Regulations for Itw: Postgraduate Diploma in

L.N. 57 of 1990

EOveA TION ACT, 1988

(ACT No. XXIV of 1988)

Regulations for Itw: Postgraduate Diploma in

Gerontology

IN exercise o r lhe powers confe rred upon him bu sections 28(5) and

29(6) of the Eduction Act. 1988. the Challttllor of the Unj,"crsityof

Malta ha s prom ulatcd the following regulations made by the Senate of

the University o f Malta in virtue o f the pc,"'crs conferred upon il by

$Cction 33 of t ile said Act .

Ci tation

These Regula tions may be ci led as Regulations for the

Postgraduate Diploma in Gerontology.

REGULATIONS FOH T HE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

IN Gt: KONTOLOGY

Eligibility

1 To be eligible fo r the award of the Postgradua te Diploma in Ge ronlOlogy a

candidate must ha"c

(a)

been registered as a rcgu lar sludc nl orllle University;

(b) suco;:essfully com pleted the appropriate s\udie$ (course work , practical

placement and project/disse n atlon) of the course. and

satisfied allth':: requ irements laid down in these regulations.

(c)

Rrg blnllion

A candidate is eligible to apply for registration for the Diplomu Cour.;e if

(a ) he has a degree o r professional quali racat ion from a rcrognised system of

higher educat ion or appropriate authority. in a Discipline orSciencc related to one

o f the Cari ng Professions; or

(b) he has a professional qual ification acceptable in his country of origin.

togethe r with adequate working uperiencc with the elde rly .

2 A mature candidate without the above qualificatiuns hut with an exceptional

degree of expe rience in the field may be conside red for admis~ion if he produces

satisfactory evidence that he has the necessary background to follow the cour.;e with

0 CourstorSludi(>s

3,1

The l'OUrse of stud ies for tile Postgradulue Diploma in Gerontology consists of

study-uni ts for wllich not less than 20 credits are assigned. A credit is awarded on the

basis o f the assessment of progress acllie\·cd on comple lion of a study-uni t req uiri ng at

least fifty hours of st ud y. (Norma lly each study-unit will include fourteen leetures

accompan ied by a numbe r of tutorials and oours.e assignme nts.) Credi ts ...-ill abo be

awarded for Practical Placeme nts .

3.2 A catalogue of study-units with the numbe:rof credils aSliigned to each unit will be

published before the start o f the course .

.1.3

The course o f studies will be: composed of

(a) Module A : a common core of subjects (adding up 10 eigh t study-un its)

divided betwecn Social Geronto logy and Medical Geriatrics. 10 be followed by all

stUdents: and

(b) Modu le B: five study-units in eithe r Social Gerontology o r Medical

G eriatrics made up of three compulsory study-units and two optiona l study- uni ts

and

(c) Module C : I'raetical Pl aceme nts to wllicll at least seven credits are

assigned . The$C Practical l'laceme nt s will normally be held during the academic

yeM: some o f these credi ts can h()Y,·c\'er be program mcd to be held after the Fi nal

Compre hensive Examinat io n .

.l.4.1 Candidmcs arc also req uired to submit a disse rt<l tion/project of appT()\imately

II HlIXl words in an appro'·cd area of st ud y .

.l.4.2 Th e Dissertation /Project may be prcsented up to t"·cive calendar months from

th e inception uf the Course .

_l. 4 . .1 If a Di~rlation i~ refcrred_ the candid atc will be allowed ~ maximum of three

c;jlcnd~ r months to resubmit his ""ork.

J . .'i _l "course will norm nlly ,wrt in Ocmbe r. The study-uni ts ,,·ill be offe red so as 10

enahk the course of studies IU be comple led wit hin a minimum of one year fu ll-t ime

'Iu dy .

.1.5 .2 A cundida te may e.\ tcnd his Mud ies o"er a maximum pe riod of 1"'·0 ye ars

pu widcd Ihat the Board of thc Institute of Gerontology is satisfied Iha t there is a

~u ffieient reuson ror which he may be pcrmi ll cd to do so.

1.1 The assessment of each study-unit will he carried OU I by the respe<:ti"e lecturer

tugether ..... ith the Co-ordinator of the Course and . when appropriate. ",·ith othc r

lecture~_ as may be C!ltablishcd by tile O,,;.rd from lime to time.

The I'ass grades 10 lx- ll,,·a ro.:d in the asscssme nts of all credit work are_ in

-1 , 1.2

de\CCnding urder uf merit: A. B. C. I) : F ind icates a Fail.

B

4.1.3 A student who obIains a Gra~ F in any study-unit may be allov.'cd 10 pre5e nl

himself 11 second lime fo r the asse~ment procedure of that study-unit. The assessme nt

procedure fo r Ihe re-$il will be dctennined by the Lecture r giving the uudy-u nit. If he

fails in the re-sit. he will be required to register again fo r the entire study-unit, or follow

any othe r instructio ns issued at the discretion of the Board of the Inst itute. In such

eases, if successful. a stude nt will be awarded a Grade D.

4.2.1 A Final Comprehensive Exam ination will be carried out in June and will consist

of two written Papers, Students can be ["(':qu ired to altend a viva V(lCe e:.:arnination .

4.3.1

The fi nal resulls obtained by the students will be published after the Final

Comprehensive Elcamination and/or the viva VQCC examination. and of the presentation

o f the Disse rtation/project. and (he completion o f a ll (he Pract ical Placemen ts. The

final marks will be awarded as follows

for Course Work (including Practical Placemcnts) -4O%

for the DisseflationfProjcct ~ 20%

for th e Final Comprehensive Examin ation ~ 40% .

4,3,2 The grades to be used in tile final results in terms of 4.3.1 above arc the

fo llowing

A -

with Distinct ion.

S , C. D.

F-Failed.

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