under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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L.N. 222 of 2008

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2008 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours) – B.Ed. (Hons) –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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 bye-laws made by the

Board of the Faculty of Education in virtue of the powers conferred upon it

by section 81 (1) of the said Act and which have been approved by the

Senate of the University of Malta as required by section 81 (2) of the said

Act

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2008 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2006 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours) - B.Ed. (Hons),

and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2006 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of

Bachelor of Education (Honours) - B.Ed. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty

of Education, published as Legal Notice 24 of 2006, hereinafter referred to as “the

principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

(1) Bye-law 3 shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2008 or later.

(2) Bye-law 4 shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2010 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) If Primary Education is chosen as the area of specialisation,

applicants shall have

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(i) one pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in one of the

following subjects: Art, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, English, Geography,

History, Home Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology, Maltese,

Mathematics (Applied or Pure), Music, Philosophy, Physics, Religious Knowledge,

and Sociology;

(ii) passes at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in two of the

following subjects (excluding the subject presented at Advanced Level): Art,

Biology, Chemistry, Computing, English, Environmental Science, Geography,

History, Home Economics and Human Ecology, Information Technology, Maltese,

Mathematics (Applied or Pure), Music, Philosophy, Physics, Religious Knowledge,

and Sociology; and

(iii) passes in proficiency tests in English and Maltese, approved by the

Faculty, and shall be in possession of the European Computer Driving License

(ECDL) prior to the commencement of the Course. Applicants who do not pass the

proficiency tests and are not in possession of the ECDL before the commencement

of the Course shall not be admitted to the Course.

For sub-pararaph (c) (vi) of paragraph (3) of bye-law 9 of the principal

bye-laws there shall be substituted the following

“(vi) for Technical Design and Technology (for admission from October

2010 onwards)

(1) a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Engineering Drawing

or in Graphical Communication, a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in

Physics, and a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in any other subject; or

(2) five passes at Grade 5 or better in the Secondary Education Certificate

Examination, including English Language and Maltese, together with a pass in

Systems of Knowledge in the Matriculation Certificate Examination at Intermediate

Level, and the Advanced Technicians Diploma of the City and Guilds of London

Institute, or the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electrical/Electronics

Engineering (Course code 07/03/10) Level 4, or the BTEC Higher National Diploma

in Electrical/Electronics Engineering (Electronics) (Course code 07/03/11) Level 4,

or the BTEC Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (Course code

07/07/08) Level 4, or a qualification considered equivalent by the University

Admissions Board on the recommendation of the Board.”

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