_B .A. _DEGREE COURSE REGULAll0NS, 1994

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THE BACHELOR OF ARTS IN TItEOLOG¥ AlIo'D HUMAN STUDIES

_B .A. _DEGREE COURSE REGULAll0NS, 1994

IN exercise of the powen conferKd upon him by sedions JO(S) and

31(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chance11orofthe University

of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate

of the University of Malta by virtue oflhe powers oonfcrred upon it by

~ons 31 and 3S of the said Act

Cltatloa and Interprttlltlon

I. (1) Tht:se regulations may be cited as the Bachelor of Arts in Theology and

Human Slucfic& - B.A. - Degree Course Regulations, 1994.

(2)

In these regulations , unless the OOIItext othc......ue requires -

Mlhe Cou.ne M meant the Course leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in

'Theology and Human Studies - B.A.;

" the JkgreeM means the Degree of Bachelor of Ans in Theology and Human

Studies - 8 .A.

Appllcablllty

These regulations shall apply 10 cout;e$ starting in October 1992 or later.

FJJcIbllity for IM i)rp'ft

In order to be eligible for Ihe Degree a candidate shall have

(a) registered as • matril.:u.latcd student in te rms of the Admissions

Regula tions of the UniVi:rsit)';

Cb) registered (or and sllCCQ5fuUy completed the full Counc: of studies in

aecordaooe with these regulatiOIl$;

(e)

passed the Final Examination of the Course: and

(d) satisfied all other requirements laid down in thcsc regulations and in any

other relevant $tatutes and regulations of Ihe Uni~ersily.

&.nI 01 Studlt$ . nd CoordllWltor

(1) A Board o(Studies oonsisting of the Dean orthe Faculty and three other

members shall beappointed by the Faculty Board for a period of three years to manage

and lUpc:rvise the Course in IKlOOrdancc with these regulat ions. The lXan shall be the

Olainnan of the Board of Studies.

(2) 'The Faculty Board sball appoint a Course coordi nator for- a period of

three years from among Ihe membeR of the Boan1 of Studies.

Duration or Course

(I) The Course $hall normally eXle!ld over I periodof three years.

(2) The Faculty Board may aJlow a st udent who, for good and sutrldent

reason , cannot complete the Course within three yean \0 extend il by another year .

(3) A st\Klen! may not complete the Coune earlier than three or later than

four years from the date of admi$sK)n to the Coun;e, except in special cin:vmstanocs

with the permission of Senale.

Count 01 Studla

(I) Il-Kors gIIandu nonnalment jinfirex fuq IHel snin .

(2) Il-Bord tal·Fakultll ji&ta' jl'lalli studcnl ila_al iI-KoQ b'scna meta dan,

gbal Tagulli lajba u suffi~tcnti , ma jkmu jista' jttmm il-KoTS fi tliet snin.

(3) Kandidal rna jistax ilemm iJ-Kors qabcllliel snln jew wara erba' mid-

data tad-dbultiegllu fil·Kors, bllef rtirklllitanzi spctjali bil-permess tas-Senal.

II·Kon ta' l-btudJl

(1) To complete the Course I slUdcnl shall obtain a minimum 0(64 c:redilSin

the following .rcu of study and according to the following proponion

(a) 26creditsin Theology;

(b)

4 credits in Mediterranean Religions;

10 credits in Philosophy and Pllcnomeoology of Religion;

(c)

(d) 20 credits in I n approved arca or lOc:redits in each oneoft'NO approved

arcuofstudy;

(e) 4 olher credits in any area of s\udy. subject \0 Ibcapproval of the Board

of Studies,

(2) The approved areas of Shldy shall be Philosophy, Theology and any

other area which the Faculty Board approves after consulting the Department, Institute

or Faculty con~rT1C'd.

(3) On registration for the Course a studen t shall be required to register for

the approved area or areas of study.

(4) The Faculty Board may limit the available options or possible

combination of areas of study which ean be ehoosc:n as approved areas ohtudy.

(5) The Faculty Board may allow a st udent to change the approved area or

areas of study before beginning the scoond year of the Course, provided that this

change is oompatible with the regulations.

(6) A catalogue of study·units with the credits assigned to each shall be

published before the start of each academic year ,

(7) The Dun may uemptastudent, on the reoommendation of the Headof

the Department cona:me<I , from the requirement of obtaining. credit ~ rt i ficate for a

particular unit if he has obtained from IIH: UniYet$ity , or an institution reoognized by

Senale for the purpose, a substant ially equivalent qualification . A student may not be

exempted for more tluln or>C·third of the whnle Course.

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(I) Stud y-units shall I)c, arranged in $\K:h • way thal the Course can be

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completed in three ye.,....

(2) In each year of the Course. student shall be required to register for a

number of study-units for whicb a lotal of ool iess lhan 16 and IlOl more than 26 credits

arc assigned.

(l) Credilll shall be assigned aa:ording 10 !he following gr1ldes in descending

order of merit ; A , B, C, 0 and F, where Findicaletl ~ Failed " .

(4) A student who fails 10 obtain a credit for I study_unit shall r>OrmaJly be

allowed to take one resi t only and, if necessary, follow the study-unit again onlyonce, in

which case hb ~menl , hall be graded eithtr as '0' or as 'F'.

(S) A student who obtains fewer than 14 credits in nch of IWO rem of the

Course $hall nol be allowed to continue the Course or to take the Final E..u minations,

except in special circumstances and with the approval of Senale.

Final En mlnaUoa

man be

( I ) On obtaining all the necessary number of credits 5tudenlS

required 10 sit for the Final Enminatioo.

(2) 'The Final Examinations shall be held nonnaUy in MayfJune and shall

consist of eiaht papers, three in Theolo&Y and Mediterranean Religions, one in

Philosophy and Phenomenology of Religion and four in the approved area or areas of

Jludy. A 1';1'If-1'Oa eumination may also be held.

(3) To PlM the Final Eumination a studen t must pass in each paper.

(4) Pipers dlall be marked acoording to the following grades in descending

order of meri t: A , B. C, 0 and F, where F indicates "Failed ".

(5) A student who fails in any of the papers may resil the papc:ror papers in

which he has failed o nly once and wi thi n six months.

(6)

In the resi t the grade obtained shall be either ' 0 ' or 'F .

Anal Relul!

( 1) The Final Result shall take into account the performance in the Final

Examinations u well of the grades obtained during the Course,

(2) The Final Examination shall carry SO% of the weiahting in .the

dassiflCll>On oftnc Final Resul t. The remainingSO% shall beealeulatcd on the ~lSof

the a\'erase pde of the <;redits obtained during the Course:. If more than 64 credLts arc

obtained the besl 64 credits which satisfy paragraph (1) of regulation 6 shall be takcn

into account .

(J) In the Final Result the names of candidates who qualify for the Degree

shall be published In alphabetical orde r according to Ihe following categories: [, 11 A.

"B, III and Pass.

Award flIlbe Dep'ft

On successful completion of the Course candidates shall be awarded the

Degree.

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