under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

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L.N. 202 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2016 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Digital Arts

under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge 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 Media and Knowledge

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 2016 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Digital Arts and shall

be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of

Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Digital Arts – under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and

Knowledge Sciences, published as Legal Notice 31 of 2012, 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 5 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“5. The Course shall extend over four semesters of full-time study.”

Amendment to bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

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“6. (1)

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a total

of 120 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are assigned to taught study-units and

60 credits are assigned to the dissertation study-unit.”

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) Students shall be required to submit a Final Project within the

area of Digital Arts and an individual dissertation of not more than 25,000 words in

accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Each dissertation shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide

guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title for the Final Project and the dissertation and a

detailed research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by the end of

the second semester of the Course.

(4) Students shall be required to organise and curate a public, collective

degree exhibition, showcasing all the Final Projects at the end of the fourth semester

of the Course.”

Deletion of bye-law 11 of the principal bye-laws

Bye-law 11 of the principal bye-laws shall be deleted.

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