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Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Preamble — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

L.N. 7 of 2025

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2025 to amend the Bye-Laws of 2014 in terms of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021 for the

Degree of Master of Science in Digital Games - M.Sc. -

under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

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 Institute of Digital Games in virtue

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

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

Citation

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 1 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2025 to amend the

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

Awards, 2021 for the Degree of Master of Science in Digital Games - M.Sc. - 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

Science in Digital Games - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games,

published as Legal Notice 329 of 2014, hereinafter referred to as “the principal bye-

laws”.

Applicability

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 2 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

These bye-laws shall be apply from 1 February 2025 onwards.

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

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 3 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

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

following

“Course Duration

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 4 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

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

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

following

“5. The programme of study may be either mainly taught or mainly research

and shall comprise study-units to which a total of 90 ECTS credits shall be assigned.”

Amendment to bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 5 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

For paragraph (1) of bye-law 6 of the principal bye-laws there shall be

substituted the following

“6. (1) Mainly taught programmes of study shall comprise taught study-

units to which a total of 60 ECTS credits are assigned and a dissertation study-unit to

which 30 ECTS credits are assigned.”

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

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 6 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

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

following

“7. Mainly by research programmes of study shall comprise taught study-

units to which not more than 30 ECTS credits are assigned and a dissertation study-

unit to which not less than 60 ECTS credits are assigned.”

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

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 7 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

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

Renumbering of bye-laws 10 to 16 of the principal bye-laws

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 8 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

Bye-laws 10 to 16 of the principal bye-laws shall be renumbered as bye-

laws 9 to 15.

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

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 9 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

For paragraphs (2) and (3) of bye-law 9 of the principal bye-laws there

shall be substituted the following

“(2) In the case of a mainly theoretical dissertation that pursues its goals

through conceptual analysis or a dissertation that is based on empirical research and

hypothesis testing the student is expected to deliver a dissertation of approximately

20,000 words.

(3) In the case of a dissertation that pursues its goals ‘through design’, the

student is expected to deliver, present and discuss an artifact (or set of artifacts) and

related reflections. In this case, the student is also asked to deliver a textual dissertation

that can take a number of concurrent forms including qualitative research, quantitative

research, annotated portfolios, reflections on strong concepts, the formulation of

guidelines, etc. In this case, the text accompanying the design work would be of

approximately 10,000 words.”

Amendment to bye-law 10 of the principal bye-laws

Malta Government Gazette — Legal Notice 2025 7 · Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru. 21,373– 10.01.2025 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games

Reg. 10 — under the auspices of the Institute of Digital Games Open official source

For paragraphs (2) and (3) of bye-law 10 of the principal bye-laws there

shall be substituted the following

“(2) In the case of a theoretical dissertation that pursues its goals through

conceptual analysis or a dissertation that is based on empirical research and hypothesis

testing, the student is expected to deliver a dissertation of approximately 30,000

words.

(3) In the case of a dissertation that pursues its goals ‘through design’, the

student is expected to deliver, present and discuss an artifact (or set of artifacts) and

related reflections. In this case, the student is also asked to deliver a textual dissertation

that can take a number of concurrent forms including qualitative research, quantitative

research, annotated portfolios, reflections on strong concepts, the formulation of

guidelines, etc. In this case, the text accompanying the design work would be of

approximately 20,000 words.”

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