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I!.DUCAll0N ACT, 1981I

(ACf No. XX IV 01 1918)

Tt. BadIdorol ArtI_ B.A. - DtgrftCoune RqvllUoat, 1993

IN t:o:crtise of the powers oonferred llpon him by seeliol'l s 28(.5) and

29(6) Qf tbe Education Ad , 1988, the Chano;ellor of the UniversIty Qf

Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senalenf

Ihe University in vinuc of the powers conferred upon it by sections 29

and 33 of the said Act

TH E BACHELOR OF ARTS

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B.A. -

DEG REE COURSE REGULATIONS, 1993

Cltatloo and Interprrllllon

I. (I) These regulations may be cited as the Bachelor of A rts -

B.A .

Degree Course Regulatiom, 1993.

In these regulations, unlCSlO the conle ~t ot herwise requi res -

(2)

~Ihe Course" means Ihe Course leading 10 the DegreeQf Bache lor of Aru -

B.A.;

wthe Degree" means lhe Degree of Bachelor of Arts -

B.A.

Appllcablllly

(I) Dawn ir· regolament; jistgl'lu jissejhu r.Regoll menti la' 1· 1993 glIall·

Kon tal·G rad 1.1' Bachelor of Am - B.A.

(2) F'dawn ir·regolamenti. kemm·il dam r·mol.l tal ·kliem ma lehtiep

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~il· Kors~ ifisser il· Kors li jwaual ghaU 'rrad 1.1' Bachelor of Arts- B.A.;

~i1·Gndw ifisscr il-Gnd ta ' Bachelor of Arts -

B.A .

ApptlkablUI.ii

These regulatio ns shall be applicable 10 CoUI'$e$ 5taning in October 1990 or

FJi&lbillty for tIw J)egJ"ft

To be eligible fOf the D<:gree a ca ndidate mllS! have

(a) registered fo.- and llucoe<sfully completed the fuU course of p udiu as

provided in the$C regulations;

(b)

passed the Final E.u minations for the Degree; and

(c) satisfied all the other require ments laid down in these regulations and

any other relevant statu tes. regulations and bye-laws of this Unive l'$lty.

Special Courw RflIuinlnmts

A c:a.ndidatc may be registered (or the Course if he

( I)

(a) i5 eligible for admission lothe University asa regular student in termsof

the Admission Regulatiol1$o{ the University ; and

(b) in the case: of a carKIidate taking Maltese , English, French, Italian or

MathematiC! as a princi pal or ~lIdary area of study, he has obtained at least

G rade C at the Advanced Luel Matriculation Examination of this Uni versity or its

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~uivalen! in the Sl.Ibject of his choic:e provided lhal in the case of MallCK and

Italian such Grade s.hall be lhat of the Advanoed Level Matriculation Eumi natioll

orlh;, University.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of the foregoing paragl'aph, University

gradualC5, students ~r 23 years or o the r students whose q ualifications arc considered

wfficienl by the FKUlty Board, may be ucmplcd from any of the require ments fo r

admiuion 10 the OOI.ll'k .

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(I) The oour.;e shall consist of IWO Pam as {ollows

(a) Part One nonnalJy extend$ OIler a period of two~. It inoorporatcs all

in trod uctory and buM: counes in Arts and is (:()mmc)D to boIh the B.A. and B.A.

(Hons.)stude nu ;

(b) Part Two POmlally extends over a period of o nc year. [ t incorporates

mainly advanced courses in the principal and sec:ondary $Ubjects.

(2) A studen l lihall qualify for Pan Two if he has obtained a Pass Grade or

belle r in Ihe assessment of Part One, but hc has to rc-register.

(3) A sllKknl may be allowed \0 re-resisler and proceed provisionally 10

Part 11 if he I&ek$ not more than fOOT of the required credits or , if he h.u been on a loog

study-visil abroad , officially m:og:nilled by lhe Facully Board, II another illSlilulion of

lertilry education, not more than six such credits, provided thai, in eilher cue, lhe

student shall obtain such credits before taking Ihe Final fuaminalions .

With the Ipproval of $enate. the Faculty Board may exempt a studen l

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&010 credits alreldy obtained for a eotlrsc of ltudies It Ibis or another recognised

universily , provided Ibal such credits Ire equivalent in COIIlent and levei to lhe 0IIe$ for

which an exemption is requested. In no case may an exemption be given fo r more than

one thi rd of t he 101a! nu mber of credits required by lhese regulations.

(5) A st\ldenl who has obtained Grade B or better in the overall II$$Cssment

of Part I in a principallrea of slIldy may. instead of proceeding 10 Part Two of Ihe

Co\lrsc, opt to register for a coune of studies leading to the B.A. (Hons.) Degret: in the

$3mearea.

(6) A student may not take the Final Eumi oalions earlier than th ree years

or Iller thin four years &om first admission to t he OOUr5C, except with the permission of

Senale given in special c:imunstan<:e5.

(7) The Faculty Board may allow a student , who for good and I-IIfflCicnt

reason cannot follow the first year orllle Course o n a full-time basis, 10 lake two yean

10 rover that pan of the Course normally cove red du ring the fint year , \lnder such

rondilions as the Faculty Board may in elch case determi ne.

COIIJ'R 01 Studies

(I) Part O ne of the course shall consist of study-units to which noIlcss than

45 creditJ are assigned.

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(2) To complete Pan Onc I student must oln ain

16 erediu in History of Medi tcrraBeall Civilisation;

(a)

12 eredits in a principal area of study;

(b)

(c) either 12credits in anotncr principal area ofstooyor 6credits in each of

two secondary areas of study ;

(d) It leUI 5 other credits from approved areas of st udy incl udi ng the Irns

of study already dloseD.

(3) Part Twoofthe Course , hall consist ofsludy-unil$ to which nol Less than

19 credits are 85$igned.

(4) To oomplelc Part Two. student must obtain

(.) 11 credits in I principal.rea of study

(b) either 8 credits in another principal.rea of study or 4 credits in each of

two secondary areas of st udy; and

at least J other credits from approved areas of s!Udy, inc:ludinglhe llTCa5

(c)

of study already chosen.

(5) The followin,shaU be the approved Ire&!! ofsrudy

<a) those whicb may be laken as I?ri ncipaJ or secondary areas of study

Dl mely: Arabic , A n:haeoIogy, An . ClassICal Cu lture and Civilisation, Classics,

Communication Studies, Contemporary Mediterranean Studies, Economics,

E nglish, French, Greek, History , International Relations, ltaUan , ..... tin ,

Linguistics, Maltese, Mathematics, Music Studies, Philosophy , P5yc:hology, Social

Studies, Sociology and Theatre Studies ; and

(b) those whieb may only be taken as seooodary areas of study namely

American Sludies,

(6) With the appl'O\'al of Senate, the Facu lty Board may allow a student to

take allOlber area of study besides those listed in the lasl foregoing paragraph , nOI

necessarily from within the Faculty of Arts, as a principal or se<:ondary area ofstudy.

(7) lbe Facult y Board may limit the available options or possible

oombinations of areas of study which can be t hosen as principal or secondary areQ of

(8) 1be Faculty Board may designale a oombina tioo of specific I rea of study

to establish an identifilble option for a rounc of studies .

(9) On registering for any put of the Counc a student shall be required to

re,;ster for two principal areas of study or for nRC pri ncipal and two secondary lreas of

(10) Without prejudice to the last foregoing paragraph, the Faculty Board

may allow a studen t 10 change one principal or Jwo serondary areas of study during Ihe

first year of Pan One of the Course provided that such chan~ isoompalible wilh these

regulations.

(11 ) In the case of a stude nt registe ring for an area of study provided by

another Faculty the student shall be suhjoccl lO the regulations relating 10 that Facuhy in

thal area of study as far 115 assessmenu and uaminalions are concerned.

(I) Before the start of each IQdemic year, following its approval by Senale

I catalogue of study-units for each area of study and of the credits assigned 10 each

$tudy-unitlhall be published by the: Facully Board.

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(2) Th.t call1.ogue shall give details of the sludy-uniu in each are a of study

spe..::lfica ll y mentioned ,n paragra ph (S) of the Jallt preceeding regulation and in Iny

ot her area of su,.dy approved by Senate from lime 10 time .

(3) A study-unit may include. or altogether consisl of luidcd r~ldWOJk in

those .reas of study where it is appropriate. A student taking such a unit may be

required to submit a written report on the fieldwork carried OIIt.

(4) Study-units may be offered at different levels: basic or advanced. The

aualogue shan indic.ue at whidllevel ead! study-unit is being offered.

(5) The catalogue shall also indicate the method of II5Se$Ilment fO!" each

study-unit, which study-units shall be ta ken concurrently and which study-units are

compulsory prere(juisitcs or recommended.

(I ) The study-unil$ sh.all be so arranged that a oourse of studies can be

completed in two ycan for Part One and one year for Part Two.

(2) In each year of tne Course a IitUdent shall be mjuired to register for I

number of study-units for which I lotal ofoot less than 19 and not more than 26credits

are assigned .

(3) Credits shall be assigned according to the grades A. B. C, D, and F in

descending order of merit. F indicates Failed.

(4) A st udent woo fails to obtain a credit for . study-unit shall be normall y

allo .... ed to take one relit only ar>d , if r>ec;e$$ary , folio .... the study-un it again only once.

In this case bis assessment will be yaded either as a MD~ or as. MF. iled".

(5) A student sh. 1I be re(juired to obtain a minimum of 12 credits at an

advanced level in each principal area of study chosen ar>d I minimum of 6 in each

5C00ndary area of study chosen .

(6) A student woo obtains less than 14 credits in any yea r of the Course shall

nOl be allowed to oontinue the Course or to take the Final EUminalions, exce pt in

special circumstances and with the approval of Senate.

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(7) A student lIUIy not wcn a study-unit for which he does not have the

prerequisites o r wi thotU taking tl'lc recommended concurrent study-units, uce pt wilh

the permission of the Faculty Board .

( I) Final EnminationsMlaJl be held once annually, normaUy in May-JUlIe ,

and consist of four papers in each principal area of "udy and two papers in each

secondary aJU of study. A viva VG«: examination may also be held .

(2)

On completing a course of studies a stude nt i$ r.::quired 10 5illhc Final

Elfami nations in the principalaod secondary areas of study he has taken and 10 regiMe r

for them by the end of M.an:Il.

(3) For lbose study- units which cnd just before the Fin al Examinations,

credits will be awarded to a student on Ihe basis of Ills pcrformam:c in those study-units.

F1na1 Resultl

(1) The final results of a student shall take into IICOOIInl his performance in

the Final Examinations as well as the f,;redits and gnldes obtained during his course of

st udies.

A student shan not qualify for t he Degree if he does not pass the Final

(2)

Enminations.

(3) The Final Examinationsshall carry fifty pe r cent of the weighting for tile

grading for the final result. The othe r fifty per cent shall be calculated on the basis of an

overall average of the credit' obtained. If more than 64 credits are obtained by a

student , the best 64 credits $Iltisfying paragraphs (I), (2), (3) and (4) of regulation 6

, hall be taken into account.

(4) The names of candidates who qualify for the Degree diaD be pub1isbed in

alphabetical order in categories !, llA , llB , fII and PU$ .

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Without prejudice to the provisions of pangn.ph (6) of regulation 5, a

S\udent who ral" the Final Examinations in one area of study may be allowed by the

Faculty Board 10 retain the marlr. obtained in the area Of I IUS of study successfull y

talr.en and loresi tonce the Final Examination in sucl1 area under such conditions as the

Faculty Board may in each case delcnn;nc: . If successfu l, the student shan be given a

Pass marlr. in this area of study. The final results shalllBke in to ao::ount IIIe overall

performance of tile Sludent . as provided in paragraph (I) of regulation 10.

SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR PART-TIME EVENING COURSES

Re&is tntlon

( I) A candidate who qualifies fo r admission to tile full-time Course unde r

regulation 4 may regi$ter for tile Evening Course as a regular student on a pan-time

basis.

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(2) The E~ning eou.-se shall be governed by the provisioll5of the foregoi ng

regulations except as provided in Ibil regulation and in the following regulations .

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( I) A candidate registered for the Evening Course $haD oormally be

required to oomplele Part One of the Cour$e in three years and Part Two in two years.

(2) A candidate retistered for the Eveni ng Counoe may nol complete the

Course in less than eighl liemesters or more Ibn m academic years after fint joining

the Course except in special circumst.aDce$""';th the ~rmi5Sion of Senate and under

such coooiliOl1llIlS Senale may in each case delermi~ .

CaiUope of .h.dy ... nlts

(1) A catalogue of study-units for each area of study and of the credit!;

lWigllCd 10 each study-unit for the Eveni ng Course shall be published by the Facuhy

Board before the Ilan of each academ ic )'t'ar following lIS approval by Senate.

(2) The study-units for the Evening CoUI"ie shall be similar \0 those stated

for the full_time Count under regulation 7 and shall be alTanged so that. whole ~

of ~lUdies an be completed in five ~ars.

IS . (I ) In each ~ar of the Evening Course a student shall be re<jllired to

register for a number o f study-units for which . total of not less than 8 and not more than

16cndiu are U$igned .

(2) An E~ninl Course stlident who obtains fewer than 6cndits in anyone

year of the Coune $hall not be allowed to continue tbe CoUqe or to take the Rnal

E.urninations. ucept in JPCclal ciKumstances and with the approval of Senate.

( I ) The Rnal Examinations of the E vening Coune shall be the same as the

Final Examinations of the filII-ti me Coune.

(2) On eompleting the Course a student shall be required to register for the

Final Euminations by the end of March. The provisions of paragraph (3)ofreglllation

9 shall apply to any l uch student.

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