under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

B

L.N. 281 of 2018

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology

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 Information and

Communication Technology 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 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. - and shall be read and

construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2016 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc.

- under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology,

published as Legal Notice 25 of 2016 hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-

laws”.

Applicability

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

2018 or later.

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

For sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-

laws there shall be subsituted the following

“(f) a Third Class Honours degree in an ICT related area of study together with

a professional qualification/s or experience as evidenced by a substantial portfolio of

recent works, deemed by the University Admissions Board, on the recommendation

of the Faculty Admissions Committee, to satisfy in full the admission requirements

of the Course; or”

B

The following sub-paragraph (g) shall be added after sub-paragraph (f)

of paragraph (1) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

“(g) any other Honours degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours,

provided that applicants would have successfully completed at least three individual

study-units as directed by the Board, prior to being admitted to the Course.”

The following paragraph (5) shall be added after paragraph (4) of bye-

law 4 of the principal bye-laws

“(5) Eligible applicants in terms of sub-paragraphs (a) to (f) of paragraph

(1) of this bye-law may register as visiting students for individual study-units, as

directed by the Board, and obtain credit for them. Should applicants be accepted to

join the Course within 5 years from following the first study-unit, the Board may

allow the transfer of credits to the student’s academic record for the Course in lieu of

comparable units in the current programme for the Degree.”

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