Geography
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 course in Geography will provide you with an academic perspective on the geographic knowledge of the crucial and major material qualities of the Earth. During the course you will learn concepts and theories ranging from populations, cartography, and biogeographic and oceanographic processes, to geology, degradation, human geography and Marine management, to name a few. We also encourage you to participate in the Erasmus+ mobility programme for a multicultural and diversified learning experience.
Dance Studies
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 programme of study in Dance Studies will provide you with an academic perspective of the different types of dance and theories related to it, where you will learn about how dance choreography has developed from past to present. You will have the chance to undergo professional practice and experience a variety of dance manners ranging from the musical theatre and movement analysis, to the coupling of performance and philosophy. To heighten your academic experience of the theoretical and practical sides of dance studies, you will be encouraged to participate in an Erasmus+ mobility programme abroad, in order to gain a holistic and multicultural education of the subject matter.
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.
Geography
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GEO1005 | The Geography of Populations: Concepts and Theories | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO1008 | Cartography: Introduction, Development and Use | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO1012 | Introduction to Climatic and Biogeographic Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO1015 | Fieldwork in Human Geography | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GEO1009 | Culture and Society | 3 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO1016 | Fieldwork in Physical Geography | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO1017 | Maltese Heritage through Maps | 3 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO1019 | Introduction to Geomorphology: Principles and Processes | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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GEO2000 | Geology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3004 | Economic Geography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GEO2008 | Applied Geomorphology: Methods and Applications | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO2009 | Landscapes, Natural Hazards and Human Opportunities | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO2010 | Environmental Impact Assessment | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3021 | Climate Change and Sustainability in the Mediterranean | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3096 | The Geography of the Rural Environment: Agriculture and Food Production | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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BIO2010 | Biotic Communities: Composition and Dynamics | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO2038 | Remote Sensing | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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GEO2017 | Hydrology and Water Management | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO2035 | Geographic Information Systems | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3006 | Urbanisation and Development | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3028 | A Geographical Approach to Travel Planning | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GEO3087 | The Physical Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GEO2016 | The Geography of Tourism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO2050 | Historical and Political Geography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3009 | Ocean Processes and Marine Management: A Spatial and Resource Perspective | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3010 | Environment and Resources: Issues and Management | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3095 | The Geography of the Rural Environment: Pedology | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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GEO3083 | The Human Geography of the Mediterranean | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3090 | Geography Synoptic Study-Unit 1 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
GEO3091 | Geography Synoptic Study-Unit 2 | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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GEO2012 | Geographies of Health and Wellbeing | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3022 | Coastal Geomorphology: Physical Processes and Shoreline Management | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
GEO3027 | Transport Geography | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Dance Studies
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DCS1020 | Dance Techniques 1 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DCS1005 | Dance in History and Society 1 | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS1011 | Dance as Communication | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DCS1006 | Dance in History and Society 2 | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS1013 | The Healthier Performer | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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DCS2020 | Dance Techniques 2 | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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PFA2004 | Interdisciplinary Theories of Performance | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DCS2015 | Dance Theatre | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS2017 | Technology and Interdisciplinary Performance-Making | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS2018 | Dance Education | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS2021 | Movement Analysis: Theory and Practice | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PFA2005 | Performance and Philosophy | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
PFA2006 | Musical Theatre: Histories and Training | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DCS2005 | Dance and Performance Theory | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
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Elective Units (Elective units are offered subject to availability, a minimum number of student registrations and time-table constraints) | |||||
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DCS2016 | Choreography: Modernism and Postmodernism | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS2019 | Dance in the Community | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS2022 | Dance Criticism | 2 ECTS   |   | ||
PFA2007 | Musical Theatre: Performance | 4 ECTS   |   | ||
THS2107 | Arts and Cultural Management 1: Theories and Perspectives | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 1 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DCS3009 | Choreological Perspectives | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS3029 | Choreography Event, Support and Performance | 6 ECTS   |   | ||
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Semester 2 | |||||
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Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s) | |||||
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DCS3006 | Performance Practitioners | 5 ECTS   |   | ||
DCS3026 | Synoptic Study-unit 1: Individual Dance Project | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
DCS3027 | Synoptic Study-unit: Dance Studies Review | 6 ECTS   | (NC)   | ||
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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.