73 tal-1994

L .N. 73 or I ' "

EDUC ATION ACT

(C AP. 327)

T il E BACHELOR Of PSVC HOLOGY _ H. PSYCH. _ DEGREE

CO URSE Rt:GULATIONS 1994

IN C!(crcise orlhe powersoonfcr~d upon him by sections 30(5) a nd

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

of Malla has promulgated the followin g regulations made by the Senale

of the University by virtue of the powers conferred upon i1 by se.:tions 31

and 35 of!tIc uid Act.

e llalion a nd Int.rpmalion

t. ( I) These regulations may be cited as the Bachelor of Psychology

B. Psych. Dc&!"« Course: Regulations. 1994.

In these: regulalions. unless the context ol he~ requ ires-

(2)

- Ihe Board- meam the Board orlm. Faculty of Ed ucation;

- Ihe Coursc:- means the CoUrK leading 10 Ihe Degree of Bachelor of

Psychology - B.P5ych.;

- the Dcgree- meanS lite Degree of Bachelor of Psyrhology -

Applica bility

These tegulationssllall apply to courses starting in October 1992 or later .

Eligibility fOl' tM [legrft

T o be eligible for tile Degree a candidate sh aJl -

(a) be registered as a matriculated st udent in terms of the AdmiliS;ons

Regulations of the Univerllity

(b) Ilave registered for and succeliSfuly completed tile fuJl course of studies

as provided in tllese regulations

(c) have passed the Final fuaminations for the Degree: and

(d) have satisfied all the other requirements laid down in these regulations

and any oth er releva nt statutes. regulations and bye·la'N$ of the Universi ty.

Duration ofCour.w

(I ) The Course shall normally e ~ t end oycr a period of three years.

(2) The Board may all ow a st udent who for good and sufficie nt rcason

cannot complete tile Coorse within three yeal'$to extend it by another year.

(J) A candidate may not complete the Course earlier Ihan th ree years or

later than four rean from the dale o f h is first admission to lhe Course, CltCC'pl in ~pecial

cirn mlStances wilh the permission o f Senale.

Structure of Coune

(1) The Course shall a)I1$i$t of two pans as folkl¥>"S

<a) Part Or>e shall normally extend OYer a period of two year$ and shall be

common 10 both Ihe B.Psrc:h. and the B.Psyeh . ( flons.) courses;

ParI 1\0.'0 shall normally extend o~cr a period of one year.

(b)

The following shall be the areas of Sll,Idy and Sludy-uni1!of the Course

(2)

(a) Arcas ohtudy

(i)

Psychology;

(ii)

Major Or minor: Communicat ion Studies, Philosophy. Social

Studies;

(iii) Minor o nly: EdUCllrion , Management Studies: and

(iv)

Any other major or minor area of study approved by the

Departnlcn t o f Psychology;

(v)

Completion of compulsory units as specified in the nexl following

sub-paragraph;

(b) Study-units in

BiologyfPhysiol ogy.

(3) To complete I>arl One of Ihe Course and proceed 10 Part TWQ a student

shall obtain 1 minimum of 45 credits to include

(I)

16creditsinPsychology;

(b)

3 credits in each of the following

Communication Studies.

Philosophy,

Social Studies.

8iololYlPh~iology;

(c) 1 total of 12 credi ts in the major area or in the two minor areas combi ned;

(d) 5 optional credits offered by othe r !)('partments or Facuhie$ and

approved by the Department of Psychology.

(4) A Sludent woo by the end of Part One of the Course satisfies the relevant

requirements may Opl10 register for the course leading to the B . Psych. (Hons.) degree,

t>cfore the commencement of the third year.

CO\l~ of Studw.

<I) The Cou rse shall consist of study-units \0 which not less than 64 credits

are assigned .

(2)

In order to complete the Course a Studenl shall obtain

(a)

at least 24 credits in Psychology;

(b)

3 credits in each oflh c following

Communication Studies,

PllilO5Ophy.

Social Studies,

Biology/Physiology

(c) either 20crcd ilS in the major area Or 10 credits in each of the two minor

areas; and

(d) 8 credits in study-units in areaS offered by Olher Departments Or

Faculties and approved by the Department of Psychology .

(3) On registratio n for the Course a student sllall be required to register for

one major area or IWO minor areas of study.

(4) The Board may limit the available options or ~ible combinations of

areas of study which can be chosen as major or minor areas of study.

(5) The Board ma y allow a stude m to change the major area or the minor

areas of study before beginning the serond year of the Coun;e, provided that web change

is compatible wilh these regulations.

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

published before the stan of each academic year.

(7) The Board may e ~empt a candidate from the requirement of obtaining a

credit certificate for a particular unit if he has obtained from the University. or an

institution recognised by Se nate for Ihe purpose. a qualification which. in the opinion of

the Boon':. isequivalentto that required forthe credit concerned. A candidate may nOt

be exempted under this paragraph from more than one third of the whole Course.

Exemptions are allowed only in Part One of the Course.

(\) The st udy-units shall be arranged so that the Course can be completed in

two years for Part O ne and one year for Part Two .

,

(2) During each year of Part One oflhe Coursea studentshall be required to

reglSler for a number of study-units for which a total of not less than 19 and not more

than 26credits are 3uigned . During Part Two Ihe minimum number of credits shall be

16 and the maximu m 26.

(3). Credits shall be assigllcd according to the following grades in descendi ng

order of meTU : A, B , C, D and F, where F indicates Fai l.

(4) A student who faib 10 obtain a credit for a study-unil shall be allowed to

lake a .c-si t once. In Ihe re-sit, the st udem's credit shall be graded either D Or F.

(5) Saving the provision of paTagrapb (3) of regulation 5 and of regulation 6,

a stude nt wh o fails 10 obtai n 19 credits during any of Ihe fi!'1;\ IWO yea,.,. or 16 credi ts

duri~g the third year of the Cou rse shall be required 10 repea te th at year , except in

~pec,al Circu mstances and wit h th~ permission of the Sena\~ , A st udent shall not be

allowed to continue the Course ifh~ has to re peat any year more than once and he shall

not be allowed to repeat more than one year in the whole Course,

Final Examinations

8, (I) In order to com plete the Cou rse a student shall be required to sit for the

Final Examin ations in Ps)'chology and in Ihe major Or in the two minor areas of study

ta ken.

(2) Final E xa minations for the Course at the end of Pan Two shall be held

once annua lly, normall y in May-June , and shall consist of four papers: IWO papers in

Psychology and two pa pers in the major area nrone paper in each minor area ofstudy.

A viva-voc .. examination may also be held.

(3) T o satisfy the Final Exami nation requirements. a student must be

successfu l in each paper.

(4) Papers in the Final Examinations shall be marked according to the

following grades in desctmdingorderof merit: A , B. C , D and F, where Findicate. Fail.

(5) A student who fails in any of the four papers may have a re-sit in the

failed paper or papers once only.

(6) The grade Or mark obtain ed in any re·si t of the Final E xami nations shall

carry the minimum pass grade or mark D. or F in dica ting Fai l.

Final Result

9, (I) The Final Resu lts of a candidate Shall tak e into account his performance

in the Fi nal Examinations as well as the credits and grades obtai ned during the Course.

(2) The Final Examinationsshall carry fony percentofth e weightingforthe

grading of the Final Result. The othe r sixty per ce nt shall be calculated On tile basis of

the overall average of the credits oblain~ d. If more than 64 credits are obtained by a

student, the best 64 credits satisfying regulation 6 shall be taken into account .

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(l) In tbe Fin.1 RQUlu tM 1I&lM$a1 candidates who qualify for the Decree

shall be published in a1pnlbelil:al Ofdcl in calC'ple:s I. !lA . liB. and Ill.

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On _!OSfUI rompletioo of the Coune, candidatcssh&ll be _warded tne De!RC.

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(I ) Bie. ilemm il· Kors studenl gIIandu jaghmcl I·Eiamijiel finali fiI·

Psikologija u fiI-qasDm ewl ieni la' ~t udju jew fit-te""l! oqsma se kondarji la' sludju I; jkun

ghaie!.

(2) L-Efamijiel Rnali gl'Iall·Kors n·a hhat tal·Tieni Parti gIIandhom isitu

darba fi~-sena . norma]menl r Mciiu - Ounju. u ghandhom jkunu maghmulin minn

etba ' kart;: uwi kart; fiI· Psikologija u kw, kart; fiI-qasam ewlieni la' sludju jcw karta

rkull wi ehed mit-tewg oqsm a 'lC kondarji la' sludju . Jista' jsir ukoll ehmi vim· I'QCC.

(J)

Bie. jissodisfa , ·.e kw;:!;;t; la' I· Etam; Finali, I·isludcnl irid ighaddi min n

lull karta,

(4) L·Etamijiel Rnali ghandhom jigu mmarkati rdan l-ordni li jibda bl·

oghla mertu U jasal $lI1-i nqas: A , B, C, 0 u F, rejn F lindika li student ikun wehel.

(5) Studenl]; jchel hi waMa mill~rba' kart; jisla' joqghod, darba biss,

ghall-dam; riparatorj u fiI·tana jcw kan; li jkun wehel fiOOm ,

(6) II·grnd jtW ma rka miksuba rsessjoni riparalO!,) a la 'j·Etami finali tkun I·

inqas grad jc w marka la' min ighaddi, jiliifieti 0 , jtW F li lindi ka li wche!.

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Ir-RltllltaU Final!

Fi.-Ritu tlali Final; la' kandidat ghandu jkun ikkunsidr.u i~."oghol

(1)

li"&fIu n-Etamijiet Final; ki f ukoll il-kredt i u I-gfad; mikStlbin matul il· Kors.

(2) L-Etamijijel Final; g)'Iaoohom jiiu mogl'Uija jI-pit t/l' erbg,hin m-mija

ghall-gtIoti lal-gad tar. RiZultal Finali. Is-silli n fit-mija l-ohn ghandhom jigu kkalklllal;

fuq il-bati tal-medja global; laJ.k redl i miksuba , Jekk swde nt jikseb akt ar minn 64

k redtu. ghantl hom jitu kkunsidrati I-ahja. 64 kredlu li jissodisfaw ir-regolamen! 6.

(3) Fir-Ritull/lli Fi nal; I·ismijiet tal-kandidati I; ji kkwalifi kaw gl'IaU·Grad

a

glland hom iiiu ppublikat; n .ordni atfa beli ku fiI -kalegoriji I. ItA , 11 u I It .

Gfwltl taI-Grad

Meta jlem mu b'suctcss il-Kors, il -ka ndi dati jinghatalaho m il·Grad.

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