under the auspices of the Faculty of Science

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L.N. 292 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2016 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2008 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Science

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 Science 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 2008 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and Bachelor of

Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - and shall be read and construed as one with the

Bye-Laws of 2008 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and Bachelor of Science

(Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Science, published as

Legal Notice 213 of 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

(1) Bye-Laws 3, 5, 6 and 7 shall be applicable as from 1st July, 2016

onwards.

(2) Bye-law 4 shall be applicable for courses commencing in October

2016 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 1 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 1 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Science;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor

of Science - B.Sc. - or the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) -

as appropriate;

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. – or the degree

of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - as appropriate;

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Science – Dip. Sc.;

“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Science;

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma in Science – H.Dip. Sc.;

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004.”

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

For bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“3. (1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants

shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in

the Admissions Regulations, be in possession of the special course requirements as

follows

(a) Banking and Finance: a pass in Pure Mathematics (Intermediate);

(b) Biology: passes in Biology (Advanced, grade C or better) and Chemistry

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

(c) Chemistry: passes in Chemistry (Advanced, grade C or better) and either

Physics or Pure Mathematics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

(d) Computational Physics

either passes in Physics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Pure

Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better or Intermediate, grade C or better);

or passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Physics

(Advanced, grade C or better or Intermediate, grade C or better);

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for admission in October 2017 or later

passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Physics

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

(e) Computing Science: a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or

better);

(f) Mathematics: a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

(g) Physics

either passes in Physics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Pure

Mathematics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

or passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Physics

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

for admission in October 2017 or later

passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Physics

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

(h) Statistics and Operations Research

either a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

or a pass in Applied Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

or passes in Computing or Information Technology (Advanced, grade C

or better) and Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade D or better);

or passes in Computing or Information Technology (Advanced, grade C

or better) and Applied Mathematics (Advanced, grade D or better).

for admission in October 2018 or later

either a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

or passes in Computing or Information Technology (Advanced, grade C

or better) and Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade D or better);

(2) Applicants who possess a grade D when the minimum specified

grade is C in only one of the required subjects, whether at Advanced or Intermediate

Level, of the special course requirements indicated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law,

shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board may impose to compensate

for the qualification deficiency. If, by the end of the first year, such students do not

successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of

the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be

entitled to repeat the year nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under

the Principal Regulations.

(3) As from October 2018 onwards, all applicants must also present

a pass in the European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL) Standard Certificate,

provided that applicants seeking admission in 2016 and 2017 may present the

Standard Certificate during their first year of studies.”

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Amendment to bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

The following paragraphs (5) and (6) shall be added after paragraph (4)

of bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

“(5) Students who successfully complete study-units to which 60 ECTS

credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do

not successfully complete the Course, shall be entitled to the Diploma.

(6) Students who successfully complete study-units to which 120 ECTS

credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do

not successfully complete the Course, shall be entitled to the Higher Diploma.”

Amendment to bye-law 12 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 12 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“12. (1) In a Course Programme for the Degree in two main areas of study,

students who fail in any study-unit, except a compulsory study-unit that is declared

to be non-compensatable in a Programme of Study, with a mark of not less than 35%

in the unit and whose current Year Average Mark in the Programme of Study for the

Area of Study to which the study-unit is assigned is at least 50%, shall be awarded

the grade CP and shall be awarded credit for the unit by compensation and shall not

be required to be reassessed.

(2) Students who successfully complete study-units to which 60 ECTS

credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do

not successfully complete the Course, shall be entitled to the Diploma.

(3) Students who successfully complete study-units to which 120 ECTS

credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do

not successfully complete the Course, shall be entitled to the Higher Diploma.”

Amendment to bye-law 13 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 13 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Classification of the Awards

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Diploma,

the Higher Diploma and the Degree, shall be based on the results obtained in each

year of the Course, all years being weighted equally.”

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