under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 210 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2020 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2011 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science

- B.Sc. (Hons) Health Science -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

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 Health Sciences 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 2011 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc. (Hons)

Health Science - and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2011

in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for

the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc. (Hons) Health

Science - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences, published as Legal

Notice 295 of 2009, 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 9 of the principal bye-laws

Paragraphs (1) to (6) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws shall be

renumbered as paragraphs (2) to (7).

The following paragraph (1) shall be inserted before paragraph (2) of

bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

“9. (1) In order to be awarded credit for any study-unit included in the

programme, students must achieve a mark of not less than 45% in the study-unit.”

For paragraph (2) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not more

than 10 credits shall be given the opportunity to resit the failed assessments during

the September assessment session.”

For paragraph (6) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(6) Students who fail more than the number of credits permitted under

paragraph (2) of this bye-law shall be deemed to have failed the year, and if eligible

in terms of the Principal Regulations, shall be required to

(a) be assessed in the Incomplete Study-Unit/s in an extension year of

study; or

(b) repeat the year in its entirety, including any Study-Units the students

may have successfully completed in their failed year.”

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