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under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
L.N. 131 of 2013
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for
University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business and Information Technology
– B.Sc. (Hons) Bus. & IT –
under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy
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 Economics,
Management and Accountancy in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article
81(1)(c) 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 2013 in terms of
the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the degree
of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business and Information Technology - B.Sc.
(Hons) Bus. & IT - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and
Accountancy.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Economics, Management and
Accountancy;
“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor
of Science (Honours) in Business and Information Technology - B.Sc. (Hons) Bus.
& IT;
“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Business
and Information Technology - B.Sc. (Hons) Bus. & IT; 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
2012 or later.
Requirements for Admission
To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall satisfy
the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations of
the University
provided that for courses commencing from October 2014 onwards applicants
must also be in possession of a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure
Mathematics.
Applicants who do not possess a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level
in Pure Mathematics as required by bye-law 3 may be admitted to the Course under
those conditions as the Board may impose to compensate for the missing element. If,
by the end of the first year of the Course, such students do not successfully complete
all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year, they shall be required
to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat the year nor to
progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations.
Duration of Course
The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.
Programme of Study
The Board shall publish the programme of study at the commencement
of each Course, following the approval of Senate. Subject to changes that the Board
may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to make, students are bound to
follow the study-units and obtain the credits as indicated in the programme of study
for the Degree, provided that the programme of study is drawn up in accordance with
the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.
Students shall be required to register for and pass in study-units to which
a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.
Classification of the Award
The final classification of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained
in the three years of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows
First Year Average Mark
20%
Second Year Average Mark
40%
Third Year Average Mark
40%.
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