under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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L.N. 235 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 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 2017 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 be applicable for courses commencing in October

2017 or later.

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

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 of the principal

bye-laws there shall be subsituted the following

“(a) the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) with Second Class or better

in the same or in a closely related area of study as the area of study applied for

provided that the Board may consider applicants in possession of the degree with

Third Class Honours only if it is satisfied that such applicants are in possession of

other qualifications, including relevant experience, obtained following the first cycle

degree; or”

B

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

subsituted the following

“(2) In the case of a mainly taught course and depending on the nature of

the programme, the Board may allow applicants possessing a degree other than those

specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of paragraph (1) of this bye-law to join the

Course subject to an interview to establish whether they have sufficient proficiency

and background to be able to profit from the Course.”

Amendment to bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

The following paragraph (4) shall be added after paragraph (3) of bye-

law 9 of the principal bye-laws

“(4) Students who obtain the 60 ECTS credits assigned to the taught study-

units with an average mark of at least 65% for those study-units for which a mark/

grade is awarded, shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation study-unit.”

Paragraph (4) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered

as paragraph (5).

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