Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management and Geography

Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management and Geography

Course Title

Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management and Geography

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

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Geography

The undergraduate course in Geography will provide you with an academic perspective on the geographic knowledge of the crucial and major material qualities of the Earth. During the course you will learn concepts and theories ranging from populations, cartography, and biogeographic and oceanographic processes, to geology, degradation, human geography and Marine management, to name a few. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a multicultural and diversified learning experience.


Knowledge and Information Management

Knowledge and Information Management is offered as an honours main area of study together with a subsidiary area of study, or as one of two ordinary main areas of study, consisting of:

  1. Year 1: to which 60 ECTS credits are assigned, and
  2. Years 2 and 3: to which 120 ECTS credits are assigned.

At the end of Year 1, if you obtain an average mark of

  1. 65% or better in the Knowledge and Information Management area of study, and
  2. 60% or better in all the study units of Year 1,

then you will be eligible to proceed to the Honours programme. As a manager in knowledge and information, you will be responsible for the organisation, acquisition, documentation and handling of the body of information that a community or company shares. In your final year, you may have the opportunity to write a research-based dissertation to demonstrate your knowledge.


Knowledge and Information Management

Knowledge and Information Management is offered as an honours main area of study together with a subsidiary area of study, or as one of two ordinary main areas of study. Applicants shall be required to indicate the other area of study at the time of applying for admission to the course.

The course consists of two parts:

  • Part One (Year 1) to which 60 ECTS credits are assigned, and
  • Part Two (Years 2 and 3) to which 120 ECTS credits are assigned.

At the end of Part One of the course, if you obtain an average mark of

  1. 65% or better in the Knowledge and Information Management area of study, and
  2. 60% or better in all the study units of Part One, then you will be eligible to proceed to the Honours programme.

In order to be eligible for the award of the Honours degree, you shall be required to successfully complete study-units to which a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned, of which not less than 132 ECTS credits shall be in Knowledge and Information Management and not less than 36 ECTS credits shall be in the Subsidiary area of study.

In order to be eligible for the award of an Ordinary degree in Knowledge and Information Management and another main area of study, you must obtain credit for study-units to which a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned, of which not less than 80 ECTS credits shall be obtained in each of the two areas.


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.

Geography

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GEO1005 The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories 4 ECTS    
GEO1008 Cartography: Introduction, Development and Use 4 ECTS    
GEO1012 Introduction to Climatic and Biogeographic Processes 4 ECTS    
GEO1015 Fieldwork in Human Geography 2 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GEO1009 Culture and Society 3 ECTS    
GEO1016 Fieldwork in Physical Geography 2 ECTS    
GEO1017 Maltese Heritage through Maps 3 ECTS    
GEO1019 Introduction to Geomorphology: Principles and Processes 4 ECTS    

 

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GEO2000 Geology 4 ECTS    
GEO3004 Economic Geography 4 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GEO2008 Applied Geomorphology: Methods and Applications 4 ECTS    
GEO2009 Landscapes, Natural Hazards and Human Opportunities 4 ECTS    
GEO2010 Environmental Impact Assessment 4 ECTS    
GEO3021 Climate Change and Sustainability in the Mediterranean 4 ECTS    
GEO3096 The Geography of the Rural Environment: Agriculture and Food Production 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
BIO2010 Biotic Communities: Composition and Dynamics 4 ECTS    
GEO2038 Remote Sensing 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GEO2017 Hydrology and Water Management 4 ECTS    
GEO2035 Geographic Information Systems 4 ECTS    
GEO3006 Urbanisation and Development 4 ECTS    
GEO3028 A Geographical Approach to Travel Planning 4 ECTS    

 

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GEO3087 The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean 2 ECTS    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GEO2016 The Geography of Tourism 4 ECTS    
GEO2050 Historical and Political Geography 4 ECTS    
GEO3009 Ocean Processes and Marine Management: A Spatial and Resource Perspective 4 ECTS    
GEO3010 Environment and Resources: Issues and Management 4 ECTS    
GEO3095 The Geography of the Rural Environment: Pedology 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
GEO3083 The Human Geography of the Mediterranean 2 ECTS    
GEO3090 Geography Synoptic Study-Unit 1 6 ECTS   (NC)  
GEO3091 Geography 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)
 
GEO2012 Geographies of Health and Wellbeing 4 ECTS    
GEO3022 Coastal Geomorphology: Physical Processes and Shoreline Management 4 ECTS    
GEO3027 Transport Geography 4 ECTS    

 

Knowledge and Information Management

In addition to the study-units (30 ECTS credits) taken from the Knowledge and Information Management area, students are reminded that during their first year of study they are required to register for 26 ECTS credits from their other area and also for 4 ECTS credits in optional credits, which may be taken from any area of study.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
LIA1010 Libraries and Documentary Heritage: History, Formats and Structures 5 ECTS    
LIA1325 Information Theories: Concepts, Frameworks and Philosophies 4 ECTS    
LIS1211 Introduction to Records and Archives: Historical and Theoretical Perspectives 4 ECTS    
 
Recommended Optional Units
 
ELP1106 Advanced English Writing Skills 2 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ELP1426 English Writing Skills 2 ECTS    
LIA1201 Introduction to Archival Description 4 ECTS    
LIA1410 An Introduction to Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control 5 ECTS    
LIS1011 Research Methods for Undergraduates 4 ECTS    
LIS1100 Introduction to ICT for Information Professionals 4 ECTS    

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
30 ECTS credits in Knowledge and Information Management
26 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits in optional study-units

In addition to the compulsory units (28 ECTS credits) taken from the Knowledge and Information Management area, students are reminded that during their second year of study they are required to register for 26 ECTS credits from their other area and also for 6 ECTS credits as optional study-units which may be taken from any area of study to cover the total of 60 ECTS credits throughout the year.
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
LIA1518 Classification, Subject Indexing and Authority Control 4 ECTS    
LIA2230 Collection Development 4 ECTS    
LIA2325 Information Organization and Management 4 ECTS    
LIS2612 Management in the Information Sector 4 ECTS    
 
Recommended Optional Unit
 
LIS2721* Special Topic 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
LIA1313 Maltese Archival and Manuscript Collections 4 ECTS    
LIA2201 The Globalised Dimension of Archives 4 ECTS    
LIA2326 The Information Professions, Sectors and Contexts 4 ECTS    
 
Recommended Optional Units
 
LIS2412 Library Services to Children and Young Adults 4 ECTS    
LIS2555 Basic Palaeography and Diplomatics 4 ECTS    
LIS2611 Preservation Studies 4 ECTS    
LIS2721* Special Topic 4 ECTS    

* Before registering for study-unit LIS2721, students are required to check its availability with the Student Helpdesk.

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
28 ECTS credits in Knowledge and Information Management
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits as optional study-units

In addition to the compulsory study-units (8 ECTS credits), students are required to register for at least 16 ECTS credits in elective study-units on offer during the year.

In addition to the study-units (24 ECTS credits) taken from the Knowledge and Information Management area, students are reminded that during their third year of study they are required to register for 28 ECTS credits from their other area and also for 8 ECTS credits as optional study-units which may be taken from any area of study.
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
LIA3001 Research Seminar 4 ECTS    
LIA3711* Special Topic 4 ECTS    
LIS2223 Print and Digital Publishing 4 ECTS    
LIS3110 Advanced Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control 4 ECTS    
LIS3111 Advanced Archival Description 4 ECTS    
LIS3311 Legal Issues in Memory Institutions 4 ECTS    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
LIA3864 Synoptic Issues 1: Library and Information 4 ECTS   (NC)  
LIA3865 Synoptic Issues 2: Archives and Records 4 ECTS   (NC)  
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
LIA3325 Knowledge Management 4 ECTS    
LIA3711* Special Topic 4 ECTS    
LIS3331 Specialised Archives 4 ECTS    
LIS3710 Aspects of Melitensia 4 ECTS    

* Before registering for study-unit LIA3711, students are required to check its availability with the Student Helpdesk.

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:
24 ECTS credits in Knowledge and Information Management
28 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units.Requirement for award of Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management: 180 ECTS credits.

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 Knowledge and Information Management (Honours) - B.KIM (Hons) - and Bachelor of Knowledge and Information Management - B.KIM – under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.

Geography

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

  • Carry out and conduct research and academic writing of a particular research topic related to the subject matter.
  • Have a keen understanding of the interrelating qualities that constitute your geographic perspective of the world.
  • Locate major cultural features of the Earth on a map through a refined use of cartographic skills.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of key geographic features through the application of concepts and theories in practical case studies and contemporary issues.
  • Discuss and elaborate critically theories in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discursive atmosphere.

Knowledge and Information Management

The course is designed to develop your competences and skills in:

  • Understanding of and ability to critically analyse and apply major concepts, theories, practices, and diverse contexts of the Library and Information Science (LIS) discipline and the information professions.
  • Ability to understand the complexities and connections between concepts and practicalities of information, including what it is, where it is found, how it is used, how it is organized, how it is managed, how it is stored, and how it is preserved.
  • Understanding of the important functions, links, similarities, and differences between diverse information professions ֠from information and knowledge management to librarianship to archival work ֠and ability to navigate between them.
  • Ability to use analogue and digital means for information organization and management.
  • Critically reflect on and respond to changing information contexts and practices, and their associated organizations, systems, platforms, portals, products, collections, and other data-related materials.
  • Critically assess, and be aware of, the value of documentary materials for culture, heritage, and memory.

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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Geography

As a graduate of this course you will be employable in a number of careers, both locally or internationally, as a cartographer, social researcher, commercial surveyor, development surveyor, town planner, geographical information systems officer, nature conservation officer, and environmental consultant. If you would like to further your studies, or are considering an academic career, we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a holistic and honed academic experience.


Knowledge and Information Management

As a graduate, you will be well-positioned to provide informed analysis, evaluation, and insight for various organisations aiming to leverage and maximise their knowledge and information assets and possibilities. You will be prepared for professional careers as knowledge and information managers, records managers, information policy consultants and researchers, knowledge consultants, information specialists, archivists, curators, and librarians.


 

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