UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
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)
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
YEAR TWO (2013-2014)
Year (October 2013-June 2014)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Elective study-unit (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2013 - January 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2000
GEO3004
GEOLOGY
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2010
GEO3021
GEO3096
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 8 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2014 – June 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2038
GEO3082
REMOTE SENSING
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
Electives study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2035
GEO3006
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
GEO3028
A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL
PLANNING
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 6 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
YEAR THREE (2013-2014)
Year (October 2013-June 2014)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Elective study-unit (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 8 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2013 - January 2014)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 8 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2010
GEO3004
GEO3021
GEO3096
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY &
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
2nd Semester (February 2014-June 2014)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2038
GEO3090
GEO3091
REMOTE SENSING
SYNOPTIC STUDY UNIT I (non-compensatable)
SYNOPTIC STUDY UNIT II (non-compensatable)
(2 credits)
(6 credits)
(6 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 8 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO3006
GEO2020
GEO3028
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
COASTAL PROCESSES AND LANDFORMS
A GEOGRAPHICAL APPROACH TO TRAVEL
PLANNING
Minimum workload this semester: 14 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 22 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)