under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

L.N. 208 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Arts – M.A. –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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 Arts 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

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts - M.A. - and shall be read and construed

as one with the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts - M.A. - under the

auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 65 of 2009, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in February 2013 or

later.

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

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

law 4 of the principal bye-laws

“(3) Applicants for the Course in English Language who are not in possession

of an undergraduate degree in English or in a closely related area, but who hold a

DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults) or Dip.TESOL (Diploma

in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualification, may be eligible

to follow this Course. In such cases, applicants would be expected to demonstrate,

through appropriate certification and references, that they have undertaken at least

2000 hours of teaching English as a Foreign Language. Admission to this area of

study would be subject to satisfactory performance at interview.”

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