under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

B

L.N. 186 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 Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care

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 Institute of Health Care 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 Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(Hons) - under the auspices of the Institute

of Health Care.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Institute of Health Care;

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed for each area

of study;

“the Course” means the programme of studies leading to the degree of

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) -

B.Sc.(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 special course requirements depending on the area

of study chosen as follows

(a) Communication Therapy: two passes at Grade C or better, at least one

of which must be at Advanced Level and one at Intermediate Level, in Biology and

in either English or Maltese;

(b) Dietetics: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and

Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;

(c) Environmental Health: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better

in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;

(d) Medical Laboratory Science: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or

better in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;

(e) Midwifery (applicable for courses commencing in October 2005 or

later): a pass at Advanced Level in Biology;

(f) Nursing (applicable for courses commencing in October 2005 or later)

a pass at Advanced Level in Biology;

(g) Nutrition: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology

and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;

(h) Occupational Therapy: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better

in Biology;

(i) Physiotherapy: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in

Biology; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;

(j) Podiatry: a pass at Advanced Level in Biology; and

(k) Radiography (applicable for courses commencing in October 2005 or

later) a pass at Advanced Level in Biology. Applicants shall be required to be aged

not less than 18 years within three months from the date on which the Course

commences.

(Applicable for courses commencing in October 2004 or later) Applicants

choosing the Medical Laboratory Science area of study who possess a grade D

instead of a grade C in one of the required subjects at Advanced Level indicated in

paragraph (d) of bye-law 3 shall be admitted under those conditions as the

Admissions Committee of the Institute of Health Care may impose to compensate

for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year of the Course, such students

do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly to the second

year of the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall

neither be entitled to repeat the year not to progress conditionally as normally

permitted under the Principal Regulations.

The Admissions Board, acting on the advice of the relevant Board of

Studies, may admit applicants in possession of a Diploma in Health Science, with at

least an overall average grade of 65%, into the second or third year of the Course

with the same area of study as their Diploma, in terms of regulations 8.1 or 8.1.1 of

the Admission Regulations of the University.

Prior to registering for the Course, eligible applicants are also required to

undergo a medical fitness test as directed by the Board so as to ascertain that they

are fit for the duties related to their proposed studies.

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 terms of these bye-laws in any one of the

following areas of study

Communication Therapy, Dietetics, Environmental Health, Medical

Laboratory Science, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy,

Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Radiography or in any other area related to Health

Care, following the approval of Senate.

The areas of study offered in any particular year shall be published by the

Board before the commencement of each Course.

Senate, on the advice of the Board, may limit the number of students that

may be admitted to the Course in any or all of the areas of study and shall approve

bye-laws for the selection of applicants to the Course in the area/s of study where

the number of students that may be admitted is limited.

Course Programme

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

the time of applying for admission to the Course.

The programme of study for each area of study shall have two distinct,

although interdependent components, one theoretical, and the other

practical/clinical.

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 course programme and in the programme of study of the

area of study they are following for the Degree,

Provided that course programmes and programmes of study are drawn up in

accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Conditions for Re-assessment of Practical/Clinical Study-Units

(1) Students who fail a clinical practice study-unit or a study-unit

involving a practical placement may be required to repeat the study-unit during the

summer months before being re-assessed, or if such an arrangement is found not to

be possible, re-do the study-unit in an additional year of study.

(2) The conditions for the re-assessment of such study-units shall be

indicated in the description of each study-unit that is published in the catalogue.

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

15%

Second Year Average Mark

25%

Third Year Average Mark

25%

Fourth Year Average Mark

35%.

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