under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

L.N. 388 of 2011

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degrees of Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies (Honours) -

B.LIAS (Hons) - and

Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies - B.LIAS –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

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 Media and

Knowledge Sciences 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 degrees

of Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies (Honours) - B.LIAS (Hons)

- and Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies - B.LIAS - under the

auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge

Sciences;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of

Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies (Honours) - B.LIAS (Hons) -

or to the degree of Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies - B.LIAS;

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Library, Information and

Archive Studies (Honours) - B.LIAS (Hons) - or the degree of Bachelor of Library,

Information and Archive Studies - B.LIAS; 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

2011 or later.

Areas of Study

(1) The degree of Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies

(Honours) shall be awarded in terms of these bye-laws in Library, Information and

Archive Studies as the honours main area of study together with a subsidiary area of

study.

(2) The degree of Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies shall

be awarded in terms of these bye-laws in two ordinary main areas of study, one of

which must be Library, Information and Archive Studies.

(3) The Board shall announce the areas of study that may be taken with

Library, Information and Archive Studies in the Degree before the commencement of

the Course.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart

from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission

Regulations, be in possession of a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in

English, or its equivalent.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.

Course Programme

Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of areas of study at

the time of applying for admission.

The Course shall consist of two parts.

(1) Part One shall consist of study-units to which 60 credits are

assigned.

(2) At the end of Part One of the Course, students who have obtained an

average mark of

(a) 65% or better in the Library, Information and Archive Studies area of

study, and

(b) 60% or better in all the study units of Part One

shall be eligible to proceed to the degree of Bachelor of Library, Information and

Archive Studies (Honours).

Part Two shall consist of study-units to which 120 credits are assigned.

(1) The Board shall publish the course programmes in Library,

Information and Archive Studies drawn up in accordance with the relevant

provisions of the Principal Regulations and as approved by Senate, before the

commencement of each Course. Subject to changes that the Board may make, with

the approval of Senate, students shall follow the study-units and obtain the credits

as indicated in the course programmes and in the programmes of study of the other

areas they are following for the Degree.

(2) The programmes of study for the areas of study that may be taken

with Library, Information and Archive Studies in the Course shall be those published

by the Board of the academic entity responsible for the area of study.

(1) Students on the Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies

(Honours) B.LIAS (Hons) course shall be required to register and obtain credit for

study-units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned, of which not less than 132

credits shall be in Library, Information and Archive Studies and not less than 36

credits shall be in the subsidiary area of study.

(2) Students on the Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies

course shall be required to register and obtain credit for study-units to which a total

of 180 credits are assigned, of which not less than 80 credits shall be obtained in each

of the two main areas of study.

Classification of the Awards

(1) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the

Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies (Honours) degree shall be

based on the results obtained in each of the last two years of the Course, which shall

be weighted as follows

Second Year Average Mark

40 %

Third Year Average Mark

60 %

(2) The average score of the third year shall be weighted as 30% attributed

to taught study-units and 70% attributed to the dissertation and synoptic study-units.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the

Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies shall be based on the results

obtained in each year of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

25 %

Second Year Average Mark

25 %

Third Year Average Mark (excluding Synoptic Study-Units)

25 %

Synoptic Study-Units

25%

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Diploma in Archive and Records

Management, the Diploma in Library and Information Studies, and the degree of

Bachelor of Library, Information and Archive Studies – B.LIAS - under the auspices

of the Centre for Communications Technology, published as Legal Notice 357 of

2005, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1st October 2011, provided

that students registered for these courses before 1st October 2011 shall continue

to be governed by the bye-laws that were in force at the time of their joining the

course.

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