under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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L.N. 404 of 2010

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Science in Reproductive Health

under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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

Faculty of Medicine and Surgery in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by

article 81 (I) 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

I. (I) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the degree of Master

of Science in Reproductive Health under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and

Surgery.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery;

"the Course" means the programme of study leading to the degree of Master of

Science in Reproductive Health;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Science in Reproductive Health;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in Reproductive

Health; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate A wards, 2008.

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Applicability

2, These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 20 I 0

or later.

Requirements for Admission

3, The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of

(a) the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery, as defined by Part la of the

Second Schedule of the Health Care Professions Act, together with a minimum of one

year's experience (including a three-month clinical experience) as a medical practitioner

post attainment of said degree; or

(b) a qualification deemed by Senate, on the recommendation of the Board, to

be equivalent to the qualification mentioned in sub-paragraph (a) of this bye-law,

Course Duration

4, The Course shall extend over three semesters of full-time study or the

, equivalent in part-time study,

Programme of Study

5, (I) The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a total of

90 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are assigned to taught study-units and 30

credits assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students who obtain the 60 credits assigned to the taught study-units with

an average mark of at least 50% and do not proceed with the Course, or having

proceeded do not successfully complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award

of the Postgraduate Diploma,

(3) The programme of study shall be published after approval by Senate,

normally not less than eight months prior to the commencement of the Course,

Assessment and Progress

6, (I) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be completed by the end of

the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held,

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(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not more

than 20 credits, if following thc full-time Course, or not more than 10 credits if

following the part-time Course, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed

assessments during the September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of crcdits permitted under

paragraph (2) of this bye-law, or students who after rc-assessment fail to obtain credit

for any study-unit, shall be required to withdraw from the Course.

Dissertation

7. (I) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of

approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the disscI1ation shall be undertaken during the third semester of

the Course. Each student shall be assigned a supervisor by the Board, who shall provide

guidance and advice on a rcgular basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title of the disscrtation and adctailcd research proposal

shall be submitted to the Board for approval by the end of the first semester.

8. (I) Students shall be required to have regular contact with their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for students under

their supervision at the end of each semester of studies, whether the student is following

the Course on a full-time or a part-time basis. Such rep0l1s may include a

recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student to

complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor deems

this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that

(i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance

with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until it

has tirst given the student a chance to be heard.

Classification of the Awards

9. The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the classification of the

Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in all the

components of the programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

Special Provisions for Part-Time Courses

10. The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to

courses followed on a part-time basis, and subject to such changes as may reasonably

be deemed by the Board as necessary due to the part-time nature of the Course.

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Ir-Rekwi:iiti ghad-DIIUI

II-Kors ikun miftun gnall-applikanti Ii ghandhom

(a) iI-grad ta' Doctor of Medicine and Surgery; kif defInit fTaqsima Ia tat-

Tieni Skeda tal-At! dwar il-Professjonijiettas-Sahna, flimkien ma' minimu ta' sena

esperjenza (Ii tinkludi !liet xhur esperjenza klinika) bnala tabib mediku miksuba

wara l-ghotja tal-grad imscmmi; jew

(b) kwalitika mcqjusa mis-Senat, fllq ir-rakkomandazzjoni tal-Bord, bnala

ekwivalcnti ghall-kwalifika mscmmija tis-sotto-paragrafll (a) ta' dan l-ordinament.

It- Tul tal-Kors

4, II-Kors ghandu jinfIrex fuq tliet semestri la' studju fuq bazifidl-lime jew

I-ekwivalenti ti studju fllq bazi parI-lime.

I1-Pr~gramm ta' Studju

(I) II-programm ta' studju ghandu jikkonsisti l11inn taqslmlet studju Ii

gnalihom hemm assenjati total ta' 90 kredtu, Ii minnhom 60 kredtu hllma assenjati

gnat-taqsimict studju I11ghallma u 30 kredtu hllma asscnjati ghat-taqsima S\Udjll tad-

dissertazzjoni.

(2) L-istudenti Ii jiksbu s-60 kredtu assenjati ghat-taqsimiet studiu

mgnallma b'marka medja ta' mill-anqas 50% u ma jkomplux il-Kors, jew wara Ii

komplew ma jkunux spiCcaw b'success id-dissertazzjoni, jkllnll eligibbli gnall-ghoti

tal-Postgraduate Diploma.

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(3) II-programm ta' stlldju ghandll jkun iPPllbblikat wara l-approvazzjoni

tas-Senat, normalment mhux anqas l11illn tmien xhur qabel il-bidll tal-Kors.

I1-Valutazzjoni u I-Progress

(l) II-valutazzjoni ta' kllll taqsil11a stlldjll mghallma ghandha tkun

kompillta sal-annal' tas-semestru Ii fih iklln sal' it-taghlim tat-taqsima StUdjll.

(2) Dawk I-istlldenti Ii fxi sena akkademika jehlu til-valutazzjoni ta'

mhllx aktar minn 20 kredtu, jekk ikunu qegndin isegwll l-Kors/i.t!I-lime, jew mhllx

aktar minn 10 krcdti jekk ikunu qegndin isegwll I-Kors parI-lime, jingnataw 1-

opportunita Ii jOqOghdll ghall-vailltazzjoni mill-gdid fIl-valutazzjonijiet Ii wenlu

minnhom tis-sessjoni tal-e:tamijiet supplimentari ta' Settembru.

(3) L-istlldenti Ii jenlu faktar mill-gnadd ta' kredti permess skont il-

paragrafll (2) ta' dan l-ordinamcnt, jew l-istudenti Ii wara vailltazzjoni mill-gdid ma

jiksbux il-kredti gnal xi taqsima stlldju, jkllnll mentiegajirtiraw mill-Kors.

Id-Dissertazzjoni

(I) L-istudenti huma mehtiega jipprezentaw dissertazzjoni individwali taO

mad war 25.000 kelma skont il-linji gwida mahrugin mill-Bord.

(2) Ix-xoghol fug id-disseliazzjoni gtlandu jsir wagt it-tie let semestru tal-

Kors. Kull student ikun assenjat supervizur mill-Bord, Ii ghandu jipprovdi gwida u

pariri fug bazi regolari wagt il-perijodu ta' studju.

(3) It-titlu provvizorju tad-dissertaz~joni u I-proposta ta' riccrka dettaljata

ghandhol11 ikunu mressga ghall-approvazzjoni tal-Bord sal-ahtlar tal-ewwel

semestru.

(I) L-istudenti jkunu mehtiega jzol11mu kuntatt regolari mas-supervizur

tagtlhom.

(2) ls-supervizuri ghandhom jibghatu lill-Bord rapporti dwar ii-progress

tal-istudcnti taht is-supervizjoni taghhom fit-tmiel11 ta' kull sel11estru ta' studji,

kel11l11 jekk I-istudent ikun gieghed isegwi I-Kors fug bazi full-time u kemm jekk

parI-lime. Dawn ir-rapporti jistghu jinkludu rakkomandazzjoni Ii jew (a) jittav.wal

il-perijodu ta' studju biex l-istudent ikun jista' jtel11l11 id-dissertazzjoni; jew (b)

jintel11l11u I-istudji gabcl il-wagt jekk is-supervizur jidhirlu Ii dan huwa xicrag fic-

cirkostanzi, sakel11l11 Ii

(i) I-estensjoni tal-perijodu ta' studju mscl11l11lJa f(a) tkun skont il-

provvedil11enti tar-Regolamenti PrinCipali; u

(ii) il-Bord ma jistax itemm I-istudji gabel il-wagt skont (b) jekk gabcl ma

jkunx ta opportunitit lill-istudent biex jiddefendi I-kaz ticghu.

11- Klassifikazzjoni tar-Rikonoxximcnti

II-Marka Medja Finali Mwiezna gtlall-iskop tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-

Postgraduate Diploma u tal-Grad ghandha tkun ibbazata fug ir-rizultati miksuba lil-

komponenti kollha tal-programm ta' studju, bil-kredti kollhajinghataw piz indags.

I1-Provvedimenti Speejali ghall-Korsijiet fnq Bazi Part-Time

ll-provvedimenti tal-ordinamenti precedcnti ghandhom japplikaw mulatis

mutandis ghall-korsijiet Ii jsiru fug bazi parI-time, u suggett ghal dawk it-tibdiliet Ii

jiStgt1U ragonevolmcnt jitgiesu mill-Bord bhala l11ehtiega minhabba n-natura part-

time tal-Kors.