under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

B

L.N. 29 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 of Arts in Health, Medicine and Society - M.A. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

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 Arts

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 of Arts in Health, Medicine and Society

- M.A. - 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 of Arts in Health, Medicine and Society - M.A. - under the

auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 307 of 2017, 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 1 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 1 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Arts;

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

of Arts in Health, Medicine and Society – M.A.;

“the Degree” means the degree of Master of Arts in Health, Medicine and

Society – M.A.;

“the Postgraduate Certificate” means the Postgraduate Certificate in Health,

Medicine and Society – P.G.Cert.;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in Health,

Medicine and Society – P.G.Dip.; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards, 2008.”

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

Bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumberd as paragraph

(2) of bye-law 6.

The following paragraph (1) shall be added before paragraph (2) of

bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws

“6. (1) Students who obtain at least 30 ECTS credits assigned to taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not proceed with the

Course, shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate.”

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