Music Studies
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP1153 | Vocal Ensemble 1 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP1263 | World Music | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP1269 | History of Music: Classical Antiquity to Baroque | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP1253 | Vocal Ensemble 2 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP1262 | History of Music: Classical Period to Twenty-first Century | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MSP1264 | Music and Creativity in Cyberspace | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 ECTS credits in Music Studies26 ECTS credits in the other area8 ECTS credits in optional study-units (students may wish to choose from the elective study-units listed in the Bachelor of Music (Honours) programme of study)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 29 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) | |||||||||||
| MSP2153 | Vocal Ensemble 3 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| PFA2004 | Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP2111 | Jazz Improvisation 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2260 | Introduction to Composition | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2301 | Basic Conducting | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2340 | Orchestration Techniques 1 | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PFA2005 | Performance and Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP2132 | Oral Music Traditions of the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2155 | Areas of Research in Music Studies | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2253 | Vocal Ensemble 4 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP2064 | Ethnomusicology | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2072 | Ensemble Techniques 1 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2133 | Music and Spirituality in Contemporary Music | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2288 | Jazz Technique and Composition 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP2313 | Introduction to Editorial Techniques | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2107 | Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:46 ECTS credits in Music10 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area 4 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 16 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) | |||||||||||
| MSP3042 | Dissertation | 12 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP3121 | Maltese Popular Music | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3153 | Vocal Ensemble 5 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3220 | Avant-Garde Music | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP3111 | Jazz Improvisation 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3115 | Music for the Media | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| MSP3040 | Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Music Studies Honours | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MSP3041 | Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Music Studies Honours | 6 ECTS | (NC) | ||||||||
| MSP3118 | Opera in the Classical and Romantic Eras | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3253 | Vocal Ensemble 6 | 2 ECTS | |||||||||
| Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||||||||
| MSP3002 | Nineteenth-Century Maltese Music | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3072 | Ensemble Techniques 2 | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3113 | Music in Community | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| MSP3116 | Music and Meaning | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS creditsRequirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Music Studies: 180 ECTS credits, of which:132 ECTS credits in Music Studies36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area12 ECTS credits optional study-units
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
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) | |||||||||||
| HST2003 | The Renaissance and Reformation | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST2010 | Social History of Modern Europe | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||||
| 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 | |||||||||
| HST2009 | Medieval Malta | 6 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 | |||||||||
| HST3013 | Medieval Malta 2 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3018 | Hospitaller Malta | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| HST3040 | Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean Europe 1700-1900 | 6 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.