semester 2
Linear Algebra 2
2
Semester 1
Group Representations
5
Year
Functional Analysis: Normed Spaces
5
Year
Functional Analysis: Hilbert Spaces
5
Year
Further Metric Spaces - Completion and Dimension
5
Year
Complex Analysis
4
Semester 1
Metric Spaces
4
Semester 1
Lebesgue Integration
4
Semester 2
Topological Spaces
5
Year
Combinatorics
5
Semester 2
Probabilistic and Extremal Combinatorics
4
Semester 2
Topics in Topological and Algebraic Graph Theory
4
Semester 2
Tensors and Relativity
5
Year
Classical Mechanics
5
Year
Differential Equations
4
Semester 1
Partial Differential Equations and Calculus of Variations
5
Semester 2
Methods of Applied Mathematics
4
Semester 2
Essential Mathematical Biology
4
Semester 2
Advanced Mathematical Modeling in Biology
5
Year
Numerical Analysis
4
Semester 2
Numerical Methods for Differential Equations
5
Year
Metamaterials
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Metamaterials and Related Materials
5
Semester 2
Physics
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Basic Concepts in Physics 1
2
Semester 1
Basic Concepts in Physics 2
2
Semester 2
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
4
Year
Fundamentals of Experimental Physics
6
Year
Foundations of Modern Physics
4
Semester 1
Mathematics for Physicists 1
4
Semester 1
Python for Physicists
4
Semester 1
Introduction to Numerical Methods
2
Semester 1
Electricity and Magnetism and Optics
6
Semester 2
Circuit Theory
4
Semester 2
Electricity and Magnetism
6
Semester 2
Synoptic Physics and Problem Solving
6
Year
Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
6
Semester 1
Thermodynamics and Kinetic Theory
4
Semester 1
Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Waves
6
Year
Introduction to Classical Mechanics and Waves
8
Year
Quantum Mechanics
6
Semester 2
Classical and Relativistic Mechanics
6
Semester 1
Mathematics for Physicists 2
4
Semester 1
Experimental Physics
4
Year
Quantum Mechanics
8
Semester 2
Statistical Mechanics
6
Year
Classical Mechanics and Symmetries
6
Year
Relativistic Mechanics
6
Semester 1
Physical Optics
4
Semester 2
Advanced Experimental Physics
6
Year
Atomic Physics
4
Semester 1
Statistical Mechanics
5
Year
Solid State Physics
5
Semester 2
Short Science Communication Paper and Philosophy of Science
6
Year
Short Review Paper and Philosophy of Science
6
Year
Fluid Mechanics
4
Semester 1
Nuclear and Particle Physics
6
Year
Gravitation and Cosmology
6
Year
Statistics and Operations Research
Study-unit code
Title
ECTS
Offered during
Data Treatment and Probability
2
Semester 1
Data Treatment and Probability
2
Semester 2
Elementary Statistical Theory
2
Semester 1
Elementary Statistical Theory
2
Semester 2
Statistical Analysis in Practice
2
Semester 1
Statistical Analysis in Practice
2
Semester 2
Probability, Sampling and Estimation
4
Year
Sampling and Estimation
2
Semester 2
Hypothesis Testing and Statistical Modelling
2
Semester 2
Stochastic Processes 1
5
Year
Stochastic Processes 2
6
Year
Multivariate Analysis 1
5
Year
Generalized Linear Models
4
Year
Nonlinear and Nonparametric Regression Analysis
4
Year
Survival Analysis
4
Semester 1
Robust Statistics
2
Semester 1
Bayesian Statistics
4
Year
Design of Experiments
2
Semester 1
Stochastic Programming
6
Year
Combinatorial Optimization
4
Year
Risk Modelling in Insurance and Finance
4
Year
The Mathematics of Financial Markets: Discrete Models
4
Year
Computational Methods in Statistics and Operations Research
4
Year
Last Updated: 30 August 2024
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The availability of study-units is subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
Unless for exceptional approved reasons, no changes to the programme of study for a particular academic year will be made once the students' registration period for that academic year begins.
The language of instruction at the University of Malta is English (where applicable, that is except for students following study-units in foreign languages), and students are expected to be fluent in the English language which will enable them to successfully complete their Erasmus+ Mobility.
