under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment

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L.N. 329 of 2018

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2018 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Engineering - M.Eng. -

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 2018 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Engineering - M.Eng. - 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 Engineering

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

Legal Notice 366 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 15 June 2018 onwards.

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 for the Built Environment;

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

of Engineering - M.Eng.;

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“the Degree” means the degree of Master of Engineering - M.Eng.;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in Engineering

- P.G. Dip.;

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Postgraduate Awards, 2008; and

“the Schedule” means the list of thematic study-units and the credit value

assigned to each, which applicants are expected to have covered as part of their first

cycle degree programme.”

Amendment to bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (4) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(4) Programmes shall be offered as follows

(a) M.Eng. (Structural Engineering) comprising main thematic study-units

in Theory of Structures and in Structural Design, and secondary thematic study-units

in Geotechnical Engineering;

(b) M.Eng. (Civil Engineering) comprising main thematic study-units

in Infrastructural Engineering and in Structural Design, and secondary thematic

studyunits in Geotechnical Engineering;

(c) M.Eng. (Engineering with Management), comprising main thematic

study-units in Construction Management, and in either Structural Design or

Infrastructural Engineering, and secondary thematic study-units in Geotechnical

Engineering; and

(d) M.Eng. (Building Engineering) comprising main thematic study-units

in Structural Design and in Environmental Design, and secondary thematic study-

units in Computational Modelling.”

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

law 5 of the principal bye-laws

“(5) Students who obtain 60 ECTS credits assigned to taught study-units and

do not proceed with the Course, or having proceeded do not successfully complete

the Course, shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma, provided that

the 60 ECTS credits do not include the credits assigned to the study-unit on Research

Methods and Tools.”

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

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“9. (1) The dissertation shall be of approximately 15,000 words in

accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board. Each student shall be assigned a

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period

of study.”

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