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EDUCATION

(ACT XXIV OF 1981)

RflUJlltioID for the Courw I 11 .. 10 Ihe Decree 01

BM:bdor ofEnal-rtnc ..... ArdIItecture (0_.)- B.E.ltA. (Hom.)

(COUI'H whlcb started In Ftbrwol')' 1987 0IlI,)

IN exercise of the powcrsoonferrcd upon him by sections23(S) and

29(6) of the Education Act, 1988, the Chancellor of the University of

Malta has promulgated the foUowingn:guJalionsmade by the Se nate of

the University of Malla in virtue of the powers oonfen ed u pon it by

scaion 33 otdlc said Act.

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11Iese n:gv.lations may be cited 115 the Regulations for the Degree of

Bachelor of Engineering and An:hitectun: (Hons.) - B.E.&A.

( Hons.) and are applicable for the mu1Se which started in February,

1987 only.

REGULATIONS FOR TIlE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ENGlNEERING

AND ARClIl1'ECTURE (HONS.) _ B.£ •• U ... (HONOURS)

(Applicable to the COlII'M which R.u1ed In February, 1987)

ElillbIlIty for Dtgree

To be e ligible for the award of the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering and

Architecture (Honoun), a candidate must

(a) be registered as a matriculated student in le rms o f the Admission

Regulations of the University

(b) satisfy the Special Course Require me nts in accordance with Regulation

3 below ;

(c) complete !he course of studilC$, qualify in the examinations, and satisfy

any O{her requirements as pracribed in the Regulations;

(d) satisfy any other requi rements pracribed in any Ol:ber relevant Stat utea

and Regulations of the University.

Course duratloa and ltnIdurt

2.1. The course o f st udies leading to the deF of Bacbelor o f Engineering and

Architecture (Honours) will be 01" five years duratlO!l .

The cou rse will be di vided into two pans as follows

2.2.

Pan I shall have aduratio n offiveacademicsc:mesters, common toall studenl$ , !he

first academic semeste r being of six months duration and followed by a six-mon th work

semester , and !he next four academic $emesters offour months duratio n each .

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Pan 2 will ha~ a durJllion offour academic$e!lle$ters. andwillCOllsis! ora nl,lmbe r

of elective Streams of study . of whkh cad! student will select one.

2.3. The Facu lt y Board reserves the right 10 limit Ihe numbe r of Streams of study.

as it resources dictate .

To apply for admission 10 the course leading 10 the dc:gI"('C of Bachelor of

Engineering and Architecture (Honours), a ca ndidate mU llt. besides satisfying the

conditions for admission as a regular student in terms orlhe Admission Regulations of

the U niversity. SII lisfy Ihe following Special Course RequirclM nts

Two passes at Advanced Level (at Grade Cor better, oreq uivillenl), in

(i)

Mathematics

(ii)

Physics

(iii) t iThe. another sub;:ct (pre ferably Art) from tile list of approved

subjects, al Advanced Level a1 G rade D or beller, or equivalent.

tH a certificate 1ha1 tbe candidate has Ql)mp\etw the Count for

Arehitecu' AWtants and Onugbtsmen run by the Department of Education of

the Government of Malta

Provided t hat a candidate who is a graduate of a university, or has other

qualifications ronsidered to be sufficien t. may be uernpled by the Ad rnissions

Board , on the advice of the F.culty Admissions Committee , from the whole or part

of these Special Course Requiremenlli .

1. The subjects of Part 1 of the course leading to the degree of B.E.&A .

(Hons.) shall be

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GraphiC5

Communications and Stereotomy

History of Architecture and Engineering

Auid Me<:han ies

Solid Mechanics

Mathematiel

Building MaterialslConcrele Technology

Social Sciences

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Design Methodology

History and Theory

Man-Environment Relations

Mathematics

Con5Iructioo Technology

Environmental Control S)'$tems

Structure

Qvil Engineering

(ACiJtkmic ~rMJltr:f 4 illld 5)

Design

History and Theary

Con$lructioo Technology

Environmental Control Systems

Structures

QviI Engineering

Urban Studies or Infrastructure Engineering

and weh othenubjeets that may be(\elermined by Senate on the advice ofthe Faculty

Board .

• . 2. TIJ.e subjects of Part 2 of the COUIK shall consist of . group of compulsory

suhjecu andlor other subjects. fannin, an electivt: Stream. TIle Facull y shall offer al

least two such Streams. one predominently in the field of Building. andlor ~vi1

Engineering, and tbe other in the field of Arcbilectl,lre andIor Urban Studies. The list of

Streams on offer shall be published , al kast one year before the ltart of the Stream, the

curriculum for clICh Stream shall be approved by the Faculty Board alkasl before the

end of the prececding semester. EadI Stream $hall include the following compulsory

subjects

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Building and Land &:onomie5

Project Management

Building Law and Contract DoeumentS

ResearciJ and Programming

Professional Practice

<1 .3. Each srudent shall dIoose QOC Stream, and shall follow aD compulsory

subjeeu. as well as all the subjects prescribed for the cho&en Stream. Candidates will

also be required to prepare a written Dissertation, and a Thesis Design Project on a

theme related to their Stream.

<1 .4. Notwithstanding the provision5o(Regulations <l. lto 4.3 above , the Faculty

Board may in Part I or Part 2 o( the course allow a ltudentto (oIlow I programme o(

$tudie$ .in an approved overseas institution o( Higher EduCluion for a period of tillV! not

e.cec:ding one academic semester provided that it is JIItisfied that the subjeeu to be

studied are equivalent in cooteDt to the subjecU prescribed (or that .-me academic

semester. With reference tocompulsol)' subjects prescribed for Pan 1I O(lheoourse fOl"

which 00 overseas eq\livalent can be e$tablished by the Faculty Board, the student

concerned may be requested by Farully Board 10 (0110 .. such additional st\ldles and

submit to any asseument as the Faculty Board may decide .

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5.1. The assessments relating 10 the first academic semester, made over thoc

period February 1987 10 February 1988, in 8CC(lrdance with the Regulations, Bye-LaWll.

and Guidelines then in force, shall be coDsidcn:d valid, notwithstanding any provision

in these Regulations, and in the Guidelines cstllblished by Faculty Board after October

'988-

5.2. At the end of eacll semester, there may be an essessmcnl in each 01 the

l ubjects, in 3<XXlrdance with the Guidelines established by Faculty Board.

5.3. The assa.srne nt wiU take lntoeonside:ation theeandidatC'1 performance in

OOllfKwork assigned during the semester andIor euminations hdd at the e nd of the

semester, in IIllCXIrdance with the Gl1idelines em.bIisbed by FaaJ.lly Board.

5. 4. When the Faculty Bo.rd is not satisfied wi th the pcrfornUlI1<:C of the

candidate in any of the 5lIbje<:ts, it may require that the candidate be re-_S$ed

Ull"OUp a re-«aminatioo andfor a re~ubmission of coursework, andlor satisfy o ther

conditions as the Faculty Board may impose .

S.S. There will be assesIilM,Rl lICSSions in January and in May. There will be. re-

assessment session in September.

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6, I. At the end o f each year , there will be asse"rnents in each of the subieets. in

aa:ordance with the Guidelines establi!.hed by Faculty Board.

1. Kandidal ma jingl'latu penness biex jitla' fit-sena lal- Kon I; Imiss, jell il-

Bord tal-Fakuh~ ma jkunx sadisf.1t biT-Titu!tal la' kullhndidal fuq kull $ena.

7.2. Kandidal 1i ma jinghalu peoness biex jitla'lili~na tal-Kon li Imiss, taln

regolamcnl 7.1 jisla' jingl'lata permess mill-Bord tal -Fakult. bieI jirrepeli dik is-sena

tal-Kon. J....e1Kb kandidat ma jinghlta perme55 bieIjirrepeti attar minn darba.

Rii;ulgtl u ~i t.I-Gr8d

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1. Fil-lmiem la' kullllemeslN la' I-Ewwel P.rti, ir-ritultal akkademiku g ' kull

srudent, rtuli 'u~1t vllutat, Jit! ppubblikal, bil-grad A, B, C, 0, jew MFlil~ , Hond il -

Unji gwjda mwaqqf. mill-Bord lal-Fakull' . fillet I; gflall-e_el llemeslm japplika

paragrafu .5.1.

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Fit-Tien; Parti. ir-ntulllti ta' kuU $IU11en l malul is-sena jinpbN flimkit:n . u

ji~ ppubblik.ti bflala ritullal wic!lcd, bil-gradi, A, B, C, D , jew MFail~. skood jJ-Unji

gwida mwaqqfa mill-Sord IIl -Fakult •. L-etamijiet u x-ltogboI Ill-ton la ' I-abllar

llentejn jip moderati minn ctaminaluri barranin, imqabbda mis-Senat, skood il-pariT

tal-Bard IIl-Fakullil _

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8.3, ll· k.ndidooti ,ikkwlllifib", g\'I.lI ·ghoIj. tal-grad me t. jlemmu , b'sutteJ$, 1-

.l'Ihlll" sena. lI·klas&ifikazzjoni finali lal·cnd u' k\lll klooidat li jghaddi tinbena fuq ir-

rihlltali mibuba rkull $en.a, stood il-Unj' pida mwaqqfa miU-Bord tal-Fatui •• . 1.-

ismijiel tal-klndidati li ikkwalifikaw gh.lI-pd ta' B.E.&A. li&1I ppublikati , rordni

alf.Mlik .. , rlisl. maqsum. fil-.... t t pji: I·E_el K1assi bI-Unuri, il·TicR; Klassi bl·

Unllri (T.q5im. Superjuri), it·TJCni Klassi bi,Unuri (TllQ5iml. Infcr]lIri), it-lielel

KJassi bl·Unuri, jcw Ghadda (MPass

akond il-Unj; pida mwaqqf. mill-Bord 1.1·

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supplementarji, tkun, gI'Iall·fini tal-klass.ifikuzjoni tal-grad , il-malka minim. Ji bill.

kandidat jglladdi.

8.5. Fi t-Tteni Parti . il-kandidati li j,"CpeIU sena, Jew I; jkollhom jcrUhu

jipprctcntaw )d·Disscrtazzjoni. jcw il· Pro&etl 'a' Teti , jistgl\u jikkwalifikaw biss gIIall.

grad fiI·kalegorija la' MPass

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Appllhnjoai tu- RttPI.

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Dawn ir-regohunc:nti jappliklw biss gllall-kors li bc:da fi FnIIT 1987.

2. TIle lISSCS>Dlen t will take into consideration the candidate', performance in

counework assigned during the scmesters andIor enminations held at lhe eoo o f the

year. in accordance with the GuidelilJell csublished by Faculty Board.

6.3. lbere will be examination sessions in June , aoo a re-euminatio n scSliion in

Septembe r.

6.4. When the Faculty Board i, not satisfied with the performance of the

candidate in a ny of the subjects, it may require that the candidatt be re-assessed

through a re-eumination and lor a re-submill5ion of courKwork andlor satisfy othe r

condit ions 11$ the Facully Board .nay impose .

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7.1. TIle candidate shall not be allowed 10 pt oocc:d to the following year of the

OOUrK. if the Faculty Board is DOt satWied with the performance of each candidate ove r

each year .

7.2. A candidate who is not allowed to proceed to the following year of the

eoune , under regulation 7.1. above . may be allowed by the Faculty Board to repeat the

relevant year of the COUrK. No candidate shall be allowed to re peat more than once

during the whole COUrK.

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At the end of each semestCTofPan I .each st udent's acadcmicpcrformancc ,

in each subject as<e$SCd, shall be published, gaded A, B, C , D , or Fail, in accordance

with tbe Guidelines established by Faculty Board, provided that for the firs! semester

paragr1lph S.l. above shall apply.

8.2. In Pan 2, each student's academic performance over eacb year shall be

ronsolidaled and published as one ccsul! A, S , C, D, or Fail, in accordance with the

Guide lines established by Facully Board. The uaminations and OOIIrsework ove r the

final two )'C'al1sh.i1 be moderated by utemal uaminers, appointed bySenale. on the

advioe of llle Fa<:ulty Board.

8.3. Dndidates qualify for the award of • degree on the JU<X:e1IlfuJ oompk;tion of

their final )'1:1r. The final clmific:ation of the Degr« for evt:ty JUeoessful ClIndidatc will

be based on the resul U obtained in every year of the Course. in accordance with the

Guidelines established by the FllClllly Board . The names of the candidates woo qualify

for the award of the B.E . .lA. degree shaD be published in alphabetical orde r in a list

divided in to the categories, First Class Honours, Second Oass Honours (Upper

Division) , Second 03$5 Honours (Lower Divi$ion) , Third Oas:s Honours, or P3$5, in

aa:ordanoe with the Guidelines estlblished by the Faeulty Board.

8. 4. For the pu rposes of degree classification , the marks carried over in the case

of Iny ~·;wes.sment shlll be the minimwn marlt.

8.5 . In Part 2, candidates wllo repeat any year, or who have been required 10 re·

submit anydisscnalion or any thesis project worlt , may only qUllify for I Pass degree.

Applkallon otRegulatlons

9. These regul alions shlll applyonly 10 the Course which started in Febroa'1' , 1987.

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