under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

L.N. 95 of 2015

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2015 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degrees 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 2015 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees 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 Degrees 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 be applicable for courses commencing in October

2015 or later.

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

For paragraphs (1) and (2) of 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, Archaeology, Classics, Contemporary Mediterranean Studies, English,

European and Global History, French, Geography, German, History, History of Art,

International Relations, Italian, Linguistics, Maltese, Music Studies, Oriental Studies

(Arabic), Oriental Studies (Chinese), Oriental Studies (Hebrew), Oriental 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, Knowledge and Information Management, Language Technology, Latin,

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

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

5 of the principal bye-laws

“(g) for European and Global History 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 History.”

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