under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing

L.N. 10 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2020 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008

for the Degree of Master in Counselling - M.Couns. -

under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing

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 Social Wellbeing 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 2020 to amend the

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

Awards, 2008 for the degree of Master in Counselling - M.Couns. - 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 in Counselling

- M.Couns. - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing, published as

Legal Notice 482 of 2010, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2020 or later.

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

For paragraph (5) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following

“(5) When the number is so limited and the number of eligible applicants

exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected according to the

following criteria, which shall be weighted as follows

(a)

degree type and classification – 30%;

(b)

experience in areas related to counselling – 15%;

(c)

postgraduate qualifications in a relevant area – 5% and

(d)

professional aptitude and disposition – 50%.”

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

For paragraph (3) of bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following;

“(3) Throughout the Course, students are required to complete 50 hours of

personal counselling with a counsellor of their choice from an approved list.”

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

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

subsituted the following;

“7. (1) Students shall be required to submit an individual dissertation of

between a minimum of 18,000 and a maximum of 20,000 words in accordance with

the guidelines issued by the Board of Studies.”

The following paragraph (4) shall be added after paragraph (3) of bye-

law 7 of the principal bye-laws

“(4) Students are required to familarise themseleves with, and adhere to the

instructions and guidelines as set out in the Dissertation Handbook provided by the

Department of Counselling and approved by the Board.”

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