FACULTY OF ARTS
Department of Anthropological Sciences
Programme of studies during the Academic Year 2013-2014
B.A. Programme
YEAR I
Year (This unit starts in Semester 1 and continues in Semester 2.)
Compulsory Study Unit (all students must register for this unit)
ANT 1004 Ethnography and Anthropological Theory (nc)[PC]
Semester 1 (October 2013-January 2014)
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 1003 Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology (nc) [PC]
ANT 1055 Writing Anthropology [RF]
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 12 credits
Semester 2 (February 2014-June 2014)
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
8 credits
4 credits
4 credits
ANT 1001 Human Societies-Comparative Perspective (nc) [PSC, JM, JPB]
ANT 1009 Anthropology and the Contemporary World [PSC]
ANT 1005 Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean (nc)
[PSC, RF, DZ]
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 14 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this year: 26 credits
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits nc: non-compensatable. This means that a compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to obtain the minimum pass mark.
N.B. B.A.
/ B.A. Hons students are reminded that during their first year of study they are required to register for study units from the other area programme of study to the value of 26 credits and to also register for optional study-units to the value of 8 credits. Students following this programme may choose any of the elective units as optionals.

Requirement for regular progression to YEAR II : 26 credits in Anthropological Sciences
26 credits in other area
Total B.A. course this year:
8 credits in optional units
60 credits

YEAR II B.A.
Year (This unit starts in Semester 1 and continues in Semester 2.)
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 14 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 3038 Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean [JS, MA,PC]
(Pre-requisite ANT1003 or ANT1004)
Semester 1
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 2020 Kinship, Family, and Marriage [PSC]
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 14 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2058 Research Methods for Anthropologists [PSC, PC, JPB, RF]
ANT 2055 Anthropology and Art [PSC]
ANT 3026 Culture, Morality and Ethics [PC]
ANT 3034 Orientalism [RF]
ANT 2047 Emotions, Culture and Society [JPB]
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 4 credits
Semester 2
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 3016 Anthropology of Religion [JPB]
ANT 2002 Law, State, Society in S. Europe [DZ]*
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 14 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2008 Ethnographic Research Strategies [ PSC , JPB]
ANT 3049 Exploring Culture and Society in Modern China (JPB)
ANT 3022 Anthropology of Gender [RR]
ANT 3041 Anthropology of Islam [RF]
ANT 3030 Anthropology of Migration [PC]
ANT 2004 Anthropology of Media [RF]
*Pre-requisite for this study unit by local students – ANT 1005.
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 8 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
2 credits

Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this year: 26 credits
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR III: 26 credits in Anthropology
YEAR III B.A.
26 credits in other main area
8 credits in optional units
Total B.A. this year: 60 credits
Year (This unit starts in Semester 1 and continues in Semester 2.)
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 6 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 3038 Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean [JS, MA,PC]
(Pre-requisite ANT1003 or ANT1004)
4 credits
Semester 1
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 2020 Kinship, Family, and Marriage [PSC]
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 6 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2055 Anthropology and Art [PSC]
ANT 3026 Culture, Morality and Ethics [PC]
ANT 3034 Orientalism [RF]
ANT 2047 Emotions, Culture and Society [JPB]
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 4 credits
Semester 2
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 3016 Anthropology of Religion [JPB]
ANT 3068 Synoptic Study Unit, General Anthropology (nc)
ANT 3069 Synoptic Study Unit Regional and Global Anthropology (nc)
ANT 3060 Advanced Topics in Social or Cultural Anthropology:
Synoptic Revisions [PSC,PC,RF,JPB]
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
6 credits
6 credits
2 credits

Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 6 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2002 Law, State, Society in S. Europe [DZ]*
ANT 3049 Exploring Culture and Society in Modern China (JPB)
ANT 3022 Anthropology of Gender [RR]
ANT 3041 Anthropology of Islam [RF]
ANT 3030 Anthropology of Migration [PC]
ANT 2004 Anthropology of Media
[RF]
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 18 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this year: 28 credits
*Pre-requisite for this study unit by local students – ANT 1005.
Requirement for award of B.A. in Anthropology and in another main area:
180 credits, of which 80 in Anthropology as in this Programme of Studies
80 in an other main area according to Programme of that area
20 in optional units.
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
2 credits nc: non-compensatable. This means that a compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to obtain the minimum pass mark.
PSC – Prof Paul Sant Cassia
PC – Prof Paul Clough
JPB – Dr Jean Paul Baldacchino
DZ – Dr David Zammit
RF – Mr Ranier Fsadni
VS – Dr Victoria Sultana
RR – Ms Rachel Radmilli
JS – Dr John Schembri
MA – Dr Maria Attard