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L.N. 57 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 Science (Honours) in Medical Biochemistry -

B.Sc. (Hons) Med. Biochem. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and

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 Boards of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

and the Faculty of Science in virtue of the powers conferred uponthem 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 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 Science (Honours) in Medical Biochemistry - B.Sc. (Hons) Med.

Biochem. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery and the Faculty

of Science.

(2)

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

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by Senate for

the Course, on the recommendations of the Boards of the Faculty of Medicine and

Surgery and of the Faculty of Science;

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

of Science (Honours) in Medical Biochemistry - B.Sc. (Hons) Med. Biochem.;

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Medical

Biochemistry - B.Sc. (Hons) Med. Biochem; 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.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

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

(a) satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the

Admissions Regulations; and

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(b) be in possession of two passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at grade

C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and

(c) be in possession of a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in one of

the following subjects: Computing or Physics or Pure Mathematics.

Applicants who possess a grade D when the minimum specified grade

is C in only one of the required subjects at Advanced Level of the special course

requirements indicated in paragraph (b) of bye-law 3, shall be admitted under those

conditions as the Board of Studies may impose to compensate for the qualification

deficiency. If, by the end of the first year, such students do not successfully complete

all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of the Course, they shall

be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat the year

nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations.

The Board of Studies shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants

that may be allowed to register on the Course, depending on the availability of

resources. The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the call

for applications. Senate shall approve bye-laws for the selection of applicants into

the Course.

Course Duration

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

Programme of Study

The Board of Studies shall publish the programme of study before the

commencement of each Course. Subject to changes that the Board of Studies 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 for

the Degree, provided that the programme shall be drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

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

total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.

Classification of the Degree

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree

shall be based on the results obtained in the three years of the Course, all study-units

being weighted equally.

The Degree classification shall be published according to the provisions

of the Principal Regulations.

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