Regulations, 2005

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L.N. 266 of 2005

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bachelor of Education (Honours) - B.Ed. (Hons) - Degree Course (Amendment)

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

These regulations may be cited as the Bachelor of Education (Honours) -

B.Ed. (Hons) - Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2005 and shall be read

and construed as one with the Bachelor of Education (Honours) - B.Ed. (Hons) -

Degree Course Regulations, 1999, published as Legal Notice 103 of 1999,

hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

(1) Regulations 3, 4, 5, 7 and 8 shall be applicable to courses which

started in October 2002 or later.

(2) Regulation 6 shall be applicable to courses which started from

October 1999 to October 2003.

Addition of regulation 9 to the principal regulations

The following regulation 9 shall be added after regulation 8 of the

principal regulations

“9. (1) The subjects in the Secondary Education area of specialisation shall

be approved by Senate on the recommendation of the Board before the beginning of

each Course. The subjects shall normally be from among the subjects taught as

curriculum subjects at secondary level.

(2) In teaching areas where the number of school placements is limited,

the Board shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants that may be allowed

to register in these subjects, depending on the number of school placements

available. The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the call

for applications.

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(3) If there are more eligible applicants than the number of places

available, applicants shall be selected by means of an interview, the purpose of

which is to determine their relative aptitude in the chosen teaching area.”

Regulations 9 to 17 shall be re-numbered 10 to 18.

Amendment of regulation 14 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (7) of regulation 14 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(7) If the number of credits obtained by students at the end of any year of

the Course indicates that it will be impossible for them to complete the Course in the

period of studies laid down in paragraph (1) of regulation 10, the students shall be

required to withdraw from the Course.”

Amendment of regulation 15 of the principal regulations

The following paragraph (9) shall be added after paragraph (8) of

regulation 15 of the principal regulations

“(9) Students whose Field Placement includes the teaching of two subjects

and who fail to satisfy the examiners in the teaching of one of the subjects shall be

considered to have failed the Field Placement. Such students shall be required to

repeat the Field Placement during the following year if allowed and as provided for

in these regulations. Students may be allowed to repeat the Field Placement in the

teaching of the failed subject only under those conditions established by the Board.”

Amendment of regulation 16 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 16 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“(2) The Dissertation/Project shall be assessed in accordance with the

grading scheme indicated in paragraph (2) of regulation 14.”

Amendment of regulation 17 of the principal regulations

For regulation 17 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“17. To be awarded the Degree, students must obtain not less than 116

credits in the areas indicated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 12 and as set out

in the Course catalogue published by the Board.”

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Mitbug] fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern - Printed at the Government Printing Press

Emenda għar-regolament 14 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

5. Minflok il-paragrafu (7) tar-regolament 14 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

għandu jidħol dan li ġej

“(7) Jekk l-għadd ta’ kredti miksub mill-istudenti fit-tmiem ta’ xi sena tal-

Kors jindika li se jkun impossibbli għalihom li jtemmu l-Kors fil-perijodu ta’ studji

indikat fil-paragrafu (1) tar-regolament 10, l-istudenti għandhom ikunu meħtieġa

jħallu l-Kors.”

Emenda għar-regolament 15 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

6. Il-paragrafu (9) li ġej għandu jiżdied wara l-paragrafu (8) tar-regolament

15 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

“(9) L-istudenti li l-Pjazzament fl-Iskejjel tagħhom jinkludi t-tagħlim ta’

żewġ suġġetti u li ma jissodisfawx lill-eżaminaturi fit-tagħlim ta’ wieħed mis-

suġġetti jkunu kkunsidrati li weħlu fil-Pjazzament fl-Iskejjel. Dawn l-istudenti

jkunu meħtieġa jirrepetu l-Pjazzament fl-Iskejjel matul is-sena ta’ wara jekk permess

u skond il-provvedimenti ta’ dawn ir-regolamenti. L-istudenti jistgħu jitħallew

jirrepetu l-Pjazzament fl-Iskejjel fit-tagħlim tas-suġġett li weħlu fih biss taħt dawk

il-kundizzjonijiet stabbiliti mill-Bord.”

Emenda għar-regolament 16 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

7. Minflok il-paragrafu (2) tar-regolament 16 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

għandu jidħol dan li ġej

“(2) Id-Dissertazzjoni/Proġett għandhom ikunu valutati skond l-iskema ta’ l-

iggradar indikata fil-paragrafu (2) tar-regolament 14.”

Emenda għar-regolament 17 tar-regolamenti prinċipali

8. Minflok ir-regolament 17 tar-regolamenti prinċipali għandu jidħol dan li

ġej

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“17. Biex jingħataw il-Grad, l-istudenti għandhom jiksbu mhux anqas minn

116 kredtu fl-oqsma indikati fil-paragrafi (1) u (2) tar-regolament 12 u kif imniżżla

fil-katalgu tal-Kors ippubblikat mill-Bord.”