under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts

L.N. 145 of 2019

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2019 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degrees of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) -

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 2019 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws

of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Degrees of Bachelor of Arts - B.A - and Bachelor of Arts (Honours) -

B.A. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Arts, published as Legal Notice 11

of 2005, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

(1) Bye-Laws 3 to 5 of these bye-laws shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2019 or later.

(2)

Bye-Law 6 of these bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 st July,

2019 onwards.

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

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“3. (1) The degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) may be awarded in any

one of the following areas of study

Anthropology, Archaeology, Classics, Contemporary Mediterranean Studies, English,

European and Global History, Fine Arts, French, Geography, German, History, History

of Art, International Relations, Italian, Linguistics, Maltese, Music Studies, Oriental

Studies (Arabic), Oriental Studies (Chinese), Oriental Studies (Hebrew), Oriental

Studies (Near Eastern Studies), Philosophy, Social Studies, Sociology, Spanish and

Latin American Studies, Theatre Studies and any other area of study recommended

by the Board and approved by Senate.”

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

For sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph (1) of bye-law 5 of the principal

bye-laws there shall be substituted the following

“(h) for Fine Arts, applicants are required to submit a portfolio which shall be

assessed during an interview held by an interviewing board, which shall be composed

of at least three members. Applicants who are unsuccessful in the interview shall not

be admitted to the Course.”

For paragraphs (2) and (3) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there

shall be substituted the following

“(2) For the area of Fine Arts, the Board shall recommend to Senate the

number of applicants that may be allowed to register, depending on the availability of

resources. The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the call

for applications.

(3) If the number of applicants for the area of Fine Arts, exceeds the number

of available places, applicants shall be placed in a ranking order in accordance with

the criteria approved by Senate. The University Admissions Board, after seeking the

advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, shall first consider eligible applicants

whose qualifications were obtained in the Matriculation Certificate Examination or

from another recognised examining board, if the Faculty Admissions Committee is

satisfied that the qualifications presented are comparable in content and equivalent

in standard to the Matriculation Certificate Examination in the same subject/s. For

the purpose of selection, applicants whose qualifications were obtained by 31 August

preceding the commencement of the Course and pass the interview as stipulated in

sub-paragraph (h) of paragraph (1) of this bye-law, shall be considered first. If vacant

places are still available, applicants who satisfy all entry requirements after the 31

August and before the 30 September shall be considered to take up the remaining

places.”

Amendment to bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (3) of bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(3) Students who wish to proceed to the B.A. (Hons) course in a successfully

completed area of study, but do not possess the necessary average mark of 65% in

that area of study (as required by paragraph (1) of this bye-law) may be allowed by

the Board to follow the first year programme (without exemptions) in that area in an

additional year of study in order to try and obtain the required average mark. This

provision may be availed of once only during the Course.”

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