BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) - B.A. (HONS) - IN SOCIAL POLICY OR IN SOCIAL WORK UNDER

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) - B.A. (HONS)

- IN SOCIAL POLICY OR IN SOCIAL WORK UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.259

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

ARTS (HONOURS) - B.A. (HONS) - IN SOCIAL

POLICY OR IN SOCIAL WORK UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

31st May, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 167 of 2005, as amended by Legal Notices 296 of 2009,

96 of 2015, 275 of 2017 and 153 of 2022

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

Degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - in Social

Policy or in Social Work under the auspices of the Faculty for

Social Wellbeing.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty for Social

Wellbeing;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for te course, on the recommendation of the Board;

"the course" means the programme of studies leading to the

degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - B.A. (Hons) - in Social

Policy or in Social Work, as appropriate;

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) -

B.A. (Hons) - in Social Policy or in Social Work, as appropriate;

and

"the principal regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

The degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in either Social

Policy or in Social Work is awarded as a Main Honours area of

study.

(1) To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admission Regulations of the University of Malta.

(2) Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Social Work of

the University of Malta, or a comparable qualification in an area

related to Social Work or Social Policy or who have obtained

credits for study-units considered by the Board to be equivalent to

those in the course may also be admitted to the course. Subject to

the provisions of the principal regulations, such applicants may be

allowed by the Board to transfer these credits to the course. The

number of credits so transferred shall not exceed those obtainable

in one year of the course.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) - B.A. (HONS)

- IN SOCIAL POLICY OR IN SOCIAL WORK UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

(1) The degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social

Work shall extend over a period of four years of full-time studies or

its equivalent in part-time studies.

(2) Students admitted to the degree of Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) in Social Work in terms of the provisions of bye-law

4(2) may complete their course of studies within a period of three

years of full-time studies or its equivalent in part-time studies.

(3) The degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy

shall extend over a period of three years of full-time studies or its

equivalent in part-time studies.

All students shall be required to register initially for the

Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in ‘Social Policy or Social Work’.

(1)

The course shall consist of two parts: Part One and Part

Two.

(2) Part One shall extend over a period of one year to which 60

credits are assigned. It incorporates basic study-units in the Social

Sciences and a pre-placement of four credits, which shall be taken

by all students.

(3) Part Two shall extend over a period of three years in the

case of the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Work,

and over a period of two years in the case of the degree of Bachelor

of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy.

At the end of Part One, students shall be required to choose

either the Social Policy or the Social Work area of study.

(1) Part Two of the course for the degree of Bachelor of

Arts (Honours) in Social Work extends over a period of three years

and comprises compulsory and elective study-units, to which 180

credits are assigned. These shall include the writing of a

dissertation of 12,000-15,000 words. The dissertation is to be

written according to criteria established by the Board.

(2) Part Two of the course for the degree of Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) in Social Policy extends over a period of two years and

comprises compulsory and elective study-units, to which 120

credits are assigned. These shall include the writing of a

dissertation of 10,000 words. The dissertation is to be written

according to criteria established by the Board.

The Board shall publish the programmes of studies drawn

up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the principal

regulations, and approved by Senate. Subject to the approval of

S e n a t e , t h e B o a r d m a y m ak e a n y ne c e s s a r y c h a n g e s t o t h e

programmes of studies and to the study-units required for the

Degree as the need arises.

(1)The Final Weighted Average mark for the classification

of the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Work shall be

based on the results obtained in the four years of the Course which

shall be weighted as follows

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) - B.A. (HONS)

- IN SOCIAL POLICY OR IN SOCIAL WORK UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

40%

Third Year Average Mark

50%.

Fourth Year Average Mark

40%.

(2) The Final Weighted Average mark for the classification of

the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Policy shall be

based on the results obtained in the three years of the course which

shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

40%

Third Year Average Mark

50%.

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the Board

of Studies as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.