Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History and Philosophy

Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History and Philosophy

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

European and Global 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 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.


Philosophy

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 philosophy, we will help enrich and refine your philosophical knowledge by providing in depth and intricate lectures on the multifaceted nature of its school of thoughts. During the course you will gain a holistic perspective on the development of philosophical thought through our taught and research curriculum, lecture debates, assignments and presentations. We will equip you with an accuracy for critical thought, sceptical analysis and a heightened sense of observational and analytical skills that will be fruitful in both of your personal life and field of work. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a diverse and multicultural academic 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.

Information for International applicants

European and Global History

An Advanced Level pass in History.


European and Global History

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.


Philosophy

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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European and Global History

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.
 
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)
 
HST1019 The Craft of History 2 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)
 
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      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
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)
 
HST1011* Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History 4 ECTS      
SPA1018 An Introduction to Latin America 2 ECTS      
SPA1019 An Introduction to Spain 2 ECTS      

* Students are allowed to register for study-units HST1011 and HST1023 if other elective study-units cannot be followed due to a clash in time-table.

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in European and Global History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 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)
 
HST2003 The Renaissance and Reformation 6 ECTS      
HST2010 Social History of Modern Europe 6 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      
HST2034 Africa: Milestones in the Continent's History 4 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
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2026 Global History: Theories and Applications 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT2149 Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and Japan 4 ECTS      
CLA2060 Latin for Historians 4 ECTS      
HST2012 Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 4 ECTS      
HST2028 A History of European and World Populations 4 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      
SPA2019 Imperial Spain 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in European and Global History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 6 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)
 
HST2035 U.S. History: 1492 to 1939 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      
HST2040 Medieval Europe 2 6 ECTS      
HST3004 Seafaring in the Mediterranean to c. 1900 4 ECTS      
HST3011 European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment 6 ECTS      
HST3012 Steam: A History of Industrial Power 2 ECTS      
HST3015 Late Medieval Mediterranean History 6 ECTS      
HST3021 European Historiography 2 ECTS      
HST3033 War and Society in Medieval Europe 6 ECTS      
SOC2047 Understanding Nations and Nationalism 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2005 Contemporary Mediterranean History 6 ECTS      
HST3075 Synoptic Study-Unit 1 - International and Global History 6 ECTS   (NC)    
HST3076 Synoptic Study-Unit 2 - European History 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
CLA2060 Latin for Historians 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      
HST3023 The Forgotten Power: Persian/Iranian History in Global Perspective 4 ECTS      
SPA2019 Imperial Spain 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 credits, of which:
28 credits in European and Global History
28 credits in the other area
4 credits in optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. in European and Global History and in another main area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in European and Global History
80 credits in another area
20 credits in optional study-units

Philosophy

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1001 History of Philosophy: (a) Ancient Philosophy and (b) Medieval Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI1014 Political Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI1028 Philosophical Practice 2 ECTS      
PHI1090 Philosophy: Tools and Problems 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI1006 History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI1017 Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI1024 Epistemology 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy
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 8 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)
 
PHI2052 New Realism and Materialism 4 ECTS      
PHI2120 Metaphysics 1: Ontology 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2005 Philosophy of Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2034 Phenomenology and Existentialism 4 ECTS      
PHI2044 Theories of Consciousness 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS      
PHI2101 Life, Death, and Passion 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
PHI3056* Machiavelli's The Prince: Text and Contexts 4 ECTS      
PHI3067 A Critical Reading of Descartes Meditations 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit PHI3056 is offered on alternate years.

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI2001 Logic 6 ECTS      
PHI2121 Philosophy of Language 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2039 Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World 4 ECTS      
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2123 Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism 4 ECTS      
PHI3026 Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations 4 ECTS      
PHI3028 Philosophy of the Media 4 ECTS      
PHI3031 Philosophy of Mathematics 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3052 Philosophy of the Animal 4 ECTS      
PHI3072 Pascal's Pensees - A Critical Study 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in Philosophy
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)
 
PHI2005 Philosophy of Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2029* Early Modern Ideas: Science, Politics and Religion 4 ECTS      
PHI2034 Phenomenology and Existentialism 4 ECTS      
PHI2047 Aristotle's Ethics 4 ECTS      
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS      
PHI2101 Life, Death, and Passion 4 ECTS      
PHI3043 Frege: Conceptual Notation (Begriffsschrift) 4 ECTS      
PHI3045 Contemporary Analytic Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3054 The Critical Theory of the Frankfurt School 4 ECTS      
PHI3067 A Critical Reading of Descartes Meditations 4 ECTS      

* Study-unit PHI2029 is offered on alternate years.  
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
PHI3010 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)    
PHI3011 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Philosophy 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
PHI2039 Doing Philosophy in the Islamic World 4 ECTS      
PHI2064 Nietzsche's Philosophy of Existence 4 ECTS      
PHI2065 On the Role of Communication in Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI2123 Metaphysics 2: Natural Theology and Atheism 4 ECTS      
PHI3026 Wittgenstein's Philosophical Investigations 4 ECTS      
PHI3028 Philosophy of the Media 4 ECTS      
PHI3031 Philosophy of Mathematics 4 ECTS      
PHI3046 Contemporary Continental Philosophy 4 ECTS      
PHI3052 Philosophy of the Animal 4 ECTS      
PHI3072 Pascal's Pensees - A Critical Study 4 ECTS      

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

Requirement for award of B.A. Philosophy and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in Philosophy
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.

European and Global History

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

  • Carry out and write a research paper through a heightened capacity for critical thought and research in the subject matter.
  • Engage in critical discussions relating to European and Global history in both an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
  • Recall important historic figures and their affects on historical events.
  • Have a deeper understanding of different histories through a variety of perspectives.
  • Have a better appreciation and possess a historic analysis towards the current stance of countries and their contemporary affairs.

Philosophy

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

  • Thoroughly read philosophical texts and critically engage with texts to discuss them coherently and fluently.
  • Engage in discursive atmospheres composed of an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary nature.
  • Recall key historic philosophers and distinguish between different schools of thought and movements, with a keen awareness on their main contributions to the general spectrum of philosophy.
  • Carry out and conduct research in an academic and critical manner.
  • Evaluate the ethical nature of transdisciplinary areas by combining your philosophical knowledge and applying ethical theory to specific disciplines.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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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.


Philosophy

If you are interested in furthering your academic knowledge or are considering an academic career as a teacher or lecturer, then we encourage you to enrol in a postgraduate course offered by the University of Malta. Other career opportunities, both locally and internationally, feature professions such as a newspaper journalist, author, human resources officer and as a business analyst.


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