Degree Course Regulations, 2003

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L.N. 173 of 2003

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master of Arts in Economics of Competition Law - M.A. (Econ. Comp. Law) -

Degree Course Regulations, 2003

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 of Competition Law - M.A. (Econ. Comp. Law) - Degree Course

Regulations, 2003.

(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 of Competition Law - M.A. (Econ. Comp. Law);

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics of

Competition Law - M.A. (Econ. Comp. Law).

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 2002

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Qualifications for Admission

Applicants for admission to the Course shall be persons in possession

of

(a) a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree obtained with First or

Second Class and with Economics or Banking and Finance as areas of study; or

(b) the degree of Doctor of Laws; or

(c) other qualifications considered by the Board as equivalent to the

degrees specified in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this regulation.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over twelve months of full-time study or

two academic years of part-time study.

In exceptional circumstances, applicants may be allowed by the

Board to complete the course programme within a maximum period of

eighteen months of full-time study or three academic years of part-time study

after registration.

Course Structure

The Course shall have two components, as follows

(a) a taught component, consisting of a number of compulsory and

elective study-units in two areas of study (Economics and Law), for which a

minimum of 16 credits shall be assigned; and

(b) a research component, which shall lead to the presentation of a

dissertation, written under supervision, for which 14 credits shall be

assigned.

Students admitted to the Course on the basis of a qualification in

Law shall not be allowed to obtain credits for study-units in Law during the

first semester of the Course, whilst students admitted on the basis of a

qualification in Economics or in Banking and Finance shall not be allowed to

obtain credits for study-units in Economics during the first semester of the

Course.

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Catalogue of Study-Units

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 study-unit, which study-units

are offered during the first semester of the full-time Course or the first year of

the part-time Course, which study-units are compulsory, concurrent or pre-

requisites for other study-units, and the methods of teaching and

assessment. The Board shall publish the catalogue prior to the

commencement of each Course, following the approval of Senate.

Assessment and Progress

Credits shall be assigned according to the following grades in

descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. Failure shall be indicated by F.

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

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

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

the students' performance 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

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 14 credits must be

obtained for the compulsory 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.

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Dissertation

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

be of approximately 25,000 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 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 award of the Degree.

Final Result

The final result 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

Pass with Distinction

Pass.

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