Bachelor of Arts in Classics and European and Global History

Bachelor of Arts in Classics and European and Global History

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts in Classics and European and Global History

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

European and Global History

An Advanced Level pass in History.


Classics

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 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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Classics

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 this programme of study, the 'Classics' is used as an umbrella term that will take you back to Ancient Greece, where you will academically familiarise yourself with the mythology, society, literature and linguistics, history and art of the Greek Islands. During your course of studies you will be able to have a basic understanding of the Greek and Latin languages and read key texts in their respective original languages. You will be able to understand the influence that this ancient world has had on our contemporary one, while also enriching your cultural and historic mindset by participating in interdisciplinary action. You are also encouraged to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility period, for a multicultural and diversified learning experience.


European and Global History

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 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.

Classics

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
CLA1014 Classics - An Introduction 4 ECTS    
CLA1017 Greek Grammar and Syntax 1 6 ECTS   (NC)  
CLA1213 Introductory Greek Texts A and B 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
CLA1016 From Heroic Times to the Age of Alexander: A Survey of Ancient Greek History and Literature 4 ECTS    
CLA2013 Greek Grammar and Syntax 2 6 ECTS   (NC)  
CLA2118 Further Greek Passages A 2 ECTS    

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
CLA1018 Latin Grammar and Syntax 1 6 ECTS   (NC)  
CLA1215 Introductory Latin Texts A and B 4 ECTS   (NC)  
CLA3129 Survey of Classical Epic 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
CLA1019 From Kings to Emperors: A Survey of Ancient Roman History and Literature 4 ECTS    
CLA2021 Latin Grammar and Syntax 2 6 ECTS   (NC)  
CLA2116 Further Latin Passages A 2 ECTS   (NC)  

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
CLA2014 Latin Prose Composition 6 ECTS    
CLA3312 Greek and Latin Unseen Passages 2 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
CLA3007 Literary Criticism: Aristotle and Horace 6 ECTS    
CLA3009 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Epic (Homer and Vergil) 6 ECTS   (NC)  
CLA3026 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Philosophy - Plato and Cicero 6 ECTS   (NC)  

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

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

Classics

By the end of the course, you will be expected to:

  • Demonstrate proficient lexical and grammatical knowledge of the Greek and Latin languages.
  • Be competent in reading and interpreting classical texts and appreciate certain unique qualities of the original classical literature untranslated.
  • Show an understanding and appreciation towards classical civilization in its historical, literary and cultural contexts.
  • Show competency in composing critical and analytical essays or papers regarding the subject matter.
  • Participate in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions and link the importance of Classical studies with modern society and relevant fields.

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.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Classics

Upon successfully completing this course, you will have a variety of career opportunities where you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge in the field. Careers, both locally and abroad, can be as an archivist, barrister, editorial assistant, heritage manager, museum or gallery curator, market researcher, Higher education lecturer and media. If you are interested in furthering your studies or would like to pursue an academic career, then we encourage you to enrol in a postgraduate course that our University offers for a more refined and holistic learning experience.


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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