UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2014-2015)
Geography as a Subsidiary Area in the EDRC (HONS) degree
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 credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2014-2015)
Geography as a Subsidiary Area in the EDRC (HONS) degree
YEAR TWO (2014-2015)
1st Semester (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):
GEO2000
GEO2025
GEO2050
GEO3001
GEO3085
GEO3095
GEO3098
GEOLOGY
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)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
2nd Semester (February 2015 – June 2015)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 10 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2005
GEO2035
GEO2038
GEO3027
GEO3082
GEO3086
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
REMOTE SENSING
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2
Geography workload this year: 10 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)