University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
Department of History
Departmental Handbook
2015-2016
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DEPARTMENTAL HANDBOOK
2015-2016
CONTENTS:
Information on the Department of History ............................................................................................3
Undergraduate Programme ....................................................................................................................4
Postgraduate Degrees .............................................................................................................................4
Full-time Academic Staff.......................................................................................................................4
Departmental Secretary ..........................................................................................................................4
List of Study-Units on Offer:
B.A. History (Joint Area)/B.A. (Hons) in History YEAR ONE (2015-6) .....................................5
B.A. in European and Global History (Joint Area)/B.A. (Hons.) in European and Global History
YEAR ONE (2015-2016) ......................................................................................................6
B.A. History (Joint Area) YEAR TWO (2015-6) ...........................................................................7
B.A. (Hons) in History YEAR TWO (2015-2016) .........................................................................8
B.A. History (Subsidiary Area) YEAR TWO (2015-2016) ............................................................9
B.A. History (Joint Area) YEAR THREE (2015-6) .....................................................................10
B.A. (Hons) in History YEAR THREE (2015-6) .........................................................................11
List of Study-Units ...............................................................................................................................12
Study-Units Descriptions .....................................................................................................................15
Undergraduate Course Structure ..........................................................................................................17
Style Sheet – B.A. (Honours)/M.A./ M.Phil./Ph.D.* ...........................................................................18
The Department makes every effort to ensure that the information contained in this handbook is up-to-date at the
time of publication. The Department reserves the right to make changes in case errors are detected after
publication.
13 August 2015
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Information on the Department of History
Telephone: (+356) 2340.2295
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/history
The Department of History is one of the longest established departments in the Faculty of Arts. The
course programmes it offers, backed by the different specializations of its academic members, range
chronologically from the middle ages to modern and contemporary times. Its undergraduate
programmes comprise a variety of study-units in Maltese and international history, including a
significant number on Mediterranean history that reflect the department’s Mediterranean focus, which
is one of its traditional distinguishing marks. The course programmes offer diversity, not only in terms
of historical periods, but also of approach, giving due importance to cultural, social and economic, as
well as the political aspects of history. Different teaching and learning methods are practiced, including
lectures, small-group tutorials, presentations, and reading seminars. Hands-on historical research forms
an integral part of students’ preparation, with several study-units entailing individual or group-based
research while all honours students write a substantial dissertation based on original research under
one-to-one guided supervision.
As from October 2015 the Department is offering two degree programmes. One is the traditional
History programme, which combines Maltese and International History. The other programme,
which is new, is called European and Global History. The main difference between the two
programmes is that latter does not feature Maltese history, but contains more study-units featuring
global history. Both degree programmes otherwise share the majority of study-units on international
history already on offer.
The department maintains a respectable international profile. Its academic members regularly
participate in international conferences and publish their research in academic journals and books. It
has meanwhile just launched its own electronic journal on Maltese Historical Studies backed by an
international advisory editorial board. The department is visited regularly by external examiners from
prestigious academic institutions to ensure international standards of learning, and it periodically
invites distinguished scholars from overseas universities to lecture on specific topics both to students
and the general public. It is additionally the department’s policy to encourage student mobility to the
full through participation in Erasmus and other exchange programmes with overseas universities. To
this end, the department allows students maximum flexibility when choosing courses to follow during
the exchange. Conversely, history courses tend to be popular with visiting overseas students.
History students and graduates often remark on the difference in the way the past is treated at
university level from the methods pursued in history teaching at school, with overemphasis on dates
and wars and a heavy reliance on memory. By contrast, history at the undergraduate level is about
understanding the world we live in through a study of its past. As such, history students are well
equipped to take up a variety of careers by the time they graduate. Traditionally, history graduates
sought avenues such as teaching or the general civil service, and many still do so successfully.
However, more and more students are today moving into different career sectors, such as the media or
tourism, as employers recognize the rigorous training that the discipline entails and the skills it imparts.
The knowledge-backed understanding of how Malta, Europe, and the Mediterranean have come to be
what they are equip students in particular for examinations leading to jobs connected with the foreign
service or the European Union.
In summary, the principal objectives of the undergraduate programme, leading to BA or BA (Hons.) are:
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to explain the principles and method of historical inquiry;
to provide a conceptual framework that will enable students to make meaningful judgments
about the past;
to instill the idea of history as means of explaining and understanding the present;
to develop intellectual, analytical, critical and organizational skills that will be of value to
students in any future career.
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Undergraduate Programme
Both the B.A. and the B.A. (Hons) courses extend over a period of three years of full-time study or five
years of part-time study.
Students opting for the B.A. course, with History/European and Global History as a principal
component, are expected to have obtained a minimum of 80 credits in that area by the end of the course,
of which at least 26 are taken during the first year, 26 during the second year, and 28 during the third
year.
The first year of the B.A. (Hons) course is identical to the first year of the B.A. course. Then, during the
second year student is expected to obtain a minimum of 46 credits in History/European and Global
History and during the third year, a minimum of 60 credits. These 60 credits include 24 credits which
are offered as follows :2 synoptic study-units assigned a total of 12 credits and a dissertation assigned a total of 12
credits.
Please consult Undergraduate Course Structure on Page 17
The course is divided into two types of study-units. Core, which are compulsory units, electives and
Options. The Department offers a wide choice of Options, covering European, Maltese, and wider
history, as can be seen in the prospectus. Study-units not offered in one year are normally offered the
following year, so that a two-year rotation pattern is in operation.
Assessment is normally made by written test, assignment or class presentation, or by a combination of
them.
The final synoptic examination for the B.A. in History/European and Global History consists of two
written papers of three hours each. For the B.A. (Hons) in History/European and Global History, it will
consist of two written papers of three hours each together with a dissertation to which 12 credits are
assigned.
Postgraduate Degrees
The Department offers courses and supervision for the postgraduate Degrees of M.A., M.Phil., and
Ph.D. in European, Mediterranean and Maltese history from early medieval to modern times.
Full-time Academic Staff
Professor D. Fenech B.A. (Hons), D.Phil. (Oxon.) – Head of Department & Dean of Faculty
Professor H. Frendo B.A., B.A.(Hons), M.A., D.Phil.(Oxon)
Professor V. Mallia-Milanes B.A., M.A., Ph.D., F.R.Hist.S.(Lond.)
Professor J. Chircop B.Ed (Hons), M.A., Ph.D. (Essex)
Dr E. Buttigieg B.A.(Hons.)(Melit.),M.Phil.,Ph.D.(Cantab.)
Dr M. Aloisio B.A.(Hons)(Melit.),M.Phil.(Cantab.),Ph.D.(Minnesota)
Dr S. Mercieca B.A.,B.A.(Hons),M.A.,D.E.A.(Sorb.),Ph.D.(Sorb.)
Mr C. Dalli B.A., B.A.(Hons), M.Phil.(Cantab.)
Departmental Secretary
Ms Annabelle Cutajar
Tel: 2340-2295
E-mail: annabelle.cutajar@um.edu.mt
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. History (Joint Area)/B.A. (Hons) in History YEAR ONE (2015-6)
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 6 ECTS
credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST1010
Medieval Europe 1
CD
6 ECTS
EB
DF/VMM
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST1020
Aspects of the Parish in 18th-Century Malta
FC
HST1022
The Order of St John 1530-1798: A Cultural History Approach EB
HST1023
Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography
SM
2 ECTS
2 ECTS
2 ECTS
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST1021
Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789
HST1026
Malta and the Mediterranean in Modern Times
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST1011
Structure and Change in Malta's Economic History
JC
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST1014
Western Europe in Modern and Contemporary Times: Cultural and Political
Development
HF
HST1027
Topics in Twentieth-Century Maltese History
DF
HST1028
World History: From Early Societies to 1500
MA
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 credits in History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units
Total credits for this year: 60 credits
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University 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.
You may view the full programme from the following links:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/JA-ATS-HST-JO-2015-6-O
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/UBAHHSTFT-2015-6-O
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. in European and Global History (Joint Area)/B.A. (Hons.) in European and Global
History YEAR ONE (2015-2016)
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS
credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST1010
Medieval Europe 1
6 ECTS CD
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST1021
Europe in early modern times c.1450 - c.1789
HST1026
Malta and the Mediterranean in Modern Times
4 ECTS EB
6 ECTS DF/VMM
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST1022
The Order of St John 1530- 1798: A Cultural History Approach
2 ECTS EB
Semester 2
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST1014
Western Europe in Modern and Contemporary Times: Cultural and
Political Development
4 ECTS
HST1028
World History: From Early Societies to 1500
4 ECTS
SPA 1018
An Introduction to Latin America
2 ECTS
SPA 1019
An Introduction to Spain
2 ECTS
CHN 1014
An overview of Chinese History
4 ECTS
HF
MA
C Vassallo
C Vassallo
M. Han
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
26 ECTS credits in European and Global History
26 ECTS credits in the other area
8 ECTS credits in optional study-units
Total credits for this year: 60ECTS credits
You may view the full programme from the following links:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/JA-ATS-EGH-JO-2015-6-O
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/UBAHEGHFT-2015-6-O
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. History (Joint Area) YEAR TWO (2015-6)
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 ECTS
credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2003
The Renaissance and Reformation
VMM
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2010
Social History of Modern Europe
JC
HST2015
Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital
Resources and Genealogical Research
SM
HST2025
The European Union: Historical Considerations
EB
HST3006
Public Memory and Oral History
JC
HST3021
European Historiography
HF
HST3030
Venice in Early Modern Times
VMM
HST3031
Medieval Regions
CD
HST3109
International Relations Between the World Wars
DF
6 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
2 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2009
Medieval Malta
HST3018
Hospitaller Malta
CD
VMM
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2012
Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789
WZ
HST2028
A History of European and World Populations
SM
HST3010
Contemporary International Relations for Historians
DF
HST3027
The World's Economy 1350-1750
MA
HST3028
Christians, Jews and Muslims in Medieval Society
MA
HST3040
Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean
Europe 1700-1900
JC
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
Requirement for regular progression to Year 3:
26 credits in History
26 credits in the other area
8 credits in optional study-units
Total credits for this year: 60 credits
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University 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.
You may view the full programme from the following link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/JA-ATS-HST-JO-2014-5-O
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. (Hons) in History YEAR TWO (2015-2016)
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 18 ECTS
credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2003
The Renaissance and Reformation
HST2010
Social History of Modern Europe
VMM
JC
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2015
Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital
Resources and Genealogical Research
SM
HST2025
The European Union: Historical Considerations
EB
HST3006
Public Memory and Oral History
JC
HST3021
European Historiography
HF
HST3030
Venice in Early Modern Times
VMM
HST3031
Medieval Regions
CD
HST3109
International Relations Between the World Wars
DF
6 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
2 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2009
Medieval Malta
HST3010
Contemporary International Relations for Historians
HST3018
Hospitaller Malta
CD
DF
VMM
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
CLA2060
Latin for Historians
VB
HST2012
Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789
WZ
HST2028
A History of European and World Populations
SM
HST3027
The World's Economy 1350-1750
MA
HST3028
Christians, Jews and Muslims in Medieval Society
MA
HST3040
Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean
Europe 1700-1900
JC
6 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
Requirement for regular progression to Year 2:
46 ECTS credits in History
10 ECTS credits from the subsidiary area
4 ECTS credits in optional study-units
Total credits for this year: 60 ECTS credits
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University 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.
You may view the full programme from the following link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/UBAHHSTFT-2014-5-O
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. History (Subsidiary Area) YEAR TWO (2015-2016)
Students are required to choose study-units to the value of 10 credits from the elective study-units on offer
during the year.
Semester 1
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2003
The Renaissance and Reformation
VMM
HST2010
Social History of Modern Europe
JC
HST2015
Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital
Resources and Genealogical Research
SM
HST2025
The European Union: Historical Considerations
EB
HST3006
Public Memory and Oral History
JC
HST3021
European Historiography
HF
HST3030
Venice in Early Modern Times
VMM
HST3031
Medieval Regions
CD
HST3109
International Relations Between the World Wars
DF
6 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
2 ECTS
Semester 2
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2009
Medieval Malta
CD
HST2012
Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789
WZ
HST2028
A History of European and World Populations
SM
HST3027
The World's Economy 1350-1750
MA
HST3028
Christians, Jews and Muslims in Medieval Society
MA
HST3010
Contemporary International Relations for Historians
DF
HST3018
Hospitaller Malta
VMM
HST3040
Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean
Europe 1700-1900
JC
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University 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.
You may view the full programme from the following link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/JA-ATS-HST-SB-2014-5-O
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. History (Joint Area) YEAR THREE (2015-6)
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 4 ECTS
credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2003
The Renaissance and Reformation
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to time-table constraints.
HST2010
Social History of Modern Europe
HST2015
Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital
Resources and Genealogical Research
HST2025
The European Union: Historical Considerations
HST3006
Public Memory and Oral History
HST3021
European Historiography
HST3030
Venice in Early Modern Times
HST3031
Medieval Regions
HST3109
International Relations Between the World Wars
VMM
6 ECTS
JC
6 ECTS
SM
EB
JC
HF
VMM
CD
DF
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
2 ECTS
CD
6 ECTS
6 ECTS (NC)
6 ECTS (NC)
WZ
SM
DF
MA
MA
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
JC
6 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2009
Medieval Malta
HST3089
Synoptic Study-Unit: Maltese and Mediterranean History
HST3090
Synoptic Study-Unit: European and International History
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to time-table constraints.
HST2012
Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789
HST2028
A History of European and World Populations
HST3010
Contemporary International Relations for Historians
HST3027
The World's Economy 1350-1750
HST3028
Christians, Jews and Muslims in Medieval Society
HST3040
Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean
Europe 1700-1900
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3: 60 credits, of which:
28 credits in History
28 credits in the other area
4 credits in optional study-units
Requirement for award of B.A. in History and in another main area of study: 180 credits, of which:
80 credits in History
80 credits in another area
20 credits in optional study-units
This programme of study is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 and by the ByeLaws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.
You may view the full programme from the following link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/JA-ATS-HST-JO-2013-4-O
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University of Malta
Faculty of Arts
B.A. (Hons) in History YEAR THREE (2015-6)
In addition to the compulsory study-units, students are required to choose study-units to the value of 12 ECTS
credits from the elective study-units on offer during the year.
Year (This/these unit/s start/s in Semester 1 and continue/s in Semester 2)
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST3099
Dissertation
12 ECTS (NC)
Semester 1
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2003
The Renaissance and Reformation
HST2010
Social History of Modern Europe
VMM
JC
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2015
Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories, Digital
Resources and Genealogical Research
SM
HST2025
The European Union: Historical Considerations
EB
HST3006
Public Memory and Oral History
JC
HST3021
European Historiography
HF
HST3030
Venice in Early Modern Times
VMM
HST3031
Medieval Regions
CD
HST3109
International Relations Between the World Wars
DF
6 ECTS
6 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
2 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
2 ECTS
Semester 2
Compulsory Units (All students must register for this/these unit/s)
HST2009
Medieval Malta
HST3010
Contemporary International Relations for Historians
HST3097
Synoptic Study-Unit: Maltese and Mediterranean History
HST3098
Synoptic Study-Unit (European and International History)
CD
DF
Elective Units Elective units are offered subject to availability and time-table constraints.
HST2012
Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650-1789
WZ
HST2028
A History of European and World Populations
SM
HST3027
The World's Economy 1350-1750
MA
HST3028
Christians, Jews and Muslims in Medieval Society
MA
HST3040
Social Welfare and Public Health in Mediterranean
Europe 1700-1900
JC
6 ECTS
6 ECTS
6 ECTS (NC)
6 ECTS (NC)
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
4 ECTS
6 ECTS
Requirement for successful completion of Year 3:
60 ECTS credits in History
Requirement for award of B.A. (Honours) in History: 180 ECTS credits, of which:
132 ECTS credits in History
36 ECTS credits in the subsidiary area
12 ECTS credits in optional study-units
This programme of studies is governed by the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 and by the
Bye-Laws for the awards of the Bachelor of Arts and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.
Notes: NC = Non Compensatable
You may view the full programme from the following link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/programme/UBAHHSTFT-2013-4-O
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List of Study-Units
Code
Title
HST 1010 Medieval Europe I
Structure and Change in Malta’s Economic
HST 1011
History
HST 1014
Western Europe in Modern and Contemporary
Times: Cultural & Political Development
HST 1020
Aspects of the Parish in 18th century Malta
HST 1021 Europe in Early Modern Times c. 1450 – c. 1789
HST 1022
The Order of St John 1530-1798: A cultural
history Approach
HST 1023
Introduction to Maltese Historical Demography
HST 1026 Malta and the Mediterranean in Modern Times
Credit
6
4
Lecturer/s
Mr C. Dalli
Prof. J. Chircop
4
Prof. H. Frendo
2
4
2
Prof. F. Ciappara
Dr E. Buttigieg
Dr E. Buttigieg
2
6
HST 1027
4
Dr S. Mercieca
Prof. D. Fenech/
Prof. V. Mallia-Milanes
Prof. D. Fenech
4
8
Dr M. Aliosio
Dr E. Buttigieg
4
2
2
6
4
To be announced
Prof. C. Vassallo
Prof. C. Vassallo
Prof. V Mallia-Milanes
Prof. H. Frendo
6
4
Prof. D. Fenech
Prof. H. Frendo
4
Prof. H. Frendo
6
6
4
Mr. C. Dalli
Prof. J. Chircop
Dr W. Zammit
4
4
Dr S. Mercieca
Dr S. Mercieca
4
4
4
4
4
4
Dr. E. Buttigieg
Ms S. Azzopardi
Dr. S. Mercieca
Dr. S. Mercieca
Dr. E. Buttigieg
Dr. S. Mercieca
4
2
Dr M. Aloisio
Dr M. Aloisio
4
6
Dr M. Aloisio
Mr C. Dalli
Topics in Twentieth-Century Maltese History
(Seminar)
HST 1028
World History: From Early Societies to 1500
HST 1033
Malta and the Maltese: A Historical and
Cultural Review
Overview of Chinese History
CHN 1014
An Introduction to Latin America
SPA 1018
An Introduction to Spain
SPA 1019
HST 2003 The Renaissance and Reformations
HST 2004
Russia and Eastern Europe: From Kievan
Rus to Cold War
HST 2005 Contemporary Mediterranean History
Malta before and after Independence: Aspects of
HST 2006
Maltese Social and Political History
Maltese Political Factions, Parties and
HST 2008
Movements 1798 – 1950
Medieval Malta
HST 2009
Social History of Modern Europe
HST 2010
HST 2012
Reason and Enlightenment in Europe 1650 –
1789
HST 2014
A History of the Family and Sexual Behaviour
HST 2015
Tracing Family History: Archival Depositories,
Digital Resources and Genealogical Research
HST 2025
The European Union: Historical Considerations
HST 2026
Global History Theories and Applications
HST 2027
Introduction to Historical Demographic Theories
HST 2028
A History of European and World Populations
HST 2029
Global History (c. 1492 – c. 1870)
HST 2030
Demographic and Urban Growth in the
Mediterranean from the Late Middle Ages to
Modern Times
HST 2035
U.S. History from 1492-1939
HST 2037
The Christianity Debate Disjuncture and
Continuity in Medieval Malta
HST 2038
Politics, Society and Culture in Medieval Italy
HST 2040
Medieval Europe II
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HST 2113
ANT 2049
2
2
Prof. V. Mallia-Milanes
Dr. J. P. Baldacchino
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
Mr S. Giuffre
Mr V. Bonnici
Prof. M.A. Falzon
Prof. M.A. Falzon
Prof. C. Vassallo
Prof. V. Mallia-Milanes
Various
Prof. J. Chircop
Prof. D. Fenech
6
Prof. J. Chircop
4
Prof. J. Chircop/
Mr C. Dalli
6
4
2
2
4
Mr C. Dalli
Prof. V. Mallia-Milanes
Dr. A. Spiteri
Prof. H. Frendo
Dr S. Mercieca
4
4
Dr M. Aloisio
Dr M. Aloisio
4
6
6
Prof. V. Mallia-Milanes
Mr. C. Dalli
Prof. J. Chircop
6
6
6
6
6
Several
Several
Several
Several
Several
6
Several
6
Several
HST 3098
HST 3099
Venice, the Order of St. John and Malta
Culture and Society in Contemporary Korea and
Japan
Select Topics in Chinese History
Latin for Historians
Locating the Global Society
Understanding Nations and Nationalism
Imperial Spain
Aspects of Seventeenth Century Europe
Directed Study
Public Memory and Oral History
Contemporary International Relations for
Historians (Seminar)
European Industrialisation and
Mediterranean Underdevelopment
Transition from Feudalism to Capitalism:
Late Medieval to Early Modern Economic
History (Seminar)
Late Medieval Mediterranean History
Hospitaller Malta
History of Political Thought
European Historiography
Trans Regional Migrations: a short history of
migration and mobility from Ancient to Modern
Times
The World’s Economy 1350-1750
Christians, Jews and Muslims in Medieval
Society
Venice in Early Modern Times
Medieval Regions
Social Welfare and Public Health in
Mediterranean Europe 1700-1900
Synoptic Study-Unit I (B.A.) *
Synoptic Study-Unit II (B.A.) *
Synoptic Study-Unit I (BA Hons) *
Synoptic Study-Unit II (BA Hons) *
Synoptic Study-Unit B.A. (Maltese and
Mediterranean History) *
Synoptic Study-Unit B.A. (International History)
*
Synoptic Study-Unit (Maltese and
Mediterranean History) *
Synoptic Study-Unit (International History) *
Dissertation *
6
12
HST 3109
ANT 3049
HST 5097 
International relations between the world wars
Culture and Society in Modern China
MA History Research Methods
2
4
5
HST 5099 
Dissertation
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Several
Several
(in agreement with Head
of Department)
Prof. D. Fenech
Dr J.P. Baldacchino
Prof. J. Chircop/
Mr C. Dalli
Various
CHN 2008
CLA 2060
SOC 2025
SOC 2047
SPA 2019
HST 3002
HST 3003
HST 3006
HST 3010
HST 3011
HST 3014
HST 3015
HST 3018
HST 3019
HST 3021
HST 3025
HST 3027
HST 3028
HST 3030
HST 3031
HST 3040
HST 3075
HST 3076
HST 3077
HST 3078
HST 3089
HST 3090
HST 3097
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NOTE:
 DENOTES COMPULSORY UNIT FOR B.A. HONS. IN HISTORY
 DENOTES COMPULSORY UNIT FOR B.A. IN HISTORY
 DENOTES COMPULSORY UNIT FOR B.A. HONS. IN EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL
HISTORY
 DENOTES COMPULSORY UNIT FOR B.A. IN EUROPEAN AND GLOBAL
HISTORY
 DENOTES COMPULSORY UNIT FOR M.A.
* Non-Compensatable (This means that a compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who
fails to obtain the minimum pass mark).
 Offered only to Luther College Exchange Students
 Offered to European and Global History Students
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Study-Units Descriptions
Please click on the respective link:
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1010
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1011
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1014
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1020
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1021
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1022
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1023
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1026
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1027
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1028
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST1033
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/CHN1014
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/SPA1018
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/SPA1019
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2003
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2004
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2005
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2006
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2008
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2009
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2010
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2012
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2014
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2015
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2025
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2026
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2027
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2028
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2029
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2030
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2035
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2037
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2038
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2040
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST2113
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/ANT2049
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/CHN2008
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/CLA2060
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/SOC2025
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/SOC2047
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/SPA2019
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http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3002
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3003
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3006
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3010
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3011
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3014
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3015
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3018
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3019
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3021
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3025
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3027
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3028
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3030
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3031
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3040
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3075
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3076
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3077
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3078
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3089
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3090
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3097
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3098
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3099
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST3109
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/ANT3049
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST5097
http://www.um.edu.mt/arts/studyunit/HST5099
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Undergraduate Course Structure
BA HONS
Main
26
BA
YEAR I
Subsidiary
+
Main I
26
26
+
Main II
+
26
+
Options
Main
8
46
Options
Main I
8
26
YEAR II
Subsidiary
+
+
Options
10 electives +
from Subsid.
Main II
26
YEAR III
Main
4
Options
+
8
60*
Main I
28
Main II
+
28
Options
+
4
* which includes 24 credits which are offered as follows:
2 synoptic study-units assigned a total of 12 credits and a dissertation assigned a total of 12 credits.
BA Hons Course Structure
Credits
Main
132 (including 24 credits for Dissertation and/or Synoptic study-units)
Subsidiary
36 (26 for Year I; + 10 electives from Subsidiary for Year II)
Free Options 12 (8 for Year I; + 4 for Year II)
_______________________
TOTAL
180 credits
BA Course Structure
Credits
Main I
80 (including 12 credits for Synoptic study-units)
Main II
80 (including 12 credits for Synoptic study-units)
Free Options 20 (8 in each of Years I and II; + 4 for Year III)
_______________________
TOTAL
180 credits
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UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
Department of History
Faculty of Arts
Style Sheet – B.A. (Honours)/M.A./ M.Phil./Ph.D.*
All dissertations submitted are to follow strictly the norms detailed in this style sheet. Adherence to the Department’s
‘house style’ is mandatory and is taken into consideration when assessing the work submitted. Students are urged to
familiarize themselves with this style early in the course and to adopt it whenever possible when writing essays and
other assignments. No style sheet can answer every query that might arise when writing a dissertation. Where the
style sheet fails to offer guidance, consult the supervisor. The most fundamental rule to keep in mind is consistency of
style.
1. LENGTH.
B.A. (Hons): 15,000-18,000 words, exclusive of Notes, Bibliography, and Appendices.
M.A. (by research): 50,000-60,000 words, exclusive of Notes, Bibliography, and Appendices
M.A. in Hospitaller Studies: 25,000 words, exclusive of Notes, Bibliography, and Appendices
M.Phil.: up to 50,000 words, inclusive of Notes, Bibliography, but not Appendices
Ph.D.: 70-90,000 words. inclusive of Notes, Bibliography, but not Appendices
2. TYPESCRIPT.
(a) Spacing. Indent (five spaces) all paragraphs except the first. Use one-and-a-half spacing in the Text.
(b) Margins: Top, Bottom and Right-Hand side margin should be at least 2.45cm wide, while the left margin should be
4cm wide to allow space for binding.
(c) Quotations. Quotations of more than thirty words should be single-spaced and form a distinct paragraph without
indentation. Do not use quotation marks in such cases.
(d) Quotation Marks. Use single quotation marks throughout, but doubles for a quote within quote.
(e) Dates. Use day, month, year without commas, abbreviating the months (except May, June, July): E.g.: 25 Dec. 1930.
For decades, use 1650s, or fifties if the century is clearly identifiable.
(f) Textual Reference Numbers (for footnotes). Continuous for each chapter. Use superscript, without brackets, and
following punctuation.
(g) Italics. Use italics for: (i) book, journal, newspaper titles; (ii) words in a language that is different from the rest of the
text; (iii) to emphasize a word or phrase (very sparingly).
(h) Spelling. Abide by Oxford English Dictionary.
(i) Abbreviations and acronyms. Consult supervisor.
*
While this style sheet is intended as a guide for the presentation of dissertations, History students are advised to familiarize
themselves with it early in their studies and to adopt its norms when writing assignments.
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3. FOOTNOTES AND REFERENCES.
These should be continuous for each chapter, and should be set at the foot of every page (NOT at the end of a chapter).
(a) For Books. Name of the author (name and surname) of the book, the title (in italics), place of publication, publisher,
date of publication, and page numbers—in that order. E.g., Catherine Merridale, Night of Stone: Death and Memory in
Russia (London, Granta Books, 2000), 116-19. (If you use initials instead of Christian name, leave a space after each
initial, e.g., J. W. Konwitz). Note that all words in the title except prepositions and conjunctions should start with
capital letters.
(b) For Articles in a Journal. Name and surname of the author of the article, the title of the article (within single quotes),
the title of the Journal (italics), volume (in small Roman figures), number, year of publication (within brackets), and
page number/numbers. E.g., Allison Hoppen, ‘The Finances of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in the Sixteenth and
Seventeenth Centuries’, Europe Studies Review, iii, 2 (1973), 103-119.
(c) Chapter in a collective work. Name of the author (initials first) of the chapter, the title of the chapter (within single
quotes), the title of the collective work (italics), name of the editor/s followed by (ed.) or (eds.), publisher, place and date
of publication, the page number/numbers. E.g., F. Romano, ‘Between the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries: The
Economic Crisis of 1619-22’, in The General Crisis of the Seventeenth Century, G. Parker and L.M. Smith (eds.) Routledge,
London 1978, 173-6.
(d) Newspapers. Simply cite the name of the newspaper (italics), and the date of the issue. E.g. The Times of Malta, 4
December 1950. If citing a feature article, letter, or other contribution of some importance follow the style of journals.
(e) Manuscripts. The style may vary according to the collection or the nature of individual manuscripts. However, a
standard form would be to give the name of the archive, the paper series, and volume number, followed either by folio
number/s, authorship, names of correspondents and date, etc., according to the nature of the manuscript. After a
document has been cited once, use the abbreviated form for subsequent references. As a rule, the footnote must make it
possible for the reader to trace the document. Consult supervisor.
(f) Electronically-retrieved information like documentary sources, papers, e-books and other materials which may be
accessed online. Same as with printed material, but followed by date of retrieval and full webpage address, e.g.,
Retrieved on 27 March 2009 from http://maltesehistoryonline.com. <http://maltesehistoryonline.com/wpcontent/uploads/2008/11/jmh-0101-02.pdf>
(g) When referring to a work already cited, use the shortest abbreviated form. The author’s surname followed by page
numbers is normally sufficient. E.g. Merridale, 212-22, or Hoppen, 116. If there is more than one author with the same
surname, include initials to distinguish between them. If you are using more than one work by the same author, put
the date of publication in brackets to distinguish between works. E.g., Merridale (2000), 162. If citing from the same
author in succession, use ibid. and give the page number if different.
4. PRELIMS.
The following order should be followed:
i.
Half-title.
ii.
Title-page, naming the full title of the thesis, the candidate’s name, and year of submission.
iii.
Dedication (if any).
iv.
Preface, introducing the thesis and stating its purpose, ending with a list of acknowledgements.
v.
Table of Contents.
vi.
List of illustrations/maps/tables/graphs/etc.
5. BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Classified according to the nature of the sources, in the following order:
(i) Primary documents, sub-classified as Manuscripts, Printed Documents (such as government reports, statistics, etc.),
Newspapers, Oral Testimonies.
(ii) Secondary Works, in alphabetical order according to Author’s Surname. Note that here the Surname precedes the
Christian name (E.g., Merridale, Catherine). In the case of articles in journals or chapters in collective works, list by
author of the article or chapter. There is no need to distinguish published books and articles in the list. Unpublished
dissertations are to be listed here, but the title should not be italicized and instead be placed within single inverted
commas, and is to be followed by the degree for which the work was presented, the name of the department and of the
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university, and the year of submission. (E.g., Zahra, Anthony, ‘The Sette Giugno in History, 1919-1979’, unpublished
B.A. honours dissertation, Department of History, University of Malta, 1979). A brief critical comment explaining the
relevance of each work should be included in brackets under each title. (E.g., This book explains the social undertones
of the political crises under review. It was particularly useful because all other accounts of these events tend to focus
exclusively on the role of political parties. For this reason it reaches conclusions that challenge those reached by such
authors as Smith or Laferla).
6. TAPED INTERVIEWS.
Students who cite oral evidence are required to deposit in the Oral History Archive of the History Department copies of
all taped interviews used as well as transcripts of such interviews. Failure to do so will invalidate such interviews as
legitimate sources of research.
7. SUBMISSION OF THESIS FOR EXAMINATION
Four soft-bound copies of the thesis are to be submitted to the Head of Department, as well as an electronic copy in
Word format on compact disc. In the case of B.A. (Hons.)/M.A. Preparatory students need to submit only three softbound copies of the thesis. B.A. (Hons) dissertations are to be handed in to the department’s secretary before the end of
May of the final year. These will be returned to students after being examined and should be re-submitted hard-bound.
It is normal practice that students give a copy of their dissertation to their respective supervisor.
8. PRACTICALITIES
(a) Not later than the beginning of the second semester of the second year, students are to submit a short proposal
including the title of the dissertation and their preferred supervisor. However, the department reserves the right to the
final decision on both issues. Supervisors and research topics cannot be changed without the department’s permission.
(b) Students are to consult their supervisor regularly. No consultation with the supervisor is to be sought after 15 May
of the third year, that is, two weeks prior to the deadline for submission.
(c) The supervisor is expected to read and make remarks on each chapter of the dissertation submitted, once only,
following which it is the student’s responsibility to make the suggested changes and corrections. Towards the end the
student may submit to the supervisor the whole draft of the dissertation in time for the latter to be able to give his final
advice before 15 May.
(d) The supervisor’s role is to guide and coach the student in research, methodology, and other skills, as well as to
discuss content and interpretation, but it is not his role to proof-read the dissertation or correct errors of grammar or
syntax.
(e) Students should not choose for their research a very recent period (less than 30 years) especially when dealing with
subjects of a contentious nature where conclusions are likely to be speculative due to the lack of evidence or hindsight.
(f) Although registration for the dissertation ‘study-unit’ is done in the third year, students are strongly advised to start
work on it as early as possible and in particular to take advantage of the summer recess following their second year of
studies.
DF
May 2014
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