under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 228 of 2014

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2014 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

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 Health

Sciences 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 2014 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of

Health Sciences, published as Legal Notice 186 of 2005, hereinafter referred to as

“the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2014 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 17 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 17 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“17. The overall evaluation of each student’s performance shall be based on

the results obtained in each year of the Course weighted according to the following

criteria

For courses of three years’ duration

First Year Average Mark

30%

Second Year Average Mark 30%

Third Year Average Mark

40%.

For courses of four years’ duration

First Year Average Mark

15%

Second Year Average Mark 25%

Third Year Average Mark

25%

Fourth Year Average Mark 35%,

provided that for the following areas of study, the results obtained in each year of the

Course shall be weighted as follows

Applied Biomedical Science and Occupational Therapy

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

25%

Third Year Average Mark

30%

Fourth Year Average Mark

35%.

Radiography

First Year Average Mark

15%

Second Year Average Mark

25%

Third Year Average Mark

30%

Fourth Year Average Mark

30%.”

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