under the auspices of the School of Performing Arts

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L.N. 289 of 2024

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2024 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the

Degree of Master of Music - M.Mus. -

under the auspices of the School of Performing Arts

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 School of Performing Arts in virtue

of the powers conferred upon it by article 7(b)(v) of the Statute for the School, which

bye-laws have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta

Citation

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2024 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2021 for the Degree of Master of Music - M.Mus. - and shall be read and

construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the Degree of Master of Music - M.Mus. -

under the auspices of the School of Performing Arts, published as Legal Notice 41 of

2014, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

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

2024 or later.

Amendment to bye-law 12 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 12 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“12. For the Degree by composition, the student shall be required to submit

the copies of the original portfolio of works on regular A3 music sheets with all works

soft-bound as a unit. The dissertation shall be in the standard document format and

shall be of not less than 10,000 words in length, exclusive of notes, bibliography, and

appendices. In computing the mark obtained in the assessment of the deliverables

by the student, the dissertation shall have a weighting of 25%, while the portfolio of

works shall have a weighting of 75%.”

Amendment to bye-law 13 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 13 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

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“13. For the Degree by performance, the student shall be required to submit

the programme notes and a dissertation that shall be in the standard document format

and shall be of not less than 10,000 words in length, exclusive of notes, bibliography,

and appendices. In computing the mark obtained in the assessment of the deliverables

by the student, the dissertation shall have a weighting of 25%, while the portfolio of

works shall have a weighting of 75%.”

Amendment to bye-law 14 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 14 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“14. For the Degree by research in musicology/ethnomusicology, the student

shall be required to submit a dissertation that shall be in the standard document

format and shall be of not less than 30,000 and not more than 40,000 words in length,

exclusive of notes, bibliography and appendices.”

Addition of bye-law 18 to the principal bye-laws

The following bye-law 18 shall be added after bye-law 17 of the

principal bye-laws

“Supervision of Dissertations

(1)

In all cases, students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports about the

students under their supervision at the end of each semester of studies, whether the

student is following the Course on a full-time or a part-time basis.

(3) The reports required according to paragraph (2) of this bye-law

may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to

enable the student to complete the project; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the

supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that

(i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance

with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until

it has first given the student a chance to be heard.”

Renumbering of bye-laws 18 to 20 of the principal bye-laws

7. Bye-laws 18 to 20 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-

laws 19 to 21.

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