Diploma in Agriculture - Dip. Agric. - Course Regulations, 1998

L.N.I57 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Diploma in Agriculture - Dip. Agric. - 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

(l) These Regulations may be cited as the Diploma in Agriculture

Regula tions. 1998.

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

"lhe Boarel" means the Board of the Institute of Agriculture;

"the Course" means the Course leading to the Diploma in Agriculture -

Dip. Agric.;

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Agriculture - Dip. Agric;

"the Institute" means the Institute of Agriculture.

Applica bility

These Regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 1995 or

later.

Eligibility for the Diploma

A candidate shall In order to be eligible for the award of the

Diploma

(a) register as a regular student of the University of Malta

In

Institute of Agriculture for a period of one year;

(b) complete the Course, obtain the required credits and be successful

in the examinations in accordance with these Regulations;

(e) submit a project ~eport on an approved agricultural subjecr to the

satisfaction of the examiners; and

(d) satisfy all other requirements established in these Regulations an d in

any other relevant Regulations and the Statules of the University.

Registration

A candidate may be registered as a regular student in the Course if

he

(a) is 17 years within three calendar months from the date of

commencement of the Course; and

(b) satisfies the entry requirements for registration of the Admission

Regulations of the University and obtains a pass at Advanced level in

Chemistry and Biology; or

satisfies the entry requirements for probationary students as

specified in Regulation 5 below, provided that probationary students shall be

required to complete successfully a Foundation Programme as specified in

Regulation 7 below.

Entry Requirements for Probationary Students

A candidate shall be in possession of one of the following in order to

be admitted as a probationary student in the Course

(a) Six Secondary Education Certificates, including Maltese, English

Language, Mathematics and a science subject at grade 5 or better;

(b) A diploma from the College of Agriculture of the Department of

Education with grade of merit or better. or a similar qualification, which in

the opinion of the Board is equivalent to this qualification ..

Duration of the Course

(1) The Course shall extend over one year of full-time studies 'for a

regular student.

(2) A student may not take the final examinations before one year

and not later than two years from the flrsl registration as a regular student

except with the permission of the Senate.

(3) A student who has first joined the Course as a probationary

Sl udenl may not sit for the final examinations later than three years from first

registraljon, except in special circumstances with the permission of Senate.

Foundation Programme

(I) The Foundation Programme extends over a period of one year

of full-time studies and is intended for probationary student~ only.

This

Programme shall consist of

(a) Study-units to which not less than 20 credits are assigned in the

following 5 modules: Chemistry, Biology. Biotechnology. Crop Science and

Animal Science.

(h) Agricultural Practice 10 which not less than t\VO credits are assigned.

(2) A c<ualogue of study-units in each module. with the credits

assigned to each, shall be published by the Institute before the start of each

Course.

(3) Credirs are assigned according to the follo\"'ing grades in

descending order of merit: A. B. C, D or F where F indicates Fail. A srudem

who fails to obtain a credit for a study-unit is allowed to be re-tested only ooce.

The student's credit shall be either D or F in the re-assessmenL

(4) Agricultural Practice shall be carried out IWO days a week at an

approved establishment under the supervision of a field teacher recognised

by the Institute ano subject to continuous assessment.

(5) Examinations in the five modules listed in paragraph (1) (a) of

this Regulation are normally held in June at the end of the Foundation

Course and shall consist of five written papers of three hours each. The

results of these examinations shall be graded A. B. C, D or F where F indicates

Fail. A student who fails to obtain a pass in any paper shall he allowed to be

re-examined once only in a supplementary session, normally held in

September. The student's credit shall be either D or F in the re-assessment.

(6) A probationary student who successfully completes the

Foundation Programme shall be entitled to be registered as a regular student

in the Course.

Diploma Programme

B.

(l) The Diploma Programme shall consist of

(a) Study-units to which not less than 24 credits are assigned in the

following 5 modules: Animal Production, Crop Production, Soil Science,

Agricultural Economics and Business, and Agricultural Engineering;

(b) Agricultural Practice to which not less than two credits are assigned;

(c) project report of 5,000 words on an approved subject.

(2) A catalogue of each study-unit in each module, with the credits

assigned to each, shaH be published hy the Institute before the start of each

Course.

(3) Credits are assigned according to the following grades in

descending order of merit: A, B, C, D or F where F indicates Fail. A student

who fails to obtain a credit for a study-unit is allowed to he re-tested once only.

The student's credit shall either be D or F in the fe-assessment.

(4) Agricultural Practice shall be carried out two days a week at an

approved estahlishment under the supervision of a field teacher recognised

by the Institute and subject to continuous assessment.

(5) The student shall sit for an examination in each module listed

in paragraph (1) (a) of this regulation at the end of the year. Each module

shall be covered by one examination paper except for Animal Production and

Crop Production both of which shall be covered by two papers each. The

student shall be examined and graded on each paper. Papers arc graded in

descending order of merit: A, B. C, D and F where F indicates Fail.

(6) A student who fails to obtain a pass under paragraph (5) of this

regulation in not more than three papers shall repeat the examinations only

once in a supplementary session normally held in September. provided that

the grade awarded to a supplementary examination shall be either D or f.

(7) The Project Report shall be graded in descending order of

merit A, B. C. D and F where F indicates Fail. A student who fails to obtain a

pass in the Project Repon shall be allowed one re-submission of the report

when the grade shall be D or F.

Results

(I) II-Programm tad-Diploma ghandu jikkonsisti f

(a) Taqsimiel studju Ii huma assenjati mhux anqas minn 24 kredtu ttl-

names moduli Ii gejjin

Produzzjoni ta' Annimali, Produzzjoni ta' GneIeijel,

XjeOJ.a tal-Hamrija, EkonomUa 1I Nego~u Agrikoli, u Inginerija Agrikola;

(h) Prattlka Agrikola hija assenjata mhux inqas minn 2 kredti;

(c) rtlpport ta' prog-ell la' 5000 kelma rug suggell approval.

Kalalgu fa' kull taqsima studju f'kull modulu. bil-kredti assenjati

(2)

goal kull wahda, ghanc\hom ikunu ppuhblikat mill-Isfilu! qabel il-bidu La' kull

Kors.

(3) Kredt.i huma assenjati skond il-gradi li gejjin fordni ta' merti Ii

jibda mill-oghla ghall-inqas menu: A, B, C, D jew F, fejn F tindika Ii Wehel.

Student Ii jehel fxi kredtu goal taqsima studju jithalla jkun ittestjat mill-gdid

darha biss. Il-kredlu ta' l-istudem ikun D jew F fir-rivalutazzjoni.

(4) Il-Prauika Agrikola ghandha ssir darhtejn fil-gimgha fi stahhiliment

approval. t.aht is-supervizjoni ta' ghalliem fuq ii-post rikonoxxut mill-IstitUI u

suggett goal valutazzjoni kontinwa.

(5) L-istudent ghandu joqghod goal eiami fkull modulu elenkat

fparagrafu (1) (a) ta' dan ir-regolament fi tmiem kull sena. Kull modulu ghandu

jkun kopcrt minn karta ta' l-eiami hlief il-Produz~ioni ta' Annimali u 1-

Produzzjoni ta' Ghelejjel Ii jkunu Ikoll kopeni minn zewg karti kull wiehed. L-

I

istudent ghandu jkun eiamlnat u ggradat fkull karta. Il-kani huma ggradati

fordni ta' menu lijinzet mill-oghla ghall-inqas; A, B, C, D jew F, fejn F cindika Ii

Wehel.

Student li rna jghaddix taht paragrafu (5) ta' dan ir-rcgolament

(6)

fmhux aklar minn lIeu karti ghandu jirrepeti I-ezamijiet darha hiss fses~joni

supplementari, Ii normalment issir fSeltembru, iida I-Grad moghti fl-ezami

supplemenlari ghandu jkun D jew F.

Ir-Rapport tal-Progeu ghandu jkun iggradat fordni ta' menu Ii

(7)

jinzel mill-oghla ghall-inqas A, B, C, D, u F, fejn F tindika li Wehel. Student Ii

jehel fir-Rapport tal-Progett ghandu jithalla jaghmel sottomissjoni wahda tar-

rapport fejn iI-Grad ghandu jkun D jew F.

Rizultati

(1) The result.s of each student shall take into consideration t.he

credits obtained and the results of the written examinations in each module.

and the merit.s of the Project Report.

(2) The names of the students who qualify for the Diploma shall be

published in alphabetical order and classified as follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed