Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
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 allows you to gain a vast understanding of Mediterranean affairs in modern society through a vast array of perspectives, ranging from anthropology, politics and foreign policy, to international relations, migration and multi-country relations. During your course of studies, you will be encouraged to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that having an international academic learning experience will give you a more rich and multicultural perspective of the subject matter.
Social Studies
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 programme of study in Social Studies, we provide you with a transdisciplinary holistic approach towards the field and its means of integration in the modern world we inhabit. By taking a local and international perspective, you will learn about the interrelating and causal relationship between geography, history, political and social science and the humanities in our society. You will be integrated in a broad spectrum of fields and will acquire knowledge on areas ranging from bioethics and warfare to anthropology of migration and cultural criticism. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a more diverse and multicultural 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.
Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ANT1004 | Ethnography and Anthropological Theory | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GEO1005 | The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1126 | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ANT1003 | Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT1005 | Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1023 | Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA1003 | An Overview of Spanish History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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SPA1013 | Christians, Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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HST1021 | Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1006 | History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ANT2047 | Emotions, Culture and Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3006 | Political Anthropology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3030 | Anthropology of Migration | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ARB2022 | Arab History and Civilization: The Oral Tradition | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO2050 | Historical and Political Geography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 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   |   | ||
HST3012 | Steam: A History of Industrial Power | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA2004 | Modern and Contemporary Spanish and Latin American Art | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ANT3041 | Anthropology of Islam | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3080 | History, Memory and Identity | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3087 | The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2027 | Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2030 | Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2058 | Terror: Ideas and Realities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3046 | Contemporary Continental Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA2019 | Imperial Spain | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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ANT3038 | Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2090 | International Relations since 1919 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ANT2002 | Law, State and Society in Southern Europe | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT2003 | Nation, State and Society in the Middle East/North Africa | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT2020 | Kinship, Family and Marriage | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
ANT3019 | Historical Anthropology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3021 | Climate Change and Sustainability in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2015 | Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital Resources and Genealogical Research | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3025 | Trans-Regional Migrations: A Short History of Migration and Mobility from Ancient to Modern Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI3039 | Thematic Readings in Political Thought | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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ATS3001 | Contemporary Mediterranean Studies Paper 1 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
ATS3002 | Contemporary Mediterranean Studies Paper 2 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GEO3006 | Urbanisation and Development | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2028 | A History of European and World Populations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2020 | Nationalism in International Politics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2036 | Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3007 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3098 | International Financial Institutions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Social Studies
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SOC1012 | Introducing Research Methods in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1014 | Family Life - A Sociological Investigation | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1060 | Foundations of Sociology: Theories and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1061 | Sociology of Island Life | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SOC1007 | The Sociological Imaginary in Practice | 2 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1046 | Urban Society and Culture | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SOC1058 | Health, Illness and Society | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ENG2089 | An Introduction to Cultural Criticism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3953 | Digital Literacies for Creatives and Communicators | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2071 | Introduction to Demography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2079 | Sociology of Space and Place | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2125 | Quantitative Research in Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2347 | Maritime Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3031 | Sociology of Politics and the State | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC3032 | Sociology of the Professions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ECL2000 | Introduction to European Union Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
EST2020 | Small States and the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2003 | Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2006 | Sociology of Inequality | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2007 | Theories in Sociology of Religion | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2018 | Empirical Research in Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2063 | Sociology of Cyberspace | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2073 | Visual Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 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   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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ART2038 | Gender Issues in Art | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
LLT2360 | Language and Culture of Deaf People | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2000 | Economic Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2025 | Locating the Global Society | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2055 | Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2067 | Sociology of Disability | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2347 | Maritime Sociology | 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   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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SST3001 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
SST3002 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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CST3951 | Cyberculture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LLT2161 | Lingua Francas | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3080 | Online Journalism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MCS3500 | Consumer and Organizational Buying Behaviour | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2006 | Sociology of Inequality | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2010 | Environmental Sociology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2044 | Sociology of Law | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2072 | Demographic Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
SOC2121 | Principles of Data Visualisation | 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   |   | ||
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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.