Malta/ 8.3 Arts and cultural education 
8.3.4 Higher arts education and professional training
The Art and Design Institute within the Malta College of Arts, Science and Technology is heavily investing in new technology for television production training and post-production. It has also received accreditation for degree courses in 3D Design and Graphic Design. In 2010 accreditation also started to be given for an undergraduate degree in Fine Arts. This is the first fine arts degree to be awarded by a Higher Education institute in Malta.
Table 19: Student qualifications in cultural and creative subjects / disciplines, 2005-2010
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|
Summary |
2005 |
2006 |
2007 |
2008 |
2009 |
2010 |
2005-2010 |
|
SEC |
SEC03 Art |
566 |
438 |
509 |
497 |
515 |
467 |
2 992 |
|
SEC07 Classical Culture |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
|
|
SEC09 Computer Studies |
1 233 |
1 103 |
1 070 |
955 |
1 058 |
1 125 |
6 544 |
|
|
SEC12 English Literature |
1 717 |
1 748 |
1 788 |
1 787 |
1 853 |
1 836 |
10 729 |
|
|
SEC18 History |
113 |
127 |
157 |
159 |
140 |
83 |
779 |
|
|
SEC29 Graph. Comm. |
400 |
546 |
353 |
448 |
470 |
492 |
2 709 |
|
|
SEC30 Textiles & Design |
20 |
25 |
23 |
18 |
21 |
14 |
121 |
|
|
SEC33 Design & Technology |
- |
- |
- |
19 |
57 |
82 |
158 |
|
|
Total O - Level |
4 049 |
3 988 |
3 900 |
3 883 |
4 115 |
4 100 |
24 035 |
|
|
MATSEC Intermediate |
IM04 Art |
51 |
48 |
35 |
34 |
35 |
38 |
241 |
|
IM07 Computing |
121 |
131 |
166 |
116 |
139 |
120 |
793 |
|
|
IM09 Eng. Draw. & Graph. Comm. |
42 |
77 |
81 |
90 |
70 |
61 |
421 |
|
|
IM17 History |
49 |
65 |
64 |
67 |
56 |
48 |
349 |
|
|
IM19 Info. Tech. |
346 |
332 |
305 |
301 |
275 |
275 |
1 834 |
|
|
IM24 Music |
4 |
2 |
10 |
6 |
6 |
5 |
33 |
|
|
IM32 SoK |
2 042 |
2 194 |
2 194 |
2 003 |
2 180 |
1 985 |
12 598 |
|
|
Total Intermediate - Level |
2 655 |
2 849 |
2 855 |
2 617 |
2 761 |
2 532 |
16 269 |
|
|
MATSEC A-Levels |
AM04 Art |
77 |
80 |
97 |
86 |
77 |
82 |
499 |
|
AM07 Computing |
205 |
216 |
183 |
178 |
184 |
199 |
1 165 |
|
|
AM15 Graph. Comm. |
19 |
9 |
18 |
17 |
19 |
18 |
100 |
|
|
AM17 History |
92 |
99 |
91 |
88 |
95 |
102 |
567 |
|
|
AM19 Info. Tech. |
73 |
78 |
60 |
85 |
84 |
109 |
489 |
|
|
AM24 Music |
7 |
7 |
8 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
60 |
|
|
Total A - Level |
473 |
489 |
457 |
465 |
472 |
524 |
2 880 |
|
|
MCAST |
Arts & Design |
119 |
136 |
139 |
144 |
144 |
123 |
805 |
|
Graphic Design |
6 |
7 |
10 |
11 |
24 |
22 |
80 |
|
|
3d Design |
12 |
21 |
12 |
20 |
22 |
27 |
114 |
|
|
Printing |
14 |
7 |
8 |
7 |
8 |
6 |
50 |
|
|
Design Crafts |
7 |
17 |
23 |
24 |
32 |
45 |
148 |
|
|
Design & Interiors |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
21 |
21 |
|
|
Media |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
25 |
25 |
|
|
Fine Art |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
10 |
|
|
Total in MCAST |
158 |
188 |
192 |
206 |
230 |
279 |
1 253 |
|
|
University of Malta |
Faculty of Arts |
- |
62 |
92 |
96 |
90 |
132 |
472 |
|
Faculty of the Built Environment / Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering |
- |
59 |
38 |
36 |
51 |
65 |
249 |
|
|
Faculty of Education |
- |
30 |
25 |
35 |
35 |
19 |
144 |
|
|
Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of ICT |
- |
0 |
0 |
18 |
5 |
45 |
68 |
|
|
Other related Institutes and Centres |
- |
126 |
145 |
123 |
91 |
94 |
579 |
|
|
TOTAL Graduates |
|
277 |
300 |
308 |
272 |
355 |
1 512 |
Chapter published: 22-03-2012
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