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under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing
Table of Provisions (13)
Statutory Text (13 Articles)
L.N. 47 of 2013
EDUCATION ACT
(CAP. 327)
Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for
University Postgraduate Awards, 2008
for the Degree of Master of Arts in Disability Studies
under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing
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 for Social
Wellbeing in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 81 (1) (c) 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 Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the degree
of Master of Arts in Disability Studies under the auspices of the Faculty for Social
Wellbeing.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing;
“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Master
of Arts in Disability Studies;
“the Degree” means the degree of Master of Arts in Disability Studies;
“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in Disability
Studies; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University
Postgraduate Awards, 2008.
Applicability
These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in February
2012 or later.
Requirements for Admission
(1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of any first
cycle degree classified with at least Category II or Second Class Honours.
(2) All applicants shall be required to demonstrate that they have the
necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the Course with profit.
(3) Professional aptitude and disposition shall be measured by means of a
personal interview conducted by a board appointed for the purpose.
(4) Senate, on the recommendation of the Board, shall determine the
number of applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course, depending on
the availability of resources. The number of available places shall be announced at
the time of the call for applications.
(5) When the number is so limited and the number of eligible applicants
exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected according to the
following criteria, which shall be weighted as follows
(a) degree type and classification – 20%;
(b) experience in the area of the proposed study – 15%; and
(c) professional aptitude and disposition – 65%.
(6) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be composed of at
least three members.
Course Duration
The Course shall extend over three semesters of full-time study or the
equivalent in part-time study.
Programme of Study
The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a total of
90 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are assigned to taught study-units and 30
credits assigned to a dissertation study-unit.
Students who obtain the 60 credits assigned to the taught study-units with
an average mark of at least 50% and do not proceed with the Course, or having
proceeded do not successfully complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the
award of the Postgraduate Diploma.
The programme of study shall be published after approval by Senate,
normally not less than eight months prior to the commencement of the Course.
Assessment and Progress
(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be completed by the
end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held.
(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not
more than 20 credits, if following the full-time Course, or not more than 10 credits
if following the part-time Course, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed
assessments during the September supplementary examination session.
(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits permitted
under paragraph (2) of this bye-law or students who after re-assessment fail to obtain
credit for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the Course.
Dissertation
(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of
approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board.
(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the third semester
of the Course. Each student shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance
and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.
(3) A provisional title of the dissertation and a detailed research proposal
shall be submitted to the Board for approval not later than six weeks before the end
of the second semester.
(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with their
supervisor.
(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for each student
under their supervision at the end of each semester of studies, whether the student is
following the Course on a full-time or a part-time basis. Such reports may include
recommendations to either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student
to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor
deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that
(i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance
with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and
(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until it
has first given the student a chance to be heard.
Classification of the Awards
The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the classification of
the Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in
all the components of the course programme, all credits being weighted equally.
Special Provisions for Part-Time Courses
The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to
courses followed on a part-time basis, and subject to such changes as may reasonably
be deemed by the relevant Board as necessary due to the part-time nature of the
Course.
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