Regul ations for the Degree of Bachelor of Ar~ in Rcli giou~ St udies

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L.N. 104 of 1988

EDUCATION ACT. 1988

(ACT X XIV OF 1(88)

Regul ations for the Degree of Bachelor of Ar~ in Rcli giou~ St udies

(II .A . (Rcl. Stud. ))

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon h,m by scetion 29 of

the Education Act . 1981!, the Pro-C hancellor of the University of Malta

has promulgated the following regula tions mndc by the Senare of the

University of Malta in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section

33 of the said Act.

Citat ion

These regulations may be cited as the Regulation for the Degree

of Bachelor of Arts in Re ligious Studies (B.A. (ReI. Stud .)), and sha ll

apply to courses commencing in or after 1983.

I'rogramme ur St udi~'S

1 The Course of Studies leading to the R.A . Degree'" Religious Studies shall

normall y e~tend over a period of fi ve "e>ldemi, years Or ten semesters of approximately

fourteen weeks each. The Board may. however. shorten this period in the case of

students who have done equiva lent parts of the Course in anot her Facu lty provided

that a cand ida te may not be exem pted from more than one-t hird o f the minimum

number of credits required for admission to the final examinat ions. Those who have

followed Courses at the Faclllty of Theology, may, in special cases, submlt an

application for a B.A. Degree at the Institute. wh ich will consider e ach case on its

own merits: in such cases. however. the Board m;ly demand that the student undergo

such other tests as it may deem necessary .

1.2 The entire programme of studies shall consist of ~ nu mber of study·units

or courses. to each (lfwhich onc or more credits arc assigned (onc credit corresponding

to onc lecture 3 week for onc semester). A syllabus or catalogue, lis ting the cou rses

or study-units offered by the Inst itute and aprroved by the Board . sh all be published

before the b"ginning of a new B.A. course. sa ving the right of the Board to offer

further courses on an optional basis.

1.3 The comp!.:te list of study-units required for the Bachelor's Degree sha ll

include courses corrcsponding to 64 credits and dist ri buted as follows

(i) 24 credits of basic courses in Theology and Philosophy;

(ii) 12 cred its of mor~, advanced courses in Theology;

(iii) ') credits of more advanced courses lrl Philosophy

(iv) 15 credits in onc of the following special areas of study or 'orientations'

(a) Religion and Education

(h) Religion "nd Society

(c) Any other area of study that shall be established by the Boa rd from

time to time and included in the syllahus for th;.! period of five years

(v) 4 credits in Seminars .

The choice of the special area and of the Semina rs shall be made by each candidate

before the beginning of the third scmester and after consultation with lhe Director

or his deputy.

t::~aminations

2 I An E~amination (or some other mode of asse,sment 10 be indic,1\ed in thc

Syllabus for ea~h study-unit) shan be hcld Ht the completion of ei!Ch study-unit. On ly

successful candidates shall be awarded .... ·i th thc crcdits allached to its study- unit. A

mark, 10 a maximum of 100 will be assigned by the examiner> the Pass mark being 50.

2.2 A written Final Examination shall be held at the end of the entire Course,

i.e. June of the Final Year, consist ing of three papers of three hours each: one in

Theology, one in Philosophy and a thi rd onc in the special area of study. A list of

synthetic topics prepared by the Director. approved by the Board, and published at

least six months before the dme of the Examination, shall provi de the maller out of

which que st ions at the ,",x"mination sh"ll be SCI.

2.3 Those cand idaleS who fail an examination may sit for another session of

the sa me examination within a period of six months. Those who have failed in on"

or two papers of the Final Exam ination. shall be requi red to resit only for the paper

or papers in which they have failcd. l llOse candida tes who have becn unable to report

for an examination for reasons beyond theircontrnl may be allo "ed" Spedal Session.

2.4 In a ll other matters reg<lrding examinations, the provisions in forcc in the

Faculty of Theology sha ll ~pply also in the lns!ltutc.

2.5 A Ulrlg Essay of about5,OCQ words shilll be submiUed to the Admi nistration

of the Institute at least one month before the date of the Final Examination. The

topic of the essay chosen by the candidate in consultation wit h the Director. sh;dl be

submilled for the approval of the Board before the end of the Fourth Ye",. For each

essay. a ModeTiltor shall be assigned by the Board. FOll r copies of the essay. duly

typed according to the specification s laid down by the Adm inistration, shall be

consigned to the Direetor in tlw spt;citi~d time. A delay in consigning Ihese copies

may preclude the studem from silti ng for the Final Exami nation.

Degrees and Dipinmas

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3 . I The overall asscssm"nt of a candidatc for the B.A . (Rd Stud.) Degree

shall take into account his performance at the semester cxaminations (64%): at the

Final Examination (25%) and at the wng Essay (11%).

2 A list of successful candidates shall be published according to the following

grades: First ClilSS (85% and over). Second Cbss (75% and over), Third Class (65%

and over), Pass (50% and over).

In tcrprdlltion

4.1 In the context of the~e regulations

"Insitute" means the Ins;tute of Religio us Studies established withHl the

F aculi y of Th eology. and which ha s its scat al th~ C"tholic lust itute. Flonana: ., Board"

means the Board of the Institute: "Diredor' mCanS the Dlfcctor of the [n~ti t ute

"Administration" means the Admin istration of thc !nstilll1C.

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