Semester 2
Taking a closer look at the Maltese archipelago’s relationship with the sea by exploring how it shaped Malta’s history and by drawing attention to the tangible and intangible evidence of Malta’s maritime cultural heritage.
Semester 1
This course explores the development of the notion of human freedom through the works of ancient Greek and Roman authors. By visiting selected texts, the course will engage into critical discussion that helps the student to analyse various notions of human freedom against the literary, cultural and anthropological milieu of a particular era in antiquity as well as assess the organic development of the notion across different classical periods. Beginning from the Greek myths, it weaves its way through various ancient schools of thought leading to the works of St Augustine of Hippo, who provides the most consequential account of human freedom for modern Western thought.
Semester 1, Semester 2
This eight-week course will introduce students to the realm of Ancient Greek Mythology.
Throughout the study-unit we shall discuss the impact that these myths had on Ancient Greek civilisation and how these myths affected the culture and society of the people that believed in them.
Students will be also introduced to mythology through ancient literary sources such as Homer and Hesiod, as well as through ancient drama such as the tragedies of Euripides.
Semester 2
A mixed-focus Thematic Approach which seeks to explore elements of Greek and Roman history through a thematic rather than chronological approach that puts the emphasis on these themes rather than on the narrative.
Semester 2
This DGP unit seeks to provide students with a survey of Baroque art in Malta from its onset through Caravaggio’s realism to its triumphant peak with Mattia Preti’s works.
The artists' oeuvres will be discussed and students will be introduced to critical analysis and will learn to place the works within the Baroque style.