under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences

L.N. 265 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2020 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the

Degree of Master of Science in Medical Physics – M.Sc. -

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 2012 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the Degree of Master of Science in Medical Physics – M.Sc. -

and shall be read and construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2012 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the Degree of

Master of Science in Medical Physics – M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Faculty of

Health Sciences, published as Legal Notice 397 of 2012, 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 (1) of bye-law 3 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“3. (1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of a Bachelor

degree comprising 240 ECTS credits obtained with at least Second Class Honours in

one of the following areas of study

(a)

Science with Physics as a main area of study; or

(b)

Physics, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection; or

(c)

Electrical and Electronic Engineering; or

(d)

Mechanical Engineering.”

Amendment to bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Course duration

4. The Course shall extend over three semesters of full-time study or the

equivalent in part-time study.”

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

For bye-law 5 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“5. The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a total of

90 ECTS credits are assigned, of which 60 ECTS credits are assigned to taught study-

units and 30 ECTS credits are assigned to a dissertation study-unit.”

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

For paragraph (3) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“(3) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed research proposal

shall be submitted to the Board for approval by the beginning of the second semester.”

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