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 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) | |||||||||||
| MSP3090 | Final Year Project | 16 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
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 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.