Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

L.N. 295 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Postgraduate Certificate in Education – P.G.C.E. -

Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2013

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 (3) and 79 (b) of the said

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the Postgraduate Certificate in

Education – P.G.C.E. – Course (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 and shall be read and

construed as one with the Postgraduate Certificate in Education – P.G.C.E. – Course

Regulations, 2007, published as Legal Notice 247 of 2007, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2013 or later.

Amendment to regulation 4 of the principal regulations

For sub-paragraph (ii) of paragraph (2)(b) of regulation 4 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(ii) If there are more eligible applicants than the number of places available,

applicants shall be ranked according to the following criteria

Holders of a Ph.D. in the subject area

Holders of a Bachelor degree in the subject area and a Master degree in the

subject area

Holders of a Bachelor degree in the subject area and a postgraduate qualification

in the subject area

Holders of a Bachelor Honours degree in the subject area - First Class

Holders of a Bachelor Honours degree in the subject area - Second Class

Upper

Holders of a Bachelor Honours degree in the subject area - Second Class

Lower

Holders of a Bachelor Honours degree in the subject area - Third Class

Holders of a Bachelor degree in the subject area - Category I

Holders of a Bachelor degree in the subject area - Category IIA

Holders of a Bachelor degree in the subject area - Category IIB.

Holders of a Master degree, and/or an Honours degree, or an Ordinary degree

with at least Category II, in all instances with at least 60 ECTS credits in the area of

specialisation chosen as the teaching area.”

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (4) of regulation 4 of the principal

regulations there shall be substituted the following

“(a) for Business Education: students may specialise either in Business

Studies or in Accounting

(i) For Business Studies: a minimum of 60 ECTS credits at first degree level

in any combination from the following areas: Accountancy, Banking and Finance,

Economics, Management, Marketing, and Social Policy;

(ii) For Accounting: a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in Accountancy in

combination with a minimum of 30 ECTS credits in any combination from the

following areas: Banking and Finance, Economics, Management, Marketing, and

Social Policy;”

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