For Office Use University of Malta Faculty of Arts Seen by: REGISTRATION FOR ACADEMIC YEAR 2014-2015 M.A. Taught (Full-Time) Contemporary Western Philosophy First and Second semester October 2014 Intake Date: Kindly keep a copy of this form before submitting it to the home Faculty. Students must make use of the University of Malta email address for communication purposes Students are encouraged to consult the general regulations available at: http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/general/postgraduate_harmonised_regulations as well as the Faculty of Arts Bye-Laws available at: http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/faculties/arts/ma-arts-bl-2009 Students are requested to write distinctly. SURNAME (in blocks): NAME (in full): I.D. NO: Please indicate the study-units you intend to follow by ticking (✓) the box provided. Semester 1 October-January (2014-2015) Code PHI 5004 PHI 5007 PHI 5003 Study-Unit Title ECTS Semester Philosophy in the Age of the Media Ethics and Society Critical Engagements with the Philosophy of Communication 10 10 10 1 1 1 Students can choose either 30 ECTS from the philosophy programme or at least 20 ECTS from the philosophy programme and up to 10 ECTS from the taught MA in English and the Media or the taught MA in Literary Tradition and Popular Culture. Elective study-units are offered subject to availability of timetabling constraints. Taught MA in English and the Media IDG 5201 Formal Properties of Games 10 1 Taught MA in Literary Theory and Popular Culture ATS5117 20th Century Art & Literature – The Avant-Garde ATS5116 The Beginnings of Mass Culture 10 10 1 1 Total number of ECTS for completion of the first semester of this course 1 30 ECTS Semester 2 February – May (2015) Code PHI 5001 PHI 5006 PHI 5002 IRL 5005 Study-Unit Title ECTS Semester A Philosophical Analysis of Surveillance Societies Philosophical Foundations of Artificial Intelligence Contemporary Metaphysics Logic and Laughter 5 5 10 10 2 2 2 2 Students can choose either 30 ECTS from the philosophy programme or at least 20 ECTS from the philosophy programme and up to 10 ECTS from the taught MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Criticism, the taught MA in English and the Media or the taught MA in Literary Tradition and Popular Culture. Choices are subject to timetabling constraints. Taught MA in Modern and Contemporary Literature and Criticism ENG 5014 Symbolism and Decadence ENG 5055 Critical Posthumanism 10 10 2 2 Taught MA in English and the Media ENG 5210 Film, Technology and the Literary Canon 10 2 10 2 10 2 Taught MA in Literary Theory and Popular Culture ATS 5218 Decadence, Disenchantment, Destruction: The Aesthetics of Decline ENG5045 Critical Media Studies Total number of ECTS for completion of the second semester of this course 30 ECTS Total number of ECTS for completion of the academic year 60 ECTS It is the student’s duty to abide by the relevant M.A. Regulations of the Faculty of Arts. Signature of Student Date 2