UBAARCEGHFT-2024-5-O - L-Università ta' Malta

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and European and Global History

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

Refer to the list of country-specific qualifications

European and Global History

An Advanced Level pass in History.

Archaeology

Applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' are required to sit for an interview, held on a date which will be announced in due course. Once announced, this date cannot be changed. The closing date for receipt of applications from applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' is 31 August 2024 at 2pm.

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

Applicants wishing to join the part-time mode must submit their application as full-time, and then include a note in the comments box of the application form, denoting their preference to be considered for the part-time option. Such requests will be considered by the Board of the Faculty.

European and Global History

Applicants may also be required to submit a Learning Portfolio. Further information about the Portfolio will be forwarded to applicants.

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Archaeology

The programme in Archaeology teaches how the human past can be understood and studied through anachronistic materials that remain present in modern day. During your course of studies, we will provide you with the academic knowledge required to understand how archaeology is a necessary and important area through which modern society can learn about primitive or ancient societies and cultures on a global scale. We offer a Mediterranean archaeological perspective where you will have the opportunity to put to practice the concepts and theories learned into our field work unit offered during summer recess. We will also encourage you to undergo the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that a diversified and multi-cultural experience through international learning will provide you with a more refined learning outcome.

European and Global History

The programme of study will give you an academic lens of European and Global history. By taking an academic appreciation towards the global timeline to where contemporary society finds itself, you will have a deeper and enriching understanding of the political, societal and cultural development throughout the years. Since we live in an ever-increasing globalised world, being knowledgeable about continental progress and differences from the East to West will provide you with an invaluable understanding of the interrelating histories of different and multilateral countries. You will also be encouraged to take on an Erasmus+ mobility programme to experience a multicultural and diversified learning experience.

Communication and Academic Skills Programme

The communication and academic skills programme complements students’ main course of study. It introduces them to writing and presenting as situated within academic contexts sensitive to specific disciplines and develops their competences for future careers.

Archaeology


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ARC1005	Human Evolution and Prehistory	6 ECTS	(NC)
ARC1007	Essentials in Archaeology	4 ECTS	(NC)
ARC1008	Material Culture in Archaeology	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ARC1010	Integrating Science and Archaeology	6 ECTS	(NC)
ARC1012	The Archaeology of Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations	6 ECTS	(NC)

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Archaeology
26 ECTS credits in the other main area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to register for elective study-units to bring their total for this area of study to 26 ECTS credits.


Semester 1

Students are required to choose only ONE of the following compulsory study-units. Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ARC2015*	Monitored Fieldwork (Extended)	8 ECTS
ARC2125*	Monitored Fieldwork	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ARC2012	Monographic Course 2	2 ECTS
ARC2016	Principles of Conservation in Archaeology	6 ECTS
ARC2040	Scientific Applications in Archaeology	6 ECTS
ARC3035	The Prehistory of North Africa	4 ECTS
CLA1001	Basic Notions of Latin 1	2 ECTS
CLA1004	Basic Notions of Greek 1	2 ECTS
* Study-unit ARC2015 and ARC2125 are an intensive study-units which are normally scheduled for July and prior to the beginning of the second year.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ARC3004	Maltese Prehistory	6 ECTS
ARC3014	The Development and Theory of Archaeology	6 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ARC2010	Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Mythology	4 ECTS
ARC3010	Palaeochristian and Byzantine Archaeology	6 ECTS
ARC3032	The Riverine Civilizations of the Near East	6 ECTS
ART2022	Classical Greek and Roman Architecture	4 ECTS
CLA1002	Basic Notions of Latin 2	2 ECTS
CLA1005	Basic Notions of Greek 2	2 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Archaeology
26 ECTS credits in the other main area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.


Semester 1

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ARC1003	Classical Art and Archaeology	6 ECTS
ARC3034	The Prehistory of the Western Mediterranean: Sicily and Sardinia	6 ECTS
ARC3101	An Introduction to the Port Cities of the Ancient Mediterranean	4 ECTS
CLA1001	Basic Notions of Latin 1	2 ECTS
CLA1004	Basic Notions of Greek 1	2 ECTS
CLA2017	Greek and Roman Civilization	6 ECTS
CLA3129	Survey of Classical Epic	4 ECTS
CLA3180	Survey of Greek Mythology	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

ARC3005	Roman Malta	6 ECTS	(NC)
ARC3021	Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Archaeology	6 ECTS	(NC)
ARC3022	Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Archaeology	6 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ARC2013	Phoenician and Punic Archaeology	6 ECTS
ARC3033	Medieval Archaeology	6 ECTS
CLA1002	Basic Notions of Latin 2	2 ECTS
CLA1005	Basic Notions of Greek 2	2 ECTS

Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in Archaeology
28 ECTS credits in the other main area
4 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. in Archaeology and in another main area: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Archaeology
80 ECTS credits in another main area
20 ECTS credits in optional units

European and Global History

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 12 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.


Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST1010	Medieval Europe 1	6 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

HST1017	Themes of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maltese Political History	4 ECTS


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST1126	The Mediterranean in Modern Times	2 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

CHN1014	An Overview of Chinese History	4 ECTS
HST1011*	Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History	4 ECTS
HST1022	The Order of St John 1530-1798: A Cultural History Approach	2 ECTS
HST1023*	Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography	2 ECTS
* Students are allowed to register for study-units HST1011 and HST1023 if other elective study-units cannot be followed due to a clash in time-table.

Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST1019	The Craft of History	2 ECTS
HST1021	Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

SPA1018	An Introduction to Latin America	2 ECTS
SPA1019	An Introduction to Spain	2 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in European and Global History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST2003	The Renaissance and Reformation	6 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

ANT2049	Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and Japan	2 ECTS
HST2011	The Practice of History	2 ECTS
HST2018	France and Germany: Rethinking Interrelations in the Making of Europe	4 ECTS
HST2020	Archives for Historians	2 ECTS
HST2033	The Eight-Pointed Cross of the Mediterranean	2 ECTS
HST2061	China in the World	4 ECTS
HST3020	Slavery in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean	4 ECTS
HST3025	Trans-Regional Migrations: A Short History of Migration and Mobility from Ancient to Modern Times	4 ECTS
HST3032	Medieval Island Regions	6 ECTS
HST3109	International Relations Between the World Wars	2 ECTS
SOC2047	Understanding Nations and Nationalism	4 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST2010	Social History of Modern Europe	6 ECTS
HST2026	Global History: Theories and Applications	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

CHN2018	Chinese Cultures and Diasporas	4 ECTS
HST2012	Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789	4 ECTS
HST2025	The European Union: Historical Considerations	4 ECTS
HST2028	A History of European and World Populations	4 ECTS
HST2031	Iberia and Malta	2 ECTS
HST2032	Mediterranean Encounters between Christians and Muslims 1500-2000	4 ECTS
HST3040	Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean Europe 1700-1900	6 ECTS
SOC2025	Locating the Global Society	4 ECTS
SPA2019	Imperial Spain	4 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in European and Global History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 6 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.


Semester 1

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST2035	U.S. History: 1492 to 1939	4 ECTS

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

HST2011	The Practice of History	2 ECTS
HST2014	A History of the Family and Sexual Behaviour	4 ECTS
HST2017	Anglo-Italian Relations in the Mediterranean: From the Renaissance to the Cold War	4 ECTS
HST2021	Seminars on Twentieth Century Maltese History	4 ECTS
HST2040	Medieval Europe 2	6 ECTS
HST3011	European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment	6 ECTS
HST3012	Steam: A History of Industrial Power	2 ECTS
HST3015	Late Medieval Mediterranean History	6 ECTS
HST3021	European Historiography	2 ECTS
HST3023	The Forgotten Power: Persian/Iranian History in Global Perspective	4 ECTS
HST3033	War and Society in Medieval Europe	6 ECTS


Semester 2

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)

HST2005	Contemporary Mediterranean History	6 ECTS
HST3075	Synoptic Study-Unit 1 - International and Global History	6 ECTS	(NC)
HST3076	Synoptic Study-Unit 2 - European History	6 ECTS	(NC)

Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)

CHN2018	Chinese Cultures and Diasporas	4 ECTS
HST2029	Global history (c.1492 - c.1870)	4 ECTS
HST2030	Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times	4 ECTS
HST3019	History of Political Thought	2 ECTS
HST3022	Russia and Eurasia in Global Context	4 ECTS
SOC2025	Locating the Global Society	4 ECTS
SPA2019	Imperial Spain	4 ECTS

Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 credits, of which:
28 credits in European and Global History
28 credits in the other area
4 credits in optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. in European and Global History and in another main area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in European and Global History
80 credits in another area
20 credits in optional study-units

This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

Archaeology

Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge by:

Showing an understanding of the different material foundations of human experience through different time periods and cultures.
Gathering, synthesizing, and analysing ambiguous data sources.
Having the critical capacity to engage thoroughly in discussions and debates about archaeological interpretive data.
Writing and researching concisely and accurately about ideas relating to the subject matter.
Understanding key methodological and theoretical concepts related to the subject matter.

European and Global History

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

Carry out and write a research paper through a heightened capacity for critical thought and research in the subject matter.
Engage in critical discussions relating to European and Global history in both an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
Recall important historic figures and their affects on historical events.
Have a deeper understanding of different histories through a variety of perspectives.
Have a better appreciation and possess a historic analysis towards the current stance of countries and their contemporary affairs.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Archaeology

As a graduate of this course, you will have career opportunities both locally and abroad, in which your valuable knowledge on the subject will be demonstrated. You will be able to pursue a career as an archaeologist, conservator, heritage manager, historic buildings inspector or conservation officer, museum/gallery curator, tourism officer, records manager, archivist, cartographer and as a social research. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic career in archaeology, then we encourage you to enrol in a postgraduate course offered at our University, where you will be able to hone your knowledge and gain a holistic understanding of the subject.

European and Global History

Upon successfully graduating from this course, you will be employable in a number of fields related to the subject-matter, both local and abroad, such as an archivist, museum curator, historical consultant, researcher and as a Government historian. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local post-graduate courses, as a number of our alumni have done so.

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