B.Phann.(Hons.)

L.N. 54 of 1991

EDUCAT ION ACf, 1988

(ACT NO. XXIV at" 1988)

Rrgulalioll5 for the Otgr« of Bachelor 0( Pharmacy (Honou rs)-

B.Phann.(Hons.)

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by §cctions 28(5) and

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

MalTa has promulgated the following [(,gulat ions made by the Senateof

the University of Malta in virtue of the powers co nferred upon it by

scetion 33 of the said Act.

C ita tion

These Regulations may be cited as the Regulations for the Degree

of Bachelor of Pha rmacy (Honours) - B.Ph arm .( Hons. ). and shall be

applicable only 10 the course which started in October 1987.

REG ULATIONS FOR THE IlEGREE OF

BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS) - 8 .Ptiarm.(Horu.)

(AppllC1lble only 10 the course " 'hleh starttd In Oclobu 1981)

I. To be el igible for admission 10 lhe degree of Bache lor of Ph armacy (Honours)

[B.Phann.(Hons.)! a candidate must

sati sfy the Course Requirements in accordanCC' with regulation J below

(i)

(ii) complete the course of studies, qualify in the exami nat ions, and sat isfy

any othe r requirements prescribed in these Regulations.

Duralionot CourK

The Course o f Phann~cy leading to the degree of B.Ph arm.( Hons.) extends

ove r a period of four years.

Entry Requlrl'lMnts

J . A candidate may apply for ad mission to the Course of Phann&cy if in

possession of

I. Th ree AdvanCC'd Level passes, or equivaLent, in

(a) (i) Physics or (ii) Physics·with·Mat hcmatics or (iii) Mathematics

(b) Chemistry

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

with at least a Grade D, o r better, in one of these subjeclS. and a Grade Cor belle r

in the other twO sub;CCU.

11 . Five passes at Ordinary Level , or equi valent.

The subjecls offered must includ e

(a) Maltese (Malta Matriculation)

( b) English Language

(c) Mathe matics

(d ) At least onc from A11Ibic. French, German . Itali an

(e) Any other subject from lhe approved list.

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

Subjrd$ of t~ COUrH

Tliet Certifi kmi fil -Livell Awanzal. jew c kwivalenli. fdawn is-suggeni

I.

(a) (i) Fizika ~IV (i i) Fiti ka ·mal· Matcmalika ~ ... (iii) Malema tika;

(b) Kimika;

(c) (i) Uijologija ~'" (i i) Zoologija.

gha ll - inq~s fi Grad B. Je w ahjar. fwiehed mill n dawn is-suggeni. u Grad C Jew

ahjar fii-iewg su!ti:en i I-ohra_

The subjects of the Course: of Pharmacy are the following

Pari I (I Ytar)

Firsl Year

Chemistry

Biology

Mathematical Methods

Pharmacy Pract ia

Pan 11 (11 Ytar, III Y"ar, IV Ytar)

s..cond Y"ur

Pharmaceutical Chemistry

Pharmaceutics

Pharmacology

Physiology. Biochemistry and Mo lecu lar Biology

Third Ytar

Ph armaceutical Chemistry

Pharmace Uli cs

Pharmacology

Pharmacy Practice

PfIarmacognosy

Fourlh Year

Pharmace utica l Chemistry

Ph armaceu tics

Ph armacology

Ph armacy Practice

Oinical Pharm acy

S. An eumination in the following subjects will be IM:: ld at the end of the First

Year of the Course

Chem istry

Biology

Mat hem atical Methods

Pharmacy Practice

R~u lt of tM PlIrt l Examination

(a) In each subject of the Part I Examination the names of cand idates who

passed the examination will be publ ished in alphabe tical o rder in each of four groups.

A, 13 , C and D, acoording to their standa rd of merit. A candidate whose name does not

ap~ar in any of the fo ur groups will be considered to have failed the exam ina tion in the

subject concerned .

( b) The published result of the examination in each subject will tak e into

accoun t all parIS o f the e xaminat ion in that subject. as .... el1 as tlM:: work ca rried out

during the cou~ .

A cand idate .... ho fails the Pa rt I Examination will be allowed by t he Faculty

Board to repeat t he Part I Course at the next occasioo only.

A ca ndidate .... ill no t be permitled to proceed to the Part IT of the Course unless

he has passed the Part I Exa mina tion .

.... ogr ess TtslS

At th e end of eac h se mester o f the Scoond and Thi rd Years of the Course

Progress TeSIS will be he ld in the subjects covered in the Second and Third Yea rs

respect ively .

A ca nd idate will only be allowed to proceed to the Third and Fourt h years o f

the Course if the Faculty Boa rd assesses his performance in ProgressTeslS as bcing or a

pass standard .

Re-admMlon 10 Serond and Third Years of Course

A candidate who is not allowed to proceed to t he Third and Fourth Years of

th e Cou rse in te rm s of regul nlion iO ma y apply to the Faeu lly Hoard for rc-adm ission 10

the Second a nd Third Years or lhe Cou rse a t the next occasion on ly. If the candidat e is

re-admitled , he wi ll be e xpected also to sat isfy such ot her condi tio ns as Ihe Facult y

Board may imJlO5C . (Sce also regulation 19.)

Tra ining in an a ppro"ed t'har macy

During the Course, each ca ndida te must

(i) att end regularly fo r a period of four months the Ph armacy o f th e

teaching hospital ;

.od

"

ill

(il) allend a minimum of 200 hours al a Comm unity Ph armacy approved fo r

this purpme by the Facu ll y Board .

A candida te must

(a) keep a da y book, certi fied by the supervising pharmacist. in which

5uimble accounts of the work carried out a\ the Hospital Pharmacy and the

Commu ni ty Pharmacy a rc e nte red . The day book du ly certified by the supervisi ng

pharmacist must be prese nted to the Head of the Department by the end of

January of the Fourth Year;

(b) write a YKIr1 report on an aspect o f practical pharmacy approved by t he

Ile ad of Department . A summary o f the report must be prc!;oenled to t he Head of

the Department nOl laler than the end of February of the Fourth Yea r of the

COUI',IC and the whole report by May of the Fourth Yea r.

The nnal Examination

The Final E~ aminalion for the Degree of B.I'h orm. ( Hons.) consists of

\4 .

PhannaceuticalOlemistry

PhannaceUlic:s

Phannacology

Cl ini cal Pharmacy

Ph arm<lcy Practice

A dissertation o n an app roved topic

IS . The Final Examination will be he ld at the cnd of the Fourth Yc"r o f the

Course. The re will be twO sessions of this examination, o ne in MaylJune and onc in

January.

L-Eiami Finali ghall·grad la' B.Pharm. (Hons,) hu maghmul minn

Kimik a Farm ~wlika

Farmaeewtika

Fa rmakolotija

FarmaCija Klinik a

Pra1tika lal. Farmatija

Disscnazzjoni fuq lema approvala.

L-Eia mi Finali jsir fi Imicm ir-Rab,( Sena tal· KoTS, Ikun hemm tewg

sc!;Sjonijiel la· dan l-etam i, waM3 f Mejju/Gunju u wa hd a f Jannar.

A candidate will be required to take all the subjects of the Final Exami nation

in one session un less he takes th e Examinationsasprovidcd forin regulations 18and 19.

(a) The result will show th e names of successful candidates, in alp habelical

order , under the followin g ca tegories

' FirM Oass Honours', '$ccond Class Honours (Upper Di vision)", 'Seco nd

Class Honours (Lowe r Di vision)". 'Th ird O ass Honours' and -Pass' .

(b) No candidate may obtain Honours if he does not pass th e Fi nal

Examination at his first attempt .

Reference a nd Re-Examination

(a) In the first session of Ihe Examinat ion at the cnd of the Fi nal Year, a

cand idate who ta kes all si x subjects of thc EJc amination may be referred in one or two

sub;ects. A list of such ca ndidates will be published indica tinllthe subject in which each

cand idate has been referred .

(b) A candidate who has been refe rred in onc or IWO subjecls may lake the

exam inatio n in those subjeelli at a secon d session. If he Ihen passes the examinat ions in

those subjects. his name will be included in the list o f those who have passed the Final

Examinatio n as a whole. If he fails, he will be deemed 10 have failed the Final

Examination and will be re-admilted by th e Facu lt y Board into the Final Year of the

Co urse.

No candidatc will be permi tted, except by leave o f Senate granled for special

reasons_ 10 lak e the Final Examination later than six years after fiTSt joining the Course

of Pharmacy,

Applkability

These Regula tions shall apply only 10 the Course which staned in October

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