under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering

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L.N. 136 of 2009

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons)

under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering

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 Engineering 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 and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the

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

Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty

of Engineering.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Engineering;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the Degree of Bachelor

of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons);

“the Degree” means the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng.

(Hons); and

“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Engineering;

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

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Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2008 or later.

Areas of Study

The Course shall be offered in any area of study that falls within the

academic responsibility of the Board, after approval by Senate.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall

either (a) satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the

Admission Regulations and be in possession of passes at Advanced Matriculation Level

at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and in Physics;

or

(b) be in possession of passes in the Secondary Education Certificate

Examination at Grade 5 or better in Maltese and English Language, and of either the

MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma in an area deemed to be relevant to the

Course by the Board, or the MCAST Diploma in Industrial Electronics.

(2) If applicants are graduates of a university or have other qualifications

considered to be sufficient, they may be exempted by the University Admissions Board,

on the advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these

special course requirements.

Course Duration

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

Course Programme

(1) Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of area of study at

the time of application for admission.

(2) The Course shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits shall be

assigned.

(3) The Board shall publish the programme of study for each area of study

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

changes that the Board may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to make,

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students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the credits as indicated in the

programme of study for the area of study they are following for the Degree.

(4) Students following the area of study in Electrical and Electronic

Engineering shall choose one of the streams as defined and specified in the

corresponding programme of study for the second and third year of the Course. This

choice shall take place prior to the commencement of the second year of the Course, as

indicated by the Board.

Classification of the Award

The overall evaluation of each student’s performance shall be based on the

results obtained in each year of the Course which shall be weighted according to the

following criteria

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

40%

Third Year Average Mark

50%

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 2005 for the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering

(Honours) – B.Eng.(Hons), published as Legal Notice 184 of 2005, as amended by

Legal Notice 302 of 2006, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st October

2008, provided that students registered for this course before the 1 st October 2008 shall

continue to be governed by the bye-laws that were in force at the time of their joining

the course.

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