BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS) - B. PHARM. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS) -

B. PHARM. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.253

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

PHARMACY (HONOURS) - B. PHARM. (HONS) -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

MEDICINE AND SURGERY

27th May, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 153 of 2005.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the

Degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) - B. Pharm. (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 course" means the programme of studies leading to the

degree of Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) - B. Pharm. (Hons);

"the Degree" means the degr ee of Bachelor of Pharmacy

(Honours) - B. Pharm. (Hons); and

"the principal regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2003 or later.

The Degree may be awarded in Pharmacy as the Main

Honours area of study.

To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for

admission as specified in the Admission Regulations of the

University of Malta, be in possession of the special course

requirements listed hereunder

(a) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or

better in Chemistry; and

(b) one pass at Advanced Matriculation Level and one

pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level, in both cases

at Grade C or better, in two subjects chosen from

Applied or Pure Mathematics, Biology, Computing,

English, Philosophy, Physics.

The course shall extend over a period of five years of full-

time study.

The programme of studies for the course shall be published

in accordance with the provisions of the principal regulations, after

approval by Senate, and shall include

(a) theoretical and practical training in the following

subjects

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PHARMACY (HONOURS) -

B. PHARM. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

•

Plant and animal biology;

•

Physics;

•

General and inorganic chemistry;

•

Organic chemistry;

•

Analytical chemistry;

•

Medicinal and pharmaceutical chemistry,

including analysis of medicinal products;

•

General and applied biochemistry;

•

Anatomy, histology and physiology, medical

terminology;

•

Microbiology;

•

Pharmacy Practice;

•

Pharmacology and pharmacotherapy;

•

Pharmaceutical technology, Pharmaceutics;

•

Toxicology;

•

Pharmacognosy;

•

Legislation and professional ethics;

(b) at least six months of in-service training in a pharmacy

open to the public or in a hospital under the

supervision of the pharmaceutical department of that

hospital; and

(c) a dissertation on an aspect of practical pharmacy

approved by the Head of Department.

The final weighted average mark for the classification of

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

course, which shall be weighted according to the following criteria

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

10%

Third Year Average Mark

10%

Fourth Year Average Mark

20%

Fifth Year Average Mark

50%.