under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

L.N. 14 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2020 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019

for the Diploma in Education for Cultural Mediation

under the auspices of the Faculty of Education

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 Education 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 and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2020 in terms of

the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Diploma in

Education for Cultural Mediation under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

“the Certificate” means the Certificate in Education for Cultural Mediation;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the Diploma in

Education for Cultural Mediation;

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Education for Cultural Mediation; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

Applicability

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

2020 or later.

Requirements for Admission

(1) To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants

shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions

Regulations of the University.

(2) Applicants admitted as “Adult Learners” under paragraph (c) of

regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of passes in English

and Maltese proficiency tests as approved by the Faculty of Education. Applicants

will be exempted from sitting for the proficiency tests in English and Maltese if they

are in possession of a Secondary Education Certificate pass at Grade 3 or higher, or at

Intermediate Matriculation Level pass at Grade C or higher in English and Maltese.

In the case of English, passes at the same standard in comparable qualifications will

also be accepted.

(3) All applicants must have native speaker competence in a third

language other than Maltese or English. Maltese or English native speakers must

be in possession of an Advanced Matriculation Level pass at Grade C or higher in

a language subject other than Maltese and English. Passes at the same standard in

comparable qualifications will also be accepted.

(4) All applicants shall be required to satisfy the Board, through an

interview, that they have reached the necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the

Course with profit. The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be composed

of at least three members.

(5) All applicants shall be required to submit with their application a

letter written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course, together

with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae.

(6) All applicants must prove that they have resided in Malta for a

minimum of eight (8) years prior to the commencement of the Course.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of four semesters of part-time

study.

Programme of Study

The programme of study shall consist of a number of study-units to

which 60 ECTS credits shall be assigned.

The Board shall publish the programme of study drawn up in accordance

with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations and approved by Senate.

Subject to changes that the Board may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to

make, students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the credits as indicated

in the programme of study.

Students who successfully complete a prescribed set of study-units to

which not less than 30 ECTS credits are assigned and who either opt not to proceed

with the Course, or having proceeded do not successfully complete the Course shall

be entitled for the award of the Certificate.

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Diploma if they obtain the

60 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of study for the Course.

Classification of the Awards

(1) The overall evaluation of each student’s performance in the

Course for the purpose of the classification of the Diploma shall be based on the

results obtained in the Course, all credits being weighted equally.

(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the Diploma

shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed with Merit

Passed.

(3)

The Certificate shall be awarded unclassified.

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