UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2013-2014)
Geography Honours
YEAR ONE (2013-2014)
1st Semester (October 2013 - January 2014)
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 (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO1031
APPLIED HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 15 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2014-June 2014)
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 (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO1010
GEO1029
GEO1032
OCEANOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
POPULATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY II
APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
Minimum workload this semester: 7 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
B.A. and B.A. (Honours) students are reminded that during their first year of study
they are required to register for study units from the other area 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 4 credits.
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR II: 26 credits in Geography
26 credits in the other main area
8 credits in optional study-units
Total B.A. course this year:
60 credits
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2013-2014)
Geography Honours
YEAR TWO (2013-2014)
Year (October 2013-June 2014)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Compulsory study-unit (All students must register for this unit):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
Semester 1 (October 2013 – January 2014)
Compulsory study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO2000
GEO2008
GEO2009
GEO2010
GEO3004
GEOLOGY
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY I
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY II
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO3021
GEO3096
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 22 compulsory credits (including part of
ANT3038, offered in semester 1).
2nd Semester (February 2014 – June 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2035
GEO2038
GEO2072
GEO3082
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
REMOTE SENSING
SKILLS IN GEOGRAPHY III
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(8 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 4 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2007
GEO3006
GEO3028
APPLIED GEOLOGY I
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL
PLANNING
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 20 compulsory credits(including part of ANT3038,
offered in semester 2).
Geography workload this year: 46 credits
N.B: B.A.(Honours) students are reminded that during their second year of study they
are required to register for study-units from their subsidiary area programme of study
to the value of 10 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: 46 credits in Geography
10 credits in the subsidiary area
4 credits in optional study-units
Total B.A.(Hons) this year:
60 credits
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2013-2014)
Geography Honours
YEAR THREE (2013-2014)
Year (October 2013-June 2014)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Compulsory study-unit (All students must register for this unit):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
Semester 1 (October 2013 – January 2014)
Compulsory Study-unit (All students must register for this unit):
GEO3004
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 28 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2008
GEO2009
GEO2010
GEO3021
GEO3096
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY I
APPLIED GEOMORPHOLOGY II
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 6 compulsory credits (including part of ANT3038,
offered in semester 1).
2nd Semester (February 2014-June 2014)
Compulsory Study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO3000
GEO3088
GEO3089
DISSERTATION (non-compensatable)
SYNOPTIC STUDY-UNIT I (non-compensatable)
SYNOPTIC STUDY-UNIT II (non-compensatable)
(12 credits)
( 6 credits)
( 6 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 28 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2020
GEO3006
GEO3028
COASTAL PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL
PLANNING
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 26 compulsory credits (including part of
ANT3038, offered in semester 2).
Geography workload this year: 60 credits
Requirement for successful completion of YEAR III (final year): 60 credits in
Geography
Requirement for award of B.A. (Honours) in Geography: 180 credits, of which: 132
in Geography as in this programme of studies, 36 in a subsidiary area, and, 12 for
optional study-units.
Note: This programme of study is governed by “The General Regulations for
Undergraduate Awards, 2004” 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.