Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Sociology

Bachelor of Arts in Archaeology and Sociology

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Archaeology

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 in Archaeology teaches how the human past can be understood and studied through anachronistic materials that remain present in modern day. During your course of studies, we will provide you with the academic knowledge required to understand how archaeology is a necessary and important area through which modern society can learn about primitive or ancient societies and cultures on a global scale. We offer a Mediterranean archaeological perspective where you will have the opportunity to put to practice the concepts and theories learned into our field work unit offered during summer recess. We will also encourage you to undergo the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that a diversified and multi-cultural experience through international learning will provide you with a more refined learning outcome.


Sociology

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 undergraduate course in Sociology, we will provide you with an academic lens on the study of human behaviour and its causal and contingent relationship with social life in its versatile facets. By studying sociology, you will become knowledgeable on the cohesive and important structures of society and its organisations. You will have a heightened and refined awareness on topics ranging from economic and environmental sociology, to sociology of sport, law and religion. We will also encourage you to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme for a multicultural and diverse 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.

Information for International applicants

Sociology

An Advanced Level pass in any of the following subjects: Sociology, Philosophy, Geography, Economics, History, Home Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology, Marketing, Religious Knowledge, Theatre and Performance.


Archaeology

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.

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.


Sociology

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.

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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Archaeology

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ARC1005 Human Evolution and Prehistory 6 ECTS   (NC)    
ARC1007 Essentials in Archaeology 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ARC1008 Material Culture in Archaeology 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ARC1010 Integrating Science and Archaeology 6 ECTS   (NC)    
ARC1012 The Archaeology of Ancient Mediterranean Civilisations 6 ECTS   (NC)    

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 18 ECTS 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)
 
ARC2012 Monographic Course 2 2 ECTS      
ARC2015* Monitored Fieldwork (Extended) 8 ECTS      
ARC2016 Principles of Conservation in Archaeology 6 ECTS      
ARC2024 An Introduction to Environmental Archaeology 4 ECTS      
ARC2047 Principles of Archaeological Illustration and Photography 4 ECTS      
ARC3035 The Prehistory of North Africa 4 ECTS      
CLA1001 Basic Notions of Latin 1 2 ECTS      

* Study-unit ARC2015 is an intensive study-unit which is normally scheduled for June/July and prior to the beginning of the second year. This study-unit is a requirement for students who intend to proceed to a Masters Degree in Archaeology at the University of Malta.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ARC3006 Maltese Prehistory 4 ECTS      
ARC3016 The Development and Theory of Archaeology 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ARC2010 Egyptian and Ancient Near Eastern Mythology 4 ECTS      
ARC2027 Digital Archaeology 4 ECTS      
ARC3010 Palaeochristian and Byzantine Archaeology 6 ECTS      
CLA1002 Basic Notions of Latin 2 2 ECTS      

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

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.
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ARC2015* Monitored Fieldwork (Extended) 8 ECTS      
ARC2026 Archaeological Science 4 ECTS      
ARC3029 The Prehistory of the Western Mediterranean: Sicily and Sardinia 4 ECTS      
ARC3101 An Introduction to the Port Cities of the Ancient Mediterranean 4 ECTS      
CLA1001 Basic Notions of Latin 1 2 ECTS      
CLA3129 Survey of Classical Epic 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit ARC2015 is an intensive study-unit which is normally scheduled for July or July and prior to the beginning of the second year. This study-unit is a requirement for students who intend to proceed to a Masters Degree in Archaeology.  
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ARC3009 Roman Malta 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ARC3021 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Archaeology 6 ECTS   (NC)    
ARC3022 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Archaeology 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ARC2011 Phoenician and Punic Archaeology 4 ECTS      
ARC2012 Monographic Course 2 2 ECTS      
ARC3033 Medieval Archaeology 6 ECTS      
ART2022 Greek and Roman Art and Architecture 4 ECTS      
CLA1002 Basic Notions of Latin 2 2 ECTS      
SOC2121 Principles of Data Visualisation 4 ECTS      

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

Requirement for award of B.A. in Archaeology and in another main area: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Archaeology
80 ECTS credits in another main area
20 ECTS credits in optional units

Sociology

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
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)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
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)    

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS 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)
 
SOC2102 Key Concepts in Contemporary Sociology 4 ECTS   (NC)    
SOC2125 Quantitative Research in Social Sciences 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC2047 Understanding Nations and Nationalism 4 ECTS      
SOC2051 Contemporary Social Issues 4 ECTS      
SOC2055 Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice 4 ECTS      
SOC2066 Sociology of Music 4 ECTS      
SOC2067 Sociology of Disability 4 ECTS      
SOC2068 Work Placement 4 ECTS      
SOC2071 Introduction to Demography 4 ECTS      
SOC2079 Sociology of Space and Place 4 ECTS      
SOC2347 Maritime Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 4 ECTS      
SOC3032 Sociology of the Professions 4 ECTS      
SOC3036 Sociology of Housing 4 ECTS      
SOC3123 People on the Move: Mobility, Travel and Displacement 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC2003 Qualitative Approaches in the Social Sciences 4 ECTS   (NC)    
SOC2121 Principles of Data Visualisation 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      
SOC2044 Sociology of Law 4 ECTS      
SOC2064 The Body, Society and Culture 4 ECTS      
SOC2072 Demographic Processes 4 ECTS      
SOC2073 Visual Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC2124 Gender: A Sociological Exploration 4 ECTS      
SOC2126 Sociology of Social Policy 2 ECTS      
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements and Protest 4 ECTS      
SOC3005 Sociology of Money 4 ECTS      
SOC3007 Religion in Malta: An International Field Course 4 ECTS      
SOC3008 Directed Learning 5 ECTS      
SOC3035 Sociology of the Arts 4 ECTS      

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 16 ECTS 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)
 
SOC2000 Economic Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC2047 Understanding Nations and Nationalism 4 ECTS      
SOC2051 Contemporary Social Issues 4 ECTS      
SOC2055 Quantitative Analysis: SPSS in Practice 4 ECTS      
SOC2066 Sociology of Music 4 ECTS      
SOC2067 Sociology of Disability 4 ECTS      
SOC2068 Work Placement 4 ECTS      
SOC2071 Introduction to Demography 4 ECTS      
SOC2079 Sociology of Space and Place 4 ECTS      
SOC2347 Maritime Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC3031 Sociology of Politics and the State 4 ECTS      
SOC3032 Sociology of the Professions 4 ECTS      
SOC3036 Sociology of Housing 4 ECTS      
SOC3123 People on the Move: Mobility, Travel and Displacement 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
SOC3001 Synoptic Study-Unit 1 6 ECTS   (NC)    
SOC3002 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)
 
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      
SOC2044 Sociology of Law 4 ECTS      
SOC2064 The Body, Society and Culture 4 ECTS      
SOC2072 Demographic Processes 4 ECTS      
SOC2073 Visual Sociology 4 ECTS      
SOC2124 Gender: A Sociological Exploration 4 ECTS      
SOC2126 Sociology of Social Policy 2 ECTS      
SOC2345 Sociology of Social Movements and Protest 4 ECTS      
SOC3005 Sociology of Money 4 ECTS      
SOC3007 Religion in Malta: An International Field Course 4 ECTS      
SOC3008 Directed Learning 5 ECTS      
SOC3035 Sociology of the Arts 4 ECTS      

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

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

Archaeology

Upon successfully completing the course, you will be able to demonstrate your knowledge by:

  • Showing an understanding of the different material foundations of human experience through different time periods and cultures.
  • Gathering, synthesizing, and analysing ambiguous data sources.
  • Having the critical capacity to engage thoroughly in discussions and debates about archaeological interpretive data.
  • Writing and researching concisely and accurately about ideas relating to the subject matter.
  • Understanding key methodological and theoretical concepts related to the subject matter.

Sociology

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

  • Engage and contribute to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussion through your heightened capacity for critical thought and awareness of the integration of sociological concepts in a broad range of areas.
  • Use methodological research skills to conduct and write academic essays related to the subject matter.
  • Have a deep understanding of sociological concepts, theories and criticisms in its multifaceted areas.
  • Use your sociological perspective and your refined sense for critical thought and awareness by applying them to contemporary issues, both locally and internationally.
  • Interpret, analyse and create sociological hypotheses through the application of sociological theories.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Archaeology

As a graduate of this course, you will have career opportunities both locally and abroad, in which your valuable knowledge on the subject will be demonstrated. You will be able to pursue a career as an archaeologist, conservator, heritage manager, historic buildings inspector or conservation officer, museum/gallery curator, tourism officer, records manager, archivist, cartographer and as a social research. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic career in archaeology, then we encourage you to enrol in a postgraduate course offered at our University, where you will be able to hone your knowledge and gain a holistic understanding of the subject.


Sociology

As a graduate in this programme of study you will have career opportunities, both locally and internationally, as a policy officer, advice worker, community development worker, youth worker, police officer, teacher, social researcher, human resources officer, journalist and public relations officer. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to pursue a postgraduate programme offered at our university.


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