under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

L.N. 192 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 in Information Technology (Honours) – B.Sc. IT (Hons) –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology

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

Information and Communication Technology 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 in Information Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons), under

the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Information and

Communication Technology;

"the Course" means the programme of study leading to the degree of

Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information

Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons); 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.

Areas of Study

(1) The Degree shall be awarded in any one of the following areas of

study

(a) Artificial Intelligence;

(b) Computing and Business;

(c) Software Development.

(2)

The areas of study offered in any particular year and the

combinations that may or may not be chosen together shall be published by the

Board at the time of the call for applications.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course applicants shall be in

possession of the special course requirements listed in this bye-law.

(2)

Applicants for the Artificial Intelligence area of study shall

either

(a) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admission

Regulations of the University and be in possession of

(i) passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics and in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Physics,

Biology, Chemistry, and Computing; and

(ii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the following

subjects (excluding the subjects presented at Advanced Level): Physics, Applied

Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English, Information

Technology, Music, and Philosophy;

or

(b) be in possession of

(i)

a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in

Pure Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by

Senate for the purpose of the Admission Regulations; and

(ii) either one of the following

(1) the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course No.

7235 in Applied Information Technology; or

(2) the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing;

provided that students who lack a grade in only one of the subjects of the special

course requirements required at Advanced Matriculation Level indicated in

paragraph (a) of this bye-law shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board

may impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year,

such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly

to the second year of the Course, 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.

(3)

Applicants for the Computing and Business area of study shall

either

(a) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admission

Regulations of the University and be in possession of

(i)

passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in

two of the following: Applied Mathematics, Computing, Information Technology,

Economics, Accounting, Marketing, Pure Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry,

English, Philosophy, and Physics; and

(ii)

a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics at

Grade C or better (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level); and

(iii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Computing or

Information Technology (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level)

or

(b) be in possession of

(i)

five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination,

including English Language and Maltese; and

(ii)

a pass in Systems of Knowledge at Intermediate Matriculation

Level; and

(iii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in

Pure Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by

Senate for the purpose of the Admission Regulations; and

(iv)

any one of the following

(1)

the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course

No.7235 in Applied Information Technology;

(2)

the

MCAST-BTEC

Higher

National

Diploma

(HND)

in

Computing;

(3)

any other qualification from a recognised institution considered by

the Board to be equivalent to (1) or (2) above,

provided that students who lack a grade in only one of the subjects of the special

course requirements required at Advanced Matriculation Level indicated in

paragraph (a) of this bye-law shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board

may impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year,

such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly

to the second year of the Course, 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.

(4)

Applicants for the Software Development area of study shall

either

(a) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admission

Regulations of the University and be in possession of

(i)

passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in

two of the following: Applied Mathematics, Computing, Information Technology,

Economics, Pure Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, English, Philosophy, and

Physics; and

(ii)

a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure Mathematics at

Grade C or better (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level); and

(iii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Computing or

Information Technology (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation Level)

or

(b) be in possession of

(i)

five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination,

including English Language and Maltese; and

(ii)

a pass in Systems of Knowledge at Intermediate Matriculation

Level; and

(iii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in

Pure Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by

Senate for the purpose of the Admission Regulations; and

(iv)

any one of the following

(1)

the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course

No.7235 in Applied Information Technology;

(2)

the

MCAST-BTEC

Higher

National

Diploma

(HND)

in

Computing;

(3)

any other qualification from a recognised institution considered by

the Board to be equivalent to (1) or (2) above,

provided that students who lack a grade in only one of the subjects of the special

course requirements required at Advanced Matriculation Level indicated in

paragraph (a) of this bye-law shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board

may impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year,

such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly

to the second year of the Course, 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.

Course Duration

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

the equivalent in part-time study.

Course Programme

(1) Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of area of

study at the time of application for admission.

(2) The Course shall consist of study-units to which 180 ECTS credits

shall be assigned.

(3) The Board shall publish the programme of study for each area of

study before the commencement of the 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 of the areas of study they are following for the

Degree.

Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 50 of the Principal

Regulations, in any year of the Course, students shall not be awarded more than 12

ECTS credits for study-units passed by compensation and if necessary the students

shall be required to choose which study-unit/s of the eligible study-units are to be

considered as passed by compensation, to a maximum value of 12 ECTS credits.

Students who successfully complete the programme of study for the first

year of the Course to which 60 ECTS credits have been assigned and opt not to

proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the

Course, shall be entitled to the Diploma in Information Technology.

Students who successfully complete the programme of study for the first

two years of the Course to which 120 ECTS credits have been assigned and opt not

to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the

Course, shall be entitled to the Higher Diploma in Information Technology.

Classification of the Award

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree

shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, which shall be

weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

20%

Second Year Average Mark

40%

Third Year Average Mark

40%.

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 2007 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science

(Honours) in Information and Communication Technology – B.Sc. (Hons) ICT –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology,

published as Legal Notice 388 of 2007, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as

from 1 st October 2012, provided that students registered for this course before 1 st

October 2012 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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