under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery

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L.N. 180 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 Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Science – M.Sc. –

under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery

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 Dental Surgery 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 Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science – M.Sc. – and shall be read and

construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science – M.Sc.–

under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery, published as Legal Notice 135 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 paragraphs (1) and (2) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there

shall be substituted the following

“4. (1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the

following qualifications

(a) the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery – B.Ch.D. – with at least

Second Class (Honours) or the degree of Master of Dental Surgery awarded from

July 2018 onwards; or

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(b) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) with at least Second Class

(Honours) in Dental Hygiene or Dental Technology; or

(c) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) with at least Second Class

(Honours) with Chemistry, or Biology, or Chemistry with Materials, as one of the

main areas of study; or

(d) a degree with at least Second Class (Honours) in a discipline related to

health science; or

(e) a degree with at least Second Class (Honours) in an area of study which

the Board deems to be relevant to the proposed area of study.

(2) The admission of applicants under sub-paragraphs (c) to (e) of

paragraph (1) of this bye-law may be made conditional on the results of an interview

conducted for the purpose.”

Amendment to bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws

The following paragraph (2) shall be added after paragraph (1) of bye-

law 6 of the principal bye-laws

“(2) In cases where applicants lack essential knowledge in particular areas

not covered in their first degree, the Board may require the applicant to follow and

pass supplementary study-units at level 4 or lower to which not more than 12 ECTS

credits are assigned.”

Paragraph (2) of bye-law 6 the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered

as paragraph (3).

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