UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies (for academic year 2011-2012)
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
Geography workload this year: 26 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.
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR II:
26 credits in main area
26 credits in subsidiary area (Geography)
8 credits in optional study-units
Total B.A. course this year:
60 credits
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies (for academic year 2011-2012)
Geography as a Subsidiary subject
SECOND YEAR (2011-2012)
Year (October 2011-June 2012)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Elective study-unit:
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2011 - January 2012)
Elective study-units:
GEO2000
GEO2008
GEO2009
GEO2010
GEO2035
GEO3004
GEO3021
GEO3096
GEOLOGY
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY I
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY II
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
2nd Semester (February 2012 – June 2012)
Compulsory study-unit (all students must register for this unit):
GEO2038
REMOTE SENSING
(2 credits)
Elective study-units:
GEO2007
GEO3006
GEO3082
APPLIED GEOLOGY I
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
Minimum workload this year: 2 credits
Geography workload this year: 10 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 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.
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR III: 26 credits in main area
26 credits in subsidiary area (Geography)
8 credits in optional study-units
Total B.A. course this year:
60 credits
Note: This course of study is governed by “The General Regulations for
Undergraduate Courses” and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor
of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.