MT
under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
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L.N. 295 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 Science (Honours) Health Science –
B.Sc. (Hons) Health Science -
under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care
IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 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 Institute of Health Care by virtue of the powers conferred
upon it by article 81 (1) of the said Act and which have been approved by
the Senate of the University of Malta as required by article 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 Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc.(Hons) Health Science - under
the auspices of the Institute of Health Care.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Institute of Health Care;
“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc. (Hons) Health Science;
“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health
Science - B.Sc.(Hons) Health Science; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University
Undergraduate Awards, 2004.
Applicability
These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October
2009 or later.
Requirements for Admission
Applicants for the Course shall be in possession of the following
(a) the Diploma in Health Science awarded by the University of Malta; or
(b) a professional qualification deemed by Senate to be equivalent to the
qualification indicated in paragraph (a);
(c) passes in the following ECDL Core Course Modules
Module 2: Using the Computer and Managing Files
Module 3: Word Processing
Module 6: Presentation
Module 7: Information and Communication
(1) The Board shall, after approval by Senate, determine the number of
applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course depending on the
availability of resources. The Board, shall announce the number of available places
at the time of the call for applications.
(2) If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of available
places, the Board shall select applicants according to the following criteria
(i) academic qualifications (45% weighting);
(a) applicants obtaining overall percentage marks of between 75 and
100 in the Diploma in Health Science or equivalent grade points
shall be awarded 45 marks;
(b) applicants obtaining overall percentage marks of between 65 and
74 in the Diploma in Health Science or equivalent grade points
shall be awarded 35 marks;
(c) applicants obtaining overall percentage marks of between 45 and
64 in the Diploma in Health Science or equivalent grade points
shall be awarded 25 marks;
(d) applicants not in possession of the Diploma in Health Science
holding a professional qualification deemed by Senate to be
equivalent shall be awarded 20 marks;
(ii) relevant work experience in gainful employment (15% weighting);
(a) applicants having more than 15 years relevant work experience
shall be awarded 15 marks;
(b) applicants having between 10 and 15 years relevant work
experience shall be awarded 10 marks;
(c) applicants having between 5 and 10 years relevant work
experience shall be awarded 8 marks;
(d) less than 5 years relevant work experience shall be awarded 5
marks;
(iii) currently working as a clinical supervisor in undergraduate Health
Care programmes (20% weighting);
(iv) successful completion of Continuing Professional Development
(CPD) courses during the past three years for a maximum of 5
courses (15% weighting - 3 marks per CPD) ;
(v) successful completion of other professional and/or academic related
courses during the past three years for a maximum of 5 courses (5%
weighting - 1 mark per course).
Course Duration
The Course shall extend over a period of two to four years of part-time
study.
Programme of Study
The programme of study shall consist of study-units to which 80 credits
shall be assigned. Students must register for not less than 20 credits and not more
than 40 credits per year.
Subject to changes that the Board may, with the approval of Senate, be
constrained to make, students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the
credits as indicated in the programme of study, provided this is drawn up in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.
Assessment and Progress
(1) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not
more than 10 credits shall be given the opportunity to resit the failed assessment
during the September supplementary examination session.
(2) Students who fail in the re-assessment of a compulsory study-unit
shall be allowed to refer the failed study-unit to the following year to be done over
and above the study-units for that year.
(3) In the case of non-compulsory referred study-units, the Board may
allow or require students to register for alternative study-units which fall within the
scope of the programme of study.
(4) A study-unit that has been accepted as an alternative to a referred
study-unit shall, for the purposes of these bye-laws, be deemed to be a referred
study-unit.
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(5) Students who fail more than the number of credits permitted under
paragraph (1) of this bye-law shall be deemed to have failed the year and shall be
required to repeat the year if eligible in terms of the Principal Regulations.
(6) Students who after re-assessment of a referred study-unit fail to
obtain credit for the referred study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the course.
Classification of the Award
The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the classification
of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in each study-unit, all credits
being weighted equally.