Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in European and Global History with Fine Arts

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in European and Global History with Fine Arts

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

European and Global History

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 of study will give you an academic lens of European and Global history. By taking an academic appreciation towards the global timeline to where contemporary society finds itself, you will have a deeper and enriching understanding of the political, societal and cultural development throughout the years. Since we live in an ever-increasing globalised world, being knowledgeable about continental progress and differences from the East to West will provide you with an invaluable understanding of the interrelating histories of different and multilateral countries. In your final year of studies, you may have the chance to present a research-based dissertation consisting of a research topic of your choice. You will also be encouraged to take on an Erasmus+ mobility programme to experience a multicultural and diversified learning 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.

Information for International applicants

European and Global History

An Advanced Level pass in History.


Fine Arts

Applicants are required to submit a portfolio which shall be assessed during an interview held by an interviewing board, which shall be composed of at least three members. Applicants who are unsuccessful in the interview shall not be admitted to the Course.


European and Global History

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.


Fine Arts

All applicants choosing the Fine Arts area of study 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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European and Global History

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.
 
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)
 
HST1010 Medieval Europe 1 6 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST1017 Themes of Nineteenth and Twentieth Century Maltese Political History 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST1019 The Craft of History 2 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)
 
CHN1014 An Overview of Chinese History 4 ECTS      
HST1022 The Order of St John 1530-1798: A Cultural History Approach 2 ECTS      
HST1023* Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography 2 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST1021 Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST1011* Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History 4 ECTS      
SPA1018 An Introduction to Latin America 2 ECTS      
SPA1019 An Introduction to Spain 2 ECTS      

* Students are allowed to register for study-units HST1011 and HST1023 if other elective study-units cannot be followed due to a clash in time-table.

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in European and Global History
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 16 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)
 
HST2003 The Renaissance and Reformation 6 ECTS      
HST2010 Social History of Modern Europe 6 ECTS      
HST2034 Africa: Milestones in the Continent's History 4 ECTS      
HST2061 China in the World 4 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
HST2018 France and Germany: Rethinking Interrelations in the Making of Europe 4 ECTS      
HST2020 Archives for Historians 2 ECTS      
HST2033 The Eight-Pointed Cross of the Mediterranean 2 ECTS      
HST3020 Slavery in the Medieval and Early Modern Mediterranean 4 ECTS      
HST3025 Trans-Regional Migrations: A Short History of Migration and Mobility from Ancient to Modern Times 4 ECTS      
HST3032 Medieval Island Regions 6 ECTS      
HST3109 International Relations Between the World Wars 2 ECTS      
SOC2047 Understanding Nations and Nationalism 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2026 Global History: Theories and Applications 4 ECTS      
HST3010 Contemporary International Relations for Historians 6 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
ANT2149 Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and Japan 4 ECTS      
CLA2060 Latin for Historians 4 ECTS      
HST2012 Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 4 ECTS      
HST2028 A History of European and World Populations 4 ECTS      
HST2032 Mediterranean Encounters between Christians and Muslims 1500-2000 4 ECTS      
HST2036 Placement 4 ECTS      
HST3040 Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean Europe 1700-1900 6 ECTS      
SPA2019 Imperial Spain 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
46 ECTS credits in European and Global History
10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area
4 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 20 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)
 
HST3099 Dissertation 12 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2035 U.S. History: 1492 to 1939 4 ECTS      
HST3011 European Industrialisation and Mediterranean Underdevelopment 6 ECTS      
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
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      
HST2021 Seminars on Twentieth Century Maltese History 4 ECTS      
HST2040 Medieval Europe 2 6 ECTS      
HST3004 Seafaring in the Mediterranean to c. 1900 4 ECTS      
HST3012 Steam: A History of Industrial Power 2 ECTS      
HST3015 Late Medieval Mediterranean History 6 ECTS      
HST3021 European Historiography 2 ECTS      
HST3033 War and Society in Medieval Europe 6 ECTS      
SOC2047 Understanding Nations and Nationalism 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2005 Contemporary Mediterranean History 6 ECTS      
HST3077 Synoptic Study-Unit 1 - International and Global History 6 ECTS   (NC)    
HST3078 Synoptic Study-Unit 2 - European History 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
CLA2060 Latin for Historians 4 ECTS      
HST2030 Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times 4 ECTS      
HST2036 Placement 4 ECTS      
HST3019 History of Political Thought 2 ECTS      
HST3022 Russia and Eurasia in Global Context 4 ECTS      
HST3023 The Forgotten Power: Persian/Iranian History in Global Perspective 4 ECTS      
SPA2019 Imperial Spain 4 ECTS      

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:60 ECTS credits in European and Global History

Requirement for award of B.A. (Honours) in European and Global History: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in European and Global History
36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits in optional study-units

Fine Arts

 
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)
 
ART1003 Artistic Techniques: Painting, Sculpture and Printing 4 ECTS   (NC)    

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
AAH1101 Introduction to Fine Art Practice 4 ECTS   (NC)    
AAH1200 Studio Research in Fine Arts 2 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1208 Introduction to Painting: Practical Sessions 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
AAH1022 Grammar of Photography 4 ECTS   (NC)    
AAH1300 Multimedia Approaches to Fine Art Practice 4 ECTS   (NC)    
ART1010 Introduction to Drawing Skills: Practical Sessions 4 ECTS   (NC)    

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

Total 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.
 
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)
 
AAH2205 Print Making 8 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH2035 Twentieth-Century Visual Culture 4 ECTS      
AAH2450 Painting and Mark-Making 4 ECTS      
AAH3141 Decorative Design Workshops 4 ECTS      
ART2000 Art in Malta 1: Late Medieval to Early Renaissance 4 ECTS      
ART2018 Caravaggio and Early Baroque Classicism 4 ECTS      
ART2038 Gender Issues in Art 2 ECTS      
ART2140 Italian Baroque Architecture 1600-1750 4 ECTS      
ART2151 The Decorative Arts in the 19th Century 2 ECTS      
ART2315 Gallery Placement 2 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
AAH2209 Painting from Life: the Human Figure 6 ECTS      
AAH2215* Print Making 4 ECTS      
AAH2300 Contemporary Perspectives in Landscape Painting 4 ECTS      
AAH3037 Milestones in the History of Photography and Cinema 2 ECTS      
ART2005 Northern Renaissance Art 4 ECTS      
ART2008 High Renaissance and Mannerism in Italy 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      
ART2314 Conservation Placement 2 ECTS      

* Students going on Erasmus in Semester 1 are to instead register for these study-units in Semester 2.

 

This programme of studies is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 and by the Bye-Laws for the awards of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

European and Global History

The programme of study will give you an academic lens of European and Global history. By taking an academic appreciation towards the global timeline to where contemporary society finds itself, you will have a deeper and enriching understanding of the political, societal and cultural development throughout the years. Since we live in an ever-increasing globalised world, being knowledgeable about continental progress and differences from the East to West will provide you with an invaluable understanding of the interrelating histories of different and multilateral countries. In your final year of studies, you may have the chance to present a research-based dissertation consisting of a research topic of your choice. You will also be encouraged to take on an Erasmus+ mobility programme to experience a multicultural and diversified learning experience.


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Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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European and Global History

Upon successfully graduating from this course, you will be employable in a number of fields related to the subject-matter, both local and abroad, such as an archivist, museum curator, historical consultant, researcher and as a Government historian. If you are interested in furthering your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local post-graduate courses, as a number of our alumni have done so.


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