under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

L.N. 197 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and

Allied Health Sciences) Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

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 regulations made by the Senate of the University of

Malta in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the

said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Certificate in Medical Foundation

Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences) Course

(Amendment) Regulations, 2013 and shall be read and construed as one with the

Certificate in Medical Foundation Studies (Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy and Allied

Health Sciences) Course Regulations, 2010 under the auspices of the Faculty of

Medicine and Surgery, published as Legal Notice 239 of 2010, hereinafter referred to

as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

(1) Regulations 3 to 6 of these regulations shall be applicable from 1 st March

2013 onwards.

(2) Regulation 7 of these regulations shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2012 or later.

Addition of regulation 9 to the principal regulations

The following regulation 9 shall be added after regulation 8 of the principal

regulations

“9. Students shall be allowed to resit any number of study-units during the

September session of examinations. Such resits shall be allowed in both passed and

failed study-units. Any mark may be obtained in this session of examinations.”

Renumbering of regulations 9 to 11 of the principal regulations

Regulations 9 to 11 of the principal regulations shall be renumbered as

regulations 10 to 12.

Amendment to regulation 10 of the principal regulations

For regulation 10 of the principal regulations there shall be substituted

the following

“10. (1) The Certificate shall be awarded to students who obtain 60 ECTS

credits in one academic year.

(2) The best marks obtained in each study-unit during the same academic

year shall be recorded in the students’ academic record and transcript.”

Deletion of regulation 12 of the principal regulations

Regulation 12 of the principal regulations which presently reads as

follows

“12. (1) In order to satisfy the Special Course Requirements for the Doctor

of Medicine and Surgery - M.D. – degree course, students must obtain a grade B or

better in the following study-units: Human Biology and Biological Chemistry.

(2) In order to satisfy the Special Course Requirements for the Bachelor

of Science (Honours) (Pharmaceutical Science) – B.Sc. (Hons) (Pharm. Sc.) - degree

course, students must obtain a grade C or better in the following study-units: Chemistry

and Mathematics.”

shall be deleted.

Amendment of Schedule I of the principal regulations

For Schedule I of the principal regulations there shall be substituted the

following

“Schedule 1

This Course is open to qualified applicants in terms of agreements signed by the

University with the State of Kuwait and the Sultanate of Oman.”

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