UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
YEAR ONE (2014-2015)
1st Semester (October 2014 - January 2015)
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 2015-June 2015)
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 (2014-2015)
1st Semester (October 2014 - January 2015)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2050
GEO3085
HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS I
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2000
GEO2025
GEO3001
GEO3095
GEO3098
GEOLOGY
LAND DEGRADATION AND REHABILITATION
COASTAL AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT
PEDOLOGY
HYDROLOGY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 6 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2015 – June 2015)
Compulsory study-units (All students must register for these units):
GEO2038
GEO3082
GEO3086
REMOTE SENSING
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 12 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2005
GEO2035
GEO3027
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
Minimum workload this semester: 8 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
YEAR THREE (2014-2015)
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Elective Study-units: (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 10 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2025
GEO2050
GEO3001
GEO3085
GEO3095
GEO3098
LAND DEGRADATION AND REHABILITATION
HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL GEOGRAPHY
COASTAL AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS I
PEDOLOGY
HYDROLOGY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
2nd Semester (February 2015-June 2015)
Compulsory Study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO3090
GEO3091
SYNOPTIC STUDY-UNIT I (nc)*
SYNOPTIC STUDY-UNIT II (nc)*
(6 credits)
(6 credits)
* A compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to obtain the
minimum pass mark.
Elective Study-units: (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 10 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2005
GEO3027
GEO3086
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS II
Minimum workload this semester: 12 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 22 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)