Regula llons for IM DIploma in Applied Social Studits

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l .N. 18 1 of 1990

I':DUCATlON ACT

(ACT NO. XXIV Ot' 1988)

Regula llons for IM DIploma in Applied Social Studits

IN exercise o f the powers conferred upon him by SC(;tion 28(5) and

29(6) of the Education Act. 1988, the Chancellor o f the University o f

Malta has promulgated the following regu lations made by the Senate o f

Ihe Universi ty of Malt a in virt ue of Ihe powers conferred upon it by

section 33 of the said Act .

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These Regulations may be cited as the Regulali ons for the Dip loma

on Applied Social Studies, and are applicable to courses starting in

OcIObeT 1987 or later:-

REGUI.ATIONS FOR T UE DIPLOMA IN APPLIED SOCIAL STUDIES

(Applkable only to COUJY$ Slarting In CXtober 1987 or la ler)

Eligibility fur Ihe Diploma In Appl ied Social Slud ies

1. 1 To be el igible for the award o f the Diploma in Applied Social Studies a

candidate muSI have

(i) registered for and ~u ccessfully oompleled a OOU!1ie of studies in Social

Work , or any othe r approved area, as provided in these Regu lations

(ii)

passed the Final Examinat ions for the Diploma;

(iii) sa tisfied all other require ments laid down in these Regulations and the

relat ive Statutes and Regul at ions o f th e Un iversi ty.

Rexlstration a nd SpKia! C OUnt Rf<l u l~mmts

2. 1 A candidat e ma y be registered for a course of studies leading to the Diploma

in Applied Social Studies if he is eligible for adm ission to the Unive rsity as a regula r

studtnt in tenns o f the Admission Regula tions of the Unive rsity.

2.2 A candidate may be registe red fo r a course o f studies leadi ng to the Diplo ma

in Applied Social Stu dies concu rrently with a course of studi es leading to the degree of

B.A ifhe registers fo r Social Studies and Psychology as his two principal areasof ~t udy.

2.3 Notwithstanding the provisions of Regula tion 2. 1, unive rsity graduates.

st udents over 23 years o r other ea ndida te5 whose q ualifications are co nsidered sufficie nt

by the Faculty Boa rd, may be e~e mpted from an y oth~r requ ire men ts fo r admi ssion to

the ~ou rse.

Du ra lionof Coul"SC"

3. I Thc cnU!1ie of stud ies Icading to the Di ploma in Applied Social Studies

norm(Llly extend s o ve r a period o f three years part· tim e st udy.

3.2 A student may nO! take the Fi nal Examinat ion earlier than three yea rs afte r

admissK)Ilto the course of studies.

3.3 The Faculty Board may allow a student. for good and sufficient rea$()Il . to

e ~t end his stu dies over a maximum of live years. unde r such conditions as the Faculty

Board may in each case detennine.

COUrH ofStudics

4.1 A cou rse of st udies for the Diploma in Applied Social Studies consists of

study-units for which not less than 30 credits are assigned .

Catalogue ofStudy-Unltll

5. 1 Before the start of each academic yea r. following its approval by Senate. a

catalogue of study- unit s and of credits assigned to each study-uni t will be published by

the Facul ty Board .

5.2 The ca talogue will give details of the st udy-uni ts. A study-unit may incl ude.

o r altogether consist o f. guided fieldwork where appro priate . A student tak ing such a

unit may be required 10 wri te written reports on the fieldwork carried out.

5.3 The ca talogue will also include I he met hod of assessment for each study·unit.

which study-units should be taken concu rrentl y and which study-u nits are prerequisi tes

or recomme nded .

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6.1 The study-units arc arranged 00 that a course of stl<dies can be completed in

three years .

6.2 In each year of the course a student is required to register for a number of

st udy-units for which a tOl al of nol Ic& than 10 and not mo re than 12 credits are

assigned.

6.3 Credits are assigned according to the following grades in descending orde r o f

merit: A , B , C, D and F . whcre F indicates Fail.

6.3. 1 A st udent who fails to obtai n a eredit for a study-unit is norma lly allowcd to

take one resit only and , if necessary. follow the study- unit agai n on ly once. in which

case his assessment will be graded ei ther as a ' D' o r as a 'Fair.

6.4 The cho ice of study-unit require the approval of the Faculty Board where a

study-unit is sequential.

6.5 Study-units will be offered at different levels. Basic units will be given 3t

Level!, wh ile more advanced units will be o ffered at Levels 2 or 3.

6.6 A st udent who gets fewe r than 7 credits in each of two years of the course will

not be allowed to continue th e course or to take the Fi nal E.aminations , accpt in

special circumSlances and with the approval of Senate.

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6 ,7 A student may not take a study-un it fOT which he does not have the

prerequisites. or wi thout taking the ad~ised concurrent study-units. except with the

permission of the Faculty Boa rd.

DiSlierlation

7.1 During the second part of the course. each studen t will be required to write a

disse rtation. the subject of which must be appm~ed by the Faculty Boa rd.

7.2 The na ture of the dissertation is essentially an in ~esliga t ion into a pa rticular

problem in an area related to the eandidate'S specialisation carried out unde r tutoria l

supervision.

7.3 The dissertation must be sub mitted for e~am i nation two months prior to the

end of the final com prehensive examina tion.

. ·ln81 E~aminalions

8.1 Final Examinations will be held once annually. IKInnally in May-June. and

will co nsist of two papers. A viva voce eu mination may also be held.

8.2 On completing a course of studies a student is required to sit for the Final

Examination.

8.3 For the purpo!iC of Regulation 6 .6, credits will be awarded provisionally to a

student for those study-units which cnd just before the Fi nal Examination he is ta king.

provided the sludcnt's perfonnance during the study-unit is considered satisfactory.

.' Inallltsults

9.1 The Final Results of a candidate take into 1Lecounlthe performance of the

candidate in the Final Examinations, the marks obtained for the dissenat ion. as well as

the credits and grades obta incd during his course of studics.

9.2 The student will not qualify for the Diploma if he does not pass the Final

Examinat ions in onc Session.

9.3 The Final Enminations carry fony pe r cent of the weighti ng for the final

result. The Dissertation carries twenty per cent of the weight ing of the final result. The

st udy-uniu caTT)' the remai nin g forty per cent. If more Ihan 30 credits are obtained by a

student . the best 30 credits sa tisfying Regulations 4.2 will be I.lken into account.

9.4 In the Final Results the names of candidates who qualify for the Diplo ma in

Applied Social Studies arc published in alphabe tical order in the followi ng categories

Disti nction. Me rit. Credit . Pass.

Resit

10.1 Without prejudice to Regu lation 3.2 and 8.2 a student who fai ls the Final

Examinations ma y be allowed by the Faculty Board 10 resit the whole Final

El[aminations once under such conditions as the Board may in each ease determ ine. If

successful. such a studen t will be placed in the PassC3t egoT)' in the Final Results.

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Application

11.1 These regulations shall apply only to oourses starting in O<:tober 1987 or

after.

Transitory Clause

T , I Students who follOlll'ed oourses fo r the Diploma in Applied Social Studies.

and fo r the B.A ., al '"The Unive rsity of M alta~ duri ng the academic yea r 1987· 1988

under the Regulations in force al the time will be considered as havi ng followed COUI'$e$

under these Regulations.

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