General University Postgraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

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L.N. 33 of 2012

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

General University Postgraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2012

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 Postgraduate

Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2012 and shall be read and construed as one

with the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008, published

as Legal Notice 120 of 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from October 2011 onwards.

Amendment of regulation 6 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (d) of paragraph (1) of regulation 6 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(d) 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 of Study and/or in the course bye-laws

Postgraduate Award

Requirements

Postgraduate Certificate

30 credits, of which not less than 25

credits at Level 5

Postgraduate Diploma

60 credits, of which not less than 50

credits at Level 5

Master’s degree

90 – 120 credits, of which not less than

80 credits at Level 5, and including a

dissertation to which not less than 30

credits are assigned”

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Amendment of regulation 8 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (2) of regulation 8 of the principal regulations there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) Admission to Master’s courses is through possession of a first cycle

Honours degree classified at least at Second Class in an area of study relevant to the

studies to be pursued in the Master’s course. Bye-laws may provide for the admission

of applicants with a Third Class Honours degree if they are also in possession of

other qualifications, including relevant experience, obtained following the first cycle

degree.”

The following paragraph (3) shall be added after paragraph (2) of regulation

8 of the principal regulations

“(3) Admission to Professional Master’s courses is through possession of a

first cycle Honours degree classified at least at Second Class in an area of study

relevant to the studies to be pursued in the Professional Master’s course. Bye-laws

may provide for the admission of applicants with a Third Class Honours degree if

they present a portfolio or other documentary evidence recording the applicant’s

relevant experience.”

Paragraphs (3) and (4) of regulation 8 of the principal regulations shall be

renumbered as paragraphs (4) and (5).

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