UBAHCMSEANFT-2024-5-O - L-Università ta' Malta

Course Title

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies with Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (N

MQF Level

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

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Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

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. Once announced, this date cannot be changed. The closing date for receipt of applications from applicants in terms of the 'maturity (adult learners) clause' is 31 August 2024 at 2pm.

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.

Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Near Eastern Studies)

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Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

The programme of study allows you to gain a vast understanding of Mediterranean affairs in modern society through a vast array of perspectives, ranging from anthropology, politics and foreign policy, to international relations, migration and multi-country relations. During your course of studies, you will be encouraged to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe that having an international academic learning experience will give you a more rich and multicultural perspective of the subject matter. In your final year you may have the opportunity to carry out a research-based dissertation and explore a research topic of your choice.

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.

Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 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)

ANT1004	Ethnography and Anthropological Theory	8 ECTS


Semester 1

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

GEO1005	The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories	4 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)

ANT1003	Introduction to Social and Cultural Anthropology	4 ECTS
ANT1005	Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean	4 ECTS
HST1023	Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography	2 ECTS
IRL1082	Introduction to Political Studies	6 ECTS
IRL1091	Soft Power in International Relations: An Introduction to the Role of Media and Culture	4 ECTS
PHI1014	Political Philosophy	4 ECTS
SPA1003	An Overview of Spanish History	4 ECTS


Semester 2

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

SPA1013	Christians, Muslims and Jews in Al-Andalus	4 ECTS

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

HST1021	Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789	4 ECTS
IRL1081	The Global Politics of Inequality: Realities and Perspectives	4 ECTS
IRL1088	Introduction to Foreign Policy	4 ECTS
IRL1089	Theories of International Relations	4 ECTS
PHI1006	History of Philosophy: (a) Modern Philosophy and (b) Contemporary Philosophy	4 ECTS

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

Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits

Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 46 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)

IRL3096	Contemporary European Studies	8 ECTS


Semester 1

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

ANT3006	Political Anthropology	4 ECTS
ANT3030	Anthropology of Migration	4 ECTS
ARB2022	Arab History and Civilization: The Oral Tradition	4 ECTS
GEO2050	Historical and Political Geography	4 ECTS
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
HST3011	European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment	6 ECTS
IRL2074	The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times	4 ECTS


Semester 2

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

ANT3041	Anthropology of Islam	4 ECTS
ANT3080	History, Memory and Identity	4 ECTS
GEO2005	Physical Structure of the Mediterranean	4 ECTS
HST2005	Contemporary Mediterranean History	6 ECTS
HST2027	Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories	4 ECTS
HST2030	Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times	4 ECTS
MDT3001	Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects	4 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
46 ECTS credits in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies
10 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
4 ECTS 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 36 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)

ATS3000	Dissertation: CMS	12 ECTS	(NC)

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

ANT3038	Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean	4 ECTS
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)

ANT2002	Law, State and Society in Southern Europe	4 ECTS
ANT2003	Nation, State and Society in the Middle East/North Africa	4 ECTS
ANT2020	Kinship, Family and Marriage	4 ECTS
ANT3019	Historical Anthropology	4 ECTS
GEO3021	Climate Change and Sustainability in the Mediterranean	4 ECTS
HST2015	Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital Resources and Genealogical Research	4 ECTS
HST3025	Trans-Regional Migrations: A Short History of Migration and Mobility from Ancient to Modern Times	4 ECTS
HST3109	International Relations Between the World Wars	2 ECTS
PHI3039	Thematic Readings in Political Thought	4 ECTS


Semester 2

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

ATS3001	Contemporary Mediterranean Studies Paper 1	6 ECTS	(NC)
ATS3002	Contemporary Mediterranean Studies Paper 2	6 ECTS	(NC)

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

GEO3006	Urbanisation and Development	4 ECTS
HST2028	A History of European and World Populations	4 ECTS
IRL2020	Nationalism in International Politics	4 ECTS
IRL2036	Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean	4 ECTS
IRL3007	War and Peace in the Middle East	4 ECTS
IRL3098	International Financial Institutions	4 ECTS
MDT3001	Israeli-Palestinian Relations: Pasts, Urgencies, Prospects	4 ECTS
SLA2029	Spain and Malta through the Ages	2 ECTS

Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:60 ECTS credits in Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

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

Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Near Eastern Studies)


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)

NES1005	The Ancient Near East	8 ECTS


Semester 1

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

NES1003	Classical Hebrew 1	6 ECTS
NES2003	Introduction to Semitic Languages	4 ECTS


Semester 2

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

NES1002	Classical Hebrew 2	4 ECTS
NES1004	Origins of the Alphabet	4 ECTS

Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures (Near Eastern Studies)
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 unit, students are required to choose a study-unit to the value of 4 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)

NES2022	Akkadian 1	6 ECTS

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

ARB1020	Arabic 1 (for Near Eastern Studies)	4 ECTS
HBW2005	Directed Study-Unit in Ancient Judaism	4 ECTS
HBW2009	History and Archaeology of the Holy Land	4 ECTS
HBW2013	Readings in Hebrew: Biblical Literature	4 ECTS
NES2016	Archaeology and Nationalism in the Middle East	4 ECTS
NES2017	Ancient Near Eastern Art	4 ECTS


Semester 2

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

ARB1021	Arabic 2 (for Near Eastern Studies)	4 ECTS
HBW1003	Reading the Bible	4 ECTS
HBW3002	Palaeo-Hebrew Inscriptions	4 ECTS
HBW3011	Rabbinic Hebrew	4 ECTS
NES1040	Phoenician - Punic 1	4 ECTS
NES2023	Akkadian 2	4 ECTS
NES2024	Ancient Near Eastern Mythology	4 ECTS
NES2025	Ancient Egypt	4 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.

Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

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

Participate in interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions about contemporary Mediterranean issues.
Compose and carry out research and analytical essays by using the appropriate methodological skill-set required.
Have a broader scope of interrelations and the different policies and formulations carried out between countries.
Have knowledge on the historical, cultural, regional, political and societal facets and their effects on the contemporary Mediterranean countries.
Apply theoretical concepts and recall key events to analyse contemporary affairs.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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Contemporary Mediterranean Studies

As a Contemporary Mediterranean Studies graduate, you will be able to work in a variety of occupations, both locally and abroad, as an office supervisor, operations manager, chief executive, personal service manager, and research consultant. If you are interested in furthering your studies for a more holistic academic experience, or to pursue an academic profession, then you are encouraged to take on a postgraduate course offered at our University.

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