Regulations, 2006

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L.N. 307 of 2006

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master of Science – M.Sc. – in Engineering Degree Course (Amendment)

Regulations, 2006

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 Master of Science – M.Sc. – in

Engineering Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2006 and shall be read and

construed as one with the Master of Science – M.Sc. – in Engineering Degree

Course Regulations, 1999, published as Legal Notice 106 of 1999, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable to courses commencing in October

2006 or later.

Addition of Regulation 5 to the Principal Regulations

The following regulation 5 shall be added after regulation 4 of the

principal regulations

“5. The Degree certificate shall denote the area of studies followed as

indicated in the programme of studies.”

Re-numbering of the Principal Regulations

The current regulations 5 to 22 shall be renumbered 6 to 23.

Amendment of Regulation 6 of the Principal Regulations

For regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“6. The Course shall consist of taught study-units, to which a total of 64

credits shall be assigned, and a dissertation to which a total of 26 credits shall be

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assigned. Students shall be required to obtain all the credits within the stipulated

period.”

Amendment of Regulation 12 of the Principal Regulations

For regulation 12 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“12. Throughout the duration of the Course, students shall be eligible to be

re-assessed once in study-units to which not more than 16 credits are assigned.”

Amendment of Regulation 13 of the Principal Regulations

For regulation 13 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“13. Students who fail in study-units to which more than 16 credits are

assigned or who fail in any of the supplementary examinations shall be deemed to

have failed the Course.”

Amendment of Regulation 14 of the Principal Regulations

For regulation 14 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“14. Students shall be required to submit a title and a research proposal for

the dissertation during the second semester of the Course (during the fourth

semester in the case of part-time studies), as directed by the Board. Any substantial

modification in the title or content must be approved by the Board.”

Amendment to Regulation 15 of the Principal Regulations

For regulation 15 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“15. Students shall be allowed to present their dissertation after having

obtained the 64 credits indicated in regulation 6. The dissertation shall consist of

not more than 20,000 words and must be submitted by the second week of

September.”

Amendment of Regulation 23 of the Principal Regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 23 of the principal regulations there shall

be substituted the following

“23. (1) The results shall take into consideration the performance of the

students in the study-units and in the dissertation.”

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