128 tal-1991

L.N. 128 of 1991

EDUCATION ACf, 1988

(ACT XXIV OF 1988)

RrgulaUon s fill" IM Dql'ft afMasteso In DlpkMnKy (M. Dlp.)

IN e ~ ercise of th e powers conferred upon him by sections 28(5 ) and

29(6) of the Educatio n Act. 1988. the Chancellor of the University of

Malta has prom ulga ted the fo llowing regulations made by the Senate o f

the U niversi ty of M alta in vi rtue of the powers confe rred upon it by

section 33 of the said Act.

Cit ation

These regulalioll$ may be cited as the Regulations for the Degree of

Maste r in Diplomacy (M.Dip.) and are applicable 10 COUTSesslarting in

October 1990 orlate r.

REGULATI ONS FOR THE DEGREE m' MASTER IN DIPLOMA CY (M.Dip.)

(A ppllaoblt 10 ('QIlJ'$otS starting I" Octobtt 1990 or later)

I. QuaJifkatkms for Admission

To be admiued to th e course leading 10 the Degree of Master in Diplomacy

( M. Dip.) ca ndida tes must be

(I) ho lders of a Bachelor's degree o f the University of Malta or of a first

degree recognized by the University of Malla IIli equivalent to its Bachelor's

degrees;

(b) flue nt in Engl ish to the extent o f being able to unde rstand leetures, do

readings and write papers, including u amination papers;

(e) em ployed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of their eountry or in

another gove rnme nt al administration active in exte rn al relations and have served

in thi s ca pacit y for at least o ne year.

DuraUon oreoune

2.1 The Course o f Studies for the M.Dip. shaH IIIliI for one academic year at

th e University of Mal ta.

Structure ofCoune

3. 1 Ca ndidates forlhe M.Dip. shall a ttend two o ne semeste r coufSe$ inall of

the following fields

Internati onal Llw

Internationa l Econo mics

Inte rn ational Relation$

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Diplomatic H istory

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Practice of Diplom acy

3.2 During the first semeste r. candidates with no previous academIC

knowledge in a given field shall attend the basic course in that field. Candidates

with previous knowledge may attend a specialized course.

3.3 During the second semester, all candidates shall aueod courses in all

fields which emphasise issues relating 10 the Mediterranean region and

environmental concerns.

3.4 Candidates who are not fully fluent in English shall attend classes in this

language IhroUghOUllhc year. Candidates who are fiuent in English shall attend

classes in an iotcmationallanguagt taught at the Un iversity o f Malta .

3.5

All candidates dlalI write a research paper during th e seco nd semester

on a question falling within one of the fields of study listed unde r 3. t above and

approved by the Director. This paper must be submiucd before the end-of-yea r

examination.

A5!!mment

4. 1 Evaluation of performance shall be b~ continuous assessment and an

end-of-year examination in each field of study, including the language studied by

the candidate, as well as by assessment of the research paper under 3.5.

4.2 Continuous assessment mall provide SO% of the overall mark for each

field of study , the marks for the twO semester ooun.es contribut ing one half each to

the coursework mark . The examination mark shall provide the remaining 50% o f

the overall mark .

4.3 Ma rks shaH range from A to E . with A being t he highest . A pass mark of

C must be oouined iD all fields of study as well as in the rcsearcn paper. A

c:andidate failing in one fieki of study o r in the research paper with a mark not

below D may be allowed to sit • wpplementary examination or rewrite the

research paper, as the case may be, within three months from the publication o f the

results ofthe end-of-year examinations, including the research paper.

4.4 A ca ndidate failing in more than one field of study. including the research

paper, a candida te failing in a single field o f study or in the research paper with. mark

~Iow D and a candidate failing in the supplementary examination or the rewriting of

the research paper shall DOt be admitted to the Degree.

PublleaUoll or Resutli

5.1 The names of successful candidates shall be published in alphabetical order

on the notice board of the University.

Applicability

6 . 1 These Regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 1990 o r later.