under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 127 of 2019

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science -

B.Sc. (Hons) Health Science -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

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 Health

Sciences 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 2019 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc.

(Hons) Health Science - and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws

of 2011 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc. (Hons)

Health Science - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences, published as

Legal Notice 295 of 2009, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2019 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Special Course Requirements

3. The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of the following

(a) the Higher Diploma in Health Science or the Diploma in Health Science

awarded by the University of Malta; or

(b) a professional qualification deemed by Senate to be comparable to the

qualifications indicated in paragraph (a);

and

(c) a pass in the ECDL Standard Certificate which must include a pass in all

four base modules, a pass in the Intermediate module on Presentation and a pass in

two other Intermediate modules, provided that applicants who achieved a pass in the

following ECDL Course Modules prior to October 2013 shall be deemed to satisfy

this requirement

Module 2: Using the Computer and Managing Files

Module 3: Word Processing

Module 6: Presentation

Module 7: Information and Communication

and

(d) the licence to practice in the register of the profession concerned, as

kept by the relevant regulatory council.”

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