Faculty of Information and Communication Technology

B

L.N. 362 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 Science in Information and Communication Technology

– M.Sc. ICT – under the auspices of the

Faculty of Information and Communication Technology

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 Information and

Communication Technology 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 Science in Information and Communication

Technology – M.Sc. ICT – 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 Science in Information and Communication Technology

– M.Sc. ICT – under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology, published as Legal Notice 73 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 bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Requirements for Admission

(1) Applicants for the Signal Processing and Machine Learning area

of study shall be in possession of one of the following qualifications

(a) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in any area of study deemed

relevant by the Board; or

(b) the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours).

(2) Applicants for the Course in any other area of study shall, subject

to the conditions laid down in bye-law 5, be in possession of one of the following

qualifications

(a) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information and

Communication Technology; or

(b) the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours);

(c) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Computer Engineering or

the degree of Bachelor Science (Honours) in Computing Science; or

(d) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in two areas of study, one of

which is an area related to ICT; or

(e) the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) in a suitable area of

study; or

(f) the degree of Bachelor of Science in two areas of study, one of which is

an area related to ICT; or

(g) a degree with a strong ICT component comparable to the degrees listed in

(a) to (f).”

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

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

substituted the following

“5. (1) Applicants registering under paragraphs (f) and (g) of bye-law 4 shall

be required to complete a preparatory programme, comprising not less than 30 credits

and not more than 60 credits as directed by the Board, with an average mark of 55%

or better, prior to their registration as regular students on the Course.”

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