B.Phann.(llomi. )

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EDUCATION ACT, 1988

(ACT XX.IV OF 1988)

Rf'gulalions for the [)eogree of Baehelor of Pharmacy (Hooours) -

B.Phann.(llomi. )

IN exercise of the powers oonfened upon him by sections 28(7),

28(5) and 29(6) of the Education Act. 1988, the Pro-Oiancellor of the

University of Malta has promu lgated the following Regulations made

by the Senate of the Uni versity of Malta in vi nue o f the powers

oonfe n ed upon it by sect io n 33 o f the said Act: -

CIU,tion

These Regulations may be cited as Regulations for the Degree of

Bache lor o f Ph armacy (Honours) - B.Pbarm .(Ho ns.). and shall be

applicable only 10 the CQurse wh kh slan ed in February 1986.

REGULATIONS },OR TilE DEGREE at'

BACUELOR or I'HARMACV (1I0NOURS) - B.Pharm. (Uons.)

(Applicable only 10 the Course which starled In }'ebruary, 1986)

Admission

I. To be eligible for admission 10 the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours)

(B. Phann . (Hons.» a candida te must

(i)

sa tisfy the Course Requirement s in accordance with Regulation) below

(ii ) complete the oourse of studies. qualify in the examinations. and satisfy

any ot her req uirements prescribed in lhese Regula tions.

Duration of Course

Tli el terlifikali rIJ · Livell A va nzat, jew ekwivalenti. r dawn is-suggeui

(i) Fiiika jno> (ii) Fi t ika-mal-Matcm atika it,., (iii) Matcmatika

(a)

(b)

Kimika

(i ) Bijolotija in<' (ii) Zoologija

(c)

ghall-i nq as fi Grad B. jew ahjar. rwiehed minn dawn is-sug&t:ll i. u G rad C jew

ahjar fit-k wg suggelli l-ohra.

Hamcseertifitali fiI· Lj,'ell Ordinarju. jew e kw i~alenti.

[I.

Is-suUeni offrUli jridu jink ludu

(a)

Mal li (MaITikola ta' Ma lta)

(b)

Lingwa Inglita

Matematika

(t)

(d)

Ghallinqas wi ehcd mi nn dawn : Gharbi. FraOCit. Gem13nit. Taljan

Xi suggett ichor rnil-lisla apprOV8ta.

(e)

Ebda su~n ma jisla' j kun offro! rlt·tcwg Lj'"cl1i' A ' u '0 ',

N. B.

Is-Sultte«i tal· Kors

IH uUe u i tal-Kors t al- Fa rma~ija huma dawn

The Cours(' of Pharmacy leading to the degree of B.Pharm. ( Hons.) extends

o"e r a period of four yen ...

Entry Requiremenl$

A candidate ma y apply for admissiOfl to the Course of Pharmacy if in ]lOS'

SClisio n of

Three Advanced Le"el paS$es. orequi,·alent. in

l.

(a)

(i) Physics Of (iiJ Physk's,,,·it h·MathematiC$ Of (iii) Mathematics

(b)

ChemistI)'

(c)

(i) Biology Of (i i) Zoology

with at leas! a Grade B. or be n er. in one of these subjects. and a Grade Cor bener

in the other two subjee!s.

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Five passes at Ordinary Level, oTcqu;valent.

The subjects offered must include

(a)

Maltese (Malta Matriculation)

(b) English Language

(c) Mathematics

(d)

At least one from Arabic. French. German. Italian

(e)

Any other subject from the approved list.

N.B.

No subject may be offered at both 'A' and '0' Levels.

Subjects of the Course

The subjects ofihe Cou~ of Pharmacy are the fonowing

Pari I (I Year)

First Year

Chemistry

Biology

Mathematical Methods

Pharmacy Practice

Parr 11 (11 Year, III Yf'ar, fV Yt'ar)

Second Year

Phannaceulical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology

Physiology and Biochemistry

Third Year

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology

Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacognosy

Fourthyear

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pha rmaceutics

Ph armacology

Pharmacy Practice

Pharmacognosy

The Part I Examination

All e~amillatioll in the following subjects will be held at the end of the First

Year of the Course

Chemistry

Biology

Mathematical Methods

Pharmacy Practiee

B

Rl.'Sull ortt~ )'ut I Examination

(a) In each subj«1 of the Part I Euminalion the na mes of candidates who

passed Ihe exami nation will be published in alphabetical order in c1l(:h of foor groups,

A, B. C a nd 0 according to thei r standard of merit. A candidate ...-hose name does 001

;.ppear in anyof the four groups will be considered to ha ~e failed the (')lamination in the

subject conce rned.

(b) The published result of the e ~ami nation in each subject ... illtake into

3!.'COU nt 1111 parts of the e ~amination in that subject. as we ll as the work carried OUI

during til e course.

or IM Course

Re-lIdrnls.-;ion In the Fll"lit Year

A candidate who fails the Part I Examination will be allowed by the Faculty

Board. to repeallhc Pari [Course at Ihe next occasiun only.

A candidate will not be permitted to proceed tu the Part 11 orlhe Course unless

he o r she has passed the Part I E~amination.

I'rog~ Tests

At tile end of each seme;ter of tile Second and Third Years o f the Courses

Progress Tests will be held in the subjects co"ered in th e Sc:oond and Third Years

~pect i\·ely.

A candidate 10.;11 ooly be allo .... ed to proceed to the Third and Founh yea rs of

tile Course if the Facul ly Board assesses his/hcr pL'rfonnance in ProgTesli T e:;1S as being

of a pass sta ndard .

Re·admission to Second and Third Yearsof Courx

11 . A candidate who is nOI allowed to proceed to the Th ird and Fourth Years of

the Co urse in tennsof Regulation 10 may apply to the Facul1y Board for rc-admi ssion to

the Second a r>d Third Yeani of the Course allhe n e ~t QC(:asion only. If the candida te is

re·admitted. he will be eXpL'cted also to sa tisfy such other conditions as the Faculty

Board may impose. (See also Regulution 17.)

The tlnal F.1amlnatlon

The Final Examinat ion for the degree of B.Pharm. (Hons.) consists of

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Ph annacology

Pharmacognosy

Phannacy Practice

A disscnnt ion on an approved IOpic.

The Final Exami nation will be held at the r od o f the Fou rth Yea r of the

Course . The re will be two sessions of this examinat ion.

A car>didate will be required to take all the ~ubjeets of lhe Fir>al Examinatioo

in or>e Session unless he/she tak es the Eum inations as provided for in Regulations 16

a nd 17.

(a) "The result will show the names o f ~ucccssful C3 r>dida te5. in alphabe tical

ord er. unde r tile foll0""; ng ca tegories

'First Class Honours', 'Second Class Honours (Upper Division)" 'Second

Class Honours (UJwer Di vision)", 'Third Class Honours' and ' Pass'_

(h) No candidate may obtain Honours if he/she does not pass the Final

Examination at his/her first attempt .

Reference and Re-Examination

(a) In the first session of the Examination at the end o f the Final Year, a

candidate who tak es all six subjects of the Examination may be referred in onc or two

subjects. A list of such candidates will be published indicating the subject in which each

candidate has been referred.

(b) A candidate who has been referred in one or two subjects may take the

examination in those subjects at a second session_ If he/she then passes the examina-

tion, in those subjects. his/her name will be included in the list of those who have passed

the Final Examination as a whole. If he/she fails. he/she will be deemed to have failed

the Final ruamination a nd will be re-admitted by the Faculty Board into the Final Year

of the Course.

No candidate will be permitted. except by leave of Senate granted for special

reasons. to tak e the Final Examination later than six years after first joining the Course

of Pharmacy.

During the perioo J uly 1989 to February 19CX1students in thi> Course will be

required to carry out Pharmacy Practice.

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