Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies and Dance Studies

Bachelor of Arts in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies and Dance Studies

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Dance 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 in Dance Studies will provide you with an academic perspective of the different types of dance and theories related to it, where you will learn about how dance choreography has developed from past to present. You will have the chance to undergo professional practice and experience a variety of dance manners ranging from the musical theatre and movement analysis, to the coupling of performance and philosophy. To heighten your academic experience of the theoretical and practical sides of dance studies, you will be encouraged to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme abroad, in order to gain a holistic and multicultural education of the subject matter.


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.


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

Dance Studies

Applicants are required to complete an interview and an audition. Applicants are also required to submit a completed medical fitness form. Those applicants who are unable to attend the interview and dance audition in person may arrange to complete the process through electronic means of communication.


Dance Studies

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.


Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

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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Dance Studies

 
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)
 
DCS1020 Dance Techniques 1 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS1005 Dance in History and Society 1 5 ECTS      
DCS1015 Introduction to Critical Dance Studies 5 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS1006 Dance in History and Society 2 5 ECTS      
DCS1013 The Healthier Performer 5 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
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.
 
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)
 
DCS2020 Dance Techniques 2 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PFA2004 Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance 5 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
DCS2007 Technology and Interdisciplinary Performance 1 5 ECTS      
DCS2015 Dance Theatre 4 ECTS      
DCS2018 Dance Education 4 ECTS      
DCS2021 Movement Analysis: Theory and Practice 2 ECTS      
PFA2005 Performance and Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PFA2006 Musical Theatre: Histories and Training 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS2005 Dance and Performance Theory 5 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
DCS2008 Technology and Interdisciplinary Performance 2 5 ECTS      
DCS2016 Choreography: Modernism and Postmodernism 4 ECTS      
DCS2019 Dance in the Community 4 ECTS      
DCS2022 Dance Criticism 2 ECTS      
PFA2007 Musical Theatre: Performance 4 ECTS      
THS2107 Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives 6 ECTS      

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

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS3009 Choreological Perspectives 5 ECTS      
DCS3029 Choreography Event, Support and Performance 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
DCS3006 Performance Practitioners 5 ECTS      
DCS3026 Synoptic Study-unit 1: Individual Dance Project 6 ECTS   (NC)    
DCS3027 Synoptic Study-unit: Dance Studies Review 6 ECTS   (NC)    

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

Requirement for award of B.A. Dance Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Dance Studies
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 ECTS credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT1004 Ethnography and Anthropological Theory 8 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
GEO1005 The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories 4 ECTS      
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)
 
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      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Recommended Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
SPA1013 Christians, Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      
SPA1003 An Overview of Spanish History 4 ECTS      

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 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)
 
ANT2047 Emotions, Culture and Society 4 ECTS      
ANT3006 Political Anthropology 4 ECTS      
ANT3030 People, Migration and Change 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      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
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.
 
Year   (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT3038 Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean 4 ECTS      
IRL2090 International Relations since 1919 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ATS3001 Contemporary Mediterranean Studies Paper 1 6 ECTS   (NC)    
ATS3002 Contemporary Mediterranean Studies Paper 2 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      

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

Requirement for award of B.A. Contemporary Mediterranean Studies and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
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 - B.A. - and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

Dance Studies

By the end of this course, you will:

  • Be able to discuss, criticise and analyse the different types of dance in a professional manner.
  • Possess a firm knowledge on the past and theory of dance and theatre through different aesthetic, artistic, cultural and practical lenses.
  • Have a refined sense of the relationship between bodily movement and theatre or musical performance.
  • Be critically able to conduct research in theatre, dance and performance.
  • Be able to contextualise culture, history and theory in a performative dance study.

Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

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

  • Participate in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions about contemporary Mediterranean issues.
  • Compose and carry out research and analytical essays by using the appropriate methodological skill-set required.
  • Have a broader scope of interrelations and the different policies and formulations carried out between countries.
  • Have knowledge on the historical, cultural, regional, political and societal facets and their effects on the contemporary Mediterranean countries.
  • Apply theoretical concepts and recall key events to analyse contemporary affairs.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Dance Studies

Upon successfully completing this course, you will have the opportunity to pursue a number of careers, both locally and internationally. These range from occupations such as an arts administrator, community arts worker, dance movement psychotherapist and choreographer, to pursuing a career as a dancer, theatre director and personal trainer. If you are interested in furthering your academic studies or are considering an academic career, then you are encouraged to enrol in one of our local post-graduate courses for a more holistic and honed learning experience.


Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

As a Contemporary Mediterranean Studies graduate, you will be able to work in a variety of occupations, both locally and abroad, as an office supervisor, operations manager, chief executive, personal service manager, and research consultant. If you are interested in furthering your studies for a more holistic academic experience, or to pursue an academic profession, then you are encouraged to take on a postgraduate course offered at our University.


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