General University Undergraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

L.N. 181 of 2001

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

General University Undergraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2011

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 regulations made by

the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by articles 75 and 79 of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the General University Undergraduate

Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2011 and shall be read and construed as one with

the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, published as Legal

Notice 127 of 2004, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 18 th February 2011 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 3 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (4) of regulation 3 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“(4) obtain not less than the number of credits at not below the level as indicated

hereunder, including all credits for compulsory and elective Study-Units as specified in

the Programme/s of Study and/or bye-laws relevant to the Course on which the student

is registered and subject to regulations 20, 21 and 22 below

University Undergraduate

Requirements

Award

30 credits, of which not less than 26 credits

University Certificate

not below Level 1.

between 60 and 90 credits, as specified in the

University Diploma

bye-laws for the Course, of which not more

than 10 Level 0 and not less than 56 Level 1.

between 60 and 120 credits, as specified in

University Higher Diploma

the bye-laws for the Course, of which not

more than 10 Level 0 and not less than 56

Level 2.

180 credits, of which not more than 4 Level 0,

Bachelor

not less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1,

and not less than 108 more or less divided

equally between Levels 2 and 3.

180 credits, of which not more than 4 Level 0,

Bachelor (Honours in one Area

not less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1,

of Study)

and not less than 108 more or less divided

(3 year full-time Course or 3

equally between Levels 2 and 3 of which not

year

full-time

Professional

less than 56 Level 3 credits assigned to the

Course)

area taken at honours.

240 credits, of which not more than 4 Level 0,

Bachelor (Honours in two Areas

not less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1,

of Study)

and not less than 168 more or less divided

(4 year full-time Course)

equally between Levels 2 and 3 of which not

less than 56 Level 3 credits in each of the two

areas taken at honours.

240 credits, of which not more than 4 Level 0,

Bachelor (Honours)

not less than 56 and not more than 68 Level 1,

(4 year full-time Professional

and not less than 168 Levels 2, 3 and 4 of

Course)

which not less than 100 credits at Levels 3

and 4.

300 credits, of which not more than 4 Level 0,

Bachelor (Honours) and any

not less than 56 Level 1, 56 Level 2 and a

other undergraduate award

further 168 at Levels 3 and 4.

following a 5 year Professional

Course

Provided that

(i)

students may be allowed to offer higher level credits in substitution of

the required credits at a specific level; and

(ii)

an unclassified pass degree may, at the discretion of the Award

Classification Board, be awarded to a student registered in a degree Course, who at the

end of the Course lacks not more than 10 credits to complete the credit requirement for

the award of the degree. The student shall however have the option to refuse the award

and opt to refer the missing units to the following year or repeat the year if so eligible in

terms of these regulations.”

Amendment to regulations 29 to 32 of the principal regulations

For regulations 29 to 32 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“Board of Studies

Boards of Studies for all Courses shall be appointed by Senate by June

for a period of two years except in the case of students appointed on Boards of

Studies whose appointment shall be of one year’s duration.

Each Faculty shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

Boards of Studies for Courses run under the auspices of that Faculty. In doing so,

the Board shall aim to achieve an optimal arrangement for the appointment of a

Board of Studies for one or more Courses run under its auspices.

Senate may approve the appointment of any of the following

(a) a Board of Studies for one Area of Study for a Course, where such a

Course consists only of one Area of Study;

(b) a Board of Studies for a Course consisting of more than one Area of

Study offered together in that Course;

(c) a single Board of Studies for such number of Courses offered under the

auspices of a Faculty, where such an arrangement is the most appropriate;

(d) the designation of a Board to carry out the functions of a Board of

Studies; and

(e) any combination of the above which Senate may approve from time to

time for Courses offered under the auspices of a Faculty.

(1) Boards of Studies shall be composed as follows

(a) in the case of regulation 31 (a), the Board of Studies shall be composed

of: (i) the head of the department responsible for the Area of Study or his delegate

as chairman; (ii) at least two other academic members; and (iii) two students

elected from amongst the students registered on the Course;

(b) in the case of regulation 31 (b), the Board of Studies shall be composed

of: (i) the heads of the departments responsible for the Areas of Study concerned,

or their delegates, one of whom shall be appointed chairman; (ii) at least one other

academic member from each of the departments concerned; and (iii) two students

elected from amongst the students registered on the Course;

(c) in the case of regulation 31 (c), the Board of Studies shall be composed

of: (i) the Course coordinators for a number of Courses offered under the auspices

of a Faculty, or their delegates; one Course coordinator shall be appointed

chairman; (ii) at least one other academic member teaching on each of the

Courses concerned; and (iii) two students elected from amongst the students

registered on the Courses; and

(d) in the case of regulation 31 (d), the Board shall be designated by

Senate to perform the functions of a Board of Studies.

(2) In the case of a Course offered by two or more Faculties, Senate may

appoint, on the joint recommendation of the Faculties concerned, an inter-Faculty

Board of Studies. Such a Board of Studies shall consist of: (i) the Dean or his

delegate of each Faculty concerned; (ii) at least two other academic members

from each Faculty; and (iii) two students elected from amongst the students

registered on the Course. One of the Deans shall be appointed chairman. The

terms of reference of such a Board of Studies is to ensure better coordination of

programmes of study where study-units are offered by different Faculties.

(3) Administrators from all Faculties concerned shall attend meetings of

the Board of Studies.”

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