under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

L.N. 13 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2020 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours)

- B.Sc. IT (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology

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 Information and

Communication Technology 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 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

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

Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

(Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and

Communication Technology, published as Legal Notice 192 of 2013, hereinafter

referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 December 2019 onwards.

Amendment to bye-law 1 of the principal bye-laws

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 1 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Information and Communication

Technology;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor

of Science in Information Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information

Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Information Technology;

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma in Information Technology;

and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2019.”

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

For bye-law 8 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“8. Students who successfully complete study-units to which 60 ECTS

credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do

not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the Diploma.”

Amendment to bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“9. Students who successfully complete study-units to which 120 ECTS

credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the Course or, having proceeded, do

not successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the Higher Diploma.”

Amendment to bye-law 10 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 10 (1) of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted

the following

“Classification of the Award

(1) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the

Degree shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, which shall

be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

20%

Second Year Average Mark

40%

Third Year Average Mark

40%

(2) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Diploma

and Higher Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in all the study-units, with

all credits awarded being weighted equally.”

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