under the auspices of the Centre for Communication Technology

L.N. 10 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degrees of Bachelor of Communications (Honours) - B. Comms (Hons) -

and Bachelor of Communications - B. Comms -

under the auspices of the Centre for Communication Technology

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 bye-laws

made by the Board of the Centre for Communication Technology in

virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the said

Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University

of Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms

of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for

the Degrees of Bachelor of Communications (Honours) - B. Comms (Hons) -

and Bachelor of Communications - B.Comms - under the auspices of the

Centre for Communication Technology.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Centre for Communication

Technology;

"the Centre" means the Centre for Communication Technology;

"the Course" means the course programme leading to the degree of

Bachelor of Communications (Honours) - B. Comms (Hons) - or to the

degree of Bachelor of Communications - B. Comms - as appropriate;

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"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Communications

(Honours) - B. Comms (Hons) - or the degree of Bachelor of

Communications - B.Comms - as appropriate; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in

October 2003 or later.

Areas of Study

(1) The degree of B. Comms (Hons) may be awarded under the

auspices of the Centre in Communications as the Honours Main area of

study together with another area of study taken as an Ordinary Main area of

study.

(2) The degree of B. Comms may be awarded under the auspices of

the Centre in Communications as the Ordinary Main area of study together

with a second Ordinary Main area of study.

(3) The Board shall announce the list of areas of study that may be

taken with Communications in the Degree before the commencement of the

Course.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall,

apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in

the Admission Regulations

(a) be in possession of those qualifications relevant to their chosen

second Ordinary Main area of study as indicated in the bye-laws for the

degree in the area of study offered under the auspices of the academic

entity responsible for the discipline; and

(b) as from October 2005 and thereafter, be in possession of a

pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in English Language, or its

equivalent.

Course Duration

(1) The Course for the degree of B.Comms (Hons) shall extend

over a period of four academic years of full-time study.

(2) The Course for the degree of B.Comms shall extend over a

period of three academic years of full-time study.

Course Programme

Applicants shall be required to register initially for the B.Comms

course and shall be required to indicate their choice of a second Main area

of study to be taken with Communications at the time of applying for

admission.

The Course shall consist of two parts.

(1) Part One shall comprise the first two years of the Course and

shall be common both to the course leading to the B.Comms (Hons) and to

the course leading to the B.Comms and shall comprise

(a) 64 credits in Communications as indicated in the Communications

programme of study;

(b) 52 credits in the second Main area of study as indicated in the

programme of study for that area; and

(c) 4 optional credits approved by the Board.

(2) At the end of Part One of the Course students who have obtained

an average mark of

(a) 70% or better in the Communications area of study (excluding the

supporting subjects indicated in the Communications programme of study);

and

(b) 60% or better in all the study-units of Part One

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become eligible to register for the course leading to the B.Comms (Hons).

(3) Students shall normally be required to proceed immediately from

Part One to Part Two of the Course, but, at any rate, students shall not be

admitted to Part Two if more than one year has elapsed from the completion

of Part One without the permission of Senate on the recommendation of the

Board.

(1) Part Two shall comprise the third year of the course leading to

the B.Comms degree or the third and fourth years of the course leading to

the B.Comms (Hons) degree.

(2) Part Two of the B.Comms (Hons) course comprises

(a) 86 credits in Communications;

(b) 22 credits in the Main area of study chosen in Part One; and

(c) 12 optional credits approved by the Board.

(3) Part Two of the B.Comms course comprises

(a) 32 credits in Communications;

(b) 22 credits in the second Main Ordinary area of study chosen in

Part One; and

(c) 6 optional credits approved by the Board.

(1) Students for the B.Comms (Hons) degree shall be required to

register and obtain credits for study-units to which a total of not less than 240

credits are assigned, of which not less than 150 credits shall be obtained

from the Communications programme of study and not less than 74 credits

from the programme of study of the second Main Ordinary area of study.

(2) Students for the B.Comms degree shall be required to register

and obtain credits for study-units to which a total of not less than 180 credits

are assigned, of which not less than 96 credits shall be obtained from the

Communications programme of study and not less than 74 credits from the

programme of study of the second Main Ordinary area of study.

(1) The Board shall publish the programmes of study for

Communications as a Main Ordinary area of study and as a Main Honours

area of study, drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the

Principal Regulations, and approved by Senate. Subject to changes that the

Board may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to make, students

are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the credits as indicated in the

programme of study they are following for the Degree.

(2) The programmes of study for the Main areas of study that may

be taken together with Communications in the Course shall similarly be

published by the Board of the academic entities responsible for the

disciplines.

Classification of the Awards

The overall evaluation of the students for the Degree shall take

into account their performance in the study-units (including the synoptic

study-units) in Communications, the study-units in the second Main area of

study and, in the case of the Honours degree, the dissertation presented by

the students.

(1) In the B.Comms (Hons) course, the weighting of the final

results shall be as follows

Third Year Average Mark

40%

Fourth Year Average Mark

60%.

The Fourth Year Average Mark shall be weighted as follows: 70% allotted to

the dissertation, the synoptic study-units and the end-of-course projects (36

credits) while 30% is allotted to the credits obtained in the other study-units

followed during that year (24 credits).

(2) In the B.Comms course, the weighting of the final results shall

be as follows

First Year Average Mark

25%

Second Year Average Mark

25%

Third Year Average Mark of the synoptic study-units

25%

Third Year Average Mark of the other study-units

25%.

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