University of Malta Multiple locations Overview
Lectures and seminars focus on the following areas, among others: transmedia narrative, remediating narrative, style in the media, writing for the media, play, performance and participatory culture, publishing for children, electronic literature, digital literacy and new/ social media.
Students following the English (English, Culture and the Media) pathway from University of Malta become eligible to participate in the International Postgraduate Symposium that is organised by the Department in Spring of every year, and may also have research papers accepted for publication in CounterText, the international and peer-reviewed postgraduate journal. They are also encouraged to attend The English Seminar Series and to participate in postgraduate reading groups.
Career opportunites and access to further studies
Past students of the Department have gone on to take up employment opportunities both locally and abroad in teaching, journalism, publishing, PR, Social Media content writing and consultancy. A significant number have also gone on to doctoral study.
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Courses include:
- Contemporary Culture and the Media
- Research Methods
- T.S. Eliot and Modernism
- Directed Studies
- Hamlets: Shakespeare, Modernity and the Present
- Bilingualism
- English in Context
- Variation in English
- Writing for the Media I: Skills and Tasks
- Literary Criticism and Theory: An Advanced Introduction
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Duration
- Full-time
- 18 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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- Deadline passed, International
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- Introduction Week
- Opening Ceremony
Language
English
Credits
90 ECTS
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
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GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. Required
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 95
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the following qualifications:
- (a) the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Second Class or better in the same or in a closely related area of study as the area of study applied for, provided that the Board may consider applicants in possession of the Degree with Third Class Honours only if it is satisfied that such applicants are in possession of other qualifications, including relevant experience, obtained following the first cycle degree or
- (b) the degree of Bachelor of Arts in the same or in a closely related area of study as that applied for, with an average mark of not less than 55% in that area.
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International
7200 EUR/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 10800 EUR for the full programme and a duration of 18 months.
Local/EU/EEA Applicants:
- Annual Enrolment Fee: Eur 400
Funding
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