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L.N. 60 vi 1992

EDUCATION ACT, 1988

(ACT XXIV OF 1988)

RtgUlallons for tM Diploma 14 Publk ,4d min klndoa (D,P .A.)

IN uertise of the powen conferred upon him by scalons 28(S) and 29(6) of the

Education Act . 1988, the Chancellor ol lhe Univenil)' of Malta hu promulgated the

following regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta in virtue of the

powel'$ conferred upon it by section 33 o h he ~ Act.

Cllalioo

lbnc Regul~tions may be ti led as the Regulations for the Diploma

in Public Administration (D . P.A . ), applicable to OOUI'!;eS start;n, in

Oc:lober 1990 o rlaler.

REG ULATIONS FOR nu: DLPWMA

IN PUBLIC ,w~n""'STllAnON (D.P.A.)

(Jl.pplkable 10 Courws startl,. 1n (kfeber . 1990 or iIoln')

Registnlllon

1 A candidate is eligible to apply for registration as a stlidcnt for the Diploma in

Public Admin istration

eithe r (&) iI$ a regular student;

or (b) as a prob'llionary 51u\knl in Ienmof regutalion 3 of !he: AdmM.ion Regula-

tions.

1.1. 1 A candidate woo is registered as a probationary student will become

eligible for registl1uion as a regular student of the University on the suc:califul

completion of the study unilS in B&$ic Disciplines (Level I) as indicated in regula-

tion 2.4 hereunder .

1.2 A ca ndidate wllo applies for registration may be required to attend an

interview ronducted by the Department of Public Policy during wllich the candidate's

abi lity 10 follow thecourseor studies leading to tbt; Diploma will be II!$MsM .

COUI"lie o r Sludy

2.1 The cour.;c work for lhe Diploma in Public Administration oonsists of Jludy

unllS for ..... hich not less than 24 credits are MSipled.

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2.2 A catalogue of liludy un its with the credits ~igncd 10 each uni, will be published

before tbe slan of every academic semester.

2.3

Some study units may be indicated ascompulsory while ot hers asopl;ona!.

2. 4 The !i.udy units of the Diploma oo .. m;c in Public Administration are the

following

Lc~d I Ibsk: Disdpllnts

EoooomiQl

Sociology

Psychology

Political Science

ElementsorMah~ Uw

Statistics and Comptuilli

Pri nciples of AOC()UJIting and Finance

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Adminisuative ..... w

ThcoryofOrganisalion'

Principles of Public AdministflUion

Management of Organisations •

Sodal Administnuion •

Comparative Administrative SysICI115°

Financial Management'

BudgclS and Bureaucrats •

Contemporary Administrative Issues'

Publ ic Enterprise Management '

Public Finance •

2.5 In each semeslerofli'leC()UnC:. candidates will be asse!$ed, in the 5tudy units

coveTed during the academic semester in accordance with the mteria established by the

Board of the Faculty of Economics. Management and Accountancy (hereinafter

referred to as " the Facul ty Board").

2.6 Credil$ may be assigned for guided field work which will beoonside red as an

esse ntial component of lhe oourse work , Candidate$ may be requi~ to submit written

reportS on their field work .

2.1 A srudent who fails in any sludy unit may be allowed to re1it for the

assessment procedure o f the study unit or to re",i t for the emire study unit. In each of

these cases the maximum grade a student can obtain is a ·Pass'.

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2 .8 The study units wiU be arranged Mlt hal a oourse of stucticscan be completed

m IwOyears.

2.8. 1 1ltc Facu ll y Board may perm it . candidate toenend hissludicsovc r a

maximum period of three years .

. 2.8.2 In extraordinary circumstances. the Uead of the Dcpanment of Public

Pollcy, may reoommeoo to the Faculty Board the tenni nation of as tu dent' ss tat us if, on

tltc basis of repans given by lhe lecture.,. involved in the Diploma's teaching

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program me, the Head of Department is not satisfied tha t the student is making tile

upecled progress.

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3. 1 Each candida,.: will be required 10 ,"'rile a dissel1alion/proj.cn of

appmJlimalely 10,000 .'ords in an apprO\-«I area of study.

3.2 The dissertation/project must be $Ubmi tted for uamination within six

months following thc e lld of the Final ",TitteR Examinations.

J.J The dissenation/pro ject must adbere 10 the criteria established by the

Faculty Boord.

1 There sha ll be Final Written Examinations held at the c nd of the course

ohwdy.

4.2 In the Final Wri tten El<aminations four papers , ... ill be set in th<:. areas of

study covered during the course.

4.3 The n: shall be \ .... 0 sclISions of Final. Written Enminalions in cactI year

OnC session is rIOnnally held in May/June a nd a Suppkmentary session is n<;Irmally

held in Septembe r/OctOOcr .

4.4 Following submission of the DiS5CrtationJProject. a candidate may also

be requ ired to sit for a ~;"a ''0« examination on tlK DissenationJProj«1

submitted .

nnal Classllkatlon

5.1 The Final Classification ( Distinction. Merit . Pass. Fail) will be ba5cd on

course work. dMerlation and Final Examinalions in the following proportions

course .... ork 40%: disserullion 20%: final cxaminations4O%. A candidate will !lOt

be awarded the Diploma un leM IK obUlins. Pa.s in each of the course work ,

dissenalic.mJproteet and final e.uminalion§.

Eli&lbUity

6.] To be eligible for the award of the Diploma in Public Administration a

candidate mUSt h.,·e

(a) COfTIplcted the appropriate st udiel; (course " 'orit and dissertation) as

prescribed above

passed all the relevant c~aminatioi1s: and

(b)

satisfied all the requi rementS laid down in the5e ~gulations.

(c)

1 l1Iae rcgulation~ shall apply 10 courses starting in October 1990 or laler.

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