under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

B

L.N. 286 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Arts in Mediterranean Studies - 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 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Arts in Mediterranean Studies - M.A. - and

shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of

Arts in Mediterranean Studies - M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts,

published as Legal Notice 313 of 2014, 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 8 of the principal bye-laws

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

law 8 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.”

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