B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Science

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L.N. 218 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2008 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degrees of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and Bachelor of Science (Honours) -

B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Science

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 Science 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 2008 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - and shall be read and construed as

one with the Bye-Laws of 2008 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science - B.Sc. - and

Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty

of Science, published as Legal Notice 213 of 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the

principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2017 and later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“3. (1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants

shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in

the Admission Regulations, be in possession of the special course requirements as

follows

(a) Banking and Finance: a pass in Pure Mathematics (Intermediate);

(b) Biology: passes in Biology (Advanced, grade C or better) and Chemistry

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

(c) Chemistry: passes in Chemistry (Advanced, grade C or better) and

either Physics or Pure Mathematics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

(d) Computational Physics: passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade

C or better) and Physics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

(e) Computing Science: a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or

better);

(f) Geosciences

either passes in Physics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Pure

Mathematics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

or passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Physics

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

or passes in Chemistry (Advanced, grade C or better) and Pure Mathematics

(Intermediate, grade C or better) and Physics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

or passes in Computing (Advanced, grade C or better) and Pure

Mathematics (Intermediate, grade C or better) and Physics (Intermediate, grade C or

better);”

(g) Mathematics: a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or

better);

(h) Physics

either passes in Physics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Pure

Mathematics (Intermediate, grade C or better);

or passes in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better) and Physics

(Intermediate, grade C or better);

(i) Statistics and Operations Research

either a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

or a pass in Applied Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

or passes in Computing or Information Technology (Advanced, grade C or

better) and Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade D or better);

or passes in Computing or Information Technology (Advanced, grade C or

better) and Applied Mathematics (Advanced, grade D or better).

for admission in October 2018 or later

either a pass in Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade C or better);

or passes in Computing or Information Technology (Advanced, grade C or

better) and Pure Mathematics (Advanced, grade D or better).”

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