Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Archaeology with History of Art

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Archaeology with History of Art

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. On your final year, you will be knowledgeable enough to write a dissertation and expand on a research topic that intrigues you. 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.


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

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.


History of Art

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 22 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)
 
ARC2015* Monitored Fieldwork (Extended) 8 ECTS      
 
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      
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 or July and prior to the beginning of the second year.
 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ARC2018 Research Methods for Undergraduate Dissertations 4 ECTS      
ARC3006 Maltese Prehistory 4 ECTS      
ARC3016 The Development and Theory of Archaeology 4 ECTS      
SOC2121 Principles of Data Visualisation 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:
46 ECTS credits in Archaeology
10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area
4 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 30 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)
 
ARC3099 Dissertation 12 ECTS   (NC)    

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

 
 
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      

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits

Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Archaeology: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in Archaeology
36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits optional study-units

History of Art

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART1001 Introduction to History of Art as a Discipline 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1013 Early Renaissance Art in Italy 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1140 Italian Renaissance Architecture 1400-1600 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
ART1005 Modern Art in the Making 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1017 The Art and Architecture of Early Christianity and the Early Middle Ages 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1027 The Visual Culture of the Central Mediterranean: Malta and Sicily in the 17th and 18th Century 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1120 Museum Placement 1 2 ECTS      

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

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

Students are required to choose elective study-units to the value of 10 ECTS credits on offer throughout the year.
 
Semester 1
AAH2035 Twentieth-Century Visual Culture 4 ECTS      
ART2000 Art in Malta 1: Late Medieval to Early Renaissance 4 ECTS      
ART2008 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy 4 ECTS      
ART2018 Caravaggio and Early Baroque Classicism 4 ECTS      
ART2038 Gender Issues in Art 2 ECTS      
ART2151 The Decorative Arts in the 19th Century 2 ECTS      
PHI2051 Aesthetics 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
ART2005 Northern Renaissance Art 4 ECTS      
ART2010 Roman Baroque Sculpture 4 ECTS      
ART2011 Modern and Contemporary Art 4 ECTS      
ART2022 Greek and Roman Art and Architecture 4 ECTS      
ART2109 The Art and Architecture of the High and Late Middle Ages: Romanesque to Gothic 4 ECTS      
ART2114 Study Tour 4 ECTS      
ART2140 Italian Baroque Architecture 1600-1750 4 ECTS      
ART2314 Conservation Placement 2 ECTS      

 

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) - B.A. (Hons) - 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.

History of Art

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

  • Use your mastered skill-set of intricate observational and inductive analysis to interpret artistic works in its variety of manners.
  • Critically discuss artistic works in an interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary atmosphere.
  • Have a better understanding of the causal link between the practicality of art with society, history and culture on both a microcosmic and macrocosmic scale.
  • Demonstrate an understanding of different art works in a diversity of genres according to geographic locations, while also being able to distinguish the art work of different historical periods.
  • Recall important historic artists who have contributed to the movement and evolution of art.
  • Possess a visual awareness of contemporary art.

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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.


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