under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

B

L.N. 359 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 apply to courses commencing in October 2016 or

later.

Amendment to bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following

“5. (1) In the case of a mainly research course and depending on the nature of

the programme, applicants admitted under sub-paragraphs (b) and if necessary (c) of

paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 shall be required to complete a preparatory programme,

comprising not less than 30 and not more than 60 ECTS credits as directed by the

Board, depending on the number of ECTS credits already obtained in that area of

study, with an overall average mark of 55% or better, prior to their registration as

regular students on the Course.”

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Minflok il-paragrafu (1) tal-ordinament 5 tal-ordinamenti prinċipali għandu

jidħol dan li ġej

“5. (1) Fil-każ ta’ kors prinċipalment bir-riċerka u skont in-natura tal-

programm, l-applikanti li daħlu skont is-sottoparagrafi (b) u jekk neċessarju (ċ) tal-

paragrafu (1) tal-ordinament 4 huma meħtieġa jtemmu programm preparatorju, li

jkopri mhux anqas minn 30 u mhux aktar minn 60 krettu ECTS kif indikat mill-Bord,

skont l-għadd ta’ kretti ECTS diġà miksuba f’dak il-qasam ta’ studju, b’marka medja

globali ta’ 55% jew aħjar, qabel ir-reġistrazzjoni tagħhom bħala studenti regolari fil-

Kors.”