Find your starting point
When looking at higher education courses in Malta, check the qualification level before comparing course titles. MQF means Malta Qualifications Framework. GBS Malta’s preparatory awards sit at Level 4, bachelor’s degrees at Level 6 and master’s degrees at Level 7.
| Your situation |
Courses worth considering |
| You need subject knowledge and study skills before a degree |
Award in Business Management and Study Skills; Award in Information Technology and Study Skills |
| You are ready for your bachelor’s degree |
BSc (Hons) Business Management; BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Information Technology; BSc (Hons) Health, Social Care and Wellbeing |
| You already hold a degree and want to specialise |
Master of Business Administration; MSc Information Technology Management; Master of Public Health |
Use this as a shortlist, then check the course requirements against your qualifications. Entry and progression depend on the requirements of the programme you choose.
A quick note on salaries
The figures below are role-based examples, not GBS Malta graduate earnings or promised job offers. Recruitment guides may include people with some experience. Advertised salaries show what one employer offered. Your skills, experience and the employer’s requirements will affect your first offer. The public health example is from England and is labelled separately.
Business programmes
Award in Business Management and Study Skills
Interested in a business degree but need preparation? This one-year Award in Business Management and Study Skills introduces management and project work alongside academic writing, communication and digital skills. You practice explaining ideas and organising your studies.
Malta provides plenty of business context: 60,856 enterprises were active in 2024. Everyday businesses can help you connect classroom ideas with customers and costs.
The award is designed as preparation for further study. As your subject knowledge and skills develop, you can begin exploring directions such as administration, sales or marketing.
BSc (Hons) Business Management
If you want time to find your business interests, this three-year BSc (Hons) Business Management covers marketing, finance, people management and strategy. Projects help you assess problems and support your recommendations with evidence.
Possible early career directions include marketing support, operations, sales coordination and business analysis. The role you enter will depend on your skills, experience and the employer’s requirements.
In Malta, 73.2% of active enterprises were sole proprietors or partnerships in 2024. This makes the island a useful setting for understanding how smaller businesses manage limited budgets and build customer relationships.
Master of Business Administration
Already hold a degree and want stronger business judgement? The one-year MBA develops your understanding of strategy, finance, leadership and digital marketing.
Choose Marketing Management, Management Consulting, Project Management, Entrepreneurship or Global Investment Banking. Your pathway and final project help you focus on work that interests you, from business analysis to project coordination.
The MBA can support professional development towards analysis, consulting, project work and management. Appointments to senior roles will also depend on relevant experience and performance.
Malta’s enterprise count grew by 3.1% in 2024, giving your studies a local context for making decisions regarding growth. An MBA supports development; management appointments also depend on experience.
Information technology programmes
Award in Information Technology and Study Skills
Interested in technology but not yet ready for degree-level study? The one-year Award in Information Technology and Study Skills combines digital society, internet technology, computer hardware and software with academic writing, communication, digital skills, study practice and career planning.
The six compulsory modules provide an academic and professional foundation for progression to higher education in IT or a related subject, including bachelor’s-level study. Entry to a later degree remains subject to that programme’s requirements.
In 2024, 97.9% of surveyed Maltese enterprises used the internet. This shows how widely digital foundations apply across workplaces. The survey covers selected sectors and enterprises with at least ten employees.
BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Information Technology
Enjoy working out why something does not work? The three-year BSc (Hons) Computer Science and Information Technology begins with programming, computer hardware, algorithms, networking and mathematics for computing. Later study includes cybersecurity, cloud computing, data science, operating systems, artificial intelligence, software engineering, user-experience design, machine learning and DevOps.
A group project and the final-year project let you research, design, develop and test a solution. Possible directions include junior software development, testing, IT support, cloud and cybersecurity work, depending on the role’s requirements.
Malta offers relevant technical challenges: 91.2% of surveyed enterprises provided remote system access in 2024. Keeping that access reliable and secure connects directly with your studies.
MSc Information Technology Management
If you want to help organisations choose and manage technology, consider the one-year MSc Information Technology Management. Students complete four core taught modules and a compulsory project or dissertation, plus two elective modules aligned with the general, Cybersecurity, Data Analytics, Cloud Computing or Artificial Intelligence pathway.
The programme develops an understanding of managing technology alongside staff and resources. Depending on your pathway and experience, career directions can include IT project coordination, technology consulting, data analysis, cloud and security-related work.
Local relevance is clear: 93.9% of surveyed enterprises used ICT security measures in 2024. Your learning can help you understand the decisions behind those measures.
Health and wellbeing programmes
BSc (Hons) Health, Social Care and Wellbeing
Want to understand how people can receive better support? This three-year BSc (Hons) Health, Social Care and Wellbeing covers safeguarding, communication, mental wellbeing and healthy ageing. Research develops your ability to assess evidence about care.
Community support, wellbeing services, care administration and quality-improvement work are possible directions. The degree does not automatically qualify you for nursing or another regulated profession, so check the requirements for any specific occupation.
Malta gives healthy ageing particular relevance: 18.4% of residents were aged 65 or over at the end of 2025. You can consider local needs while studying independence and community care.
Master of Public Health
Interested in preventing illness across communities? The one-year Master of Public Health includes four compulsory taught modules and a compulsory public-health project or dissertation. Students then take two pathway or elective modules through the general MPH, Epidemiology, Health Promotion, or Leadership and Management route.
Possible directions include health promotion, epidemiology, research support, public-health projects and health leadership. The route you choose and your previous experience will shape which roles are most relevant.
WHO estimates at least 43 million deaths from noncommunicable diseases globally in 2021, underlining the importance of prevention. Malta’s Health Systems Strategy 2023–2033 offers a local context for studying these challenges.
What could studying at GBS Malta look like for you
When you compare career-focused courses in Malta, the timetable and support available matter alongside the subject. You need somewhere to work between classes and someone to ask when you are unsure about an assignment.
| GBS Malta feature |
What it means for your studies |
| Course taught in English |
You study and complete academic work in English. |
| Campus at St Julian’s |
Shops and cafés are nearby, along with transport connections around Malta. |
| Computer lab, laboratory and quiet study space |
You have places for research and focused work outside of class. |
| Academic and welfare support |
You can ask for help with study concerns and settling into student life. |
| Practical projects within programmes |
You can apply course ideas and develop examples to discuss with employers. |
| MBA study formats |
You can consider full-time or online study. Local students can also explore the 24-month part-time MBA delivered through evening classes. |
Make your shortlist before you apply
When shortlisting courses to study in Malta, choose two and look closely at their modules. Which assignments would you want to spend time on? Which first jobs appeal to you? A course becomes easier to judge when you can picture the work involved.
Then check entry requirements, tuition fees and the time you need to complete them. Include accommodation and everyday costs in your budget. If moving abroad is new to you, planning for student life in Malta can help you prepare.
You do not need to know your entire career path before applying. You GBS Malta programmesdo, however, need a course that fits your current qualifications and gives you a reason to keep learning.
Explore our GBS Malta programmes, speak to our admissions team about your options and start your journey in Malta.
