under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering

L.N. 136 of 2011

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2011 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 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 Engineering in 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 2011 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);

“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Engineering; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable as from October 2010 or later.

Areas of Study

The Degree may be awarded in any one of the following areas of study

Electrical and Electronic Engineering; or

Mechanical Engineering

Special Course Requirements

(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 also 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 by the Board to be relevant

to the Course, 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 four 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 240 credits shall be

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

before the commencement of the Course, following the approval of Senate. 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 of the area of study they are following for the Degree.

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 weighted according to the following criteria

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

20%

Third Year Average Mark

30%

Fourth Year Average Mark

40%

A Pass degree of Bachelor of Technology – B.Tech. – shall be awarded to a

student who does not qualify for the award of the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) –

B.Eng.(Hons) – degree but who obtains a minimum of 180 credits, unless the student is

eligible and opts to repeat the fourth year of the Course.

Repeal

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

(Honours) – B.Ind.Eng.(Hons), published as Legal Notice 83 of 2009, shall be deemed

to cease to be in force as from 1 st October 2010, and any students registered on this

course before 1 st October 2010 shall be governed by the Bye-Laws of 2011 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) – B.Eng.(Hons).

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