| CODE | SOC3007 | ||||||||||||||||
| TITLE | Religion in Malta: An International Field Course | ||||||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sociology | ||||||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This is a hybrid course, with five consecutive days of physical activities in Malta and online activities before and after that. The course lasts for a total of 6 weeks. Individual students will work under guidance of designated tutors to engage with particular areas of religion in Malta. This Study-Unit will examine: - the religious socio-cultural landscape of Malta from a historical perspective, starting on what is known through Malta's archeological remains across the centuries to present times; - the different types religious communities currently active in Malta; - the changing importance of Roman Catholicism as a result of secularisation - the religious heritage in Malta from a visual arts perspective. Study-Unit Aims: This study-unit has three main objectives, namely: - to study various aspects of the religious socio-cultural landscape of Malta. This includes a broad history of religion in Malta, ranging from the Temple culture. Students will be introduced to the different religious communities active in Malta and the changing importance of Roman Catholicism as a result of secularisation. Students will also be exposed to religious heritage as reflected in the visual arts. - to stimulate students to gain experience and develop skills in preparing, conducting and reporting on field work in the study of religion. - to serve as an enlarger of the students' horizons through international encounters as this course will be open to international students as a ‘blended’ study-unit. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - describe and discuss methodological and ethical issues of qualitatitive fieldwork in sociology - be conversant with the religious history and heritage of Malta from a multi-disciplinary perspective and assess its sociological relevance in the present religious landscape 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - cooperate with peers professionally in the preparation, conducting, and reporting on fieldwork in the study of religion - critically analyze academically written texts as well as data derived from fieldwork Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: - The reading list consists of approximately 200 pages. - The reading list is published by January 15, before the start of the semeseter in which this BIP study-unit will be held. |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: The course content is in English,. Students should therefoere have a sound knowledge of English. | ||||||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Fieldwork, Lecture, Project, Online Learning & Gro | ||||||||||||||||
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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. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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