83 tal-1989
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
L.N. 83 of 1989
EDUCATION ACT. 1988
(ACT XXI \' OF (988)
Rfgulations for th~ IHgI'ft of 8ac~lor of Englnftring and Ar~hitecturt'
(Honoun)
IN e xerci ~ of Ille powers conferred upon Ilim by sect ion zt) o f
thc Edu cat ion Act. 1988. the Chancellor o f the University of Mall a
ha~ promulgated the fo llowing Regu lalions malic by the Se nate of the
Unive rs ity of Ma ha in vi rlU c of tile powers confe rred upon il by sect ion
33 of Ille said Act:-
Citation
These RegUlations may be ciled as Ihe R cgul~lions ror Ihe [)egree
of Bachelorof Enginee rin g ~ nd Archil ect llre ( Honours) and shall a ppl ~
on ly to the course wllieh stHrled '" Februllr~ 19!!2.
Admi ssion
I . To be eligible fo r adm ission 10 the degree of Bachelor of Engi nee ri ng and
Archilect ure ( Honou rs). a cand ida te must
compl ~ wi th the prov isions of Section 37 of the Educ"tion Act 1974
(i)
§m i sf~ the Ent ry Requirements in accordance with Regula tion 3 below ;
(i i)
and
(,ii) complete th e oourse or studies as laid down in these Regulat ions a nd
qualify in th e Assessme nts.
I)ul'1ltlon of Coorst'
The cou rse of studies leadi ng to th e degree of Bachelor o f Enginee ring and
ArehiteOure extends o "er a period of seve n ~'cars. consisting of sc"e n acade mic
se mesters of not more than si~ mon ths' dllralion allcmating wit h <;cve n work semesters
of not mo re Ihan si~ months' d uration.
Entry Rcquirt'nwnlS
A cand idah: may 3pply for adm ission to the Coursc of Enginee ring and
,\rchi tecturc if in pos~cssion of
Three pasr.es :.t Advanced Le vel m Gmdc C or beller. o r eq uivalent. in
(i) Mathematics
(ii ) Ph~sics. and
( iii) eit he r another subject (p referably Art) from the lisl o f approved
subjccts.
o r. has successfully comple ted the Co urse for " Arch ilccIS' Assistants and
Draughtsmen" run by the Department of Educal ion .
Four passes at Ordinary Level. or equivalent.
The subjects offe red must indude
(a) Maltese (Malta Matricula tion)
(b) English Language.
(c) At least onc from Arabic, French, German, Italian.
(d) Any OIhe r subject from th e approved list.
Fo r the purpose of Admission the Faculty evaluates the Architects' Assistants
and Draughtsmen certifICat e as equivalent to an ~ A" Level subject at grade "A".
(N. B. No subje<:! may be offered at both "A" and "0" Levels.)
COliI'M Currkulum
The subjects of the course of Engineering and Architecture arc the following
Firs! Year (Academic Semester f)
Graphics and Communication
Building Mate ri als
Hi story of Architecture
Stereotomy
Mathemat ics
Sociology
Ecunomics
ThermofAuids
Technical RepclrI Writing
Second Year (A cademic SemtSler If)
Histol")' o r Archi tccture
Building Construct ion
Sanitary Laws
Environmen tal Studies (Thermal Lighting Acoustics)
Architectu ral Design including Typology
Mathematics
Hydraulics
Surveying
Structu ral Mechanics
Concrete Tcchnology
Third Ytar (Acodemic MmeSler Ill)
Building Laws
Building Construct ion
Urban Design a nd Town Planning
A rchi tectu ral Design including Typology
Mathematics
Hydraulics
Surveying
Theol")' or Structures
Col1(Tete Technology
Building Services
Fourth Yellr (Acaikmic Semesler IVj
Urban Design and Town Planning
Architectu ral Design including Typology
Mathematics
Hydraulics
lbcory or StruclUres
Geology
Soil Mcc llanics
Structural Design
Hfth y .. ar (Acad .. ",k V)
Landscape Arcllitect ure
Arch itectural Design including Typology
Th eory of Structures
Soil Mec llamcs and Founda tion Enginee ting
Hyd ro logy
Marine Enginee ring
Struct ural Design
Road Design
Sixlh Year (A cod .. mk &m ... II .. , VI )
Restorat ion Works
Architectural Design in cl uding Typology
Structural Design
Ma rine Enginee ring/Design
Road Constructio n
Public Hea ll h Engi nee ring
Valuations
I' rofessional Practice
Buildi ng Quanli ties and Construction
Set'enlh Yea r (Academ ic Seml!$le, VII)
Disse rtation
The sIs Project
ASSotSSlllent
Assessment of a stude nt 's performa nce during each academic 5Cmcster wi ll
be by mea ns o f conti nuous asse~smen t and exa minati ons in accordance with the crite ria
establislled by the Faculty Board . Continuous assessment mil y take the form of
tutorials. laboratory work , assignmen ts. tests. projects and any o the r work wh ich the
st udent is 5Cheduled to cover during the st udy semester.
There will be examinations at the e nd of each academi c se mest er. Ext ernal
examiners will be included in tile Boards o f Examin ers at the cnd of the academic
semester in Se,'enth Year.
Results
In each ycar exccpt the Fin al Ye ar the a!oSCssmen tsovcr the academic se mester
are consolidated and published as on c result and graded as A . n . C , D or Fail for
ellc h student. Th e grade all<xated to diffe rent subjects will be avai lable to the students
at their request :lIld in confidence .
Candida tes who fail in thei r fi na l year may be rc-exa mined in the disse rt ationl
project in ...-hich Ihey fai l not laler th an twelve months afl er the end o f thei r ftnal
academic semester.
Candidates qualify for th e award of a degree o n the successful oompletion of
their fi nal yca r.
u ."
In the case of ca ndida tes who repeal a year or arc rc-exami ned in the
area/areas of the fi nal year Ihe respect;'-c mark carried forward to the final claS/iificalion
o f Ihe degree shall be Ille minim um pa$smar k. .
The fi nal classification o f the Degree ror c,'ery suCttSSfuJ candidalt' will be
based on lhe resuils obtai ned in every year of tile Course and published as onc result
unde r the fo llowing cal cgorics
FirM ClaM Honours. Second Class Honours (Uppe r Division), Second Class
Hono urs (Lower Division), l 11ird Oass Honours. and Pass.
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