Loading...
Preparing your educational journey
Diploma in Education for Cultural Mediation logo
University of Malta logo

Diploma in Education for Cultural Mediation

University of Malta
Information last verified July 2026
Tuition €1,800 (Non-EU)
Degree Diploma
Duration 2 years
Delivery On Campus / Part-time
Location Msida, Malta
Language English

Program Overview

Cultural mediation will facilitate you with the establishment of good communication and mutual understanding between different cultures, promoting and enhancing access to local services provided in a number of specific areas of intervention such as reception, health, education and employment. You will be exercised by trained and experienced professionals who are able to promote and not hinder its scope, preparing you to become a professional in facilitating the relations between migrants and citizens in the host country, aiming at the mutual exchange of knowledge and the establishment of positive relations between individuals of different cultural backgrounds and ethnic origins. The course aims at promoting awareness and to sensitize all parties involved in otherness issues. In developing and delivering the course, the Department for Inclusion and Access to Learning collaborates with other academics and professional practitioners in order to develop and offer the best programme of study possible. Cultural mediation will facilitate you with the establishment of good communication and mutual understanding between different cultures, promoting and enhancing access to local services provided in a number of specific areas of intervention such as reception, health, education and employment. You will be exercised by trained and experienced professionals who are able to promote and not hinder its scope, preparing you to become a professional in facilitating the relations between migrants and citizens in the host country, aiming at the mutual exchange of knowledge and the establishment of positive relations between individuals of different cultural backgrounds and ethnic origins. The course aims at promoting awareness and to sensitize all parties involved in otherness issues. In developing and delivering the course, the Department for Inclusion and Access to Learning collaborates with other academics and professional practitioners in order to develop and offer the best progr

Career Opportunities

As a graduate of Education for Cultural Mediation, you will have opportunities in different fields of intervention such as: Health and Wellbeing, Education, Employment, Law Enforcement, Agencies, Reception and Housing and Local Services.

Program Curriculum

Year 1 Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) ECL1004 Legal Framework on Migration for Cultural Mediators 4 ECTS IAL1013 Role and Tasks of a Cultural Mediator - Ethical Issues 4 ECTS IAL1014 Host Country Structures 4 ECTS IAL1015 Mediation and Conflict Resolution Techniques 4 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) IAL1016 Inter-Religious Engagement in Cultural Mediation 4 ECTS IAL1017 Accompaniment 4 ECTS IAL1018 Communication and Language Theory 4 ECTS IAL1035 Cultural and Mediative Practices in Gender and Sexuality Education 4 ECTS Year 2 Semester 1 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) IAL1033 Specific Fields of Intervention 4 ECTS IAL1034 Placement 8 ECTS TTI1000 Translation and Interpreting Issues in Cultural Mediation 4 ECTS Semester 2 Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) IAL1023 Language Mediation 4 ECTS IAL1025 Diversity, Society and Inclusion 4 ECTS TTI1001 Introduction to Interpreting and Professional Tools 4 ECTS Requirement for award of Diploma in Education for Cultural Mediation: 60 ECTS credits This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of Diploma in Education for Cultural Mediation under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

Admission Requirements

General Entry Requirements Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications Notes and any other requirements Applicants admitted as "Adult Learners" under paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of passes in English and Maltese proficiency tests as approved by the Faculty. Applicants will be exempted from sitting for the proficiency tests in English and Maltese if they are in possession of a Secondary Education Certificate pass at Grade 5 or higher, or at Intermediate Matriculation Level pass at Grade C or higher in the respective subject. In the case of English, passes at the same standard in comparable qualifications will also be accepted. Applicants who do not fulfil the Maltese Language Proficiency requirement by the beginning of the Course, may be allowed to enrol in the Course, provided that they obtain a pass in Maltese Language Proficiency before the end of the first semester of the Course, and prior to sitting for any assessment. All applicants must have native or advanced speaker competence in a third language other than Maltese or English. All applicants shall be required to satisfy the Board, through an interview, that they have reached the necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the Course with profit. All applicants shall be required to submit with their application a letter written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course, together with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae . All applicants must prove that they have resided in Malta for a minimum of three (3) years prior to the commencement of the Course. You are viewing the entry requirements for International applicants. Switch to Local qualifications. You can submit your application online . The deadlines for submission of applications vary according to the intake and courses. We encourage all international applicants to submit their applications as soon as possible. This is especially important if you require a visa to travel and

Tuition & Financial Information

Tuition Fee

€1,800 (Non-EU)

About University of Malta

University of Malta logo

University of Malta

Msida, Malta

TheUniversity of Malta(Maltese:L-Università ta' Malta;UM; formerlyUOM) is apublic research universityin the towns ofMsidaandValletta, Malta. It serves as theflagshipandnational universityof...

University Profile
  • Start Date October
  • Language English
  • Duration 2 years
  • Credits 60