under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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L.N. 297 of 2016

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in

Technical Design and Technology – B.Sc. (Hons) TDT -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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 Education 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 and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of

the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the degree

of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Technical Design and Technology - B.Sc. (Hons)

TDT - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –

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

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

of Science (Honours) in Technical Design and Technology - B.Sc. (Hons) TDT;

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Technical

Design and Technology - B.Sc. (Hons) TDT;

“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Education; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

Applicability

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

2016 or later.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

(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 following special course

requirements

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(a) a pass at Advanced Level at grade C or better in Engineering

Drawing or in Graphical Communication, a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C

or better in Physics, and a pass at Advanced Level at grade C or better in any other

subject; or

(b) a pass at Advanced Level at grade C or better in Physics, a pass

at Intermediate Level at grade C or better in Engineering Drawing and Graphical

Communication, and a pass at Advanced Level at grade C or better in any other

subject; or

(c) (i) five passes at grade 5 or better in the Secondary Education

Certificate Examination, including English Language and Maltese, together with

the Advanced Technicians Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute, or

the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electrical Engineering Level 5, or

the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma in Electronic Engineering Level 5, or

the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma in Mechanical Engineering Level 5,

or a qualification considered equivalent by the University Admissions Board on the

recommendation of the Board; or

(ii) five passes at grade 5 or better in the Secondary Education

Certificate Examination, including English Language and Maltese, together with an

MCAST Advanced Diploma Level 4 of the Institute of Engineering and Transport

related to either Electrical and Electronics Engineering or Mechanical Engineering;

and

(d) a certificate showing a pass in the European Computer Driving

Licence (ECDL) Standard Certificate, or equivalent.

(2) Applicants considered in terms of paragraph (c) of regulation 6

of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those qualifications and/

or experience that would satisfy the Faculty Admissions Committee that they have

reached the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit. The

eligibility of such applicants shall be decided by the University Admissions Board on

the recommendation of the Faculty Admissions Committee, following an interview

conducted by an interviewing board appointed for the purpose.

Applicants with other qualifications considered to be sufficient may

be exempted by the University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty

Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these special course requirements.

(1) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of students that

may be allowed to register for the Course, depending on the availability of human

resources and the number of students that may be allowed in a workshop/laboratory

area. The Board shall announce the number of available places at the time of the call

for applications.

(2) When the number of applicants that may be admitted to the Course is

limited in terms of paragraph (1) of this bye-law, and the number of eligible applicants

exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected according to the

following criteria, the weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for

applications

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(a) academic qualifications;

(b) experience in the field of Technical Design and Technology; and

(c) performance during an interview.

(3) When more than ten places are available, the Interviewing Board

shall interview a number of applicants that is 25% more than the number of available

places. Further groups of applicants as decided by the interviewing board shall only

be interviewed if all the places have not been filled.

(4) The interviewing board appointed by the Board for the purpose,

shall be composed of at least 3 members from the Department of Technology and

Entrepreneurship Education.

The University Admissions Board, after seeking the advice of the Faculty

Admissions Committee, shall first consider eligible applicants whose qualifications

were obtained in the Matriculation Certificate Examination or from another examining

board, if the Faculty Admissions Committee is satisfied that the qualifications

presented are comparable in content and equivalent in standard to the Matriculation

Certificate Examination in the same subject/s. For the purpose of selection, applicants

whose qualifications and the special course requirements as stipulated in bye-law

3, were obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course shall

be considered first. If vacant places are still available, applicants who obtain all

necessary qualifications and fulfil all special course requirements as stipulated in bye-

law 3 after the 31 August and before the 30 September shall be considered to take up

the remaining places.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.

Programme of Study

The Board shall publish the programme of study before the commencement

of each Course. Subject to changes that the Board may, with the approval of Senate,

be constrained to make, students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the

credits as indicated in the programme of study for the Degree, provided that the

programme of study shall be drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of

the Principal Regulations.

Students shall be required to register and pass in study-units to which a

total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.

Classification of the Award

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree

shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, each of which shall

be weighted equally.

The Degree classification shall be published according to the provisions

of the Principal Regulations.

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