History
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 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 | |||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| HST1011 | Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| SPA1018 | An Introduction to Latin America | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| SPA1019 | An Introduction to Spain | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 credits in History26 credits in the other area8 credits in optional study-unitsTotal credits for this year: 60 credits
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 26 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) | |||||||||||
| HST2017 | Anglo-Italian Relations in the Mediterranean: From the Renaissance to the Cold War | 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 | |||||||||
| HST2021 | Seminars on Twentieth Century Maltese History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2035 | U.S. History: 1492 to 1939 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2040 | Medieval Europe 2 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2113 | Venice, the Order of St. John and Malta | 2 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 | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2006 | Malta Before and After Independence: Aspects of Maltese Social and Political History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| HST2019 | The Transition from Medieval to Hospitaller Malta in the Sixteenth Century | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2027 | Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2029 | Global history (c.1492 - c.1870) | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2030 | Demographic and Urban Growth in the Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to Modern Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2031 | Iberia and Malta | 2 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 | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:46 ECTS credits in History10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area4 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 8 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) | |||||||||||
| HST2003 | The Renaissance and Reformation | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2010 | Social History of Modern Europe | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST2015 | Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital Resources and Genealogical Research | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| HST2034 | Africa: Milestones in the Continent's History | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2061 | China in the World | 4 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 | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| HST2009 | Medieval Malta | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| HST3010 | Contemporary International Relations for Historians | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3018 | Hospitaller Malta | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3097 | Synoptic Study-Unit: Maltese and Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| HST3098 | Synoptic Study-Unit (European and International 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 | |||||||||
| HST2012 | Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2026 | Global History: Theories and Applications | 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 | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:60 ECTS credits in HistoryRequirement for award of B.A. (Honours) in History: 180 ECTS credits, of which:132 ECTS credits in History36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area12 ECTS credits in 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) | |||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||
| BKF3341 | Prevention of Money Laundering and Counter Terrorism Financing | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| INL2004 | International and Public Law for International Relations | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2002 | Security Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2012 | Foreign Policy of Russia | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2014 | An Introduction to Politics in Sub-Saharan Africa | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2064 | Asia-Pacific in the World | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2074 | The Muslim-Arab World in Contemporary Times | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2089 | Further Studies in Diplomacy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2093 | Comparative Politics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3196 | The Politics and the Government of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PBL2025 | Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| HST2005 | Contemporary Mediterranean History | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2010 | International Economics | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2011 | Foreign Policy of USA | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2013 | Political Economy of War | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2058 | Terror: Ideas and Realities | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2084 | The International Relations of Small States and Territories | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL2092 | Political Movements and Parties | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3006 | Politics and Government in the Persian Gulf | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3010 | Norms, Rights and Climate Justice | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3065 | The Media and International Relations | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| IRL3296 | External Relations of the European Union | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| * Students who register for study-unit IRL3096 cannot register for study-units IRL30196 and IRL3296. | |||||||||||
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) - B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.