FACULTY OF ARTS
Department of Anthropological Sciences
Programme of studies during the Academic Year 2013-2014
B.A. Honours Programme
YEAR I
Year (This unit starts in Semester 1 and continues in Semester 2.)
Compulsory Study Unit (all students must register for this unit)
ANT 1004
Ethnography and Anthropological Theory (nc)[PC,JPB]
8 credits
Semester 1 (October 2013-January 2014)
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 1003
ANT 1055
Introduction to Social/Cultural Anthropology (nc) [PC]
Writing Anthropology [RF]
4 credits
4 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 12 credits
Semester 2 (February 2014-June 2014)
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 1001
ANT 1009
ANT 1005
Human Societies-Comparative Perspective (nc) [PSC, JM, JPB]
Anthropology and the Contemporary World [PSC]
Locating the Anthropology of the Mediterranean (nc)
[PSC, RF, DZ]
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 14 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this year: 26 credits
nc: non-compensatable. This means that a compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to
obtain the minimum pass mark.
N.B. B.A. / B.A. Hons students are reminded that during their first year of study they are required to register
for study units from the other area programme of study to the value of 26 credits and to also register for
optional study-units to the value of 8 credits. Students following this programme may choose any of the
elective units as optionals.
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR II :
26 credits in Anthropological Sciences
26 credits in other area
8 credits in optional units
Total B.A. Hons course this year: 60 credits
YEAR II B.A. (HONOURS)
Year (This unit starts in Semester 1 and continues in Semester 2.)
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 30 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 3038
Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean [JS, MA,PC]
(Pre-requisite ANT1003 or ANT1004)
4 credits
Semester 1
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 2020
ANT 2058
Kinship, Family, and Marriage [PSC]
Research Methods for Anthropologists [PSC, PC, JPB, RF]
4 credits
4 credits
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 30 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2055
ANT 3026
ANT 3034
ANT 2047
Anthropology and Art [PSC]
Culture, Morality and Ethics [PC]
Orientalism [RF]
Emotions, Culture and Society [JPB]
2 credits
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 8 credits
Semester 2
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 2008
ANT 3016
Ethnographic Research Strategies [PSC, JPB]
Anthropology of Religion [JPB]
4 credits
4 credits
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 30 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2002
ANT 3049
ANT 3022
ANT 3041
ANT 3030
ANT 2004
Law, State, Society in S. Europe [DZ]*
Exploring Culture and Society in Modern China (JPB)
Anthropology of Gender [RR]
Anthropology of Islam [RF]
Anthropology of Migration [PC]
Anthropology of Media [RF]
*Pre-requisite for this study unit by local students – ANT 1005.
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
2 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 8 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this year: 46 credits
Requirement for regular progression to YEAR III:
Total B.A. (Hons) this year:
46 credits in Anthropological Sciences
10 credits in subsidiary area
4 credits in optional units
60 credits
nc: non-compensatable. This means that a compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to
obtain the minimum pass mark.
YEAR III B.A. (HONOURS)
Year (This unit starts in Semester 1 and continues in Semester 2.)
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 22 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 3038
Ecology and Culture in the Mediterranean [JS, MA,PC]
(Pre-requisite ANT1003 or ANT1004)
4 credits
Semester 1
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 2020
ANT 3062
Kinship, Family, and Marriage [PSC]
Research Seminar (nc) [PSC, RF]
4 credits
4 credits
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 22 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2055
ANT 3026
ANT 3034
ANT 2047
Anthropology and Art [PSC]
Culture, Morality and Ethics [PC]
Orientalism [RF]
Emotions, Culture and Society [JPB]
2 credits
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 8 credits
Semester 2
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
ANT 3016
Anthropology of Religion [JPB]
4 credits
ANT 3066
ANT 3067
ANT 3065
ANT 3060
Synoptic Study Unit, General Anthropology (nc)
Synoptic Study Unit Regional and Global Anthropology (nc)
Anthropology Honours Dissertation (nc)
Advanced Topics in Social or Cultural Anthropology:
Synoptic Revisions [PSC,PC,RF,JPB]
6 credits
6 credits
12 credits
2 credits
Elective Study Units
(Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 22 credits over Semester 1 and 2)
ANT 2002
ANT 2004
ANT 3022
ANT 3030
ANT 3041
ANT 3049
Law, State, Society in S. Europe [DZ]*
Anthropology of Media [RF]
Anthropology of Gender [RR]
Anthropology of Migration [PC]
Anthropology of Islam [RF]
Exploring Culture and Society in Modern China (JPB)
4 credits
2 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
4 credits
*Pre-requisite for this study unit by local students – ANT 1005.
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this semester: 30 credits
Anthropological Sciences minimum workload this year: 60 credits
nc: non-compensatable. This means that a compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to
obtain the minimum pass mark.
Requirement for award of B.A. (Hons) in Anthropological
Studies, 36 in a subsidiary area and 12 for optional units.
Sciences:
180 credits, of which 132 in Anthropology as in this Programme of
Note: This course 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 and the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of the Faculty of
Arts.
PSC – Prof Paul Sant Cassia
PC – Prof Paul Clough
JPB – Dr Jean Paul Baldacchino
DZ – Dr David Zammit
RF – Mr Ranier Fsadni
VS – Dr Victoria Sultana
RR – Ms Rachel Radmilli
JS – Dr John Schembri
MA – Dr Maria Attard