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
International Relations
Should there be the need, in addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of either 4 ECTS or 8 ECTS as applicable from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL1025* | Introduction to Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1082 | Introduction to Political Studies | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1193** | Introduction to Modern Europe | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST1126*** | The Mediterranean in Modern Times | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL1091 | Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| LIN1063 | Academic Reading and Writing in English | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PHI1014 | Political Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Study-unit IRL1025 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in Economics. Students with an Advanced Level in Economics must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.** IRL1193 is to be taken only by students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. It is compulsory for students who do not have an Advanced Level in History. Students with an Advanced Level in History must take 4 ECTS from the Elective Units.*** HST1126 cannot be taken by students following either Bachelor of Arts in History or Bachelor of Arts in European and Global History. | |||||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| IRL1081 | The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1088 | Introduction to Foreign Policy | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| IRL1089 | Theories of International Relations | 4 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in International Relations26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 ECTS 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.
| 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) | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3109 | International Relations Between the World Wars | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2060 | Contemporary China | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2098 | Malta in International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3013 | Nuclear Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3095 | Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3189 | International Political Economy 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL2025 | Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PPG2003 | Global Environmental Governance | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2020 | Nationalism in International Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2036 | Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2290 | International Relations since 1945 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3007 | War and Peace in the Middle East | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3012 | Democracy, Autocracy, and World Order | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3041 | Contemporary Warfare | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot register for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290. | |||||||||||
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.