Regulations, 2000

L.N. 175 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master of Arts in Islands and Small States Studies 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 Islands

and Small States Studies Degree Course Regulations, 2000.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Islands and Small States Institute

at the Foundation for International Studies of the University of Malta;

"the Course" means the course of studies leading to the Degree of

Master of Arts in Islands and Small States Studies; and

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Islands and Small

States Studies.

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 2000 or

Qualifications for Admission

(1) Applicants for admission to the Course must be in possession of

a Bachelor's degree with at least Second Class Honours of the University of

Malta or a first degree recognized by Senate as equivalent to the Bachelor's

degree of the University of Malta with at least Second Class H&tttilii:&:2 ~ i

(2) The admission of :applitianf& whose first degree is not in the

m~jor area of study c.hosen~y them shall be made after an interview during

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of study: Economics, Management, Education, Emironmental 8tt.H:1ieS); ;p-u~c

Policy and other areas as the Board may stipulate, provided that the Board

may limit the areas of study offered. These study-units shall be crJ~iMlft?~;g8'as

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Students shall choose one main area of study by following~tiidy­

units for which at least 12 credits are assigned in that area of srudy.

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Catalogue of Study-Units

The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study-units fOf;~ach jarea of

study. The catalogue'shall indicate the level. code, title, d~~qip;tw~ f.\p,d1.t,YHp.

of, each study-unit, the credits assigned to, each &tudy-upit.; w:!I¥;:h is~u4y-~r.,\~

are core, concurrent or pre-requisites for other, study-units; ;~~d, .t~ei OJl~tj;lgq~

of teaching and assessment. The Board shall publisht.he,ca,~~pgu.~tpr~9rqt9.

the commencement of-each Course"following theapprova.)of~~a.tet: i ; .J)'!

Assessment and Progress

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10: ,; ,~redits shall be ,assigned according" ~o ~n~ .f?ll,mn!Jg .~~ades in

descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. Failur~i s~~lJ:>~ ln4;isr.t~118rnf;

Incomplete work due to justifiable reasons (illness, approved absence, etc.)

shall be indicated by I. In all other cases the results of uncomH~JJf~\Hftlt

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

stiIcllints~ performance:in one or mOre of the foll()wiJ!gi<::l{l~rH,;nt}5, as, ~eemed

appTopriateby ,the Board: assignments (to which a p<+rQ:J;ll@g(:;At'i,tAejj(\"aJ

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grade; for the: study-unit may; be assigned) ,and,,,;writt,cm,J! aI)Af!O,r) 0,ff'1

examinations.

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for the assignment or hoth of. a study~ucit maybe aUoW~A:!iQqS~ i {(m i.a

supplementary examination, or to resubmit the assignment or both. Students

may be allowed to repeat an examination and to resubmitiaI). &Ssig.t:l1P.~nt for a

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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 in the major area of study,

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 an original work in the sense that it is either a record of original

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

a particular subject, related to islands and small states studies, and approved

by Board. It shall be written, typed and bound in accordance with the criteria

established by Board for this purpose. A viva 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 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.