University Postgraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

L.N. 204 of 2019

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

University Postgraduate Awards (Amendment) Regulations, 2019

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 regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of

the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the said Act

Citation

These regulations may be cited as the University Postgraduate Awards

(Amendment) Regulations, 2019 and shall be read and construed as one with the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, published as Legal Notice

120 of 2008, hereinafter referred to as “the principal regulations”.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable from 1 August, 2019 onwards.

Amendment to regulation 29 of the principal regulations

For paragraph (3) of regulation 29 of the principal regulations there

shall be substituted the following

“(3) Students who fail the assessment of a study-unit involving a work

placement, clinical practice or any other unit that requires assessment over a period

of time, when it is not practicable or possible to be re-assessed during the current

year, shall not have the right to a supplementary assessment and shall be required to

either (i) refer the study-unit to the following year;

or

(ii) re-do the unit during an additional year, which shall not be taken

into account for the purpose of course duration.

The conditions for the re-assessment of such study-units shall be indicated in the bye-

laws for the Course and in the particular study-unit description.”

Amendment to regulation 31 of the principal regulations

For paragraphs (1) and (2) of regulation 31 of the principal regulations

there shall be substituted the following

“31. (1) Students registered on taught programmes extending over more

than one academic year shall only be allowed to enrol for the following year if they pass

all the taught study-units for the year, or are allowed to refer study-units as provided

for in regulation 29 (3), and provided that progression to the research component

shall require successful completion of the taught component with a minimum average

mark of at least 50%. Students registered on programmes mainly by research shall be

allowed to enrol for the following year subject to a satisfactory progress report from

their Principal Supervisor.

(2) If a student is prevented for a reason considered valid by Senate from

being assessed in a taught study-unit, the student shall be required to complete the

previous year’s requirements in an additional year of study. Under no circumstances

shall a student be allowed to progress from the current year to a subsequent year if the

student does not pass all the taught study-units of the year previous to the current.”

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