Bachelor of Arts in History and International Relations

Bachelor of Arts in History and International Relations

MQF Level

6

Duration and Credits

3 Years

180 ECTS

Mode of Study

Full-time

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 undergraduate programme in History will enrich your historic knowledge on a global scale. During the course, apart from learning about local and national history through social, economic, warfare and other perspectives, we will also provide you with a wholistic historic lens of Western, European and Non-European countries. By learning history on an academic level, you will possess a deep appreciation and a heightened sense of awareness of contemporary international and local affairs through your firm grasp of historic patterns, events and foundations. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ programme, as we believe that a multicultural and diversified learning experience will give you a better learning experience.


International Relations

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 undergraduate programme in International Relations offers you an academic perspective on the liaison between countries, and how bureaucratic decisions by hegemonic countries and the intervening action of administrative boards, state officials and elected representatives create a complex web of intercountry relations. During the course we will provide you with a coherent and clear image of how Western, European and Non-European countries coalesce, ranging from topics such as understanding foreign policy of USA and international economics, to international relations since 1919 and conflict resolution, to name a few. We also encourage you to participate in our Erasmus+ mobility programme, as we believe a multicultural perspective will provide a holistic academic journey.


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

History

An Advanced Level pass in History.


International Relations

An Advanced Level pass at Grade C or better, in either Arabic, or Economics, or French, or German, or History, or Russian, or Spanish, or a pass in Chinese obtained in the Chinese University/College Entrance Examination (Gaokao).


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.


International Relations

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.


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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 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 14 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)
 
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      
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      
 
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      
HST2006 Malta Before and After Independence: Aspects of Maltese Social and Political History 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      
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 3:
26 credits in History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units

Total credits for this year: 60 credits

 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2003 The Renaissance and Reformation 6 ECTS      
HST3018 Hospitaller Malta 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
HST2009 Medieval Malta 6 ECTS      
HST3089 Synoptic Study-Unit: Maltese and Mediterranean History 6 ECTS   (NC)    
HST3090 Synoptic Study-Unit: European and International History 6 ECTS   (NC)    

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 credits, of which:
28 credits in History
28 credits in the other area
4 credits in optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. in History and in another main area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in History
80 credits in another area
20 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 Relations
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 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 18 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
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL2002 Security Studies 4 ECTS   (NC)    
IRL2093 Comparative Politics 4 ECTS   (NC)    
 
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      
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      
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 regsiter for study-units IRL3196 and IRL3296.

 
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 ECTS credits in International Relations
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits 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 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)
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL2090* International Relations since 1919 6 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 1
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL2099 Conflict Resolution and International Relations 4 ECTS   (NC)    
IRL3189 International Political Economy 1 4 ECTS      
 
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      
HST3109 International Relations Between the World Wars 2 ECTS      
IRL2060 Contemporary China 4 ECTS      
IRL2098 Malta in International Relations 4 ECTS      
IRL3013 Nuclear Politics 4 ECTS      
IRL3095 Diplomacy and Diplomatic Practice 4 ECTS      
PBL2025 Basic Principles of the European Convention on Human Rights 4 ECTS      
PPG2003 Global Environmental Governance 4 ECTS      

 
 
Semester 2
 
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
 
IRL3057 Synoptic Study-Unit 1: International Relations 6 ECTS   (NC)    
IRL3058 Synoptic Study-Unit 2: International Relations 6 ECTS   (NC)    
 
Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints)
 
IRL2020 Nationalism in International Politics 4 ECTS      
IRL2036 Intercultural Politics in the Mediterranean 4 ECTS      
IRL2290 International Relations since 1945 4 ECTS      
IRL3007 War and Peace in the Middle East 4 ECTS      
IRL3012 Democracy, Autocracy, and World Order 4 ECTS      
IRL3041 Contemporary Warfare 4 ECTS      
IRL3050 International Institutions 4 ECTS      

* Students who register for study-unit IRL2090 cannot register for study-units HST3109 and IRL2290.

 
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 ECTS credits, of which:
28 ECTS credits in International Relations
28 ECTS credits in the other area
4 ECTS credits optional study-units

Requirement for award of B.A. International Relations and in another area of study: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
80 ECTS credits in International Relations
80 ECTS credits in the other area
20 ECTS credits optional study-units

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) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

History

By the end of the course, you will be able to:

  • Conduct and carry out critical academic research in a professional academic manner necessary at an undergraduate level.
  • Contribute to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discussions, where your invaluable knowledge on the subject matter will be a necessity.
  • Recall key historic people and events and their respective contributions.
  • Express your thoughts coherently, concisely and clearly in written and oral mediums through a heightened sense of intellectual integration in the subject matter.
  • Understand better the contingent relationship between present and past through your awareness of current international and local affairs.

International Relations

By the end of this course, you will be able to:

  • Carry out and conduct critical academic research in a professional manner as expected at an undergraduate level.
  • Have a familiarised knowledge about theories and concepts of international relations and apply them to contemporary world affairs.
  • Develop a keen sense of awareness through your refined interpretation of reading news and international events.
  • Contribute your invaluable knowledge on the subject matter to interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary discursive atmospheres.
  • Understand the interweaving relationship and personal ethics present between the contingent relationship of individual decisions and national results.

Non EU Applicants:

Fee per academic year: Eur 8,500

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History

As a graduate of this programme of study you will be employable, both locally and internationally, as an archivist, heritage manager, museum curator or education officer, academic researcher, policy officer, information officer, human resources officer and as a broadcast journalist. If you are interested in furthering your education, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local postgraduate courses for a holistic and honed educational experience.


International Relations

As a graduate of this programme of study you will be employable, both locally and internationally, as an intelligence analyst, policy office political risk analyst, international aid worker, public affairs consultant, diplomatic service officer and as a civil service fast streamer. If you would like to further your studies, or are considering an academic profession, then we encourage you to enrol in one of our local post-graduate courses.


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