under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment

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L.N. 291 of 2024

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2024 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the

Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. -

under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment

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 for the Built Environment

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 2024 to amend the

Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2021 for the Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. - and shall be read and

construed as one with the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc.

- under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built Environment, published as Legal

Notice 350 of 2010, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-laws”.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable as from 1 October 2024 onwards.

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

For paragraphs (1) and (2) of bye-law 4 of the principal bye-laws there

shall be substituted the following

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

cycle degree awarded by this University, or any other higher education institution

recognized for this purpose, in an area of study deemed relevant by the Board and

approved by Senate. The degree which must be pegged at Level 6 on the Malta

Qualifications Framework, should comprise not less than 180 ECTS credits and

should be classified at least at Second Class Honours or Category II.

(2) Applicants in possession of a first cycle degree classified with Third Class

Honours or Category III may also be allowed to join the Course,

provided that they are first admitted into a Preparatory Programme and they

shall become eligible to join the Master’s course on successful completion of the

Preparatory Programme, if an average mark of at least 55% is obtained.”

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Amendment to bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws

For bye-law 7 of the principal bye-laws there shall be substituted the

following

“Programme of Study

The programme of study shall consist of study-units to which a total of

90 credits shall be assigned, of which not more than 10 credits shall be assigned to

taught study-units and not less than 80 credits are assigned to the dissertation study-

unit.”

Deletion of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws

5. The following bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws shall be deleted.

Renumbering of bye-laws 10 to 13 of the principal bye-laws

6. Bye-laws 10 to 13 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-

laws 9 to 12.

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