under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering

B

L.N. 184 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 (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons)

under the auspices of the Faculty of 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 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 (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty

of Engineering.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Engineering;

“the Course” means the course of studies leading to the Degree of

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons);

“the Degree” means the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) -

B.Eng. (Hons); 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.

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) passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics and in Physics; or,

(b) in terms of regulation 6 of the Admission Regulations, be in possession

of

(i) five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination

including English Language and Maltese; and

(ii) a pass in Systems of Knowledge at Intermediate Matriculation Level;

and

(iii) either a Higher Technician Diploma of the City and Guilds of London

Institute Course No. 8000 in Electrical Engineering, or a qualification considered by the

Board to be equivalent, and a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in Physics at Grade

C or better;

or a Higher Technician Diploma of the City and Guilds of

London Institute Course No. 8000 in Mechanical Engineering, or a qualification

considered by the Board to be equivalent, and a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level

in Pure Mathematics at Grade C or better;

or the Diploma in Industrial Electronics of the Fellenberg Training

Centre, awarded with credit, and a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in Physics at

Grade C or better;

or if applicants are graduates of a university or have other qualifications

considered to be sufficient, they may be exempted by the University Admissions Board,

on the advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these

special course requirements.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of four years of full-time study.

Areas of Study

The Degree may be awarded in any one of the following areas of study

Electrical Engineering; or

Mechanical Engineering.

Course Programme

Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of area of study at the time

of applying for admission.

The first semester of the first year of the Course shall be common to all

students and requests by students to change their area of study shall normally be

accepted if submitted at least two weeks before the commencement of the second

semester.

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 45 of the Principal

Regulations, in any year of the Course, students shall not be awarded more than

8 credits for study-units passed by compensation and if necessary students shall be

required to choose which study-unit/s of the eligible study-units are to be considered as

passed by compensation, to a maximum value of 8 credits.

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

20%

Third Year Average Mark

30%

Fourth Year Average Mark

40%.

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