Master in Diplomacy

B

L.N. 149 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master in Diplomacy – M.Dip. – Degree Course Regulations, 2005

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 in Diplomacy – M.Dip. –

Degree Course Regulations, 2005.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic

Studies;

“the Course” means the course of studies leading to the degree of Master in

Diplomacy – M.Dip.; and

"the Degree" means the degree of Master in Diplomacy – M.Dip.

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October 2003 or later.

Qualifications for Admission

To be admitted to the Course, applicants must be

(a) in possession of a Bachelor’s degree of the University of Malta or of a

degree recognised by Senate as equivalent;

(b) in possession of a certificate of proficiency in English at the level required

by the University of Malta; and

(c) employed in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of their country or in another

governmental administration active in external relations and have served in this

capacity for at least one year.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over one year of full-time study.

Course Structure

The programme of studies for the Course comprises the following

components, to which 60 credits shall be assigned

(a) taught study-units in

International Relations (10 credits)

International History (10 credits)

International Economics (10 credits)

International Law (10 credits)

Diplomacy (6 credits)

Methodology (4 credits);

(b) a research paper, to which 6 credits are assigned, to be written during the

second semester and falling within one of the following fields: International Law,

International Economics, International Relations, International History and

Diplomacy; and

(c) language study-unit/s, to which 4 credits are assigned. Students who are

fluent in English are required to follow study-units in an international language

taught at the University of Malta, whilst students who are not fluent in English are

required to follow study-unit/s in that language.

B

Catalogue of Study-Units

The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study-units. 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 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

Results for the assessment of the study-units and the research paper shall be

published as a percentage mark and grade as indicated in the table below

Mark Range

Grade

80% -100%

A

70% - 79%

B

55% - 69%

C

45% - 54%

D

0 - 44%

F

Both the percentage mark and the grade shall be recorded in the students’ academic

record. However, only the percentage mark shall be used for the purpose of

calculating the final classification of the Degree. The marks and 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 marks and grade for the study-unit may be assigned) and written and/or

oral examinations.

Students who fail to obtain a pass mark and grade in a written and/or oral

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 particular

study-unit only once.

B

Supplementary assessments are limited to no more than two of the study-

units in: International Law, International Economics, International Relations and

International History.

Students failing in the research paper may be allowed to rewrite the paper

within three months from the publication of the result of the research paper.

Students failing in the rewriting of the research paper shall not be awarded the

Degree.

Award of the Degree

(1) Students who obtain the 60 credits indicated in regulation 5 shall be

awarded the Degree.

(2) The final classification of each student shall take into account the

results obtained in the assessments of all components of the Course, which shall be

weighted according to the number of credits assigned to each.

(3) 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.

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