UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
(for academic year 2011-2012)
FIRST YEAR (2011-2012)
1st Semester (October 2011 - January 2012)
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:
GEO1031
APPLIED HUMAN GEOGRAPHY
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 15 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2012-June 2012)
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:
GEO1010
GEO1029
GEO1032
OCEANOGRAPHY AND GEOMORPHOLOGY
POPULATION, CULTURE AND SOCIETY II
APPLIED PHYSICAL GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 7 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
N.B.
B.Communication students are reminded that during their first year of study they
are required to register for and obtain 26 ECTS in their subsidiary area of study.
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
(for academic year 2011-2012)
SECOND YEAR (2011-2012)
Year (October 2011-June 2012)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Compulsory study-unit (all students must register for this unit):
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2011 - January 2012)
Compulsory study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO2000
GEO3004
GEOLOGY
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Elective study-units:
GEO2010
GEO2035
GEO3021
GEO3096
ENVIRONMENT IMPACT ASSESSMENT
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY AND
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 10 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2012 – June 2012)
Compulsory study-units (all students must register for these units):
GEO2038
GEO3082
REMOTE SENSING
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
(2 credits)
(4 credits)
Electives study-unit:
GEO3006
SETTLEMENT AND URBANISATION
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 8 compulsory credits
Geography workload this year: 26 credits
N.B.
B.Communication students are reminded that during their second year of study they are required
to register for and obtain 26 ECTS in their subsidiary area of study.
UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies for the Bachelor of Communications students
(for academic year 2011-2012)
THIRD YEAR (2011-2012)
Year (October 2011-June 2012)
(This study-unit starts in semester 1 and continues in semester 2):
Elective study-unit:
ANT3038
ECOLOGY&CULTURE IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
(4 credits)
1st Semester (October 2011 - January 2012)
Compulsory study-unit (all students must register for this unit):
GEO3004
ECONOMIC GEOGRAPHY
(4 credits)
Elective study-units:
GEO2010
GEO3021
GEO3096
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT
MEDITERRANEAN SUSTAINABILITY &
DEVELOPMENT
AGRICULTURE
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 4 compulsory credits
2nd Semester (February 2012-June 2012)
Compulsory Study Units (all students must register for these units)
GEO2038
GEO3090
GEO3091
*
REMOTE SENSING
SYNOPTIC STUDY UNIT I*
SYNOPTIC STUDY UNIT II*
(2 credits)
(6 credits)
(6 credits)
A compensated pass cannot be awarded to a student who fails to obtain the minimum pass mark.
Minimum workload this semester:
Geography workload this year:
N.B.
14 credits
22 credits
B.Communication students are reminded that during their third year of study they are required to
register for and obtain 22 ECTS in their subsidiary area of study.
At the end of the third year, B.Comm students are required to have obtained 74 ECTS in their
subsidiary area.
Note:
This course of study is governed by “The General Regulations for Undergraduate Courses”
and by the Bye-Laws for the award of the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) under the auspices of
the Faculty of Arts.