under the auspices of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering

B

L.N. 16 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Honours) -

B.E.&A. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering

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 Faculty of Architecture and Civil

Engineering 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 Degree of Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Honours) -

B.E.&A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil

Engineering.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil

Engineering;

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

Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Honours) - B.E.&A. (Hons); and

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and

Architecture (Honours) - B.E.&A. (Hons).

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in

October 2003 or later.

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, be in possession of the special

course requirements listed hereunder

(a)

two passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or

better in

(i) Pure Mathematics, or Applied Mathematics; and

(ii) Physics

and

(b) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the

following subjects: Applied Mathematics (Mechanics), Art, Chemistry,

Computing, Engineering Drawing and Graphical Communication, History,

Information Technology, Philosophy, Pure Mathematics, Sociology.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of five years of full-time

study.

Course Programme

The Course shall consist of two parts

(a)

Part One shall comprise the first three years of the Course

and shall be common to all students; and

(b) Part Two shall comprise the fourth and fifth years of the

Course and shall comprise compulsory and elective study-units.

B

(1) The elective study-units shall be grouped according to

aspects of Architecture and Urban Design or Building and Civil Engineering

that students may opt to study in more depth.

(2) The programme shall include at least one group of elective

study-units in Architecture and / or Urban Design and at least one group of

elective study-units in Building Engineering and / or Civil Engineering in each

semester of the fourth year and in the first semester of the fifth year.

(3) Students shall be required to choose one group of elective

study-units in each of the three semesters, provided that the students’ choice

is subject to the approval of the Board.

Classification of the Award

The overall evaluation of each student’s performance shall be

based on the results obtained in each year of the Course weighted according

to the following criteria

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

10%

Third Year Average Mark

15%

Fourth Year Average Mark

25%

Fifth Year Average Mark

40%.

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