190 tal-1997

L.N . I90ofI S17

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP . 327)

Ua chclor or I'harm:u:y (Honours) - 8.1'harm. (I-Ions) - I)egree

Course Regulations. 1997

In c ~ erc i se of Ihe powers conferred upon him by secti Ons 30 (5)

and 31 (6) of [he Education Act (CapJ27), Ihe Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following regulations made

by Ihe $cnate oCtile University of Malta by vi rtue of the powers upon il

by section 31 and 35 of the said Act

Citalion a nd interpreta tion

I . ( I) T1lese regulati ons may be ciled as the 8 xhe lor of Phannacy (Honours)

- B.Phann. (Hans) - Degree Course Regulations. 1997.

(2)

In the se regul ati o ns. unless Ihe context ot hernli sc TCQuires-

"the Board" Illeans the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

"the Course" mcans [he course leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy

(Honours) - B.Phann. (Hons)

··the Degree·· mea ns the Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy ( Honours) -

B.Phann. (Hons.).

Applicability

These regulUlions shall be ap pl icable to courses st3l1ing in October 1995 or

later.

Eligibility for the Degree

To be eligible for the Degree a ca ndi date must -

(a) be regi stered as a regular student in the Course in tenns of tile Admissioo

Regulations of the Unh'ersi ty

(b) com plete the course of studies. qualify in the examinations and satisfy

any OI:hcr req ui rements prescribed in lhese regula tioos: and

(el satisfy any ot her req uirements pre ~c rj bed in any othe r relevant statutes

and regulations of the Unil crsilY.

Registratio n and Spe(ial course requirements

To be registered as a regular student in the Course a candidate must , besides

satisfying the gene ral entry requirements specified in the Admission Regulations of

the Un iversity, satisfy the follolll ing special course requirements

(a)

For courses stan ing in 1995 or 1996

Passes at Ad vanced Matriculation Level or atlhe approved corrcslXlnding

levels of other examinations in

(I)

Chemistry: and

(ii)

twO other subjects from

Physics. Biology. Mathematics . Computer Science, Philosophy, English

Language

(b)

For courses starting in 1997 or latcr

as pan of the Matriculation Cenificate. Passes in

(i)

Advanced Level in Chemistry, and

(ii) two subjects from Physics, Biology, Mathematics, Computer

Science. Philosophy. English language. one of which at Advanced Level

and one at Intermediate Level .

Course Slruct uN!

S.

(I) 1be Course shall extend over a period of five academic years of full-

time studies an d shall be divided into three parts as follollls

Pan One or Preliminary Year (Year I), Pan Two or Intermediate Years (Years

II , I II & IV) and Pan Three or Practice & Specialisation Year (Year V).

(2) The Course shall consist of full ' lime theoretical and practical troining

including alleast six months of in-service training in a phannacy open to lhe public or

in a hospital under the supervision of the Phannaceu tical Department of that hospital.

(3) A candidate may nOI complete the Course earlier than five years or

later than seven years from first registration. ellccp( in special circumstances with the

permission of Senate acting on the advice o f the Board .

(4) Eac h year of the Course shall comprise tlllO semesters o f st udy, and in

the firsttlllo years of the Course these 11110 semesters shall be fol lollled by a period of

not less than eight weeks of supervised practical training .

(5)

The traini ng prescribed in paragraph (2) of this regulation shall ensure

(a) adequate knowledge of medicines and the substances used in the

manufacture of medicincs

(b) adequate knowledgc of Pharmaccutical Technology and the physical.

chemical. biological and microbiological test ing of medicinal products

(c) adcquatc knowlcdge of the metabolism and the effects of medicinal

products and of the action ofto:l:ic substances and of the use of medicinal products

(d) adequate knowledge to evaluate scientific data concerning medicines

in order to be able to supply appropriate infomlation on the basis of this knowledge;

(e) adequate knowledge of the legal and otherrcquirements assoc iated with

the practice of Phamlacy .

(6) The Course shall consist of study-un its to which a total of not less than

150 credits shall be assigned in the following

(a) 107 credits for theoretical and practical training in: Plant and Animal

Biology: Physics: General Inorganic and Organic Chemistry: Analytical

Chemistry; Phannaceutical Chemistry including analysis of medicinal products

General and Applied Biochemistry: Anatomy and Physiology; Microbiology

Ph:mnacology and Phannacothcrapy: Pharmaceutical Technology: Toxicology

Pharmacognosy: Legislation and Professional Ethics. The balance between

theoretical and practical training shall. in respect of each subject . give sufficient

imponancc to thcory to maintain thc universi ty character of the train ing

(b) optional/elective subjects . 10 which not more than 8 credits shall be

assignctl. Ofthesc credits . 3 shall be offered for optional e:l:tracunicular activities

provided that nOI more than one credit is awarded per year

(c) a short report (or project) on an aspect of practical phannacy approved

by the Head of Dcpartment to which 20 credits shall be assigned: and

(d) at least si:l: mnnths of in-scrvice training in a phamlacy open to the

public or in a hospital under the supervision of the Phamlaceutical Department of

thm hospital. to which 15 crcdits shall be assigned.

(7 ) The Board shall draw up a cmalogue which shall include coursc

descriptions of study-units for each year oflhe Course.The catalogue shall indicate the

credits assigned to each study-unit and which units are compUlsory. The Board shall

pub lish the cataloguc prior to fhc commencement of each academic year.

(8) The Board ma y exempt a candidate from the requiremem of obtaining

a credit if the candidate has obta ined from the Un iversity, or an institution recognised

by Senate forthe purpose,aqualification which the Board deems to be at least equivalent

in content and standard to that required for the credit concerned .

The Board may allow a candidate to follow study-un its in anOlher

(9)

Uni vers ity or institution of Higher Education. provided that in such instances credits

obtained in another institution shall be evaluated according to the criteria established

by the Board .

( 10) The maximum number of credits from which a candi date may be

exempted throughout the Course shall nOi exceed 24 e xcept by special permission of

Senate.

Pari One

( I) II-kors ghand u jinfire x fuq pcrijodu la' harnes snin akkademiCi ta' studju

/IIII-lime, u ghandu jkun imqassarn fi Iliel panijiet

L· Ewwel Pani jew Sena PreJiminari (I-Ewwel Sena). it-Tieni Pani jew Snln

Imenncdji (i t-Tieni , it-I lClel u r-Ralla' Sena) u I-Tidel Partijew is-Sena taI-Prauika

u Specjaliuaujoni (iI-Hames Sena),

(2) II -Kors ghandu jikkonsist i f'tahrig leoriku u prattiku fuq baii/lill-time,

inklui: taO I-inqas sill lIhu r Tahrig in-service go spiierija mifluha ghall-pubbli ku

jew fi splar taht is-s uperviijoni tad-Dipartiment Farmacewtiku ta ' dak I-isplar.

(3) Kandidat ma jiSTax itemm il-Kors qabel hanles snin jew warn seba'

snin mill-ewwel regislrazzjoni, hlief f cirkostanzi specjali bil-pcnness las-Senat

Ii jag i xxi fuq il-parir tal-BorcL

B 1)95

(4) Kull se na ta l-Kors ghand ha tikkonsisti fiewg semeSiri la' sludju, u n-

ewwel se nlej n tal · Kors dawn iz-icwg semeslri ghandhom jigu segwili minn

perijodu ta' mh ux inqas minn Imien gimgh31 Ill' lahrig prnniku I:lht supervizjoni.

II· Kors ghandu jink ludi tahrig teori ku kif ukoll pr:lttiku. It-Iahrig Ii

(5)

jwassal ghall-ghOfi tal-Grad ghandu jiig ura

(a) taghrif xie raq la' mediCi na U suslanzi wi::u i fil -manifallura la'

mediCina;

(b) taghrif xieraq ta' Teknologija Farmocewtika u I-i ttcstjar fizik u.

kim iku. bijologiku u mikrobijolog iku la' prudotti medicinali

taghrif xieraq tal-metnbolizmu u l-cffetti ta' pradon i mediCinali u

(e)

I-au.joni ta' suSlnnzi tossici. kif ukoll I-uzu la' prodotl i medici nal i

(d) taghrif xieraq ghall -valutazzjoni ta' infOfTTl3Ujoni xjentifika Ii

ghandha x 'taqsarn rna' mediCini sabiex wiehe<! iku n jista' jaghti taghrif xieraq

fuq il-bazi ta' dan I-gharfi en: u

(e) taghrif xieraq dwar ir-rekwiZili legali u ohrajn Ii ghandhom

x 'jaqsmu mal-prauika tal -FannaCija.

(6) ll-Kors gi\andu jikkonsisti rtaqsimiet sludju Ii ghalihom ghandu jkun

herrun assenjat i mhux inqas minn 150 kredl u kif gcj

(a) 107 kredlu f'tnhrig Icoriku II prattiku /il. Biologija tal-Pjanti II 1-

Annimali. Fiiika. Kimika General i, Organ ika u Inorganika , Kimi ka Analilikn,

Kimika Farmacewlika Ii tinkludi analiii la' prodotli mediCinal i, Biokimika

Generali II Applikala, Analomija II Fizjologija, Mikrobijolog ija,

Farmakologija u Fannakoterapija, Teknologija Farmaeewtika, Tossi kologija,

Fannakonjosija, Legisla7.zjoni u Etika Professjonali. lI-bilanc bejn tahrig

teoriku u praniku ghandu fkull suggetl,jaghti mportanza sumcjenti lit-leonja

biex {ini;am il-karatteristika universitarja fit -tahrig.

(b) Suggelli fakuhativile1ettivi Ii ghalihorn rna ghandhomx jingh3tnw

aktar minn 8 kredti. Minn dawn il- kredli, 3 jigu offruti ghall-attivitajiet extra-

kurrikulari fakuhativi sakemm majinghalax aklar min n krcdlu wiehed fis-

sena.

Ra pport qUiT Ue w progen ) fuq aspen taO farmaCija pT3n ika

(c)

approval mili-Kap tad -DipartimeTII Ii ghalih ghandhom jinghala w ghox rin

kredtu: u

Cd) Mill-inqas silt xhur la' tahrigi,, -,~ervia go ~pi.i:erija mifluha ghal l-

pubbliku je .... fi splar Ishl is-supcrvi7.joni tad -Dipartimcnl Farmaeewliku la'

dak I-isplar Ii ghalihom ghandhom jinghalaw 15-il krcdlu .

(7) ll-Bord ghandu jigbor kalalgu Ii jinkludi des krizzjon ijiet tal-KOTS lat-

t:tqsimiet sllIdju ghal kull sena tal-K ors. ll-kaialgu ghaodujindika I-kredti moghtija

Iii kull taqsima studju u liema laqsimict huma obbligalorj i. II -Bord ghand u

jippublika I-I.:atalgu qabel il-bidu ta· kull se na akkademika.

(8) II-Bord jisra' jei".enla kandidat mir-rckwiiili Ii jikseb kredlu jekk il-

kartdidat ikun kise b mill-Un iversita' ,jew istitu7.1joni maghrufa mis-Sen:lI ghal

dan il-ghan, kwa lifika Ii I-Bord iqis Ii hija ta' I-anqas l-ekw ivalenti fiI-kontenut u

I-livellii huwa miste nni fil-kredtu ri levanti .

II -Bord jisla' jag hli I-permess Iii ka ndidal illi jsegw! IIi taqsimie t

(9)

studju rUn iversi t!l ohra jew fist it uzzjoni la ' Taghlim Oghla, sakem m fdawn

ic-ti rkostanzi. il- kredti miksuba f' isliluzzjoni ohra jistghu jigu val uti skond

il -kri te rji stabbi liti mill -Bord .

In-numru massim u la' kredt i Ii minnhom jista· kand idal jigi eienlat

( 10)

mmul il-kors ghundu jk un la' 24 sake rnm rna ' jinghatall permess specjaJi mi s,

Sena t.

L-Ew",·el Parti

6 . (I) L-Ewwel Pan.i tkun tikkonsisti ftaqsimiCl slUdju Ii gl\alihom mhux anqas

minn 30 kredtu ghandhom ikun u moght ija fil -Biologija tal-Pjami u l-Annimali, Fitika,

Kimika Generali, Jnorganika u Kimika Organi ka, Bijokimika Generali. Anatomija u

Fiijologija. Mikrobijologija, Metodi Matemaliti u Ku ra Farmatewtika.

Biex item I-Ewwel Parti u biex ikun elegibb Ji ghat-tieni Parti tal-Kors

(2)

kandidat ghandu j ikseb mil1-inqas 25 kredtu Ii jinkl udu dawk il-kredti kollha ghat-

taqsimiet studju ndikar mill-Bord bhala obbligatorji u jghaddi n -Eiami ta· J-Ewwel

parti.

It·Tieni Parti

( I) Pan One shall consist of study-units to which not less than 30 credits

shall be assigned in Plant and Animal Biology, Ph ys ics, General and Inorganic

Chemistry , Organic Chemistry , Gene ral Biochemi stry. Anatomy and Physiology,

Microbiology, Mathematical methods and PhannaceUlical Care.

(2) To complete Pan One and be eligible to register for Pan Two of the

Course a candidate must obtain a minimum of25 credits including all the credits

for the st udy-units indicated by the Board as com pulsory and pass the Pan One

Examination.

Part Two

(1) Pan Two shall consist of study-units to which not less than 90 credits

are assigned in Analytical Chemistry, Medici nal & Pharmaceutical Chemistry including

ana lysis of medicinal products, Applied Bi ochemistry , Appl ied Mic robiology.

Pharmacology and Pharmacotherapy . Pharmaceutical Technology . Toxicology,

Pharmacognosy, Legislation and Professional Ethics, and Pharmaceutical Care.

(2) Starti ng fro m the second year of the Course all candidates shall be

required to undenake a Project on an aspect of Practical Pharmacy approved by the

Head of Depanment.

(3) At the beginning of the second semester of the founh year candidates

shall be required to choose the study programme they opt to follow in Part Three of the

Course.

(4) To complete Part Two and be eligible to re gister for Part Three of the

Course a candidate must obtain a minimum of 75 credits including all the credits for

the study -units ind icated by the Board as compulso ry and pass the Part Two

Examination.

.... M! Three

8 . ( 1) Part Three shall incl ud e siud y- un iis in Pharmace uti cal Care and

oolllinualion and prese nullion of lhe Projccl.

In Part Three of Ihe Course candidates shall al so De req uired to OpllO

( 2)

follow the study programme for one of the following streams of specialisat ion

(a)

Clinical Pharmacy

(b)

Pharmaceutical Analysis.

(3)

All candidmes must undergo at least six months of in-service lraining

in a pharmacy open to Ihe public or in a hos pital under the supervi sion of the

Pharmaceutical Department or lhat hospital.

Projeet

(I) It-tielet Parti ghandha linkludi taqsimict slUdju 1i1-Kura Fannacewlika

u kontinwazzjoni u prcientaLzjoni lal-Progeu.

(2) Fit-Ticlet Pani tal- Kors il-kandidati jkunu mchtiega jaghil u Ii jsegwu

programm 13 ' sludju ghal wOOda minn dawn it-Iaqsimiet ta' specjalizzazzjoni Ii gejjin

(a)

Fannacija Klin ika

(b)

Analiii Farmaeewtika.

II-kand idati kollha ghandhom jaghmlu mill-inqas silt xhu r Ia' tahrig

(3)

in -serl'ice go spikrija miftu ha ghall- pubbliku jew fi splar lahl is-supcrviijoni tad -

Dipartimenl Farmaeewtiku til' dak I-isptar.

1I _ I'r~ett

( 1) A protocol for the Project must De presented by the beginning of tile second

semester of the second ~ar.

A progress report 011 the Project shall be prese nted by nOf Iaterthan the end

(2)

of February of the fourth year and the whole report by lhe end of May or lhe fifth year.

A summary of tile Project shall be presented by February oC tile fifth year.

(3)

Assessment and progress

(1) Credits sha ll be ass igned accord ing to th e followi ng grades in

dcsce nding orde r of merit: A .B,CD and F where F indicates Fail. The grades shall

take inlo acco unt Ihe ca ndidate's performa nce in course work , written tests and

exami n:lIions as deemed appropriate by the Boa rd . Practical training ma y be graded on

a PasslFai l basis.

(2) A candid:lIe who fails to obtai n a credit for a slUdy-unil shall be all owed

to be rc -tested once during the same academic year. In the rc -assessment, Ihe gTUde

awarded can nOt exceed grade D.

(3) A candidate shall nor be allowed to proceed 10 lhe nex i year of the

OOllTSC if he fail s to obtain the TCquired credits for lhe un ilS indicmed as compulsory by

the Board. exce pt lO.·ilh the approval of lhe Board.

(4) A candidate who fail s to satisfy the TCquirements for proceeding to the

next year of the Course shall be all owed 10 repeat the stud y programme for the fa iled

year. provided Ihat no candidate may be aliolO.·ed to repeat a year more Ihan once

throughoUl Ihe whole Course and thai no candidate who has repeated a year in the

Course may be allowed to repeat another year, other than the final yea r, except in

extraordinary circumstances with the approval of Senate.

(5) Candidates who are allowed 10 repeat a year may at the discretion of

the Board be e xempted from being re-assessed in study-uni ts for which they have

obtained a credit during the failed year.

Pari One, Part Two and Part Three Examinations

Examinations shall be held at the end of Pan One, at the end of the

( I)

final year of Pan Two and at the e nd of Pan Th ree. Candidates may be required to take

an oral test or practical session in any of the subjectS.

The following provisions shall apply 10 the Pan One Examinations

(2)

(a) the Examination shall consist of not more than six written papers and

shall be held at the end of the second semester of the fi rst year of the Course;

(b) a candidate who fails in any oCthe written papers of the Examination

shall be allowed to fe-s it the failed paper/s once, nonnally in September. The

maximum grade that can be awarded in a re-sit session shall be the mi nimum

grade D;

(c) a candidate who fails to satisfy the examiners in a re-sit session shall be

deemed to have failed the Examination as a whole;

(d) a candidate who fails the Examination may be allowed by the Board to

repeal the first year of the Course at the nex t occasion. No candidate shall be

allowed to repeat the Course more than Oncc.

(3)

The following provisions shall apply to the Pan Two Examinations

(a) thc Examination shall be a synoptic onc covering Pan Two of the Course

and shall consist of not more than eight written papers and it shall be held at the

end of the second semester of the fina l year of Pan Two;

(b) there shall be a second session of the Examination in the following

September;

(e) to satisfy the Pan Two Examination requirement, a cand idate must be

successful in each component of the examination.

(4) The following provisions shall apply to the Pan Three Examinations

(a) the Examination shall consist of not more than three written papers in

Phannaceutical Care and three wri tten papers in either Clinical Pharmacy or

Pharmaceutical Analysis;

(b) a candidate who fa ils to satisfy the examiners in the Project may at the

dis(;Tction of the Boord Dc allowed to re -s ubmi t the ProjC\:t by nOilatcr than the

end of Scptcnlbcr of that year. If slI"x;cssful, the maximum grade that can be

awarded shall be grade D .

(5) In each subject ortlle Exami nations the names of successful candidates shall

be published in alphabetical orde r in eac h of four groups: A. 8 .C.and D, accordi ng to

th eir stand;mJ of llIerit. A C3ndillmc whose name does not appear in any of the four

g rou ps s hall be cousiu<.'rcd to have failed the Examination as a who le. The published

resu h o f the Examination in eac h s ubject 5h311 take into accoun t all pans of Ihe

Examinat ion in that subject .

Resul ts a nd award of Degree

To be aw:m:led the Degree a candidate must

( I)

obtain a minimum of 1:::5 credilS including a pass in the Project

(a)

(b)

P3SS all Pan I , Pan II and Pan III Examinatio ns.

(2) The marks allOCllled for the purposes of the classification of candidates

shall be as follows

30% for course \\,·ork.

15% for the Proje<"t . and

55% for Pan [ (5%) Pan [I (20%) and Pan III (30%) Examinations .

(3) The names of the condidates who qualify for the award of the Degree

or for the B.Phann. shall be published in alphabetical order according to the

following classifications

First Class Honours

Second Class Honours (U pper Division)

Second Class Honours (Lower Division)

Third Class Honours

Pass without Honours

A se parate list shall be published of such candidates who. though not

(4)

judged as being worth y of Honours. are considered by the examiners o f sufficient

merit to be awarded a Pass Degree .

No candidate may obtai n Hono urs if he doc s not pass th e Final

(5)

Examination 1II1he first all empt aocl wiThin fi\'(" years of first joining the Course.

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