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
Theatre Studies
| Semester 1 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| THS1100 | Histories of Theatre 1 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS1104 | Performance Skills 1: Training | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS1106 | Studying Performance | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||||||||
| THS1101 | Histories of Theatre 2 | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS1105 | Performance Skills 2: Festival | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:26 credits in Theatre Studies26 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 | |||||||||||
| PFA2004 | Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| PFA2005 | Performance and Philosophy | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| PFA2006 | Musical Theatre: Histories and Training | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2106 | Applied Performance 1: Skills | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2110 | Modern Theatre and Performance | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2111 | Contemporary Theatre and Performance | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2200 | Theatrical Texts | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2202 | Theatre Skills: Acting | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| Semester 2 | |||||||||||
| PFA2007 | Musical Theatre: Performance | 4 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2103 | Theories of Performance: Critical Perspectives | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2107 | Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives | 6 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2108 | Popular Performance | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2109 | Theatre and Performance in Malta | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2201 | Theatre Skills: Writing for the theatre | 5 ECTS | |||||||||
| THS2203 | Theatre Skills: Directing | 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.