under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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L.N. 294 of 2011

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2011 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of

Master of Science in Public Health Medicine –

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 (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

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2011 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the degree of Master of Science in Public Health Medicine and

shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

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

Master of Science in Public Health Medicine – under the auspices of the Faculty of

Medicine and Surgery, published as Legal Notice 8 of 2010, hereinafter referred to

as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in October 2011 or

later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Requirements for Admission

3. (1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of

(a) the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery; or

(b) the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery; or

(c) the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) with at least Second Class

(Honours); or

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(d) a degree with at least Second Class (Honours) in a discipline related to

health science; or

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

to be equivalent to the qualifications listed in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d).

(2) The Board shall recommend to Senate 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.

(3) When the number of places is so limited and the number of eligible

applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected

through an interview by a board, composed of at least three members appointed for

the purpose. The board shall select applicants using the following criteria, the

weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for applications

(a) degree type and class;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during the interview.”

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