under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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L.N. 323 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 Education – M.Ed. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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 Education 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 Education – M.Ed. - 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 Education –

M.Ed. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education, published as Legal Notice 75

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 14 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 14 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“14. (1) In programmes of study mainly by research, structured as detailed

in sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 10, students shall be required to

submit an individual dissertation (60 credits) of not less than 20,000 but not more than

30,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board. The dissertation

must also satisfy the Board as regards content and presentation.”

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Amendment to bye-law 15 of the principal bye-laws

For sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 15 of the principal

bye-laws there shall be substituted the following

“15. (1) (a) In programmes of study mainly by research, structured

as detailed in sub-paragraph (b) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 10, students shall be

required to submit an individual dissertation (80 credits) of not less than 30,000 but

not more than 35,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board.

The dissertation must also satisfy the Board as regards content and presentation.”

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