or in Educational Psychology

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L.N. 380 of 2007

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Master of Psychology in Clinical Psychology –

M.Psy. (Clin.) – or in Counselling Psychology – M.Psy. (Couns.) –

or in Educational Psychology – M.Psy. (Ed.) – Degree Course

(Amendment) Regulations, 2007

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74 (5) and

75 (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 75

and 79 of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Master of Psychology in Clinical

Psychology – M.Psy. (Clin.) – or in Counselling Psychology – M.Psy (Couns.) – or in

Educational Psychology – M.Psy.(Ed.) – Degree Course (Amendment) Regulations,

2007 and shall be read and construed as one with the Master of Psychology in Clinical

Psychology – M.Psy. (Clin.) – or in Counselling Psychology – M.Psy. (Couns.) – or in

Educational Psychology – M.Psy. (Ed.) – Degree Course Regulations, 1998, published

as Legal Notice 83 of 1998, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall apply to courses commencing in October 2007 or

later.

Amendment of regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (1) of regulation 4 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“4. (1) Candidates for admission to the Course must be proficient in the

Maltese language and shall have obtained the following

(a) the degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours), normally with First or

Second Class (Upper Division), or an equivalent qualification from this or another

university; and

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(b) a minimum of 2400 hours of experience in clinical or counselling settings.

This experience should normally be obtained after candidates have been awarded the

Honours degree in psychology, except in cases where the experience and the practice

prove to be of equivalent level.”

Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 6 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) The Course shall consist of

(a) taught study-units, to which a total of 56 ECTS credits are assigned, of

which 4 ECTS credits shall be assigned to a synoptic study-unit;

(b) practice placements, to which 54 ECTS credits are assigned; and

(c) a dissertation, to which 10 ECTS credits are assigned.”

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