69 tal-1996

L.N. "

of 1JM

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master or Science In Engineering - MSc. - Degru Course

Regulations, 1996

IN c;'I:crcise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30 (5)

and 3 1 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made

by the Senateofthe University of Malta by vinue ofme powersoonferred

upon it by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation and interpretatJon

I. (1) These regulations may be cited as the Master of Science in Engineering

- M.5c. - Degree Course Regulations. 1996.

In these regulations. unless the contcxt Ofherwise requires-

(2)

"the Board" means the Board of the f aculty of Mec hanical and Electrical

Engineering;

' 'the Course" means the course leading to the Degree;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Science in Engineering -

MSc .;

Applicability

2 . These regulations shall apply to the courses starting in 1994 or later .

General

( 1)

kOD ghall-Grad ta' Master of Science in Engineering - M.Sc.

(2)

F'dawn ir-regolamenti. kemm-il darba r-rabta ta1-kliem rna tehtiegx

xort'ol'lra -

"iI-Bord" ifisser iI-Bord tal-FakultA la' l-Inginerija Mekkanika u Elettrika;

"ii-Grad" ifisser il-Grad la' Master of Science in Engineering - M.Sc.;

"iI-Kors" ifisser il-Kors Ii jwassal gha11-Grad.

Applikabillti

Dawn ir-regolamenti japplikaw ghall-korsijiet mibdija fl - l994 jew wara.

Generali

( I ) TIle Degree may be obtained in an area of study in wttich expcn guKlance

and supervision is available withi n the faculty of mechanicaJ and Electrica1 Engineering.

(2) TIle examination shall comprise a mini mum of nine hours of wri tten

papers and a dissenation.

(3) In exceptional circumstances a full · time candidate may be exem pted

by senate from part or all of the written examination papers and be awarded the

Degree on the result of documented continuous assessment of directed studies

and on the exami nation of the dissertation and or oral examination in the field of

research relating tot he disse rtation .

QuaJificalions for admission

Before being regi stered for the Course a candidate must be approved by the

Board and shall be required to possess

a B. Eng . (Hons.) degree with at least second C lass Honours: o r

(a)

(b)

a eSc. Degree in appropriate subjects with at least a second Category;

0'

(c)

an equivalent deg ree qualification ap proved by senate on the

recommendation of the Board.

Registration

C andidate shall be required to complete the Course in not less than two

S.

(1)

and not more than three years of full-time study.

(2)

A candidate may, by permiSSion of the Board, reg ister on a part-time

basis. In this case, candidates shall be required to com plete the Course in not less than

three and Il()( more than four years.

(3) A candidate, whether fun-time or part-time, shall be required to re-

register at the beginning of each academic year.

Coursework and examination

(I ) Kandidat huwa mehlkg iijlcmm il-Kors fmhWl inqas min n scntejn u

mhu:c. iktar minn tlie! snin la' Sludjufull,'imc .

(2)

Kandidat j ista', bi l-permess tal-Bordo jim:gistra fuq baii parti-time.

Fdan iI-lc.ai , il-Ic.and idati ghandhom itemmu I-Kors rmhux inqas inn tliet snin u mhux

iktar m inn erba' snin .

(3 ) Kand idat, kemm full -time ki fukoll parr-lime. ghandu jerga' jirregislrn

fiI-bidu ta ' kull sena akkademi lc.a,

Xoghol tal-Kors u d.amijiet

(I) The syllabus shall in each case be determined by the Board at the time

of application to join the Course in the light of recommendations by the Head of the

relevant department.

(2) Subject to paragraph (3) of regulation 3 a candidate shall be required to

pass the written examination before presenting the dissertati on.

(3) Without prejudice to paragraphs ( I) and (2) of regulation 5 a cand idate

who fails any wrinen examination under paragraph (2) of this regUlation may be allowed

by the Board. on the recomme ndation of the examining board, to sit for such further

examinations as the Board may determine: wi thin a period of not more than twelve

calendar months.

Supervision

(I) On registering for the Course a candidate shall submit for approval

by the Board the name of a member of the academic staff of the Faculty who has

accepted to act as supervisor.

(2) Before the end of the first academ;c ycar of the Course a candidate

shall submit a dissertation topic for approval by the Board.

(3) The supervisor shall be required to submit regular reports on I he

candidate and shall refer to the Board any candidate whose work and progress is

considered unsatisfactory. The supervisor must refer for the approval of the Boar any

substantial modification in the titleorcontent of tile projecttddissert.ation. A dissertat ion

may IJO( normaU)' be. submitted to an examining board without the approval of the

SUpervisor.

Dissertation

Every dissertation presented for the Degree shall

(I)

(a) be work of an original nature or an original appraisal of existing

published data and knowledge in a panicular area;

satisfy the examining board a~ regards content and presentation; and

(b)

fulfil the relevant guidelines 8$ regards formal and length .

(e)

(2) No dissertation shall be accepted which is identical in substance with a

dissertation already submitted for adegree in thisor any ct,her University. Nocandidale.

however, shall be precluded from incorporating such previous dissertation work as

may be necessary to he presentation and fuller understanding of the exposition, provided

that the nature and extent of such inc:Otponltion are clearly indicated in the dissertation

itself.

(3) Each candidate shall present three: copies of the dissenation, one of

which shall be retained in the University Library. another one in the custcxly of the

Department concerned, and the third returned to( he candidate after the examination.

Examlnerl

(I) There shall be an examining boanlcomposed of at least three examiners

one of whom shall normal! y be an external examiner fro another institution, and another

the candidate's supervisor. The examiners may required the candidate to defend the

dissertation orally before them or before such Other per$Of\s as the Board may appoint.

(2)

The examiners for the written papers may be other than those of the

dissertation .

Rdu rab

( I) A candidate who fails in any written paper may apply to the Board for

I resil. No candidate shall be allowed to resil the wrilten examination more than once .

(2) A ca ndidate whose dissertation is found inadequate may be mjuired by

the examining board to rewrite the dissenation in whole or in part and to re-subm it it

for examination . In no case shall lhe candidate be allowed to resubmit the dissen.ation

earlier than three months fro the notification of the examining board's decision.

II . The published results shall take into account all parts of the examination

including the dissertation. and sl.'CCCSsful candidates shall be awarded the Degree in

onc of the two categories, Passed with Distinction or Passed.

Ir-riiultati ppubblikali ghandhom iqisu kull pani ta' l-eiami inlcluia d·

disscrtazzjoni, u '·k.andidali Ii j haddu ghandhomjinghataw il-Grad fwal'lda mit-lewg

katcgoriji. Ghadda b'DiSlinzjoni jew Ghadda.