Master of Arts in Economics - M.A. (Econ.) - Degree Course Regulations, 2000

L.N.174 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master of Arts in Economics - M.A. (Econ.) - Degree Course Regulations, 2000

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 as the Master of Arts In

Economics - M.A. (Econ) - Degree Course Regulations, 2000.

(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

Master of Arts in Economics - M.A. (Econ.); and

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics - M.A.

(Econ.).

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 2000 or

Qualifications for Admission

Applicants for admission to the Course shall be persons

possession of

(a) a University degree with First or Second Class Honours in

Economics or a related subject approved by the Board for thispilrpo8€~0r/

(b) other qualifications sqnsid~re9- by the Board as equivalent to a

University degree with First or Second Class Honours in Economics.

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Course Duration

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In exceptional'mcum$tance's,i 'applicants' may be 41lQwed .by' ,the

Board to complete the course programme within a maximum period of

eighteen months of full-time study or three academT(:'VeailS\6f.p~ttLtfrri'e;iMUtlt

after registration.

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study-units, for which a minimum of 16 credits shaH he assigned} and' ',~, i" '.,:,'

tu 'rn~bi)] arlrJeseateh'component, which shall ;l'ead·to;thepresenta~fon of a

dissertation, written under supervisibh,forwhihh 1+ credits shaH'l.x{alssigtied'/

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in the following areas of study

Econometrics.

Catalogue of Study-Units

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The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study-units for each area:of

study. The catalogue shall indicate the level, code, title, description and type

of each study-unit, the credits assigned to each sFu'dy-Wrth~ \tWicH'~Hid~iUm~

are core, conc~n;ent or pre-requisites for other study-units, and the methods

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te~ihMg aA(ci ~~s~ssrr{eri i.' ;Th~: 'Bo~rd shaH: publish the catalbgue prior to

the commencement of each Course, following the approval of Senate:' .. ,

Assessment and Progress

Credits shall be assigned according to the following gr-ades in

descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. Failure shall be indicated b}"'"F.

Incomplet~ work due to justifiable reasons (illness, a.pproved absence, etc.)

shall be indicated by 1. In all other cases the results of uncompleted study-

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units shall be indicated as F. The grades awarded shall take into account the

students' p~rformance in one or more of the following elements, as deemed

appropriate by the Board: assignments (to which a percentage of the final

grade for the study-unit may be assigned) and written and/or oral

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examinations.

Students who fail to obtain a pass in a written examination or in an

assignment or in both may be allowed to sit for a supplementary examination,

or to resubmit the assignment or both. Students may be allowed to repeat an

examination and to resubmit an assignment for a given study-unit only once.

In order to qualify for the Degree, students must obtain at least 16

credits in the taught component of the Course, of which 12 credits must be

obtained for the three core study-units, and at least 4 credits from the elective

study-units.

Students who, after due warning given in writing, persistently fail

to attend lectures and/or tutorials or otherwise do not carry out their

academic duties without adequate justification, may be debarred by Senate,

following a recommendation of the Board, from continuing the Course.

Dissertation

The dissertation, to be submitted by the end of the Course, shall

be of approximately 30,000 words on an approved subject. The dissertation

shall be original work in the sense that it shall be either a record of original

research or an ordered and critical expression of existing data with regard to

a particular subject approved by the Board. It shall be written, typed and

bound in accordance with the criteria established by the Board for this

purpose. A \!iva voce examination on the dissertation may also be held.

Students are required to obtain a pass for their dissertation In

order to qualify for the award of the Degree.

Final Result

The final grade of each student shall take into account all the

grades obtained in the assessments of the taught and research components of

the Course, which shall be weighted according to the number of credits

assigned to each.

The names of students who qualify for the award of the Degree

shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed.