Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) with European and Global History

Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) with European and Global History

Course Title

Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) with European and Global History

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Information for International applicants

European Studies

An Intermediate Level pass in English.


European and Global History

An Advanced Level pass in History.


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European Studies

The programme of studies aims to provide you with a solid and comprehensive knowledge of the European Union from a multidisciplinary angle, involving the politics, economics, law and history of European Integration. Another aim is to develop students' analytical skills and to deepen your critical appraisal of EU policies and EU affairs in general. Special emphasis is also laid, where appropriate, on the deepening of knowledge of the theories and theoretical frameworks employed by the various disciplines in assessing EU policies. In your final year, you may have the chance to demonstrate your knowledge by carrying out a research-based dissertation. Participation in the Erasmus+ mobility programme is also encouraged, for a more holistic and diverse learning experience.


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.

European Studies

Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (30 ECTS credits), 26 ECTS credits in a Subsidiary Area and 4 ECTS credits as optional study-units to a total of 60 ECTS credits.
 
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)
 
EST1020 The Legal Order of the European Union 8 ECTS   (NC)  
EST1042 European Integration Theories, Paradigms and Key Documents 6 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 1
 
Erasmus and visiting students studying in Malta can either register for EST1022 Law of the Institutions ֠General Principles of European Union Law during the first semester or for EST1023 Enforcement of European Union Law in the second semester.

Students registering for EST1023 are required to have covered an equivalent of EST1022 at their home institution.

Both EST1022 and EST1023 have a credit value of 4 ECTS and will be assessed at the end of their respective semester.

Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
EST1030 Introduction to Comparative Politics of Europe 4 ECTS   (NC)  
EST1036 A Historical Perspective on EU Integration 4 ECTS   (NC)  
EST1040 Introductory Micro Economics for European Studies 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
EST1041 Introductory Macro Economics for European Studies 4 ECTS   (NC)  

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
30 ECTS credits in European Studies
26 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (24 ECTS credits), at least 22 ECTS credits from the list of electives, 10 ECTS credits in a Subsidiary Area and 4 ECTS credits as optional study-units to a total of 60 ECTS credits.
 
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)
 
EST2229 Research Methodology and Writing Skills 6 ECTS   (NC)  

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
EST2140 Politics of the European Union 4 ECTS   (NC)  
EST2232 World Politics and the EU 4 ECTS   (NC)  
EST3010 The Economics of European Integration 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
EST2060 The Law of the Internal Market of the European Union 4 ECTS    
EST2210 Development Studies and the European Union 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
EST2235 EU Cohesion Policy Implementation and Management 6 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
EST2020 Small States and the European Union 4 ECTS    
EST2223* Placements in European Studies 4 ECTS    
EST2230 Social Policy and the European Union 4 ECTS    
EST2233 Contemporary Migration Issues Across the Mediterranean (History, Policy and International Law) 6 ECTS    
EST2234 Malta in the European Union 6 ECTS    
EST2236 European Union Simulation Unit 4 ECTS    

* The number of placements available is limited.
 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
46 ECTS credits in European Studies
10 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

Students are required to register for ALL compulsory study-units (16 ECTS credits) and at least 44 ECTS credits from the list of electives, to a total of 60 ECTS credits.Students in the third year may be allowed to register for Study-Units offered in the second year provided this is permitted by the time-table and provided that students obtain no less than 56 credits at level 3.
 
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)
 
EST3209 Dissertation 12 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) For French elective study-units refer to end note.
 
EST3212 EU Competition Law 8 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
EST3180 Human Rights in the EU 4 ECTS    
EST3190 European Environmental Law and Policy 4 ECTS    
EST3200 The EU's External Policy and the CFSP 4 ECTS    
EST3207 Agenda-Setting in the European Union 4 ECTS    
EST3208 The Economics of EU Policies 4 ECTS    
EST3214 Political Parties in Europe 6 ECTS    
EST3215 European Language Knowledge and Awareness 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
EST3192 European Union Economic and Monetary Union 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
EST2223* Placements in European Studies 4 ECTS    
EST3090 Euro-Mediterranean Relations 4 ECTS    
EST3191 The Role of SMEs and Competitiveness in the European Union 4 ECTS    
EST3193 European Union Trade Policy 4 ECTS    
EST3197 Comparative Federalism and the EU 4 ECTS    
EST3201 Sustainable Development and the EU 4 ECTS    
EST3210 European Security 4 ECTS    
EST3211 The Future of the European Union 4 ECTS    
EST3213 Identity and Culture in Europe 4 ECTS    

* The number of placements available is limited.
 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits

Requirement for award of Bachelor of European Studies (Honours): 180 ECTS credits, of which:
136 ECTS credits in European Studies
36 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits optional study-units

European and Global History

In addition to the compulsory study-units as indicated in the programmes of study for the two Main Areas, students are required to register for optional elective study-units to bring their total to 60 ECTS credits per academic 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 only allowed to register for study-units HST1011 and HST1023 if the 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    

 

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 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)
 
ANT2049 Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and Japan 2 ECTS    
HST2003 The Renaissance and Reformation 6 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
 
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    
HST2010 Social History of Modern Europe 6 ECTS    
HST2012 Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 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    
SOC2025 Locating the Global Society 4 ECTS    
SPA2019 Imperial Spain 4 ECTS    

 

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 European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies (Hons) - and Bachelor of European Studies (B.Eur.Studies) - under the auspices of the Institute for European Studies.

European Studies

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

  • Assess and analyse policy developments in the EU.
  • Write reports on such developments and recognise the developing trends.
  • Make presentations or report EU developments succinctly.

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. In your final year of studies, you may have the chance to present a research-based dissertation consisting of a research topic of your choice. You will also be encouraged to take on an Erasmus+ mobility programme to experience a multicultural and diversified learning experience.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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European Studies

As a graduate in European Studies, you will be able to find jobs in the EU institutions, international organisations, government ministries (where our alumni have been detailed to work on EU related projects or units working on EU initiatives), in the diplomatic service, the media, teaching, and the enterprise and business organisations. If you will be in possession of a good Bachelor of European Studies qualification, you will be admitted to read for a higher degree, usually at Masters level in European Studies or closely related areas requiring a strong knowledge of European Studies. While many of our alumni have graduated with their Masters at the University of Malta, as a European Studies graduate, you will be able to gain admission to Universities overseas.


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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