THE BACHELOR IN DOCUMENTATION STUDIES (HONOURS) –
B.DOC. (HONS)
The Documentation Division at Heritage Malta is committed to developing appropriate techniques for recording material heritage. Research is central to its activities. The Division is at the forefront of digital documentation in the conservation field.
The B.Doc. (Hons) is the only course of its kind in Europe. It gives students an interdisciplinary foundation to documenting material heritage. This enables the documentalist to bridge research from across different disciplines involved in the conservation of material heritage.
The training addresses all the skills required for the whole documentation process; from data collection to data management. The course presents the various approaches, philosophies and techniques that go into documenting cultural heritage. By the end of the course the student will be able to assess what type of documentation is appropriate to a site or artefact, depending on:
- the nature of the heritage
- the purposes of the record
- the cultural context
On completion of the course the students should be able to work in an interdisciplinary team (with art historians, museum curators, conservators and conservation architects), carry out and communicate their research, understand problems and formulate practical solutions for the documentation required. The Bachelor degree is also valid overseas.
Admission
The course shall be open to applicants in possession of:
- the General Entry Requirements of the University of Malta.
- a pass at Intermediate Level of the Matriculation Certificate Examination in either Physics or Pure Mathematics at Grade C or better.
The language of instruction is English.
The course will open subject to availability of resources. The number of students to be admitted will be announced prior to commencement of the course.
