Regulations, 1998

L.N.12 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Fng. (Hons) - Degree Course

Regulations, 1998

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

I. ( 1) These regulations may be cited as the Bachelor of Engineering

(Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons) - Degree Course Regulations, 1998.

(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Engineering;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Degree of Bachelor of

Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons); and

"the Degree" means the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

- B.Eng. (Hons).

Applicability

(1) Dawn ir-regolamentijistghujissejhu bhala r-Regolamcnti ta' 1-199H

tal-Kors ghall-Grad ta' Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Ing. (Hons).

(2) F'dawn ir-regolamenli, kemm-il darba r~rabla lal-kliem rna tchticgx

xort'ohra -

"il-Bord" ifisser iI-Bard tal-Fakulta' ta' I-InginerUa;

"iI-Grad" ifisser ii-Grad

ta'

Bachelor of Engineering

(Honours)

B.Eng.(Hons); u

"il-Kors" ifisser il-Kors Ii jwassaJ ghall-Grad ta' Bachelor o[ Engineering

(Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons).

L-Applikabilita'

These regulations shall be applicable to courses starting in October

1997 or later.

Eligibility for the Degree

To be eligible for the Degree a student must-

(a) be registered as a regular student in the Course in terms of the

Admission Regulations of the University;

(b) complete the course of studies, qualify in the eXc1minations and

satisry any other requirements as prescribed in these regulations; and

(c) satis!)' any other rCCJuircments prescribed in any other relcveJnt

sl;ltutes and regul;ltions or the University.

Registration and Special Course Requirements

To he registcred as a regular student In thc Course a candidate

musl sal is('y

l he

Ceneral Entry ReCJuircmcnt.s specified in t he Admission

Regulations or the University and,

(a)

have ohtained a pass with Credit or Distinction ill Pure

~Lllhcmalics

and in Physics taken at Advanced Level as part of the

\lat riculat ion Cert dicate Examination;

(h)

In terms or Regulation 6,;) or the A.rlmission Regulations be in

possession 01'

(i)

live passes In the Secondary Education Certificate Examination

inclurling English Language and l\hltesc, and

(ii) a pass

Systems or Knowledge at Intermediate Matriculation

In

Len: I, em rl

(iii) either

Higher Technician Diploma or the City and Cuilds of the

e\

London Institute Course No, 8000 in Electrical Engineering and a

pass at A.dvancerl Lc\'el in Physics at Grade C or bcttCi in the

\btrintl<llion Certilicall' Fxamil\cllion or lht' L:nivel'sit\, or at a

correspollrling lC\cI of ot hn examinations recognised tw Scnate

1'01' I he purposes of I he Admission Regulat ions;

or

(~uilds

a Higher Technician Diploma 01 the City and

of the

l.ondon Inst ilute Course No. 8000 in ;\lcchanical Engineering

ami a pass at Advanced Level in Pure Mathematics at Grade C or

hetter in

the Matriculation Certificate Examination of the

University or at a corresponding level of other examinations

recognised by Senate

for

the purposes of the Admission

Regulations;

or

the Diploma in

Industrial Electronics, with

credit, of the

Fellenherg Training Centre and a pass at Advanced Level in

Physics at Grade C or hetter in the [\1atriculation Certificate

Examination of the University or at a corresponding level of other

examinations recognised hy Senate for the purposes 01 Ihe

Admission Regulations;

or

(c)

if a candidate is a graduate of a University or has other

qualifications considered to he sufficient, he may be exempted hy the

University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty Admissions

Committee, from the whole or part of these Special (:ourse Requirements.

Course Structure

The Course shall extend over a period of four years 01 fuIl-

(1)

time study and shall be divided into two parts: Part One and Part Two.

(2)

A student may not complete the Course earlier than four years

or later than five years from first registration, excepl in special circumstances

\vith the permission of Senate, acting on the advice of the Board.

(3)

Each year of the Course shall consist of two semesters of study,

and, except in the final year, shall he followed hy a period of eight weeks of

industrial training as approved by the Board.

(4) The Course shall consist of 5t udy-units to which not less than

120 credits are assigned in

(a) Funnamenlal Principles or Mechanical ann Electrical Engineering;

(h) COlT ann elcclive areas within the Mechanical ann the Electrical

hranches o[ Engineering;

(c) an engIneering Pf(~jcct to which not less than eight crenits a(:.

assign en; ann

(0)

optional sluny-unils 10 which not more than eight credits are

assignen, chosen rrom stuny-ui1its offcren by the Boarn or from stuny-units

ollerco hv olher enlilies 0[' the University.

(5)·

The Boarn shall nraw up a catalogue o[ stuny-units for each

ye~lr o[the Course.

The catalogue shall innicatc the crenits assigner! [0 each

stuny-unil ann which sluny-units are compulsory. The Boarn shall publish the

clLdogue prior to I he commencement of each acancmic year.

(6)

The Boaro may exempt a stunent from the rC<1l1irement of

ohtaining a crenit ir he has ohtainen from the University, or an institution

n:cognisen hy Senate for the purpose, a qualification the stuny for which is, in

the opinion or the Boarn, at least e<1uiva1ent in content ann stannarn to that

requiren [or the crenit concernen.

Part One

(I)

Pari One shall cXlenn over the Iirst veal' of the Course ano

shall consist of stuny-units in Funnamental Principles of I\lcchanlcal and

ElcClriGd Engineering ann eight weeks of" industrial training.

(~)

To complete Part One ann he eligihle to register for Pari Two

of' I hc Course a student must ohtain a minimum of ~6 credits.

A.t the beginning or the seconn semester, stllnenls shall he

(:1)

required to choose the study programme they opt to follow in Part Two of the

Course.

Part Two

Part Two shall eXlend over the second. Ihird and fourth years

(1)

of the Course.

(2)

In Part Two students shall be required to opt to follow the

study programme for one of the following streams

(a)

Electrical Engineering Stream

(b)

Mechanical Engineering Stream.

(3)

The study programme for the Electrical Engineering Stream

shall consist of study-units in the following areas of study

(a) Communicat ions ann Computer Engineering;

(b) Electrical Power and Control Engineering;

Microelectronics.

(c)

(4)

The st udy programme for the Mechanical Engineering St ream

shall consist of study-units in the following areas of study

(a)

Manufacturing Engineering;

(b) Mechanical Engineering;

(c) Metallurgy and Materials.

(5)

During the fourth year of the Course students shall he rCfJuired

to undertake an engineering pf(~ject approven by the Board of Studies, and

suhmit the project and a written report thereon to the Board of Examiners hy

not later than the end of May.

Assessment and Progress

(1)

Credits shall be assigned according to the grading system

cstahlished by Senate.

The grades shall take into account the student's

performance in coursework, written tests and examinations as deemed

appropriatc by the Board.

A slunent who fails in a stuny-unit shall he ;dlowcn to he re-

(2)

leslen once. In the re-assessmcnl the grane awarnen cannol exceed grade D,

A studenl who, during an acactemic yt:ar, fails in a numher of siudy-units to

which more Ihan eighl crectils arc assigned shall nOI he dllowcn rcsits ann

sh~t11 not he allowed to proceed 10 the next year oflhe (;ourse.

(;))

Vhillen lesls shall he hetct al the enct of each semester, except

afler Ihe second semester of I he firsl year and cturing the fourt h year of the

Course.

St udy-units followed riming Ihe second semester of the first

(4)

year ;md during I he fourth year shall be assesscct in th~ examinations held <It

tht, e!~(\ of P~lrt One and during the [inal year of Pan Two of t he Course.

(~»)

Supplemenlary wrilten tests arc held only in Septemher.

A sludent sh<dl he <dlolVed 10 fail in sluely-unil,"i 10 ".:hich not

(b)

mort' t h,lll li\e credils <lre ;Issignect Ihrollgholll I he dllr;llion of the course,

A sludent who bils to salisfy the requirements for proceeding

(7)

10 the nexi year of the Course shall be allowed [0 repeat

the study programme

for the bilcel vear.

No sluctenl may be allowect to repeat a year more than

once throllgholll Ihe ,,'hole Course, except in extraorctinary circumstances

"ilh lhe <lpprll\';d of the Sl'n,IlC,

A stuelent who is alloweelto repeat a year may, at the ctiscrt:tion

(H)

of the BO,II'ct, he exemptect from heing re-assessect in stucty-unils for which he

would have obtained a credit elming the fai1ect year.

(~l)

A stuelel11 IIho is allowcct 10 repeat a veal' sh,1l1 be (\\\'arctect the

n lor each 01 lhe study-units in which he Cailed in the

minimum gLlde

prl'\lous \C<lr.

Examinations

or Pari One and during

q.

LX<lmin<ltiom sh<111 hc helel <II Ihe enct

(I)

I he lin:1l \ c:lr 01 P<lrI Two.

(2)

The Part Two examination shall be held al the end of 1 he first

semester and at the end of the second semester of the final year.

(~)

To satisfy the Part Two examination requirements, a student

must be successful in each component of the examination.

(4) A student who fails in a number of Pan Two examination papers

which are equivalent 1.0 more than eight credits shall he allowed to repeal the

veal', provided this is permitted in terms of paragraph (7) of regulation ~

(5) A student who fails to satisfy the examiners in the project ma;"

at the discretion of the Board, be allowed to re-submit the prqjeet by not later

than the end of September of that year. If successful, the maximum grade

that can be awarded shall be grade D. If unsuccessful, the student shall be

allowed to repeat the year, provided this is permitted in terms of paragraph

(7) of regulation 8.

(6)

A student who fails in a number of study-units which are

equivalent to not more than eight credits in the Part Two examination shall

be re-tested through a viva voce examination. The student's performance in

the 17hl mcc examination shall be reponed by the Board of Examiners to the

Degree ClassiliGllion Board as constituted in paragraph (~) of regulation 10.

Results and Award of Degree

The Degree shall be awarded to students who

(I) L-Eiam\jiet ghanrlhom isiru lit-tmiem ta' l-bwJcI l'arti u matul 1-

ahhar sena tat-Tieni Pani.

(2) L-eZami tat-Tieni Pani ghandu jsir fil-lmiem la' I-cwwel semcsl ru II

fit-tmiem tat-ticni semestru ta' I-ahhar sena.

(3) Biex jissodisfa r-rekwizili ta' l-ezami tat-Tieni Pani, sl urlcnt ghanrl Ll

jgharlrli f'kull komponent ta' I-ehrni.

(4) Student lijehel f'numru ta' karti la' I-ezami lal-Tieni Pani Ii huma

ekwivalenti gha] aktar minn tmien kredti ghandujithallajirrepct.i s-scn'l, sakcmm

dan ikun permess skond il-paragrafu (7) tar-rego.lamcnt 8.

(5) St udent Ii rna jirncxxilux jissodisfa I-ezaminaturi lil-progeu Jista',

fid-diskrezzjoni tal-Bord, jilhalla jerga' jissouomeui l-progcu mhux aktar lard

mill-ahhar la' Settembru la' dik is-sena.Jekkjaghdrli, l-oghla grarllijista' jinghata

huwa grad D. Jekk rna jghaddix, I-istudent ghanrlu jithalla jirrepcti s-scna,

sakemm dan ikun perrness skonrl iJ-paragrafu (7) tar-regolamcnt R.

(6) Student Ii jeheJ fnumru la' taqsimiet studju Ii huma ekwivalcnti

ghal mhux aktar minn tmien kredti fl-ezami lat-Tieni Parti ghandu jerga' jkun

it tcs0at permezz ta' ezami viva voce.

I1-livell milhuq mill-isl urlcnl ll-ezami VlVa

ghandu jkun

irrapportat

mill-Bord

la'

l-Ezaminaluri

lill-Bord

lal-

voce

Klassifikazjoni tal-Grad kostitwit skond il-paragrafu (3) lar-regolament 10.

Ir-Riiultati u I-Ghoti tal-Grad

(l)

(a)

have obtained not less than 115 credits throughout the

Course;

(b) have satisfied any other requirements prescribed

these

In

regulations; and

(c) have sat isfied any ot her requirements prescribed in any ot her

stat utes and regula1 ions of the University.

(2)

The Degree shall be awarded

one of the following

In

classifications

First Class Honours

Secono Class Honours (Upper Division)

Secono Class Honours (Lower Division)

Thiro Class Honours.

(~)

Th-ere shall he a Degree Classification BOClrd composed of the

Dean or the Facllliy <lS Chairman, the examiners ano the external examiners,

where appropriClte.

(4) The Degn.T CbssiriclI ion BOClro shall asscs~ t he performance

or sll10ents ouring the rour years or the Course, taking into aCCOU!1l the

creoits

obtained

throughout

the

Course,

ann

their

performance

ll1

cxamiu,ltions ror the purpose of classifying successful stuoents for the awaro

o! the ikgrce in ~\ccoroancc with paragraph (2) of this regulation,

The performance of the students in the Course shall he

(:1)

",cighteo as rollows

lO%

Part One

Credits oht<lineo ollring 2nd and ~ro years

50%

40%

Part Two examinat ion

In exception~t1 circumstances, ~\ Pass Degree uf Bachelor or

(bl

Fngincning - B.rng. - sh~dl he ~\\\'arrieri 10 ,\ sillocnl who, in the opinion of

the lkgl'ee Classilication Boal-ri, has salislied the requirements for each year

or the Course hut has not achieveri the appropriate level of qualifications for

the awarri of ~ll1 Honours oegree.

(7)

The lumes of stuoenls who quali!)! ['or the <lwarri of ;hc Degree

sh~1I1 he pllhlishcri in ,lIphabetical orrier in a list riivideri into the classification

clIegorics listeri in p~\ragraphs (2) ann (6) of Ihis regulation.

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