under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

L.N. 38 of 2013

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2013 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of

Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) –

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 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) - B.A. (Hons) – and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws

of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A.

(Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 11 of

2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply to courses starting in October 2011 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“3. (1) The degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) may be awarded in any

one of the following areas of study

Anthropology, Arabic, Archaeology, Chinese, Classical Hebrew, Classics,

Contemporary Mediterranean Studies, English, French, Geography, German, History,

History of Art, International Relations, Italian, Linguistics, Maltese, Music Studies,

Near Eastern Studies, Philosophy, Social Studies, Sociology, Spanish and Latin

American Studies, Theatre Studies and any other area of study recommended by the

Board and approved by Senate.

(2) The degree of Bachelor of Arts may be awarded in any two areas of study

from those listed in paragraph (1) of this bye-law and/or from

American Studies, Communication Studies, Comparative Religion, Economics,

Greek, Latin, Library Information and Archive Studies, Mediterranean Studies,

Psychology and any other area of study recommended by the Board and approved

by Senate.”

Amendment to bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (e) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(e) for Spanish and Latin American Studies either as a Main Area of study

or as a Subsidiary area of study, a pass at Grade C or better at Advanced Matriculation

Level, or equivalent, in Spanish.”

The following paragraph (f) shall be added after paragraph (e) of bye-law

5 of the principal bye-laws

“(f) for Communication Studies either as a Main area of study or as a

Subsidiary area of study, a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in English, or its

equivalent.”

Amendment to bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“8. (1) At the end of the first year of the Course, students shall be required

to choose between the B.A. (Hons) and the B.A. degrees. Students shall be allowed to

proceed to the B.A. (Hons) degree (except in the areas of study listed under paragraph

(2) of bye-law 3) if at the end of the first year of study they obtain a minimum average

mark of 65% in the chosen area of study.

(2) Students who obtain the 65% minimum average mark in the area of study

chosen for the Honours Course but lack up to 10 credits for any compulsory study-

units in this area of study may be allowed to proceed conditionally to Year II of the

B.A. (Hons) Course, provided that they successfully complete the failed compulsory

unit/s during the following year. ”

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(1) Fl-aħħar tal-ewwel sena tal-Kors, l-istudenti huma meħtieġa jagħżlu bejn

il-grad tal-B.A.(Hons) u l-grad tal-B.A. L-istudenti jitħallew jipproċedu għall-grad

tal-B.A. (Hons) (ħlief fl-oqsma ta’ studju msemmija fil-paragrafu (2) tal-ordinament

3) jekk fl-aħħar tal-ewwel sena ta’ studju huma jiksbu marka medja minima ta’ 65%

fil-qasam ta’ studju li jagħżlu.

(2) L-istudenti li jiksbu l-marka medja minima ta’ 65% fil-qasam ta’ studju

magħżul għall-Kors bl-Unuri iżda li jkun jonqoshom sa 10 kredti għal kwalunkwe

taqsimiet studju obbligatorji f’dan il-qasam ta’ studju, jistgħu jitħallew jipproċedu

kondizzjonalment għat-Tieni Sena tal-Kors tal-B.A. (Hons), sakemm li jtemmu

b’suċċess it-taqsima/taqsimiet obbligatorji li jkunu weħlu fihom, fis-sena ta’ wara.”