B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

L.N. 442 of 2021

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2021 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019

for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology -

B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery

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 Medicine and Surgery 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 2021 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Degree of

Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices

of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery;

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

the Course, on the recommendation of the Board;

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

of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology - B.Sc. (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in

Pharmacology - B.Sc. (Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Pharmacology;

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma in Pharmacology; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

B

Applicability

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

2021 or later.

Special Course Requirements for Admission

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

from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions

Regulations. be in possession of the following special course requirements

(a) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at grade C or better in Biology,

and;

(b) passes at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Chemistry and in one of the

following subjects: Computing, Physics, Information Technology, Pure Mathematics

or Applied Mathematics.

Applicants who possess a grade D in the subject required at Advanced

Level of the special course requirements indicated in paragraph (a) of bye-law 3 of

these bye-laws, may be admitted under those conditions as the Board of Studies may

impose to compensate for the qualification deficiency. If, by the end of the first year,

such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly

to the second year of the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course,

and shall neither be entitled to a repeat year nor to an extension year nor to progress

conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations.

Course Duration

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.

Programme of Study

The Board of Studies shall publish the programme of study before the

commencement of each Course. Subject to changes that the Board of Studies 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 for

the Degree, provided that the programme shall be drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

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

60 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 to the

Diploma.

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

120 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 to the

Higher Diploma.

B

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Degree if they obtain the 180

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

Classification of the Awards

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Diploma,

Higher Diploma and the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in each year of

the Course, all study-units being weighted equally.

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