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I<:DUCAnON ACT

(CAP. 327)

REGULATIONS t'OR THE COURSE LEADING

TO THE DEGREE OF BACH ELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN

F£ ONOMICS _ B.A.(HONS.) ECONOM1CS _ . OR IN

MANAGEMENT _ B.A. (HONS.) MANAGEMEm _, OR IN

ACCOUNTANCV - B.A.(HONS.) ACCOUNTANCY - , OR I N

PUBLI C POLI CY _ B.A.(HONS.) PUBLIC POLICY - . OR IN

BANKING AND n NANCE _B .A.(HONS.) BANKING" FINANCE

IN exetdse of IM powen conferred upon him by S«tiQns 30(5) and

J I(6)of lhe Education Act (Cap. 327). the Chllnctllorof the University

o f Malt. has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate

of the Universi ty of Malla by virtue of the pQ'A'cn oon fem:d upon it by

sections 31 and 3S of the said Act

I. These regulations may be ciled as the Regula tions for the CaulK leading \0

the Degree of Bachelo<- of AJ'U (Honoun) in Economics - B .A .(Hous.) Eamo-

m;es -, or in Manage ment - B.A.(Hons.) Management - , or in Accountancy-

8 .A.( HOII$.) Aa;ounlancy - , or in Public Policy - B.A.(Hons.) Public PoIicy-. or

in Banting and Fina nce - B. A .(Hons. ) Ba nti ng & Finance.

These regulations shall apply to oourses starting in October 1991, 1992 and

1' I·An dWIJ" I·Ed\lkaujoni (Kap. 327), II· KanCiUie. la' I·U ni~rsil~

la' Malla pprom\llga dawn ir·regolamem. maghmula mi5·Senal la' I·

Unl~ni lilla ' Malla

b,,·,.hha tas·setgllat moglltija 1,11,1 bI·artikoli 31

35 ta ' dak I-An ;

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L Dawn i.-regolamenti jistgllu jissejbu r-Regolamenti gllall-Kon li jwlWal

gIIall·Grad ta ' Bachelor of Ans (H onours) in Economics - B.A.(HOII5.) Economics

- , jew in Management - B.A.(Hons.) Management -. jew in Accountancy -

B.A .{Hons.) Accountancy - . jew in Public Policy - B.A.(HOII5 .) Public Policy - ,

jew in Banking and Finance - B.A. (HorlS.) Banking and Finance.

1993. Eli&lbUity

To be eligible for the award o f tbe Degrce o f Bachelo r of Ans (Hons .) in

EeotIornics, o r in Ma nage ment, or in Accountancy. or in Puhlic Policy, Or in Banking

a nd Finance (hereinafter referred to as 'specialised areas o f slIId y') a candidate shall

(a) register as a regular slUdent for tbe appropriate \Dune in the specialised

area o f stud y chosen hy him in ~a:ordance with regulation 4 of these regulations ;

(b) complete the appropriate course of studies in such specialised a rea of

study a nd paS$ the relevant e:18minations in ao;:ordanct: with these regulations; and

(c ) satisfy all o ther requirements laid down in these regulations and in any

othe r rel evant statutes a nd regulations.

Rrelstrallon

A ca ndidate may be registe red for a C(lune ofslUdies leading to tile Degree of

Bachelor of Arts (HoM. ) in anyone of the specialised areu o f study if he has

(a) sa tisfied all the requirements for obtaining the Degree o f Bachelor o f

Commerce a nd has been placed in category liB or bener; and

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(b) obtained an average Grade C or helier, witb not more than one Grade

D, in the four papen in the s.amc: specialised area of study in the Fmal Enmination

for the Degree of Bachelor of Commerce.

(I) The course of st udies leading to the Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in

Aa:ountancy shan normally utend over a period of two ~an.

(2) The course of studies leading to the Bachelor of Arts (Hons.) in

EconomiC$, or Management. or Public Policy, or Banking and Finance sball normally

extend ovcr a period of one year.

(3) A candidate may not take the Final Enmination later than two yean

from first registration for the course of studies leading to the B .A .( Hoos.) Acoountancy

uccpt with the pennWion of Senate given in special cifCIIll1$ltnoes.

(4) A candidate registered for the Bachelor of Arts (Hons .) in Economics,

o r Management , or Public PoIky, 01" Banking and F"maJKe may not take the Final

Elimination later Ihan one ~ar from fint registration UClepI with permission of

Senate given in special cifCIIlTl!lanen.

(5) The course of $tudies shall consist of a number of study- units. Credits are

awarded 10 candidatCII who sUa:e5$fully complete study·units.

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

published at the start of every academic ~ar following the approval of the Faculty

(7) In order 10 complete the course of studies leadin, to the Bac:helorof Am

(Hoos.) in any of the specialised areas o!study a candidate shall

(a) obtain IlOl less than thirty four credi'" if reptered for the Aocountancy

specialised area of study and 001 less than silnecn credits if registered for

Eoooomics, or Management , or Publil: Policy. or Banking and FmaJKe as

specialised areas of study, such credits being selected from the list 0( study-units

specified for the HOT\()\In level of the respective specialised area of sludy; and

(b) write a dissertation/project on a subject approved by the Faculty Board

which must be submiuetl by the cnd of the course of studies.

(8) Credits shall be graded A. B. C, D, or F, A being the highel;l and D the

lowest pass grade. indicating the "andard aUained by tbe candidate in the work done

throughout the study-unit and in a test . 'The test may COII$i$I ofl written part andfotan

oral part andfor an Uiignmenl .

( I) At the end of the course: of studies and after obIaininltbe minimum

numbe r of credits specified in paragraph (7) of regulation 5 above. a candidate shall be

required to sit for the Final Examination.

(2) The Final ElImination leading 10 the B.A. ( Hons.) in ACC:o\Intancy

shall comist of seven papen and the disse rtation/project. A ~1~41-vQU ellmination may

aJso be beld.

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(3) The Final Euminalion leadin& 10 the B.A. (Hons .) in Economics, or

Management, or Public Policy , or Banking and Finance !hall consisl of four papers and

the dissertation/protect.

(4) A candidate dlaU be dumed 10 have P'SSM an e:n mirullion if he has

obtained one of the following gndcs; A , 8, CorD in ea<,;h of the papers and in the

disscnalionlprojcd - A beingliK: highcst and D the lowest .

(5) The~ shan be IWO sessions of uaminations: one session shall nonnally

be held in May-Juneanda supplementarysessioo shall normally be held in September-

October.

1. (I) A candidate who fails in not more than two papers of tile Final

Eliamination shall be allowed 10 sit fur a Supplementary Examination in the following

sessjon in tile paper or papers failed.

Where I candidate f.ils ;

(2)

(.)

in more than two papcn of the Final El\aminalion , or

in a ny paper of the Supplementary Elimination, or

(b)

(c)

in the dissertation/project examination

he 511all nOI be allowed 10 take the Dcgru.

(3) For the purposes of Ihis regulatKln the tenn wpapcr~ includes the

dissertalion/project .

( I ) Kandio:lal li jeflel fmhux aktar minn tewi karti la' l-Ehmi Finali

ghandu jill'lalla jagbmel Etami Riparalorju fis-sessjoni 11' wan fil-karta jew klrti li

jkun wehel fihom,

(2)

Meta kandidat jel'lel

(I) faklar minn tcwi karti tl' I-Etami FinaH, jew

xi karta ta' I-Etami Riparalorju , jew

Cb)

(t)

fl -chm' lad-dissc rtazzjonilprogctt

ma jilhalliex jichu I-Orad.

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(3) Ghall-gbanijicl

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ir-regolamenl

I, kcl ma

tinkludi

ta'

disscrtnz;onifprogctt.

taI,Kandidati

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8, (I) Il_valutazzjoni shiha la' kandidal gball-O rld 11' Bachelor of Arts

(Hons .) rkull wic l'lcd mi ll-oqsma spe~jllizz.ati ta' studju gbandha tqis il-livell mm'lllq

fl-Etami Finali, kif ukoll K:.ccrtifikali lal-kredli u I-gradi miksubin marul il-koB la '

l-istudji ticgl'lu u fid-disscrtanjonilprotett .

(2) lAsmijicl tal·kandidati li jiklr.walifikaw biex jinghalaw il-O rad tl'

Bachelor of Arts ( Hons,) fxi wic:hcd mill-oqsma spcCjaliu.ali 11' sludju ghandilom

jiiu ppublikali fordni alfabc:ti lr.u rliS!a mqU5rna fdawn il-lr.lassijiet

L·E~1 Klassi

It-THmi Klassi LiveU Superjuri

It·lieni KJassi Livell Inferjuri

It-Ticlel KJassi,

( I) The overall evalua lion of a candidale for lhe Degree ofBachclor of Arts

(Hons.) in any of Ihe specialised areas of sludy shall lake inlo accounl hispcrfonnance

al lhe Final Examination, as well as !he CTe<iil certifiaotes and &mC:S obtained during

his course of studies.oo in Ihe disscnalionlproject.

(2) The nlmes of candidates who qualify for the award of the Degree of

Bache lor of Am (Hons.) in any of Ihe specialised areas of sludy shall be published in

alphabelical order in • list divided in !he following classes

FirslOass

Second Oass Upper Division

Second Oass Lower Division

Third Oass

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