under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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L.N. 200 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2016 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Arts – M.A. –

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 2016 to amend the Bye-

Laws of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards,

2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts – M.A. – and shall be read and construed as

one with the Bye-Laws of 2009 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts – M.A. – under the

auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 65 of 2009, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2016 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (3) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following

“(3) Applicants for the English Language stream of the MA in English who are

not in possession of an undergraduate degree in English or in a closely related area,

but who hold a DELTA (Diploma in English Language Teaching to Adults) or Dip.

TESOL (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) qualification,

may be eligible to follow this course.”

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The following paragraph (5) shall be added after paragraph (4) of bye-

law 4 of the principal bye-laws

“(5) The Admissions Board may admit into the area of study ‘Film Studies’

up to two applicants not in possession of a first cycle degree, if it is satisfied that

such applicants are in possession of professional qualifications or experience closely

related to the area of study, which in the judgement of the interviewing board enable

such applicants to follow the Course with profit. The admission of such applicants

shall not be subject to the selection criteria approved by Senate in terms of these

bye-laws. If there are more than two such applicants, selection shall be based on the

length of the relevant experience or the quality of relevant output.”

Paragraphs (5) and (6) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws shall be

renumbered as paragraphs (6) and (7).

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