R~gulntlon s ror the I>t>Jl.rH of Bachelor or ScielKe_ D.Se.

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L.1\'. ]SS of 1990

En UC ATlON ACT , ]988

(ACT N .... XXIV of 1988)

R~gulntlon s ror the I>t>Jl.rH of Bachelor or ScielKe_ D.Se.

IN exercise of t he powe rsoonfcrred upon him bY!ICClions28(5)and

29(6) of the Education Aa , 1988, the Chancellor of the Universi ty of

Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of

the Uni"cri; ' y of Malla in "inue of the powers confe rred upon it by

section 33 of the said Act.

Cita tion

These Regulations may be ciled as the D.Sc. RegulDt io ns and shall

apply on ly 10 Ihe courses which st:.ncd in 1987 and ]988.

REG ULAT IONS FOR THE OEG REE OF

BACHE LOR OF SCIENCE - R.Se.

(Applicable only to courses which slarled in 1987 and 1988)

Eligihllity ror ()cgrec

1.1 To be eligible ror the award of the Degree: of Uachclor o f Science ( o .Se.) a

candid,,!c IllU,!

(a) be registered as a matriculated student in terms of [he Admission

Regul:ltions of the Uni\'e~;ly

(b) !>ati~ry the Special Course Requirements in accordance with Rcgu lmion 2

bo!low

(c) com plete Ihe ~ourse of studies. qu alify in Ihe e xaminations and smisfy any

o ther requirements as prescribed in these Regulations

(d) satisfy any ot her rt'qui rcmenls prescribo!d in any Nher relevant Statllles aoo

Regut:llions of the Univen;ity.

SpKta l CoolY Req ulrrmenlS

2.1 To apply for admission to the course leading to th e ,okgree of Bachelor of

Science, a candida te must. besides satis fying Ihe condi tions for admission as a regu lar

student in terms of the Admission Regula tions o f the UnivcTl;ity, satisfy the following

Special Course Requa irements

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passes at Advanced Le vel (two of which at Grade C or DelleT and the ot her al

Grade D or beller) in appropriate subjcC1S as approved by the Faculty Board. in the

Mat riculat ion Examination of the Univcl'$ily. or al corresponding levels of o thc r

examina tions recogn ized by the Se nate for the purposes of the AdmissiOl1

Regulations

Pro\'ided that a candidmc who is a grndu3tc of a university. o r has ot her

qualifications conside red to be su fficient . may be erempled by the Admissions

Boa rd. on the advice of the Faculty AdmissionsCommince. from the whole or parI

of these Special Course Requirements.

Cou rsentSt ud les

3,1 The co urse of st udies leading to the B.Se. degree extends over a period of six

semesters di vided inlO 1Il0l0 >oemcsters for Pan 1 and four semesters for Part n .

2 Theoourscofstudiesshall consist of a numbcrofmodulcs in each semesler. A

speci fied number of credits shall be assigned 10 each successfully completed module.

Credits \I·m be gi,·en only for modules which are successfull y c-ompll'lcd.

3.3

3.4 In Part I IlIe modules sll all be seleCled from IlIe following areas of sl udy

Biology. Clle mislry. Com puter Sludies. Mathematics. Physics and any olher

app ropriate subjecI as appro,·ed by IlIe Faculty BOllrd .

3.5 In Part 11 Clmd idates must selecl two principal subject ~reas from Biology.

Chemistry. Computer Studies. Mal hematics. Ph )l$ics and any other appropriale subjcrt

as appro~ed by the Facul ty Board. In addit ion a candidate is required to undertake an

Electi~e.

3.6 The se lection of the principal subject areas mUSt be compatible with the

curriculum plan of the ~arious programmes of studies offered by the Faculty .

3.7 The choiceofthc Eledi'·e musl be compatible wjlb Ihe principal subject areas

chosen in Part 11.

3.8 The Elective may consisl of set lectu res. laboratury and/or field work.

seminaTh. projecl work . as approved by the Faculty Board.

3.9 Some ofthc modules (Part I and I'art 11 ) ofa n Ilren ofstudr maybedcsignaled

as compulsory fo r st uden ts choosing a particular area of st udy as H principal o ne.

3.10 A cata logue of modules. indicating the number of credi ts assigned to each

and any pre -requisites. as \I·cll as a curriculum plan of the various programmes of sludies

offered by the Faculty. sha ll be published before th e begi nn ing o f a new B.S<:. course.

O ne credit is gained for a ~ucrcssfu ny completed module invo.)lving abouI 14

Note

hou rs of lectures. (For t his purpose three hours o f practi cal wor k will nonnally

be conside red as the cquivalent of a one hour lecture.)

1 Assessment of each module/e lective will be in accordance with cri teria

established by the Faculty Board and will be carried out by one or a combination of

CQurse-work, se t essays, 111boratory work, project, oral/written lest or e~amination. or

any other met hod as required by the nature of the module.

4.2 Assessment tests will nonnally be held al the end of a semester. An

exa m inat ion session will be held at the end of the final year.

A candidate will be allowed to proceed \0 Pan JJ of the course if

4.3

(a) he obtains all the credits assigned \0 praclicals;

(b) he obtains a minimum of20credilli not including those referred to in 4.3

(a) and compatible wilh requirements4.4 and 4.5.

4.4 A candidate will be allowed to take Mathematics o r Computtr Studies M a

principa l subject area in Pan 11 if he has anaine<! alleasl eight credits in the respective

s ubjcct.

4.5 A candidate will be al~d to takc 11 sciena: subject a~ a princi p;al subject

area in Pan I[ if he has allPined at least five credits in the subject .

4.6 A candidate who obtains a minimum of 16credits with r~pecttorequiremcnt

4.3(b), may be allowed by the F,tculty Board to proceed to Part U provided be obtain5a1

least seven credits with respect to requi rement 4.4 and al least four credi t ~ with respect

to rcquiremcnl 4. 5 as applicable, lIOd will be referred in Ihe outstand ing modules and

required 10 obtain Ihe outstanding credits during Part 11 as di rected by the Faculty

Board.

4. 7 Credits which Ilre obtained on the basis of 4.6 "ill carry the minimum

pass-mark for the purpose of the final classification.

4.8 Candida tes who do not qual ify 10 proceed to Part ][ under sections 4.3 104.7

may be allowed 10 repeal Pan I.

4.9 A candidate will be considered as having sUcceMfully completed Part 11 if he

obta ins

(a) all the credits assigned to the practi<:al work of Part 11 ;

(b) all the credits assigned to the Elective;

(c) a minimum o f 15 Part 11 credits in a principal subject area if the subject is

Mathematics or Computer Studies; and

(d) a minimum of 13 Part]] credits in a principal subject area if the subject is

a science subject.

4.10 A candidate who does not sa tisfy requiermcnts 4.9(a) and/or 4.9(b) may be

allowe d by (he Faculty Board to fulfil these requirements as directed by the Faculty

Board .

4. 11 A candidate who obtai ns a minimum of 12 eredi" in rof'Cct of requ irement

4.9(c). or o blllins a mi nimum of 10 credits in respect of requirement -l.9(d) . as

applicable. may be all()\\·ed by the Facully Board 10 oblain the outstanding credits to

fulfil these requirements wilhin a period specirlCd by the Facully Board.

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4. 12

Credits which are obtaillCd on the basis of 4. 10 o r 4. 11 will carry the

minimum pass·mark for the purpose orllle filial classificiuion .

4. 13 Fo r the purpose of the finalclassirlCalion. all credits gained in Pan I and Pan

I1 o f lhe course will be a :lIIs idered : all credils carryeqLlal weight .

4. 14 A candidate will qualify for the award of the B.Sc. degree if he has

successfullyoompleted ooth Part I and Pan 11 of lhe OOUfR. within a mroc imum period of

five aClldernk yean from the initial regislralion.

4. 15 The names of candidates who have qualified for the award o f the B.Sc.

degree shall be published in a list in alphabe tical order in each of the categories: I. 11

(Upper). U (lower) . III according 10 the merit "'hich the Faculty Board deems the

cand ida te to have obtained in the overall ~ents throughout the COUr.ioe.

Appljatioo.

5.1 These regulations arc applicable o nl), 10 coun;es which started in 1987 and

1988. DEG REE OF BA C H E LOR OF SCLENCE

Proposed !or Cours~s stoning 1987 and 1988

Curriculum plans showing the distribution of credits for th~ different options.

Table!

PART I

COU RSE

Science

Scic nce

Maths and

Mathsand

Computing

Option 1

Opt;on2

Science

Computing

and Science

Ma /Ch - Ph

CS/Ch - Ph

Principal Subject

Bi /Ch

Ch / Ph

Ma/CS

m

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Code BS

BSI23

BS234

'"

BS450

Biology

,

,

C hemist ry

,

,

Physics

Maths

, ,

, ,

,

,

Computing

Olh~rs

Practical

Tota l

•

PART 11

Mathsand

COU RSE

Science

Maths and

Computing

Science

Option I

Option 2

Science

Computing

and Science

Ma/Ch- Ph

CS/Ch- Ph

Bi/Ch

Ch/ Ph

Principal Subject

Mal CS

8S I23

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CodeBS

B"50

Biology

Chemistry

Physics

Maths

I' 2

Computing

Lib. Stud.

• •

•

• 6

Practical

.

.

El«/ Proj

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Total

Course Total

NOTE

Course codes BSxyz where x.y.z a rc three numbers from 1, 2.3,4,5 represen ting

Biology. Chemistry. Physics. Math . Compute r Studies respectively and such that

x.y imply the two Principal Subjects of Part 11;

z

is an ide ntifie r normally representing the third most significant subjecl lake n

in Part) provided there is no ambiguity.

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