University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Attention: B.A. Year I students (2015/16)
Registration for Study Units by students admitted in October 2015
(5th – 9th of October 2015)
The Form can be downloaded from this link:
https://www.um.edu.mt/arts/notices/1styearsregistrationform
B.A. students are required to register for study-units to which 60 ECTS are assigned in the
Programme of Study for the Course as follows:
Area 1:
Area 2:
Optionals:
26 ECTS
26 ECTS
8 ECTS
The Programme of Studies for each area may be accessed from this link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/courses/list.php
In any Course Plan, full-time students shall not register for more than 36 credits in any one semester.
The General Regulations for Undergraduate Awards are available on-line on the UoM website for
your attention: http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/general/harmonisedregs-09
Please MAKE SURE you abide by the regulations in order to proceed with your studies.
Late Applications (the deadline is still to be announced) are against a fee.
Add/Drop Period: October 2015 (14th, 15th, 16th October 2015)
Adding or cancelling study-units previously registered for on the Registration Form.
Registration Forms are to be submitted in the box outside Room 308 (Old Humanities, Second
Floor)
Those students who register for an optional study-unit from the list of suitable optional study-units
available from: https://www.um.edu.mt/esims/sits.urd/run/SIW_DMX with a limited number of
students, are to hand in the registration to one of the secretarial staff and wait until they input
his/her registration. If limit is exceeded then student would need to choose another optional studyunit. Optional study-units registered should be level 1.
It is also important that students like our Facebook page on the following link
https://www.facebook.com/uom.arts as this will keep you up-to-date to what is happening within
the Faculty such as lectures delivered by visiting examiners, activities and any other important
information.
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Information for B.A. Year I students
1. Please log on to the Faculty of Arts website http://www.um.edu.mt/arts for important
information regarding the Faculty of Arts Programmes, Registration Forms, Time-tables, etc.
2. B.A./B.A. (Hons) Bye-Laws are available from the following website:
http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/regulations/faculties/arts/ba-bah-bl-2005-2
3. More information is available on the following Registrar’s website:
http://www.um.edu.mt/registrar/students
4. Please use e-SIMS to update personal information when necessary, registration of credits when
available, viewing of results and course descriptions. It is your responsibility to check the
University e-mail account regularly. E-sims have to be activated as soon as you receive the
letter of acceptance.
5. It is your responsibility to abide by the Undergraduate Course structure (see below). You are
required to register for 60 ECTS per year. B.A./B.A. (Hons) students follow the same
programme during the 1st year of the course. Students shall be allowed to proceed to the B.A.
(Hons) degree if at the end of the first year of study they obtain a minimum average mark of
65% in the chosen area of study.
6. Students’ hours – we would appreciate if you abide by the following hours:
Winter Office Hours
10:30 a.m. – 12:15p.m.
15:30 p.m – 16:30 p.m
Summer Office Hours
08:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
7. Kindly note that the time-table can be viewed on the Faculty of Arts website.
UNDERGRADUATE COURSE STRUCTURE
YEAR I
BA
HONS
Main
26
BA
Subsidiary
+
Main I
26
26
Main II
+
26
YEAR II
Options
+
8
Options
+
8
Main
46
Subsidiary
+
Main I
26
10 electives
from Subsid.
Main II
+
26
YEAR III
Options
+
4
Options
+ 8
Main
60
Main I
28
Main II
+
28
Options
+
4