112 tal-1991

L.N. 112 of 1991

ED UCATION Ac r , 1983

(ACT NO. XX I V O t' 1?II8)

Regulations ror the Degree of Bachelor ot Phannac:y (lIooou r.d

B.I'ha nn . (Mons)

IN c.xercisc: of the po .... crsconfelTed upon him by ~ions 28 and 29

o f Ihe Educa tion Act. 1988. the Pro-ChanceUor of the Uni"crsi ty of

Malta has promulgated tile following regulations made by .he Senate of

the Uni versity of Malta in vinue of the powers confe rred upon il by

section 33 o f the said Act.

Clta lion

These Rcg ul otioru; may be ci led 3§ the Regulat ions for the Dcgr~

of Bachelor of Pharmacy ( Honours) - B.Pharm. (Hons), and shall be

applicable 10 courses starling in Oclobcr 19880r later.

REG UUTlONS FOR THE DEGREE OF

BACH ELOR OF I'HARMACY (HONOU RSJ- B.Phhrm. (I'l ons)

(A pplicable to counesstarli ng in October 1988 or hl ll't')

Ell glb ll ll)' tor Otgru

I. T o be el igible for the award of the Dcgrec o f Bachelor of Pharmacy( Honou rs)

B . Ph nrm. (Hon s.), a ClIndidate muSl

(a) be registered as a matri culated student in terms of th e Admission

Regulations of the Un iye~ty;

satisfy the Special Course Requirements in accordance wit h regula tion J

(b)

below

(c) comple te the OOUI'liC of studies. '1ualify in the examinatiol1$ and satisfy

~ny othe r requi rements prescribed in these Regulations;

satisfy any o ther re~v an t statutes and regulations of the University.

(d)

Du rutlo n of Courw

Biex ikun jista' jinghata I-Grad ta' Bacillier tal-Farmacija (bl-Un llri) kandidat

irid

(a) ikun registrat bl'lala studenl matri kolat skond ir·Regolamenti ghad-Dl'lul

ta'I -Vniversitil;

jiswclisfa r-Rekwititi Spe~jal i ghall-KoTS skond ir-Regolament 3 hawn

(b)

isfe1

(c) itemm il·koTS ta' 1-istud ji, jikk walifika fl-eiamijiet 1I jissodisfal-kwalifiki

I·ohra kollha kifhawn imnitiel fdawn ir-Regolamenti;

(d) jissodisfa kwalifiki ohrajn kollha mnii2lin fi Statuti u rRegolamenti

rilevanti oh ra la' I-Universit1l.

ll-Tul la l-Kors

The Course of Pharmacy leading 10 the Degree of B.Pharm. (Hons.) e xtends

o,'e r a period offour yeaMl.

Special Coo ne Hequ i~ment.s

To apply for admission to the Course of Pharmacy a candidate must. besides

satisfying the conditions for admission as a regular student in terms of the Admi ssion

Regu lations of the Uni veMli ty. satisfy the following Special Course Requirements

passes at Advanced Level (two of which at Grade C or bcner and the other at

G rade D o r better) in

(a) (i) Physics or (ii) Physics · with · Mathematicsor(iii) Mathematics;

(b) Chemistry;

(c) (i) Biology or(ii) Zoology

in t ile Ma triculation Exam ination of the Un;\'crsily, or at correspondi ng Ic\'el5 of

other e xaminations rcrognised by the Senate for the pu~ of the Adm ission

Regulations

Provided tha t a candidate who is a graduale of a university. or has rnher

qual ifJCa lions conside red 10 be suff~i<'nl. may be exempted by the Admissiom

Board . on the advice of the Facul ty Admissions Comm iUcc. fro m lhe .... hole or

part of these Special Course Req uirements.

Subjeds of the Course

The subjects of the Cour.;.c of Phannacy are the followi ng

Pari I

First Year

Pharmaceutical Chem istry

Ph ysio logy, Biochemi stry and M olecular BiQlogy

Pharmacy Practice

Pharmaceutics

Mathematical Methods.

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

PharmaceutiC";

Phamlacy PTactioc

Physiology, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.

Se~lcrlf

General Pathology

Microbiology

General Phannaoology

Behavioural Sciences

Phannacy PraCIK:e.

Part It

Third r"ar

Phannaceulical C hemistry

Phannaccutics

Phannaoology

Pha nnaq' Practice

Phannaoognosy.

B

Fourth Ytar

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology

Pharmacy Practice

Clinical Pharmacy.

!'rogress Tests

(a)

At the end of the First Year of the Course Progress Tests will be held in

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacy Practice

Mat hematical Methods.

At the end of the Second Year in

General Pathology

Microbiology

Pharmacology

Behavioural Sciences.

AI the end of the Third Year in

Pharmaccatical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology

Pharm acy Practicc.

These tests shall consist of al least one wrinen paper ill each of the

(b)

subjects.

(c) There shall be two sessions of these tests: one In May and one In

September.

(d) The Faculty Board may accept passes in tests/assessmenlscarried out by

other departments in other Faculties in lieu of passes in Progre ss Tests indicated in 5 (a) .

(a) The result oithe First Year Progress Testsshall take into account all pans

of the tests in the various subjects and the various assessments during the year.

(b) The result shall be published in the fonn of a pao;s list for each subject.

showing in alphabetical order the names of those candidates who have passed the tests

in that subject.

(c) A candidate shall not be allowed to proceed to the foUowing year of the

Course if the Faculty Board is not satisfied as a result of the tests that the candidate has

fonowed the previoU5 year of the Course with profit.

A candidate who fails the First Year Tests may apply to the Faculty Board for

rc-admission to the First Year of the Course.

B ...

The Pa rt I Eumlnatlon

An exam ination will be held at the beginning of the seoond semcsl~r of the

Second Year of the Course and will consist of

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Physiology, Biocl\cmistry and Molecular Biology

Pharmaceutics.

An clurninalion in Pharmacy Practice will be held at the end of the second

semester of th e Second Year.

Candidates may be required to take an oral test in a llY of these subjects.

There shall be a seoond ses.sion ohm: Pan I Examination in September.

9.

F Seuembru jku n hcm m sc!iljoni ohra la' 1· Etami ta ' l-Ewwct Parti.

In each subject of the Pan I Examination the nam es of candidates who have

passed the examination shall be publ ished in alphabetical order in each o f four groups

A. S , C and D , according 10 their st.andard o f merit .

A candidate whose name does not appe ar in any of the four groups shall be

considered 10 have failed the examinat ion in IIIe subject concerned.

The publi shed resu lt of the examination in each subject shall take inlo account

all parIS o ftbe examination in that subject.

A candidate who does not complete the Pan I Examination in the prescribed

5essions shall be deemed to have fai led the Examination as a wbole.

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

Board to repeat the Second Year oftbe Course at tne ne;o;t occasion.

No candidate shall be allowed to repeat the Course more than once.

(a) A student sha ll not be allowed to proceed to the Third Year of the

Course ifhe has not passed the Pan I E.1 !lmination andsamrled tbe Facu lty Board in the

Progress Tests held at the end of the Seoond Year as indicated in regulatioo S.

(b) An examination in Phannacognosy shall be held at the end of the Third

Year of the Course.

A student will not be allowed to proceed to the Founh Year of the Course if

he has nol satisf\Cd tbe Facu lty Board in the Progress Tests held at the end of the Thi rd

Yea r as indicated in regulation S.

Re-admission 10 Course

IS. (a) A candidate who is not allowed 10 proceed 10 the Third Year of the

Course in tenns of regu lat ion 13 may apply 10 tile Faculty Board for re-ildmi§$ion 10 the

Seco nd Year of the Course at the ne~t occasion only. If the candidate is re-admitted , he

will be expected also 10 satisfy such other conditions as the Facu lty Board may impose.

( b) A ca ndidate who is not allowed 10 proceed 10 the Fourth Year of the

Course in tenu s of regulation 14 may apply to the Faculty Board for re-adm i§$ion 10 lbe

B '"

Third Year of the Course at the !le~t occasion only. If the candidate is re-admitted, he

will be expected also \0 satisl'y such other conditions as the Faculty Board may impose.

Training at II n approved Pharmacy

(a) Kandida t li ma jithalliex ighaddi ghat-Tltlet Sena tal-Kors skond iT-

rcgolamcnt 13 jista' japplika lill- Bord tal- Fak uhil bicx jerga' jidhol Iit·Tie n; Sena

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fj

ta l-Ko rs n-Qkkaijoni li jkun imi~ bi~, Jdk il-k andid3! jert:l' jiddahflal. hu ikun

mistenni wk oll li jissodisfa kondizzjonijicl o hra li I-Sord lal-Fakulta jisla' jimponi.

(b) Kandidat li ma jithalliu ighaddi gI'Iar-Raoo' ~ na lal-Kol"5 ~ond ir,

regolame nl 14 ji~l a' japplika lil H kJrd lal -Fakului biex jerp jid1'lo1 fi t-Tie kt Sen ..

ta l- Kors n-Qkkatjoni li jkun irn i~ biss. Je kk il-kandidal jerga' jiddahfla l. hu jkun

rniste n n i wkoll I i jissodisfa kondiujonijicl ohm li I-Hord lal-Faku hit jisla' jimponi,

Tllllrli! Ii Spiterija IIppro'-ala

10. Malul il -Kol"5, tull kandidal ghand u

Ci) ja!lendi regolarmcnl gfla! pcrijodu la" eroo ' xhu r fi Spiicrija ta'l -lsptar

la' laghlirn: J/

(i i) jauendi minimu ta' 200 sicgha fi Spiicrija ml·Komunila approvaUl ghal

d:m il-ghan mill -Sord lal-Fak ulla.

During the Course, each candidate must

(i) attend regularly for a period of four mon ths the Pharmacy o f the

leaching hospital; Ilnd

(ii) attend a minimum of200 houl'$ al a Community Pharmacy approved for

t his purpose by the Faculty Board.

A candidate must

(a)

keep a daybook, certified by the supervising pharmacist, in which

suitable acoounts of the work carried out al the Hospital Pharmacy and the

Community Pharmacy are entered. The daybook duly certified by the supervising

pharmacist must be presented \0 the Head o f the Department by the end of January

of the Fourth Year;

(b) write a short report on an upect of practical pharmacy approved by the

Head of Department. A summary of the report must be presen ted to the Head of

the Department not later than the end of February of the Fourth Year of the

Course and the .... hole report by May o f tbe Fourth Yur.

The FInal E.1Iaminalion

The Final Examinat ion for the Degree of B.Phann. (Hons.) consists of

examinations in;

I'barmaecutical Chemistry

Phannaec utics

Phann aoology

Pharmocy Practice

Clinical Pharmacy

A dissertation on an approved topic .

The Final Examination will be held at the end o f the Fourth Year of tbe

Course. There will be two sessionsofthisexaminalion. onc in May/Juneand one in

January. A C'oIndidate may also be required to take an oral examination in anyofthe

su bjects.

ZOo TIle result of the Final Examination shall a!§o take into acoounl

assessments. ctass tests and progress tests, prao:tk:al evaluations and tbe proj«1.

report.

The names of candidatcs who are judged by the examiners to have

obtained Honours shall be published, in alphabetical order, in each of the

categories.

'First Class Honours', 'Sccood Class Hono urs (Upper Division)'. 'Second

Class Hono urs (Lower D ivision)" an d 'Third Closs Honours' ,

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A list will also be published of such candidates who, though 1101 judged as

being worthy of Honours , arc considered by the examiners of sufficient merit \0 be

awarded a Pass degree.

No candidate may obtain H onours if he does not pass the Final Examination at

his first attempt, and wittJin fOUT years of first joining the Course of Pharmacy.

Re-ad mission and Re-examination

A candidate who has failed the Final Examination taken at the end of the

Fourlh Year may apply to t he Faculty Board forpennission to sit the Examination again

the following yea r. If he is given permission. he must follow such courses, atlend an

approved Pharmacy for such periods. and satisfy any other conditions as the Faculty

Board may impose. before he sits the Final Examination again.

Appllcabllity

These Regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 1988 or later.

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