MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND VETERINARY PHARMACY - M.SC. - DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND

VETERINARY PHARMACY - M.SC. - DEGREE COURSE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.106

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND

VETERINARY PHARMACY - M.SC. - DEGREE

COURSE REGULATIONS

6th February, 1998

LEGAL NOTICE 42 of 1998, as amended by Legal Notice 272 of 2001.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Master of Science

in Agricultural and Veterinary Pharmacy - M.Sc. - Degree Course

Regulations.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute;

"the course" means the course leading to the Degree;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Science in

Agricultural and Veterinary Pharmacy - M.Sc.;

"the Institute" means the Institute of Agriculture.

These regulations shall be applicable for courses starting in

October 2002 or later.

To be eligible for the award of the Degree, a candidate

shall have

(a) been approved by the Board and registered as a regular

student of the University;

(b) completed the course of studies, obtained the required

credits and have been successful in the final

examinations in accordance with these regulations;

(c) completed a dissertation on an approved topic to the

satisfaction of the Examining Board; and

(d) satisfied all other requirements prescribed in these

regulations and in any other relevant regulations and

statutes of the University.

(1)

In order to be admitted to the course a candidate must

(a) be in possession of the degree of Bachelor of

Pharmacy (Honours) with at least Second Class

Honours from the University of Malta or a degree in

Pharmacy from another University recognised by

Senate to be equivalent to a Second Class Honours

degree in Pharmacy of the University of Malta;

(b) be approved by the Board normally on the

recommendation of the Head of the Department of

Pharmacy in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery of

the University of Malta.

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND

VETERINARY PHARMACY - M.SC. - DEGREE COURSE

(2) In exceptional cases, the Board may accept candidates in

possession of the degrees indicated in subregulation (1)(a) obtained

with Third Class Honours, provided that such candidates shall be

required to complete successfully a supplementary programme, as

determined by the Board.

(3) A candidate in possession of a degree in Pharmacy from

another University, in addition to satisfying the foregoing

requirements, must demonstrate proficiency in both written and

spoken English.

(1) The course shall extend over a period of one year of

full-time studies or, with the permission of the Board, two years of

part-time studies.

(2) A candidate who has been given permission by the Board

to register on a part-time basis will be required

(a) to satisfy the course-work requirements in the first

year and to devote the second year to the dissertation;

(b) to register at the beginning of each academic year.

(3) Extensions of up to one year may be approved by the Board

after a written request has been submitted to the Director of the

Institute.

(1) The course shall consist of study-units, to which not

less than 10 credits shall be assigned, in the following modules

(a) Crop Protection Science,

(b) Animal Health Science,

(c) Aromatic and Medicinal Plants,

(d) Plant Nutrition or Animal Nutrition.

(2)

Candidates shall also be required to write a dissertation.

(3) A catalogue of study-units in each module, with the credits

assigned to each, shall be published by the Institute before the start

of each course.

(1) Credits shall be assigned according to the following

grades in descending order of merit: A, B, C, D and F, where F

indicates Fail.

(2) A candidate who fails to obtain a credit for a study-unit

shall be allowed to be re-tested once. In the re-assessment, the

candidate’s credit shall be graded either D or F.

(1) The final examinations shall normally be held in June/

July and shall consist of four written papers as follows

(a) one three hour paper in Crop Protection Science;

(b) one three hour paper in Animal Health Science;

(c) one two hour paper in Aromatic and Medicinal Plants;

and

(d) one two hour paper in either Plant Nutrition or Animal

Nutrition.

(2)

Examination papers shall be graded in descending order of

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN AGRICULTURAL AND

VETERINARY PHARMACY - M.SC. - DEGREE COURSE

merit A, B, C, D or F where F indicates Fail.

(3) A candidate who fails in not more than two of the

examination papers shall be allowed to re-take the examination/s

during the supplementary session normally held in September,

provided that the grade awarded to a candidate in a supplementary

examination shall be either D or F.

(4) To satisfy the final examinations requirements a candidate

must be successful in each paper.

(1) Within three months of registration a candidate shall

submit to the Director of the Institute a title and an outline proposal

of a dissertation and the name of a member of the Institute

academic staff who has accepted to act as a supervisor for approval

of the Board.

(2) Every dissertation presented for the Degree shall be work

of an original nature or an original appraisal of existing published

data and shall represent knowledge in an agricultural or veterinary

area preferably relating to local conditions.

(3) The dissertation shall be of such length as directed by the

Board but shall not normally be less than 20,000 words or more

than 30,000 words.

(4) The dissertation shall be presented in such a format and be

submitted in such number of copies as the Board may direct.

(1) There shall be an Examining Board composed of an

external examiner from another University and another four

members of the academic staff of the Institute. The Examining

Board shall be appointed by the Senate of the University on the

recommendation of the Board.

(2) The Examining Board shall be responsible for the

assessment of the dissertation and the final examinations.

(3) The Examining Board shall require each candidate to

attend a viva voce examination.

(4) A candidate whose dissertation is found inadequate may be

required by the Examining Board to rewrite the dissertation in

whole or in part and to re-submit it for assessment after at least

three months.

(1) The final result of each candidate shall take into

consideration the credits obtained, the results of the written

examinations and the merits of the dissertation.

(2) The names of the candidates who qualify for the Degree

shall be published in alphabetical order and classified as follows

Passed with Distinction, or

Passed.