under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing

B

L.N. 280 of 2018

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master in Psychology in Clinical Psychology - M.Psy. (Clin.) - or

in Counselling Psychology - M.Psy. (Couns.) - or in Educational Psychology

- M.Psy. (Ed.) - or in Forensic Psychology - M.Psy. (For.) - or in Health

Psychology - M.Psy. (Health) - or in Neuropsychology - M.Psy. (Neuro.) -

under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing

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 Social Wellbeing 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 2018 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master in Psychology in Clinical Psychology -

M.Psy. (Clin.) - or in Counselling Psychology - M.Psy. (Couns.) - or in Educational

Psychology - M.Psy. (Ed.) - or in Forensic Psychology - M.Psy. (For.) - or in Health

Psychology - M.Psy. (Health) - or in Neuropsychology - M.Psy. (Neuro.) - and shall

be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of the general

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

Psychology in Clinical Psychology - M.Psy. (Clin.) - or in Counselling Psychology

- M.Psy. (Couns.) - or in Educational Psychology - M.Psy. (Ed.) - or in Forensic

Psychology - M.Psy. (For.) - or in Health Psychology - M.Psy. (Health) - or in

Neuropsychology - M.Psy. (Neuro.) - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social

Wellbeing, published as Legal Notice 483 of 2010, hereinafter referred to as “the

principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2019 or later.

B

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“Requirements for Admission

(1) The Course shall be open to applicants who are proficient in the

Maltese Language and who are in possession of the following qualifications

(a) a Bachelor degree in Psychology with at least Second Class Honours

(Upper Division), or an equivalent qualification from this or another university; or

(b) a Bachelor degree in Psychology with at least Second Class Honours

(Lower Division), together with a Master’s degree in Psychology-related areas from

this or another University; or

(c) a Bachelor degree in Psychology or a Bachelor degree with Psychology

as a main area of study, in both cases obtained with at least Category IIA or another

degree in a related area deemed relevant by the Board of Studies obtained with at

least Second Class (Honours) (Upper Division)

provided that all applicants applying in terms of this paragraph would either

have obtained 60 ECTS credits in Psychology, as approved by the Board, following

the award of their degree, or have obtained the Higher Diploma in Psychology with at

least Pass with Merit, which together with their degree are deemed to be comparable

to the qualification indicated in paragraph (a) of this bye-law.”

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