Regulations, 1998

L.N. 151 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - (Business and Computing) 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

(1) These Regulations may be cited a's the Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. -

(Business and Computing) Degree Course Regulations, 1998.

(2) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

"the Board"

means the Board of the Faculty of Economics.

Management and Accountancy;

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

Bachelor of Science - B.Se. - (Business and Computing);

"the Degree" means the Degree of Bachelor of Science - B.Se. -

(Business and Computing).

Applicability

These Regulations shall be applicable to courses starling in 1992 or

later.

Admission

A candidate shall in order to be eligible for the award of the Degree

(a) register as a matriculated student in terms of the Admission

Regulations of the University;

(0) satisfy the Special Course Requirements in accordance with

Regulation 5 below;

(c) complete the Course. qualify in the examinations, and satisfy any

other requirements prescribed in these Regulations; and

(d)

satisfy any other requirement prescribed in any other relevant

Statutes and Regulations of the University.

Duration of Course

(1) The Course shall extend over a minimum period of three years.

(2) A student may not take the Final Examinations earlier than three

academic years or later than four years from first admission to the Course. except

with the permission of the Senate.

Special Requirements for the Course

A student may apply for admission to the Course if he has these

require men ts

(1) The requirement for admission to the University.

(2) (a) (i) For entry in October 1992: Three passes at Advanced

Level at Grade C or better, one of which must be selected from

Accounting

Computer Science

Mathematics

Economics

Banking Certificate

(ii) Any five Ordinary Level subjects. However it is desirable that

applicant holds an Ordinary Level certificate in any two of the

following subjects

Computer Science

Accounting

Economics

(b) (i) For Entry in October 1993 or later: Three passes at Advanced

Level at grade C or better, one of which must be selected from

Accounting

Computer Science

Mathematics

Economics

Banking Certificate

(ii) Five subjects to include an Ordinary Level in Computer

Science and Accounting (unless applicants hold an Advanced Level

qualification in these subjects).

(c) For Entry in October 1997 or later

Advanced level passes with Merit or better in one of

Accounting

Computing or Information Technology

Mathematics

Economics

Passes at Intermediate level in the following subjects if the applicant

has not already offered these subjects at Advanced level

(i) Accounting

and (ii) Either Information Technology

Or

Computing

Course of Studies

o. (1) The Course consists of a number of study-units to each of which a

specified number of credits is assigned.

(2) A catalogue of study-units, with the credits assigned to each, shall be

published before the start of each academic year.

(3) The catalogue shall specify the core study-units and pre-requisites

for Pan One and Pan Two of the Course.

(4) A student must obtain hot less than 64 credits in order to complete

the Course.

(5) Credits are awarded to students who successfully complete the

stuciy units. (One credit is normally gained for a successfully completed study

unit of about 14 teaching hours.)

(i) Credits shall be graded A to D. with A being the highest and D the

lowest pass gracie indicating the standarci attained by the candidate in the work

carried out throughout the study unit and in the test held at the end of it. The

test may consist of a written part and/or an oral part and/or an assignment.

prepared during the stuciy unit.

(ii) A student who fails to obtain the credits assigned to a study unit

shall be given a Grade F and may be alloweci to repeat the study unit when

(6) The Course consists of a minimum number of study units with the

following number of credits

Part One - 25 credits

Part Two - 39 credits

(7) A student shall register for a number of study units in each year of

Pan Two of the Course for which not less than 14 ano not more than 28 creoits

are assigned.

(8) The number of required study units, the choice of study units and

the order in which they are to be taken by the student, shall. have the approval of

the Board.

(Some study units are in a sequence, and aomission to them may

require the previous successful completion of other specified study units and/or

other qualifications indicated in the catalogue of study units.)

(9) The Board may exempt a student from the requirements of

obtaining a credit certificate for a particular study,unit if he has obtained from

the University or an institurion recognized by the Senate for the purpose, a

qualification the study for which is, in the opinion of the Board equivalent in

content and standard to that required for the creclit certificate.

Examinations

(I) I1-Kors jikkonsisti fnumru ta taqsimiet studju Ii kull wahda

I

minnhom hija assenjata numru specifikat ta' kredti.

(2) Katalgu ta' tagsimiet studju, bit-kredti moghtija ghat kutl wahda,

ghandujkun ippubblikat qabel il-bidu ta' kull sena akkademika.

(3) Il-katalgu ghandujispeCifika t-taqsimiet studju obbligatOlji u I-pre-

reh-,rizit.i ghall-Ewwel Pani u l-Tieni Parti tal-Kors.

(4) Studentjehtigjikseb mhux inqas minn 64 kredtu sabiex itemm il-

Kors.

(5) Kredti huma moghtija hi studenti lijtemmu b'suctess it-taqsimiet

sludju (Kredtu huwa normalment miksub ghal taqsima studju ta' madwar 14-il

siegha ta' t3g-hlim mitmuma b'success.)

(i) Kredti ghandhom ikunu ggradati minn A sa D, b' A Ii tkun l-oghla

grad u D I-inqas grad Ii jindika I-Iivell milhuq milt-kandidat fix-xoghol imwettag

malul it-taqsima studju u fit-tesl lijsir fit-tmiem tieghu. It-testjistajikkonsisti

fparti mikruba u/jew fpani orali u/jew assenjament ippreparat matul it-

tagsima sludju.

(ii) Student Ii jonqos Ii jikseb il-kredti moghtija ghat taqsima studju

ghandu jinghata l-grad F ujista' jithallajirrepeti l-taqsima studju meta tkun

offena.

(6) I1-Korsjikkonsisti fnumru minimu ta' taqsimiet studju bil-kredti li

gejjin

L-Ewwel Parti - 25 krcdtu

It-Tieni Parti - 39 kredtu

(7) Student ghandujirregistra ghal numru ta' taqsimiet studju fkull

sena tat-Tieni Pani tal-Kors li huma assenjati mhux inqas minn 14 u mhux iktar

minn 28 krCdtlL

(8) In-numru ta' taqsimiet studju mehtiega, l-ghaila ta' taqsimict

smdju u l-ordni Ii fiha ghandhomjittiehdu mill-istudent, ghandhom ikollhom 1-

approvaz~joni mill-Bard. (Xi taqsimiet studju huma fsekwenza, u cl-dhul

ghalihomjista'jinhtieg minn qabel it-temmija precedenti h'success ta' taqsimiet

studju speCifiti u/jew kwaliflki ohra indikati fil-katalgu ta' taqsimiet studju.)

(9) Il-Bord j ista' jei.enta lii student mir-rekwiiiti Ii jikseb certifikat ta'

kredtu ghal taqsima studju partikolarijekk ikun kiscb mill-Universita' jew minn

istituzzjoni rikonoxxuta mis-Senat ghal dan il-ghan, kwalif1ka Ii I-iswdju ghaliha,

huwa fl-opinjoni tal-Bord ekwivalenti ftl-komen ut u fil-livell ghal dak Ii hu

mehtieg ghac-certifikat ta' kredtu.

L-E:!amijiet

(1) There shall be a Final Examination heln at the enn of Pari Two of the

Course.

(2)

A student is deemed to have passed the examination if he has

obtained one of the following grades: A, B, Cor D in each of the papers.

(1) There shall be two sessions of examinations in each year: one session

is normally held in May/June and a Supplementary Session is normally helrl. in

Septem ber/October.

Final Examination

(i) At the end of the Course and after obtaining the slipulatccl. minimum

of 64 credits, a stunent shall be required to sit for the Final Examination.

(ii) There shall be eight paper set in the Final Examination. A viva-voce

examination may also be held.

Evaluation of Students

(i) The overall evaluation of a candidate for the Degree shall take into

account his performance at the Final Examination. as well as the credit

certificates and grades obtained during the Course.

(ii) The names of students who qualify for the award of the Degree shall

be published in alphabetical order in a list divided into the categories I, llA. IIB

and III.

Supplementary Examinations and Termination of Courses

(i) A student who fails the Final Examination may be allowed to sit for a

Supplementary Examination in the following session in the papers failed.

(ii) A student may only be allowed to repeat the Final Examination once.