Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Sociology

Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Sociology

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in History of Art and Sociology

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

Sociology

An Advanced Level pass in any of the following subjects: Sociology, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, History, Home Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology, Marketing, Religious Knowledge, Theatre and Performance.


History of Art

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.


Sociology

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.


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History of Art

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.

The programme of study in History of Art will give you an academic perspective of artistic history both locally and foreign, through a plethora of movements, ages and societies in a chronological sequence that leads to modern and contemporary art. During the course we will instil within you an understanding and appreciation of unique art forms, ranging from Italian early Renaissance and the Romanesque, to Baroque Classicism, gothic art and Contemporary Art, to name a few. Your heightened insight on movements and artists, in relation to permeating social influences, will give you a greater awareness of art's versatile capacity. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that a multicultural education will provide you with a wholistic academic journey.


Sociology

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.

In the undergraduate course in Sociology, we will provide you with an academic lens on the study of human behaviour and its causal and contingent relationship with social life in its versatile facets. By studying sociology, you will become knowledgeable on the cohesive and important structures of society and its organisations. You will have a heightened and refined awareness on topics ranging from economic and environmental sociology, to sociology of sport, law and religion. We will also encourage you to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme for a multicultural and diverse academic journey.


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.

History of Art

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART1001 Introduction to History of Art as a Discipline 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1013 Early Renaissance Art in Italy 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1140 Italian Renaissance Architecture 1400-1600 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART1005 The Birth of Modern Art 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1017 The Art and Architecture of Early Christianity and the Early Middle Ages 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1027 The Visual Culture of the Central Mediterranean: Malta and Sicily in the 17th and 18th Century 4 ECTS   (NC)  
ART1120 Museum Placement 1 2 ECTS    
 
Recommended Optional Units
 
ART1025 Venetian Renaissance Art 4 ECTS    
ART1114 Study Tour 4 ECTS    

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

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 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)
 
AAH2035 Twentieth-Century Visual Culture 4 ECTS    
ART2000 Art in Malta 1: Late Medieval to Early Renaissance 4 ECTS    
ART2008 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy 4 ECTS    
ART2018 Caravaggio and Early Baroque Classicism 4 ECTS    
ART2038 Gender Issues in Art 2 ECTS    
ART2151 The Decorative Arts in the 19th Century 2 ECTS    
ART2315 Gallery Placement 2 ECTS    
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ART2005 Northern Renaissance Art 4 ECTS    
ART2010 Roman Baroque Sculpture 4 ECTS    
ART2011 Modern Contemporary Art 4 ECTS    
ART2022 Classical Greek and Roman Architecture 4 ECTS    
ART2109 The Art and Architecture of the High and Late Middle Ages: Romanesque to Gothic 4 ECTS    
ART2114 Study Tour 4 ECTS    
ART2140 Italian Baroque Architecture 1600-1750 4 ECTS    
ART2314 Conservation Placement 2 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in History of Art
26 credits in the other area
8 credits 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 16 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)
 
ART2020 Art in Malta 2: From the Early Knights’ Period to the Plague of 1676 4 ECTS    
ART3001 Late Baroque Painting 4 ECTS    
ART3002 Neo-Classicism and Romanticism 4 ECTS    
ART3003 Art in Malta 3: The Architecture of the Order of St John in Malta (1530-1798) 4 ECTS    
ART3019 Art in Malta 5: Twentieth-Century Visual Culture 4 ECTS    
ART3038 Contemporary Art Biennials: Critical and Theoretical Issues 4 ECTS    
ART3040 The Art of the Counter Reformation outside Italy 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART3017 History of Art Synoptic Study-Unit 1 6 ECTS   (NC)  
ART3018 History of Art Synoptic Study-Unit 2 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH3037 Milestones in the History of Photography and Cinemas 2 ECTS    
ART2021 Architectural History 3: Modern and Contemporary Architecture 4 ECTS    
ART3004 Art in Malta 4: The Nineteenth Century - Painting, Sculpture and Architecture 4 ECTS    
ART3035 Museum Placement 2 2 ECTS    
ART3048 Criticism, Appreciation and Method in Art History 2 ECTS    
ART3114 Study Tour 4 ECTS    

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

Requirement for award of B.A. History of Art and in another area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in History of Art
80 credits in the other area
20 credits optional study-units

Sociology

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC1012 Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC1014 Family Life - A Sociological Investigation 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC1046 Urban Society and Culture 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC1061 Sociology of Island Life 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC1007 The Sociological Imaginary in Practice 2 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC1058 Health, Illness and Society 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC1060 Foundations of Sociology: Theories and Perspectives 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Sociology
26 ECTS credits in the other 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
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC2102 Key Concepts in Contemporary Sociology 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC2125 Quantitative Research in Social Sciences 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2051 Contemporary Social Issues 4 ECTS    
SOC2055 Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice 4 ECTS    
SOC2067 Sociology of Disability 4 ECTS    
SOC2068 Work Placement 4 ECTS    
SOC2071 Intoduction to Demography 4 ECTS    
SOC2079 Sociology of Space and Place 4 ECTS    
SOC3028 The Sociology of Deviance 4 ECTS    
SOC3030 Sociology of Sport 4 ECTS    
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 4 ECTS    
SOC3032 Sociology of the Professions 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC2003 Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences 4 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC2121 Principles of Data Visualisation 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
SOC2007 Theories in Sociology of Religion 4 ECTS    
SOC2010 Environmental Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2018 Empirical Research in Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2025 Locating the Global Society 4 ECTS    
SOC2044 Sociology of Law 4 ECTS    
SOC2072 Demographic Processes 4 ECTS    
SOC2073 Visual Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2123 Theories of Social Policy 4 ECTS    
SOC2124 Gender: A Sociological Exploration 4 ECTS    
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements 4 ECTS    
SOC3005 Sociology of Money 4 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Sociology
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits 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 16 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)
 
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2051 Contemporary Social Issues 4 ECTS    
SOC2055 Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice 4 ECTS    
SOC2067 Sociology of Disability 4 ECTS    
SOC2068 Work Placement 4 ECTS    
SOC2071 Intoduction to Demography 4 ECTS    
SOC2079 Sociology of Space and Place 4 ECTS    
SOC3028 The Sociology of Deviance 4 ECTS    
SOC3030 Sociology of Sport 4 ECTS    
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 4 ECTS    
SOC3032 Sociology of the Professions 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC3003 Synoptic Study-Unit 1 - Theory and Institutions 6 ECTS   (NC)  
SOC3004 Synoptic Study-Unit 2 - Methodology and Applied 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
SOC2007 Theories in Sociology of Religion 4 ECTS    
SOC2010 Environmental Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2018 Empirical Research in Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2025 Locating the Global Society 4 ECTS    
SOC2044 Sociology of Law 4 ECTS    
SOC2072 Demographic Processes 4 ECTS    
SOC2073 Visual Sociology 4 ECTS    
SOC2123 Theories of Social Policy 4 ECTS    
SOC2124 Gender: A Sociological Exploration 4 ECTS    
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements 4 ECTS    
SOC3005 Sociology of Money 4 ECTS    
SOC3030 Sociology of Sport 4 ECTS    

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

Requirement for award of B.A. Sociology and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Sociology
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits 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.

History of Art

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

  • Use your mastered skill-set of intricate observational and inductive analysis to interpret artistic works in its variety of manners.
  • Critically discuss artistic works in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
  • Have a better understanding of the causal link between the practicality of art with society, history and culture on both a microcosmic and macrocosmic scale.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of different art works in a diversity of genres according to geographic locations, while also being able to distinguish the art work of different historical periods.
  • Recall important historic artists who have contributed to the movement and evolution of art.
  • Possess a visual awareness of contemporary art.

Sociology

Upon successfully completing this course, you will be able to:

  • Engage and contribute to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussion through your heightened capacity for critical thought and awareness of the integration of sociological concepts in a broad range of areas.
  • Use methodological research skills to conduct and write academic essays related to the subject matter.
  • Have a deep understanding of sociological concepts, theories and criticisms in its multifaceted areas.
  • Use your sociological perspective and your refined sense for critical thought and awareness by applying them to contemporary issues, both locally and internationally.
  • Interpret, analyse and create sociological hypotheses through the application of sociological theories.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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History of Art

As a graduate of this course you will be employable, both locally and internationally, as a conservator, heritage manager, commercial art gallery manager, academic librarian, archivist and arts administrator. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to participate in our Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that a diverse and multicultural education will instil you with a better academic journey.


Sociology

As a graduate in this programme of study you will have career opportunities, both locally and internationally, as a policy officer, advice worker, community development worker, youth worker, police officer, teacher, social researcher, human resources officer, journalist and public relations officer. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to pursue a postgraduate programme offered at our university.


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