MT
under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
B
L.N. 290 of 2012
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Bye-Laws of 2012 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the
General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the
Degree of Master of Pharmacy – M.Pharm. –
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 2012 to amend the
Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate
Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Pharmacy – M.Pharm. – and shall be read
and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations
for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Pharmacy –
M.Pharm. – under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, published as
Legal Notice 27 of 2012, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.
Applicability
These bye-laws shall apply to courses starting in October 2012 or later.
Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws
After paragraph (2) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws, there shall
be added the following
“(3) Applicants in possession of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree
obtained with at least Second Class Honours after successfully completing a five-year
programme of study shall be eligible to apply for a part-time programme of study.
(4) Applicants in possession of the Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) degree
obtained with Third Class Honours or Pass after successfully completing a five-year
programme of study shall be eligible to apply for a part-time programme of study
if they submit a portfolio covering at least three year’s practice in an area related to
pharmacy.”
B
Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws
Bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-law 4 (1).
Paragraph (2) shall be added after paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 of the
principal bye-laws
“(2) The programme of study for graduates of the 5-year course leading to
the degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) that commenced between 1995 and
2006 shall extend over one semester of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time
study.”
Amendment to bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws
After paragraph (2) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws, there shall
be added the following
“(3) The part-time programme of study referred to in paragraph (4) of bye-
law 3 shall comprise study-units to which a total of 30 credits are assigned and shall
consist of the following study-units
Patient Care Management
Pharmaceutical Regulatory Affairs
Research Paper.”
Amendment to bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws
Bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-law 9 (1).
The following paragraph (2) shall be added after paragraph (1) of bye-
law 9 of the principal bye-laws
“(2) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the classification
of the Degree for students who follow the 30-credit programme of study shall take
into account the results obtained in the study-units of the fifth year of the Bachelor of
Pharmacy (Honours) course as well as the results obtained in the 30-credit programme
of study.”
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