Certificate in Engineering Sciences Course Regulations, 2020

L.N. 396 of 2020

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Certificate in Engineering Sciences Course Regulations, 2020

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 regulations made by the Senate of the University of Malta by virtue of

the powers conferred upon it by articles 75 (3) and 79 (b) of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These regulations may be cited as the Certificate in Engineering

Sciences Course Regulations, 2020.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

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

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by Senate for

the Course, on the recommendation of the Board;

“the Certificate” means the Certificate in Engineering Sciences; and

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

Engineering Sciences.

Applicability

These regulations shall be applicable for courses commencing in

October 2020 or later.

Requirements for Admission

(1)

To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall

either (a) satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the

Admissions Regulations and be in possession also of a pass at Advanced Matriculation

Level in one of the following subjects: Pure Mathematics, Applied Mathematics,

Physics, Chemistry, Computing, Information Technology, Engineering Drawing,

Graphical Communication or other science/numeric subjects as approved by the

Board;

or

(b) be in possession of a qualification at MQF Level 4 in an engineering

domain, as well as passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination at

Grade 5 or better in English Language, Maltese and Mathematics.

(2) Applicants may be required to attend for an interview to assess

whether they have the necessary aptitude to follow the Course with profit.

(3) The interviewing board, which shall be appointed for the purpose

by the Board, shall be composed of at least three members.

Course Duration

(1)

The Course shall extend over a period of two semesters of full-

time study.

(2) The Board of Studies may allow students who do not qualify for

the Certificate to repeat the Course once only.

Board of Studies

The general administration of the Course shall be entrusted to a Board

of Studies, approved by Senate.

Programme of Study

(1) The Course shall consist of a number of taught study-units to

which a total of 60 ECTS credits are assigned.

(2) The programme of study shall be drawn up by the Board of Studies

and published by the Board, after approval by Senate, normally not less than eight

months prior to the commencement of the Course.

Attendance and Assessment

(1) Unless otherwise specified in the description of a study-unit,

attendance is obligatory for lectures, tutorials, seminars, practicals, and any other

teaching session in whatever mode. On the basis of documented evidence, a lecturer

may bar a student whose attendance in a study-unit is not satisfactory from being

assessed in that study-unit.

(2) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be completed by

the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held.

(3) Results for the assessment of study-units shall be published as a

percentage mark and grade as indicated in the table below

Mark Range

Grade

90% -100%

A+

80% -89%

A

75% -79%

B+

70% -74%

B

60% -69%

C+

55% -59%

C

50% -54%

D+

45% -49%

D

0% -44%

F.

Both the percentage mark and the grade shall be recorded in the students’ academic

record.

Award of the Certificate

(1) The Certificate shall be awarded to students who obtain all the

credits indicated in regulation 6.

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

shall be published in a list in alphabetical order.

General Provision

In matters not provided for by these regulations, the Board shall be

guided by the provisions of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019, published as Legal Notice 248 of 2019, as applicable.

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 2019 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Certificate in Engineering Sciences under the

auspices of the Faculty of Engineering, published as Legal Notice 147 of 2019, shall

be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st October 2020, provided that students

registered for this course before the 1 st October 2020 shall continue to be governed by

the bye-laws that were in force at the time of their joining the course.

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