84 tal-1989
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
L.N. '" of 1989
t-:IJUC ATION ACT, 1981I
(ACT XXIV OF 19!UI)
Rrgu lations for I~ Ik>g~ of 8achrior of Engioft'ring and Arc:hiledure
(H onours)
IN ex.e rcise of the powers conferred upon him by sccl io ll 29 of the
Educat ion ACL 1988. the CtoanC'('l1or o f the Unive rsity of Malta has
promulgat ed the following Regul:11iQns made by the Senate of the
U nive rsit y of Malta in virtue o rlhe powers conferred upon il by section
33 of tile said Act: -
Cit Ation
Th ese Rcg ulaliOlu mHy be ciled as the Regul atio ns for the Degree
of Bache lor of Engineering and A rcllitcclurc ( Ho nours) and shall apply
onl y 10 the C01.Irse which start ed in February 1983.
I. To be eligible for admission 10 the degree of Bachelor of Enginee ring and
Archi lec1Urc (Hono urs), a candidate must
comply wilh the provisions of Sect ion 37 of th e Education Act 1974
(i)
(ii) satisfy the Entry Requirements in aoxordanee wit h Regulation 3 below
<iii) complctc th e cou rse of studies as laid down in these Regu latio ns and
q ualify in the Assessments.
I>uratlon of CourH
The COUI'$!: of stud,e$ lead ing 10 th e degree of Bachelo r of Engineering and
Architect ure extends over a period of SotlVen years. consisting. for the first five years.
of five academic semesters of nOI more tha n six months' duration alte rn ating with
five work se mesters of not more than si x months' duration. followed by a sixth year
consisting of two consecutive academic semestcrs a nd a seventh year consisting of
o ne academic semester wi th each semcste r of nOl more than four mo nths' du rati on .
Entry RflI uirement s
A candidate may apply for ad missio n to the Course of Engineering and
Architecture if in possession of
Th ree passes at Ad va nced Lc~cI at Grad e C o r bette r. or equivalent. in
(i) Mathematics
<ii) Ph)'llics. and
(i ii ) eit her 1lno\ hcr subject ( prefc r~bly Ar1 ) from thc list of appmved
subjects.
o r. has successfully completed the COOl'$!: for ~ Architects' Assistants and
Dra ughtsmen ~ ll.lll by the De!» rt men l of Education.
Four passes al Ordinary Level. or equivalen t.
The subjects offe red must include
( a) Maltese (Malta Matricu lation)
(b) English Language.
(c) At least onc from Ara bic, French . German , Italian ,
(d) Any olhe r subject from the approved list.
For the purpose of Admission the Faculty evaJualc5 the Architects' Assistants
and Drlmgh lsmen certificate as equival ent 10 an ~A" Level subject al grade HA-.
(N, Ll No subject may he offered al both" A Hand "0" Levels.)
Courw Currkulum
The subjects of the course of Engineering and Archi tecture arc Ihe follo .... ing
Firs! Y ((lr (/lCildemic Semts/tr I)
Gmphics
Communications and Stereotomy
History of Arch itectore and Engineering
Ruid Mecha nics
Solid Mechanics
Matllematics
Building Materials/Concrete Tccllnology
Social Sciences
Second Yellr (Aclldemit: Seme$ter /I)
Archi le,lure ~signrrypology
Hislory of Archileclllre and Enginec ring
/o,l al hematics
Building Constmction/Concrcte Techn ology
Environme ntal Studic~
Surveying
Hydraulics/ Ele ments o f Structures
Third Year (Aclldemit: Semester 1/1)
A rchi leclllraJ Design r r ypology/ La ndscapi ng
Urban Studies
History of Architecture and Engineering
Math ematics
Building Construction and !j",rvices
H)'draulics
Theory o f Structures
Structural Design
Fourtl! Yellr (Academic Semester IV)
Arch itectural Design
Urban Design I Road Design
Hydrology/Publ ic Health Engineering
(;""l\~ch"ic'
rh~,'r\ "fSnllclurc,
Structural Design
Mat hematics
Fifll! }'ellf (Academic Sem~lu V)
Archi tectural Design
Building Laws/ Regulations
B '"
Quanti! iesfProjcct M anagemcnt l Val ualions
Foundation/ Marine Enginee ring
Theory of Structures
Structural Design
Si.rfh Year (A cademic SI'II1t'SlcrS VI, Vff)
Disse rta tion (Prelim inary)
Thesis Project (Preliminary)
Opt ion A: Architectu ral St ud ies.
or Option B: Building Enginee ring SlUdies,
or Optio n C: Infrastructural Engineering Studi es.
Of Opt ion D: Urban I' ta nn ing Studies.
(i" accordance with the oourse sl ruCl ure appro"cd by Facu lty Board)
&,'enth Yellr (Academic Semesrrr VIII)
Disscrlation Final
Thes is Project Fin al
AJi.SeMnwnl
Assessment of a st udent's pcrronoance durio g eac h llcadcmi c se mester will
be by mean s of comi nuous assessment a ndexam inmions in accordanoe with th.e crit(' ria
esta blished by t he Faculty Board. COll1 inuous aSSCMme nt may take the form of
tu toria ls. laboratory work, assignmen ts, tests. projects a nd any ot he r work whi ch the
student is scheduled 10 cover d uri ng th e st ud y semeste r,
Th ere will be e ~aminalions ~t the end of each academic semester. External
e ~am illers will be included in the Boards of Exam ine rs al th<: e nd of the last acade mic
semester of lhe course.
RHul1s
In each yea r except the Sixth alld Sevent h Year. the aSSC55ments over the
academic se mester arc conSOlidated alld published as onc result and graded as A , B.
C, 0 or Fai l (areach student. The grade allocated to diffe re nt subjects will be avail ab le
to the studen ls al their request an d in confid ence.
Candidates wllo fail in their fi nal yea r may be re-exa mined in the dissertation/
project in wh ich they fail not later than twelve mont hs afte r the e nd of their final
academic semestc r.
Can didntcs qualify for the award o f a degree on the successful completion of
thei r fin al ycar.
9 . In the case of candidates who repeal a year or arc re-examined in the
area/areas of the final year the respe ctive mark carried forwnrd to the final cla>sification
of the degree shall be the minimum passmark .
Fil-kai: ta' kandidati li jirrcpe lu sena Jew huma eiaminati mill·gdid fi-qasam/fl -
oqsma la' I·a ...... a. sena, il·marka rispel1iva I; titmcxxa .\ q uddiem ghall·lelassi fikazzjoni
finali tal-grad tleun il·marlea minima ta ' minn jgl\addi.
The final classi fication of the Degree for every successful candida te will be
based on the results obtained in every yea r of the Course and published as onc result
under the fo llowing catego ries
First ClHSS Honou rs. Second Class Honours (Upper Division ). Second Class
Honours (Lower Division). Third Class l'lonou rs, and Pass.
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