University of Malta
Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences
Music Studies (Joint Area)
(for courses commencing October 2020)
YEAR ONE
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
MSP1153 |
Vocal Ensemble 1 |
2 ECTS |
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MSP1186 |
Basic Music Technology |
4 ECTS |
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MSP1263 |
World Music Theories |
6 ECTS |
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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 |
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MSP1262 |
History of Music: Classical Period to Twenty-first Century |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
YEAR TWO
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 and time-table constraints.
MSP1103 |
Collective Performance |
6 ECTS |
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Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
MSP2153 |
Vocal Ensemble 3 |
2 ECTS |
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MSP2155 |
Areas of Study in Musicology and Ethnomusicology |
4 ECTS |
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MSP2258 |
Research, Writing, and Presentation Techniques in Music |
4 ECTS |
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MSP2310 |
Orchestration Techniques 1 |
4 ECTS |
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Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
MSP2064 |
Ethnomusicology |
4 ECTS |
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MSP2072 |
Ensemble Techniques 1 |
4 ECTS |
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MSP2132 |
Oral Music Traditions of the Mediterranean |
4 ECTS |
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MSP2133 |
Music and Spirituality in Contemporary Music |
2 ECTS |
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MSP2283 |
Approaches to Musical Analysis |
4 ECTS |
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MSP2313 |
Introduction to Editorial Techniques |
4 ECTS |
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YEAR THREE
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
MSP2178 |
Eighteenth-Century Maltese Music |
4 ECTS |
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MSP3111 |
Jazz Improvisation |
4 ECTS |
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MSP3113 |
Music in Community |
4 ECTS |
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MSP3115 |
Music for the Media |
4 ECTS |
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MSP3118 |
Opera in the Classical and Romantic Eras |
6 ECTS |
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MSP3121 |
Maltese Popular Music |
4 ECTS |
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Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students
must register for this/these unit/s)
MSP3043 |
Synoptic Study-Unit 1: Music Studies Ordinary |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
MSP3044 |
Synoptic Study-Unit 2: Music Studies Ordinary |
6 ECTS |
(NC) |
MSP3253 |
Vocal Ensemble 6 |
2 ECTS |
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Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
MSP3002 |
Nineteenth-Century Maltese Music |
6 ECTS |
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MSP3116 |
Music and Meaning |
6 ECTS |
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Last Updated: 5 May 2020
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints.
Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice.
Unless for exceptional approved reasons, no changes to the programme of study for a particular academic year will be made once the students' registration period for that academic year begins.
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