under the auspices of the Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine

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L.N. 336 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 in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Culture - M.TCM -

under the auspices of the Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine

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 Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine in virtue

of the powers conferred upon it by article 8 (b) (v) of the Statute of the Centre, which

bye-laws have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta

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 in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Culture

- M.TCM - 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 in Traditional Chinese Medicine and Culture - M.TCM - under the

auspices of the Centre for Traditional Chinese Medicine, published as Legal Notice

86 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 bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be subsituted the

following

“Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.”

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

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

subsituted the following

“(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not more

than 20 ECTS credits for taught and practical study-units, if following the full-

time Course, or not more than 10 ECTS credits if following the part-time Course,

shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessment during the September

supplementary examination session.”

Amendment to bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraphs (2) and (3) of bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws there

shall be subsituted the following

“(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the third semester

of the full-time Course, or during the last two semesters of the part-time Course. Each

student shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a

regular basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed research proposal

shall be submitted to the Board for approval by the date indicated by the Board.”

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