74 tal-1994

B <01

L.N. 74 of I""

EDUCATION ACT

(CA P. 327)

THF. BACHEWR Of PSYC HOLOG Y (1I0NOURS) - B. PS YCH .

(HONS.) _ DEG REE COU RSE REGUL .... TIONS 1994

IN ucrcise of the po'A'crs confer=! upon him by lleCtionl 3O(S) and

31(6) of the Education Act , Cap. 327, the Chancelloroflhe Universit y

of Malla has pro mulgate d the followi ng regulallons made by the Senate

of the University by vinue of the powers confe rred upon il by se<:lions 31

and 35 o f the !;aid AeI .

CllIIlloa and iDlCrpt'd.ll ion

I. (I ) These regulations may be cited lI the Bacheloror Psychology (Honours)

- B. Psych . (Hons.) _ Degree Cou"" Regu la tions, 1994.

(2)

In these .eg\ll:iU K>m, unless the oonln' OIherwise requires -

~th e Course~ me8 n~ the Cou"" leading 10 the Degree of Bachelor of

PsydlOlogy (Hooours) - B .Psych. (Hons .)

Mlhe Degree ~ means the degru of Bachelor of PsyeholOl)' ( Ho nours) -

B.Psyeh. (Ho ns.).

Applicability

1lIcse regulations shall apply to 00li1"$oeS 5tanin, in October 1992 or later.

I"" Dqree

E1lli biUty for

To be eligible for the award of the Degree a candidat e shall have -

oompletcd the appropriate oourse of studies ;

(a)

been suoccsdul in Ihe relevanl eUmination'; and

(b)

(e) satisfied all other requirements laid down in these regulations and any

othe r relevant Slatutcs. regulations and bye·laws of the University.

Rrgbtn UOII and Spedal Course Requirements

( I) A candidate may be registered for the Course if he possesses anyone of

the following Ih ree sets of q ualirJCations , namely Ihal

(a)

h., h8s -

suoccssfuJl y oompleled Part One of lbe B. Psych. course; and

(i)

(ii) obtained a Grade B or beller in lhe overa ll assessment of lhe 16

credits in Psychology in Pan One of the B . Psy<:h. OOUI"SC; and

(iii) obtained a Orade C or belief in the overall ~s.smenl of the 45

crcdit J of Part One of IlK: B. Psych. C(lUr.>e listed under pang.aph (3) of

regul ation S of IlK: regulations applicable to that OOUT!oC; OR

(b)

he ha§ -

(.) sucasdull y completed Part Oneof thr B.A . 0)U1'2 in the Facuh yof

A rts at th e Universil y of Malta wit h I'sy<:hology as one of tile principal 11"(C8sof

smdy; and

(ii) obtai ned a Grade B Or bell e. in the ovcmll assessment of th e 16

credi tS in Psychology of Part One of !he B.A. course; and

(iii) obtained a Grade C Or bene. in the oVerall 8»<,ssment o f the 45

credilsof Pa rt Onc oflhc B.A . course according to tile rcgulalionsapplicablc

10 tha t coun.c:: OR

(c)

he has-

(i)

grad uated with a Bachclo,'sdc:grec.seoond class Of bcnu. from the

Univcl'$ity of Malla or an c'luivalenl quali rlCation. rccOJnized for the purpose

by xna te. of anolhu University; and

(H) sucre"fully rompleted the 45 credits listed under paragraph (3) of

regulation .5 of the rellulalions applicable to 111<: B. Psych, rourse or their

e qui ~alenl as re.:ogn i1,ed by Senate; and

(iii) obtairoed a Grade B or benef in the overall assessmen t of the

credies in Psychology Ilehis Un;,'e rsity or their equ ivale nt. as re~ogniled by

Senate. at anolhe r University,

(2) Before being admitted to the Course:. a candidate shall be requ ired to

have an interview in order to test his psychological aptitude for pu~uing the Course.

(3) Cand idates who wi~h to register for the Course with the qualifieations

mentioned in sub·paragraphS (a) or (b) of paragraph (I) of this regulation shall

normally be required 10 proceed 10 Ihe Course: immedialely after obtaining such

qualifications. Th~y shall not. in any case. be admitted to tile rou"",, except with th ..

permission of Senale if more than Ihree years have passed si nce Ihey obt ain ed such

qualirlCations.

C UUf'H of Studies

(I ) The Course shall normally utend ove r a perioo of the t'"''O Kademic

(2) A candidate may not ta ke Ihe Final Examinnt ions earlie r Ihan two or

latc r than three academic years from first adm ission to t he Course except with the

perm ission of Se nllC.

(3) Saving the pro"i~ion~ of the nUt follo" 'ing regulation. to C()m ptcte the

Course.a candidate shall obtain a minimum of 4 1 credits inclu<.ling

24 credits in l'liyc hology (wh ich m~)" inclu de supervised praCl ieum);

(a)

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(b)

a total of 8 credi!$ in Ihe major area or in the two minor areas chosen in

ParI L

(cl 6 credilS fOI an approved dissertation;

(d)

3 credits at Ih e ca ndid ale '5 option in areas of study already chosen by him

lIS major o r minor .

(4) Credi ts ~hatl be a§signcd according IOlhe following grades in des<;e nding

o rde r of meri t: A , B. C , D and F, where F indicates f ail .

(5) A candi~le who fails H) obtai n any credit as afO«<ilid shall be allo"oed 10

take a re-si t once. In the re-sit. the candida te's credi t sh311 be gl1lded ci tller 0 or F.

(6) Before the slart of cacti academic year. a catalogue appro~ed by Senate,

o f stud y uni ts and of the crcdil~ asiiigned 10 each of them shall be published by the

Facu lty Boa rd.

t1nal Examinations

(J) A candidate shall be required lo sil for the Final Examinalio llS al lheend

of the Course on successful completion of thc fon y·one study·u nits within the

preKfiwd tilTl<' .

(2) Final Examinatio ns shall be held o nce ann ua lly. normally in May·June.

and shall consist of six pa~rs: four pa~rs in Psychology and two pa~rs in the ma;or

area mone pa~r in each minor area of study. hpersshall be marked acoording tothe

following grades in deKending ordcr ofmerit: A. B, C. D and F. where Find icates Fail.

A vivQ' vQ("~ examination may also be held .

(3) T o sa tisfy t he Final Examinations requirement. a cand idate must be

successfu l ;n each paper .

(4) A candidate who fails ;n anyof the six papers may ha~e a supplementary

session in the failed paper or papers OfICI.' only.

(.~)

The srade o r ma rk obtained by a suCttssful candidate throuSh a

supplemen tary ~ion; n the Final Exami na tionsshall ca rry the minimum passgradeor

mark .

H nal Rewl lS

( I) The o~erall evaluation of a ca ndida te for the Degree shall take in to

account his performance in the Fina l Ex aminations. as well as grades obtained in the

credits req uired under paragJaph (3) of regulation 5.

(2) The Final Examinat ionsthall carry fi lly pe r ce nt of the weisht in s for the

sradi ng of the fi nul result. Thc other fifty per ccnl will be calcul ated on the basis of thc

ovel'llll a"erage of the credi ts aforesaid

(3) r n the fin al results. names of candid atcs who qualify fo r th e awa rd of the

Degree shall Ix- published in alphabc tical orde r in a list divided inlU Firsl Clus, Second

Oass (Upper Division) , S«ond Class {Lowe r Division) andThird O ass. The names of

candidates who do not qualify {or such award shall not be included in the lisl ,

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Awwd 01 Otvn

On sua:essful compklion of the Coo~. candidates 5hal1 be awarded tbe

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