under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment

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L.N. 8 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 Architecture - M.Arch. -

under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment

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 for the Built Environment

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 Architecture - M.Arch. - 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 Architecture -

M.Arch. - under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment, published as

Legal Notice 365 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 st December 2016 onwards.

Amendment to bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) (i) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of

not more than 20 ECTS credits shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed

assessments during the September supplementary examination session,

provided that if a student fails in two-thirds or more of the assignments associated

with the Design Workshops held in the first year of studies, corresponding to work

undertaken over a significant portion of the academic year, the Board may decide

that a re-assessment during the following September supplementary session is not a

viable option for the student, and may require that the student re-submits the failed

assignments during an additional year, before being admitted to the second year of

studies; and

(ii) Students in the second year of the Course shall only be given the

opportunity to re-sit the failed assessments of taught study-units assigned not more

than 20 ECTS credits during the September supplementary examination session.”

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Amendment to bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

Paragraphs (1) to (3) of bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws shall be

renumbered as paragraphs (3) to (5).

The following paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be included before paragraph

(3) of bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

“8. (1) The Final Project Workshop has the same status as a dissertation

as defined in the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

The assessment of the Final Project Workshop shall accordingly be as defined in the

Procedures for Boards of Examiners of Master’s dissertations (assigned less than 60

ECTS credits), approved by Senate.

(2) The Board of Examiners for the Final Project Workshop shall be

composed of at least seven members,comprising the Dean as Chairman and including

members of staff with expertise in the disciplines relevant to the theme of the Final

Project Workshop, as approved by Senate.”

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

The following paragraphs (3) and (4) shall be added after paragraph (2)

of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

“(3)

The assessment of the dissertation shall include an oral

examination. The process of assessment of the dissertation shall be as defined in the

Procedures for Boards of Examiners of Master Dissertations (assigned less than 60

ECTS credits), approved by Senate.

(4)

The Board of Examiners shall be composed of at least four

members, including the Chairman and the supervisor, as approved by Senate, provided

that in cases where the Head of Department is also the supervisor, he shall not chair

but another member shall be appointed as chairman; in cases where the Board deems

it appropriate, a chairman other than the Head of Department may be appointed.”

Addition of bye-laws 12 and 13 to the principal bye-laws

The following bye-laws 12 and 13 shall be added after bye-law 11 of the

principal bye-laws

“12. The Award Classification Board shall be composed of at least seven

members of staff, including the Dean, or delegate, as chairman, appointed by the Board.

The classification procedures shall otherwise conform to the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

A Visiting External Examiner shall be appointed to review the taught

component of the Course as well as the Final Project Workshop and dissertation, in

accordance with the applicable procedures.”

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