19 tal-1994

L.N. 19 of 1994

roueA n ON ACT

(CAP. 317)

T HE MASTER OF EDUCATION -

M.F..d. D&;REE COURSE

REGULATIONS, 1994

IN Clcrcise of the powersoonferred upon hi m by sections 30 (S) and

31 (6) ofthe Educadon Act (Cap. 327) , the Cbll.ncellorofthe University

of Malla has prom ulgated the following regulations made by the Senate

of the University of M al ta by virtue of the powers conferred upon it by

secti on 35 of the said Act.

Cltation.nd IlIterpmation

I. (1) These regulations may beciled as The MasterofEducation-M .Ed.-

Degree Course Regula tions, 1994.

(2) In these regulati ons, unless the co ntext otherwise requires-

-the Board" means the Board of the FaGulty of Education;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Qegrce of Master of Education-

M.Ed.;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Education - M.Ed.

Applicability

These regulations shall apply 10 courses starting in 1989 or later.

AdmiMlon

(1) In order to be admitted to the Coune a candidate shall be required 10 be

in possession of either of the followi ng qualifications

(a) the degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours) - B.Ed. (Hons.}-or

another Honours degree, in eithe r case with First or Second Oass Honours,

together wilh al leaSI one year of recognised full ·time telll:hing experience and a

professional teaching quaI!fication consisting of the Postgraduate Certificale of

Education, the Teacher's Certificate or an equivalent qualification: or

(b) a qualification considered 10 be eq uivalent to the aforesaid by the Board

and obtained from this or anmher university approved by Senate for the purpose.

(2) The Board shall appoint a Master of Education Degree Committee to

advise it on the admission of cand idates, the academic program me and matters relating

to the proper runni ng of the Course.

(3) The Master of Education Degree Committ« shall be composed of the

Dean or his delegate as Chairman, the Heads of Department in !he Faculty and two

other members appointed by Ihe Board. Other members may be co-opted by the

Committ ee if the need arises.

B

(I) The duration of the Course shall normally be of o ne academic yea r for

full ·time candidates, and of two acade mic yean for part. time candidates. A one·year

extension of the Course may be allowe:d wit h the approval of the Board on the

recommcndation of thc Master of Educa tion Degree Committee. In exceptional cases

Senate may allow a further one year extension of the Course.

(2) A candidate, whether full-lime o r part·time, shall be required to re-

register for the Course before the beginning of each academ ic year.

S. ( 1) A cand idate for the Degree shall be required to specialise in an area of

Educational Theory andlor Pedagogy.

(2) The course sh.a.lI consist of ta ught mod ules a nd a disse rtation .

(3) ThereshaJl be three ta ugh t modules each of which $hall beasses~d by a n

assignment.

Each module must be successfully completed but failed modules may be

(4)

repeated ODOC: .

(5) A wrinen examination ooMisting of four papers shall be held at the end

of the Course.

(6) A candidate who fails in any paper of the wriuen e xamination may be

allowed by the Board , on the recomme nd9tio n of the Master of Educatio n Degree

Commillee, 10 re·sit the whole exami nation within a period of no t more than twelve

caleTldar months.

J>isa,r,rUolion

( I) Kandidat ghall-Grad jetllieg jispetjaliua f)[i qasam la t-T eorija ta' I-

Edukazzjonl uljew la l-Pedagogija.

(2)

II-Kors &handu jkun maghm ul minn modu li mghallma u mi nn d is.se r-

lazz;oni.

(3) Ghandu ikun he mm tliet moduli mghallma li kull wiekd minnbo m ikun

ivvalu tat b'assignmenl.

(4) Kull modulu irid jintemm b'suttcss IUla min ie hel rlri modulu ii5la' jir-

repetih darba.

(5)

Fi Imi em il-kors ghandu isir d am i bil- miktub li iikkonsisti r erba' kan •.

(6) Kan didat li jehel rlri karta la' l-etami bil-miklub jisla' jithall a mill -Bo rd ,

fuq rakkomandazzjoni tal-Kumita! ghall-Grad ta' Maslt T of Education, biexjerga' joq-

ghod ghall-etami kollu sa perjodu ta' tmien li ma jaqbiix iHnax-iI xaharskond il-kalen-

darju.

(I) A eand idate shall be required lo complete the dissertation under tutorial

supervision. The superviso r may refer to Ihe Board through the Master of Educatio n

Degree Committee a ca ndidate whose wo rk is considered unsatisfactory.

(2) The proposed tit le and outline of the dissertation must be appioved by

the supervisor and submitted by the end of the sixth month from thecommenee ment of

the Course to the Board through the Committee for final approval. Any substantial

modifica tion in the title or con tent of the projected dissertation that is required by the

progress of the candidate's stud y and research must be refeTTed to the Boa rd for

approval.

(3) The dissertation shall be submi tted in its final form on a prescribed dale

not la te r than three months after the fina l examinatio n.

(4)

Every di ssertation sha t1

(a) be either a record of original work or an ordered and critical expression

of existing dala with rep·d to a particular subject; and

(b) fulfil all specifications of the relevant requirements as regluis leogth ,

formal and presentation.

B

(5) No diS$ertation shall be accepted which is identical in substance with a

dissertation already subm itted for a degree in this or anyothc r Univenoity. A candidate

shall not be precluded from incorporating such previous diS$enation work as may be

necessary to the presen tation and fuller undenotanding of his exposition . provided that

the nature and extent of such incorporation is clearly acknowledged in th e dissertation

itse lf.

(6) Three copies of the dissertat ion, p repared in an approved style , sha ll be

subm itted.

(7) Each d issertation shall be examined by a Board of Exam iners appoi nted

by the Board. One of tbc: examiners shall normally be an ene mal examiner from

anothe r university. The examiners may. at their discretion, examine a candidate orally.

(8) If the work subm itted is conside red uosatisfaclOry, the Board , on the

recommendation of the exami ners, may allow the candida te to re·submi t the

disse rtatio n once within a period of one calendar year.

flnal Result

Candidates who are successful in the assessmen t ofthe modules, in the written

elaminations and whose dissertat ion is found 10 be $3.tisfactory shall qualify for the

Degree and thei r names shall be published in alphabetical order.

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