UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for courses commencing October 2011 and later)
Geography as a Subsidiary subject
FIRST YEAR (2011-2012)
1st Semester (October 2011 - January 2012)
Compulsory study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO1003
GEO1012
GEO1015
GEO1028
SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY I
CLIMATE AND BIOGEOGRAPHY
FIELDWORK IN HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
POPULATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY I
(5 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-unit:
GEO1031
APPLIED HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 15 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2012-June 2012)
Compulsory study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO1004
GEO1016
SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY II
FIELDWORK IN PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(5 credits)
(2 credits)
Elective study-units:
GEO1010
GEO1029
GEO1032
OCEANOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
POPULATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY II
APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 7 compulsory credits
N.B. Students taking Geography as a subsidiary area are reminded that during their first
year of study they are required to register for study units from their main area programme
of study to the value of 26 credits and also to register for optional study units, which may
be taken from any area of study (including their main or subsidiary area), to the value of
8 credits.
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for courses commencing October 2011 and later)
Geography as a Subsidiary subject
SECOND YEAR (2012-2013)
Semester 1 (October 2012 – January 2013)
Elective study-units:
GEO2000
GEO2025
GEO2035
GEO2050
GEO3001
GEO3085
GEO3095
GEO3098
GEOLOGY
LAND DEGRADATION AND REHABILITATION
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
COASTAL AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS I
PEDOLOGY
HYDROLOGY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
2nd Semester (February 2013 – June 2013)
Elective study-units:
GEO2005
GEO2007
GEO2038
GEO3027
GEO3082
GEO3086
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
APPLIED GEOLOGY I
REMOTE SENSING
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this year: 10 credits
N.B. Students taking Geography as a subsidiary area are reminded that during their
second year of study they are required to register for study units from their main area
programme of study to the value of 46 credits and also to register for optional study units,
which may be taken from any area of study (including their main or subsidiary area), to
the value of 4 credits.