Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 1998

L.N. 169 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(cAP.327)

Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

in Informatics, Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering

Degree Course (Amendment) 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

These regulations maybe cited as the Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. -

and Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - in Informatics, Computer

Science and Computer Systems Engineering Degree Course (Amendment)

Regulations, 1998 and shall be read and construed as one with the Bachelor

of Science - B.Sc. - and Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - in

Informatics, Computer Science and Computer Systems Engineering Degree

Course Regulations, 7997, hereinafter referred to as "the principal

regulations".

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable to courses starting in October

1995 or later.

Amendment of regulation 5 of the principal regulations

For the first part of paragraph (6) of regulation 5 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the follorving

"(6) The Course shall consist of study-units to rvhich not less than

103 credits shall be assigned as follows:"

For sub-paragraph (c) of paragraph (6) of regulation b of the

principal regulations rhere shall be substituted the following

"(c) in the third year, 24 credits: 12 of which are assigned for

particular tasks in the chosen stream, a minimum of 6 credits for the first

part

of Advanced Units obtained in the chosen stream, 6 credits obtained from

amongst the first part of Advanced Units of any stream; and"

Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal regurations

5' For paragraph (9) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

"(9) A candidate shall be allowed to proceed ro part two if he has

obtained a minimum of 53 of the 52 credits prescribed in sub-paragraphs (a)

and (b) of paragraph 6 of regulation 5, including all compulsory credits.

Moreover, the candidate must have completed to the satisfaction

of the Boarci

at least 4 weeks of work in the LT. industry as advised by the Board.,,

Minflok il-paragrafu (9) tar-regolament 6 tar-regolamenti principali

ghandujidhol dan li gej

"(9) Kandidat ghandujithallajkompli ghat-tieni parti jekk ikun kiseb

minimu ta' 53 mis-57 kredtu preskritti fis-sotto-paragrafi (a) u (b) tal-paragrafu

(6) tar-regolament 5, inklu2i l-kredti obbligator{i kollha. Barra minn dan, il-

kandidat ghandu jkun temm ghas-sodisfazzjon tal-Bord ghall-anqas 4 gimghat ta'

xoghol fl-industrija ta' l-I.T. skond il-parir tal-Bord."

For paragraph (r4) of regulation 6 of the principal regurations

there shall be substituted the following

"(14) Third year students who are not eligible or who do not wish

to proceed to the fourth year shall be awarded a B.Sc. degree which shall

be

classified in descending order of merit in the following categories

Category

I, IIA, IIB and III, or Fail."

For paragraph (18) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

"(18) Any student who fails ro satisfy the provisions of paragraph

(15) of this regulation despire rhe provisions in paragraphs (16)

and (17) of

this regulation, and who has previously exhausted the option to repeat

a year

shall not be awarded an Honours degree. In this case the student shall

be

awarded a B.Sc' degree in the category obtained in the third year

as listed in

paragraph (14) of this regularion.,'

For paragraph (19) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

"(19) For the purposes of B.sc. (Hons) degree classification, the

Final Syrroptic Examinations and the project shall have a 60Vo weighting and

the performance in the first three years shall have a 407o weighting."

Amendment of regulation 7 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of regulation 7 of the

principal regulations there shall be substituted the following

"(a) have obtained not less than 95 credits throughout the Course;"