UNIVERSITY OF MALTA
FACULTY OF ARTS
Geography Programme of Studies
(for academic year 2014-2015)
Geography as a Subsidiary Area in the EDRC (GEN) 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 (GEN) degree
YEAR TWO (2014-2015)
Semester 1 (October 2014 – January 2015)
Elective study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 24 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)
Electives study-units (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 24 credits,
over semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2005
GEO2035
GEO3027
GEO3082
GEO3086
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
ECOLOGICAL COMMUNITIES
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2
Geography workload this year:
24 credits
(4 credits)
(4 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 (GEN) degree
YEAR THREE (2014- 2015)
Semester 1 (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 1
(4 credits)
(2 credits)
Elective Study-units: (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 16 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2025
GEO3001
GEO3095
GEO3098
LAND DEGRADATION AND REHABILITATION
COASTAL AND OCEAN MANAGEMENT
PEDOLOGY
HYDROLOGY
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
(4 credits)
Minimum workload this semester: 6 credits
2nd Semester (February 2015-June 2015)
Compulsory study-unit (all students must register for this unit):
GEO3086
GEOGRAPHY OF THE MALTESE ISLANDS 2
(2 credits)
Elective Study-units: (Students are to obtain elective units to the value of 16 credits, over
semester 1 and semester 2):
GEO2005
GEO3027
PHYSICAL STRUCTURE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN
TRANSPORT GEOGRAPHY
Minimum workload this semester: 2 credits
Geography workload this year: 24 credits
(4 credits)
(4 credits)