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 undergraduate programme in History will enrich your historic knowledge on a global scale. During the course, apart from learning about local and national history through social, economic, warfare and other perspectives, we will also provide you with a wholistic historic lens of Western, European and Non-European countries. By learning history on an academic level, you will possess a deep appreciation and a heightened sense of awareness of contemporary international and local affairs through your firm grasp of historic patterns, events and foundations. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ programme, as we believe that a multicultural and diversified learning experience will give you a better learning experience.
International Relations
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 undergraduate programme in International Relations offers you an academic perspective on the liaison between countries, and how bureaucratic decisions by hegemonic countries and the intervening action of administrative boards, state officials and elected representatives create a complex web of intercountry relations. During the course we will provide you with a coherent and clear image of how Western, European and Non-European countries coalesce, ranging from topics such as understanding foreign policy of USA and international economics, to international relations since 1919 and conflict resolution, to name a few. We also encourage you to participate in our Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a multicultural perspective will provide a holistic 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
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HST1010 | Medieval Europe 1 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1017 | Themes of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maltese Political History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HST1011 | Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History | 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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CHN1014 | An Overview of Chinese 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   |   | ||
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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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HST1019 | The Craft of History | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST1021 | Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 | 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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SPA1018 | An Introduction to Latin America | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
SPA1019 | An Introduction to Spain | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HST2003 | The Renaissance and Reformation | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3018 | Hospitaller Malta | 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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HST2011 | The Practice of History | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2015 | Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital Resources and Genealogical Research | 4 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   |   | ||
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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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HST2009 | Medieval Malta | 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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CLA2060 | Latin for Historians | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2010 | Social History of Modern Europe | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2012 | Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2025 | The European Union: Historical Considerations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2026 | Global History: Theories and Applications | 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   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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HST3011 | European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment | 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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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   |   | ||
HST2035 | U.S. History: 1492 to 1939 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2040 | Medieval Europe 2 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2113 | Venice, the Order of St. John and Malta | 2 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   |   | ||
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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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HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3089 | Synoptic Study-Unit: Maltese and Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
HST3090 | Synoptic Study-Unit: European and International History | 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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HST2006 | Malta Before and After Independence: Aspects of Maltese Social and Political History | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2019 | The Transition from Medieval to Hospitaller Malta in the Sixteenth Century | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
HST2027 | Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories | 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   |   | ||
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International Relations
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL1025* | Introduction to Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1193** | Introduction to Modern Europe | 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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HST1126*** | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Study-unit IRL1025 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. Students with an Advanced Level in Economics must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.** IRL1193 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. Students with an Advanced Level in History must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.*** HST1126 cannot be taken by students following either Bachelor of Arts in History or Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History.   | |||||
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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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IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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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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IRL2090* | International Relations since 1919 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL3189 | International Political Economy 1 | 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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BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
INL3011 | European Court of Human Rights | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2060 | Contemporary China | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2075 | Environmental Issues in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2098 | Malta in International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3095 | Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3146 | Foreign Policies of European States | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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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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IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2020 | Nationalism in International Politics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2036 | Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2063 | Introduction to Humanitarian Action | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2290 | International Relations since 1945 | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3007 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3098 | International Financial Institutions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot regsiter for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290.   |
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Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2) | |||||
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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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IRL3096* | Contemporary European Studies | 8 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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IRL2099 | Conflict Resolution and International Relations | 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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BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
INL3011 | European Court of Human Rights | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2012 | Foreign Policy of Russia | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2014 | An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2064 | Asia-Pacific in the World | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2089 | Further Studies in Diplomacy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3196 | The Politics and the Government of the European Union | 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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IRL3057 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
IRL3058 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations | 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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HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2011 | Foreign Policy of USA | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2013 | Political Economy of War | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2058 | Terror: Ideas and Realities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2084 | The International Relations of Small States and Territories | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL2092 | Political Movements and Parties | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3006 | Politics and Government in the Persian Gulf | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3010 | Norms, Rights and Climate Justice | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3050 | International Institutions | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3065 | The Media and International Relations | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
IRL3296 | External Relations of the European Union | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
MDT3001 | Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
* Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot register for study-units IRL3196 and IRL3296.   |
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.