Bachelor of Arts in Geography and Italian

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

Geography

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 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.

Italian

The programme of study in Italian will give you an academic perspective of the language, literature and culture of the Mediterranean country. Being an important historical country, it is inevitable that it has been influential in a variety of ways. During the course we will broaden your literary horizons with a keen focus on Dante Alighieri's Epic poetry, along with other notable Roman and Italian figures who have contributed to its national literature. Apart from studying modern and contemporary Italian literature in its visual mediums, we will also refine your morphological, syntactical and lexical abilities in the target language. We also encourage you to participate in our Erasmus+ mobility programme for a diversified and multicultural academic 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.

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Italian

An Advanced or Intermediate Level pass at Grade C or better in Italian.

Geography

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.

Italian

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.

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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

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in Geography
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 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)

GEO2009	Landscapes, Natural Hazards and Human Opportunities	4 ECTS
GEO2050	Historical and Political Geography	4 ECTS
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)

GEO2000	Geology	4 ECTS
GEO2016	The Geography of Tourism	4 ECTS
GEO3009	Ocean Processes and Marine Management: A Spatial and Resource Perspective	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)

BIO2010	Biotic Communities: Composition and Dynamics	4 ECTS
GEO2038	Remote Sensing	2 ECTS
GEO3083	The Human 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)

GEO2035	Geographic Information Systems	4 ECTS
GEO3027	Transport Geography	4 ECTS
GEO3028	A Geographical Approach to Travel Planning	4 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in Geography
26 credits in the other area
8 credits 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 12 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)

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
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)

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
GEO2017	Hydrology and Water Management	4 ECTS
GEO3006	Urbanisation and Development	4 ECTS
GEO3022	Coastal Geomorphology: Physical Processes and Shoreline Management	4 ECTS

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

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

Italian


Semester 1

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

ITL1019	Cinema italiano: dal fascismo agli anni Settanta	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL1121	Letteratura italiana dalle origini al Duecento	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL1125	Dante: Inferno	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

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

ITL1008	La morfologia dell'italiano	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL1222	Letteratura italiana dal Trecento al Quattrocento	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL1230	Dante: Purgatorio	2 ECTS	(NC)
ITL1666	The Dark Side of Italy	4 ECTS	(NC)

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits


Semester 1

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

ITL2008	La sintassi dell'italiano	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL2016	Letteratura comparata anglo-italiana: Petrarca e il Petrarchismo inglese	4 ECTS
ITL2052	Storia della lingua italiana	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL2150	Storia della letteratura italiana dal Cinquecento al Settecento	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

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

ITL2156	Dante: 'Paradiso'	2 ECTS
ITL3031	Cinema italiano: dagli anni Ottanta ai giorni nostri	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL3101	Letteratura italiana: il primo Ottocento	4 ECTS	(NC)

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits


Semester 1

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

ITL3028	Studi anglo-italiani: il Novecento fra letteratura e cinema	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL3311	Letteratura italiana dall'Ottocento al Novecento	4 ECTS	(NC)


Semester 2

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

ITL3014	Il Novecento	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL3027	Cinema italiano d'autore	4 ECTS	(NC)
ITL3062	Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Literature	6 ECTS	(NC)
ITL3063	Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Linguistics and Cinema	6 ECTS	(NC)

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

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

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.

Italian

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

Conduct professional critical academic research in a professional manner carried out in the target language.
Contribute to Italian literary discussions in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discursive atmosphere.
Refer to your oral, written and auditory faculties in the target language on an intermediate or native-like level.
Recall important historical events and key-literary, artistic and political Italian figures.
Have a diverse and deep appreciation of Italian literary culture.

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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.

Italian

As a graduate of this programme of study you will be employable, both locally and internationally, as a translator, journalist, writer, interpreter, historian, editor, diplomat, publisher, researcher, industrial relations consultant, human resources specialist, archivist, linguist, librarian and as a cultural consultant. If you would like to further your studies, or are interested in pursuing an academic career, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a honed and holistic academic background.

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