Course Regulations, 1.996

L.N. 84 of 1996

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Postgraduate Diploma and Dcgn.-e of Master of Science

in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings

Course Regulations, 1.996

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(5)

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

University of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made

by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by sections 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citation and interpretation

These regulations may be ciled as the Postgraduate Diploma and Degree

(1)

of Master of Science in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings ~ P.G. Di p.

Cons. - M.Se. - Course Regulations. 1996.

Ln these regulations. unless the context otherwise requires -

(2)

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Masonry and Construction

Research;

··the Course" means the course leading 10 the Postgraduate Diploma and

Degree of Master of Science in Conservation Technology for Masonry Buildings

- P.G. Dip. Cons. - M.sc.;

"the Degree'· means the Degree of Mas ter of Science in Conservation

Technology for Masonry Buildings;

"the Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in Conservation Technology

for Masonry Buildings.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable to courses starting in October 1994 or

later.

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Q ua lifications fo r Ad mission

A candidate shall be eligible for registration in the Course if he is in

( I)

possession of at least a second class honours degree in a discipline related to architecture

and civil engineering. material science, c hemistry or physics, obtained from this

University or from a fore ign University or Institute recogn ised by mis University.

(2) The Board may. in special cases, allow candidates who do not satisfy

the foregoing req uireme nts to ap ply for registration . Such applications must include

evidence thai the candidate has attained the level of proficiency prescribed in the

foregoing paragraph. The Board may. in each case, require additional qualifications.

including the passing of one or more examinations.

(3) No cand idate shall be ad mi tted to the Course unless he is fluent in the

Eng lish language.

(4)

All candidates shall be, in the first instance , reg istered for the Diploma.

Candidates sha!J be a!Jowed to register for the Degree if they satisfy paragraph ( I) o f

regulation 7.

DIPLOMA COURSE

Course of studies

( I)

The Course shall consist of the following modules

(a) Theory . Methodology and Policies o f Conservation

(b) Construction Materials and Processes

(c) Environment and Monitoring

(d) Degradation Mechanisms

(e) Inte rventions

(f) Case studies and Projects.

(2) Study areas shall compromise a nu mber of study-units to which a total

o f 30 credits sha ll be assigned.

(3)

A catalogue of study-units with the number of cred its ass igned to each

unit shall be published by the Board before the commencement o f the Course.

(4 ) The Diploma Course shall have a duration of one academic year of

full -ti me study. or its equivalent in part-time study .

Assessme nts

( I) T he assessment o f each study-unit shall be carried out by the respecti ve

lecturer or lecturers involved in teaching, together with the Course Co-ordinator and

the D irector of the Insti tute, as may be established by the Board from time 10 time.

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(2) In the assessment of study-units pass grades shall be awarded on a

scale from A to 0 , A being the highest grade and F indicating a Fail.

(3) A candidate who obtains a Grade F in any study-unit may be allowed

to sil for a second lime the assessmen t procedure of that study-u nit. The re-8ssessmcnt

procedure shall be determined by the leclure r giving the study-u nit , in consultation

with the Course Co-ordinator and the Director of the Institute . If the candidate fails in

the re-assessment he may be allowed to reg ister again forthe entire study-unit or follow

any other instructions issued at the discretion of the Board of the Institute . If successful

at the second or funher attempt the candidate shall be awarded a G rade O .

(4) A Final Comprehensive Examination shall be held at the end of the

study-units . nonnally in June . T he Examination shall consist of two written papers.

Candidates may be required to atte nd a viva voce examination.

(5) T he fi nal results shall be published afte r the Final Comprehensive

Examination and the final marks shall be allocated as follows

CourseworX .. ......... .. .. ....... ............ . .. . . 60%

Final Comprehensive Examination .. ... .. .. ... 40%

(6) The fi nal grades for the successfu l candidates shall be awarded on a

scale fro m A to D, A being the hig he st grade and deSignated as "Passed with

Distinction". F indicates Failed.

(7) A candidate who fail s shall be given permission to re-sit the Final

Comprehensive Examination once only . If successful, the cand idate shall be awarded

the minimum grade.

Award of Diploma

6 . The Diploma shall be awarded to those candidates who are successful in the

final results published in accordance with paragraph (6) of regulation 5, unless, being

eligible. they opt to proceed to the Course leading to the Degree .

DEGREE COURSE

C ourse of studies

7 . (I) A candidate shall be eligible for registering for the Course leading to

the Degree if he has obtained an overall grade A or B in the final result published for

the Diploma in accordance with paragraph (6) of regulation 5 .In such case the candidate

shall be req uired to register for the Degree within the three months following the

publication o f such final result.

(2) Candidates admitted to the Degree Course shall be required to write a

dissen ation on an original researc h project.

(3) Candidates shall submit the proposed title of their dissertation and an

outline of the research work to be perfonned for its purposes upon registration for the

Degree. The researc h work shall be subject [0 me approval of the Board, which shall

also nominUic a supervisor for each candidate

(4) The dissenation shall contain the results of the research project, acriticaJ

review orlhe reievanllilcrnture and a critical discussion of the results. The dissertation

shall be nOlless than 35 .000 words long. and not exceed 40,000 words, and shall be

submitted not earlier than six months and "01 later Ihan eighteen months from the date

of the acceptance of the title.

(5) The dissertation shall be examined by an Examining Board appointed

by Senate on the recomme ndations of the Board. The candidate shall be required to

defe nd his d issertation.

(6) If the dissertation does not reach the required standard the candidate

may be required to amend and re-submit it within a period not exceeding one year.

(7) The final results of candidates admitted under paragraph (I) of this

regulation shall be published after the completion ofthe dissertation examination. The

fina l marks shall be allocated as follows

Diploma Coursework ......... ... ......... ... ............ 20%

Diploma Final Comprehensive Examination ......... 20%

Dissertation .................................... .... ........ 60%

(8) The names of successful candidates who qualify for the award of the

Degree shall be published in alphabetical order, classified as follows

Pa. .. seo with Distinction

Passed.

(9) Candidates who fail to satisfy the examiners for the award ofthe Degree

shall be eligible to the award of the Diploma.

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Id-Diploma tinghata Iii dawk il-kandidati Ii jghaddu skond ir-riiu ltati ta' 1-

eiamijiel final i ppubbJ ikati skond il -parag rafu (6) tar-regolament 5, sakemm jekk ikun

eligibbli, huwa j aghiel li jsegwi I-Kors Ii jwassal ghall-Grad .

IL-KORS TAL-GRAD

Kors ta' studji

(I) Kandidat ikun e ligibbl i biex jirregistra ghal l-Kors Ii jwassal ghall-Grad

jekk jikseb ii-grad overa ll ta' A jew 8 fi r-niultat finali ppubblikat skond il-paragrafu

(6) tar-regolament 5. F 'dan iI·tal: iI-k:andidat ikun jchtieglu jirregistra gl'lllll-Grad fi

imien tli et xhur warn l-pubblikazzjoni la' dan ir-riiultat finali.

(2) Kaooidati Ii jigu Ilcecnati fil-Kors li jwassal ghall-Grad gJ'l andhomjiktbu

dissenazzjoni fuq progcu la' ricerk .. originali.

(3) Meta jirregistraw ghan-Grad, il-kandidnci ghandhom jissonomettu t-

titolu propos! ghad-dissertazzjoni taghhom u sunt tax-xoghol tar-rieerka Ii jridujaghmlu

ghall-ghanijiel tad-dissenaz.zjoni. Lx-xoghol la' ricerka ghandu jikseb l-approvazzjoni

{al-Bord, Ii ghandujinnomina wkoll supervizur ghal kull kandidat.

(4) Id-dissenazzjoni ghnndha jkollha r-riwlta!i lal-progeu la' rieerka. studju

kritiku tal-letteralUra ri le van ti u diskussjoni kri lika taNliultati. Id-dissertaz:xjoni rna

ghandhiex Ikun ta' inqas minn 35,000 kelmajew ilwal minn 40,000 kelma u gl'la ndha

Ikun sottomessa mhux aklar kmic ni minn silt xhu r u mhux aklar tard minn tmintax-il

xahar mid·data ta' l-accettazzjo ni tat-titlu.

(5) Id-dissertazzjoni gl'landha tkun eiaminata minn Bord ta' Ei.aminaturi

mahlUra mis-Senat fuq ir-rakkomandazzjonijiel taI-Bord. ll· kandidal ghandu jiddefendi

d-dissertazzjoni t icghu .

(6) Jckk. id-di ssertazzjoni rna tilhaqx il-Jivell me htieg, i1-kandidatjis ta' jigi

rnehtieg jemcndaha u jissollo mcttiha fi irnien la' mhux iijed minn sena.

(7) Ir-riiultati finali tal-kandid ati Ii dah lu tal'l l il-paragrafu (I) la' dan ir-

regolamenl ghandhom jigu ppubblikati warn Ii jlemmu l-eiami tad-dissenazzjoni . 11-

marki finali jigu allokati kif gcj

Ix-xogholtal. Kors ghad·Diploma

20%

L-Eiami Finali Komprensiv tad· Diploma

20%

Dissenazzjoni

60%

(8) L-ismijiet ta l· kandidati Ii jghaddu u jikkwal ifikaw ghall-ghoti lal·Grad

ghandhom jigu ppu bblikali fordoi alfabetiku kif gcj

Ghadda b'Oislinzjoni

Ghadda.

(9 ) Kand idati Ii rna ji ssodi sfa wx I-eiaminaluri ghall-ghoti ta l-G ra d

ghandhom ikunu cligibbli ghall-ghoti tad- Diploma.