Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

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L.N. 317 of 2017

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004

for the Degree of Bachelor of Communications (Honours)

- B. Comms (Hons) - under the auspices of the

Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences

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 Media and Knowledge

Sciences in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 81 (1) (c) of the said Act

and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required

by section 81 (2) of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of

the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree

of Bachelor of Communications (Honours) - B. Comms (Hons) - under the auspices

of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor

of Communications (Honours) - B. Comms (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Communications (Honours) –

B.Comms (Hons); and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

Applicability

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

2017 or later.

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Requirements for Admission

To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart

from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions

Regulations, be in possession of a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in English,

or its equivalent.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.

Programme of Study

The Board shall publish the programme of study before the commencement

of the Course. Subject to changes that the Board may, with the approval of Senate,

be constrained to make, students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the

credits as indicated in the programme of study they are following for the Degree,

provided that the programme of study shall be drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Students shall be required to register for and pass in study-units to which

a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.

Classification of the Award

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree

shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, each of which shall

be weighted equally.

The Degree classification shall be published according to the provisions

of the Principal Regulations.

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 2012 for the degrees of Bachelor of Communications

(Honours) - B.Comms (Hons) - and Bachelor of Communications - B.Comms -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences, published as

Legal Notice 280 of 2012, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October

2017, provided that students registered for these Courses before 1 October 2017 shall

continue to be governed by the regulations that were in force at the time of their

joining the course.

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