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 Archaeology26 ECTS credits in the other main area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal 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 Archaeology10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area4 ECTS credits optional study-unitsTotal 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 creditsRequirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Archaeology: 180 ECTS credits, of which:132 ECTS credits in Archaeology 36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area12 ECTS credits optional study-units
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 Geography26 credits in the other area8 credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 credits
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 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| GEO2000 | Geology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2009 | Landscapes, Natural Hazards and Human Opportunities | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2016 | The Geography of Tourism | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2050 | Historical and Political Geography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3009 | Ocean Processes and Marine Management: A Spatial and Resource Perspective | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3087 | The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3095 | The Geography of the Rural Environment: Pedology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| BIO2010 | Biotic Communities: Composition and Dynamics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2035 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO2038 | Remote Sensing | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3027 | Transport Geography | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3028 | A Geographical Approach to Travel Planning | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 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.