under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy (businessandcomputing)

L.N. 20 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 (Business and Computing)

- B.Sc. (Bus. & Comp.) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

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 Economics, Management and Accountancy

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 (Business and Computing) - B.Sc. (Bus. &

Comp.) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and

Accountancy.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Economics, Management

and Accountancy;

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

Bachelor of Science (Business and Computing) -- B.Sc. (Bus. & Comp.);

“the Degree” means the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Business and

Computing) -- B.Sc. (Bus. & Comp.); 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

The two areas of study are the following: Business Studies, and

Computing Studies.

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) Advanced Matriculation Level passes at grade C or better in one of

Accounting; Computing or Information Technology; Mathematics;

Economics;

(b) Intermediate Matriculation Level passes at grade C or better in the

following subjects if applicants have not already offered these subjects at

Advanced Matriculation Level

(i)

Accounting;

(ii)

either Information Technology or Computing.

Duration of Course

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

study.

Course Programme

(1) The Course shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits are

assigned divided as follows

(a) First Year: 28 credits in the Business Studies area of study, 26

credits in the Computing Studies area of study, and 6 credits for optional study-

units;

(b) Second Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study; and

(c) Third Year: 30 credits in each of the two areas of study, including a

compulsory synoptic study-unit in each area of study.

(2) In order to be allowed to proceed to the second year of the Course,

students must obtain a mark of not less than 45% in each of the compulsory

study-units taken in the first year in the Business Studies and the Computing

Studies areas of study.

The Board shall publish the course programme of studies and the

programmes of study for each area of study, drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations, and approved by Senate,

before the commencement of each Course. Subject to the approval of Senate,

the Board may make any necessary changes to the programme of study and to

the study-units required for the Degree.

Classification of the Award

The final classification of the Degree shall be based on the results

obtained in the three years of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows

(a) study-units comprising the Business Studies area of study and

optional study-units

First Year Average Mark

15%

Second Year Average Mark

20%

Third Year Average Mark

65%; and

(b) study-units comprising the Computing Studies area of study shall be

weighted equally.

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