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Think breadth: broadening your knowledge, pursuing your passion and acquiring useful transferable skills.

Think opportunity: studying at your own pace while juggling many commitments. An opportunity to continue your education or improve your career prospects.

Think flexibility: designing your own programme of studies by choosing any and as many short courses as you wish from a wide variety of fields. You can take just one or several classes, but you can also build up a diploma or a degree, with no time limits.

The University of Malta’s Programme in the Liberal Arts and Sciences (PLAS). Think about it. Visit www.um.edu.mt/clas 

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