under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

L.N. 171 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours) –

B.Sc. IT (Hons) –

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 2017 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

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

Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

(Honours) – B.Sc. IT (Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and

Communication Technology, published as Legal Notice 192 of 2013, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2017 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) Applicants for the Artificial Intelligence area of study shall

either

(a) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admissions

Regulations of the University and be in possession of

(i) passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics and in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Physics,

Biology, Chemistry, and Computing; and

(ii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of the following

subjects (excluding the subjects presented at Advanced Matriculation Level)

Physics, Applied Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Computing, Economics, English,

Information Technology, Music, and Philosophy;

or

(b) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admissions

Regulations of the University and be in possession of two passes at Grade C or better

in Pure Mathematics and Computing provided that one of these passes is at Advanced

Matriculation Level and the other pass is at least at Intermediate Matriculation Level;

or

(c) be in possession of

(i) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by Senate

for the purpose of the Admissions Regulations of the University; and

(ii) either one of the following

(1) the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course No.

7235 in Applied Information Technology; or

(2)

the MCAST-BTEC Extended Diploma in IT; or

(3)

the MCAST Advanced Diploma in IT; or

(4)

the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing,

provided that students who lack a grade in only one of the subjects of the special course

requirements required at Advanced Matriculation Level indicated in paragraphs (a)

and (b) of this bye-law shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board may

impose to compensate for the missing element. 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.

For courses commencing in October 2019 or later

(2) Applicants for the Artificial Intelligence area of study shall

either

(a) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admissions

Regulations of the University and be in possession of two passes at Grade C or better

in Pure Mathematics and Computing provided that one of these passes is at Advanced

Matriculation Level and the other pass is at least at Intermediate Matriculation Level;

or

(b) be in possession of

(i) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure

Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other examinations recognised by Senate

for the purpose of the Admissions Regulations of the University; and

(ii)

either one of the following

(1) the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London Institute Course No.

7235 in Applied Information Technology; or

(2)

the MCAST-BTEC Extended Diploma in IT; or

(3)

the MCAST Advanced Diploma in IT; or

(4)

the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in Computing,

provided that students who lack a grade in only one of the subjects of the special course

requirements required at Advanced Matriculation Level indicated in paragraphs (a)

and (b) of this bye-law shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board may

impose to compensate for the missing element. 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.”

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