BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN THEOLOGY - B.A. (HONS) THEOLOGY - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.262

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

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

THEOLOGY - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

31st May, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 171 of 2005, as amended by Legal Notices 217 of 2010,

49 of 2017 245 of 2017, 351 of 2020, 126 of 2023 and 22 of 2024.

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

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

Theology - under the auspices of the Faculty of Theology.

(2)

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty for Theology;

“the Course” means the programme of studies leading to the

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

Theology;

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Arts

(Honours) in Theology - B.A. (Hons) Theology;

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Religious Studies; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses starting in

October 2020 or later.

The Degree is awarded either in Theology as the single

Honours Main area of study or in Theology as the Honours Main

area of study with a subsidiary area of study approved by the

Board.

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

applicants must satisfy the general entry requirements for

admission as regular students in terms of the Admissions

Regulations of the University.

(2) In the case where students choose a subsidiary area of

study, applicants shall also be in possession of those qualifications

relevant to the area of study as indicated in the bye-laws for the

degree in the area of study offered under the auspices of the

academic entity responsible for the discipline.

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-

time study or the equivalent in part-time study.

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(1)The programme of study for Theology as the single

Honours Main area of study shall comprise study-units in

Theology, Philosophy, and related areas to which 180 ECTS credits

shall be assigned.

(2) The programme of study for Theology as the Honours Main area

of study with a subsidiary area of study shall include study-units to

which 180 ECTS credits shall be assigned, of which not less than 110

ECTS credits shall be assigned to Theology and related areas, and not

less than 36 ECTS credits shall be assigned to study-units in the

subsidiary area of study.”

The Board shall publish the programme of studies for the

Degree, drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the

principal regulations, and approved by Senate. Subject to changes

that the Board may, with the approval of Senate, be constrained to

make, students are bound to follow the study-units and obtain the

credits as indicated in the programme of studies.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which not

less than 60 ECTS credits are assigned, and opt not to proceed with the

Course, or having proceeded do not successfully complete the Course,

shall be entitled to the award of the Diploma in Religious Studies.

(1)The overall evaluation of each student’s performance

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

which shall be weighted according to the following criteria

Full-time Course

First Year Average Mark 25%

Second Year Average Mark 35%

Third Year Average Mark 40%

Part-time Course

First and Second Year Average Mark 25%

Third and Fourth Year Average Mark 35%

Fifth Year Average Mark 40%.

(2) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Diploma shall be based on the results obtained,

all credits being weighted equally.

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

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

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

as necessary due to the part-time nature of the Course.

The Course may be offered on a flexible part-time basis

with the following special provisions in terms of the provisions

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outlined in the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 applicable with the necessary changes needed

(mutatis mutandis) owing to the part-time nature of the Course.

(a) During each academic year, students shall be allowed

to register for a number of study-units as agreed with

the Course Coordinator, to which not less than 12

ECTS credits are assigned, provided that registration

for the study-units included in the programme of study

for each Course year (60 ECTS credits) is spread over

not more than three academic years.

(b) In order to progress regularly from one Course year to

the next, the 60 ECTS credits assigned to the study-

units of each Course year must be completed in not

more than three academic years.

(c) Students who are absent for the assessment of a study-

unit, or fail in the assessment of a study-unit, shall, if

eligible, be required to take the assessment of any

number of such incomplete study-units at the

September assessment session or at the next available

opportunity.

(d) If necessary, students may be allowed to refer the

assessment of the study-unit to the next academic year,

provided that not more than 12 ECTS credits may be

referred from one Course year to the next.

(e) The assessment of study-units that may be referred to

the next academic year shall be considered as

additional to the minimum number of credits (12

ECTS credits) that students are obliged to register for

during any academic year.

(f)

Students who, after having registered for all the study-

units comprising the programme of a Course year, and

after the September assessment session lack more than

12 ECTS credits to complete the programme for the

Course year, may be allowed, if eligible and after

academic advice, to refer them to the next academic

year during which they shall not be allowed to register

for any other study-units. If such an academic year is

needed in addition to the maximum period of three

years referred to in paragraph (b) of this bye-law, it

shall be considered as an additional academic year.

(g) Students who, after having registered for all the study-

units comprising the programme of the final Course

year, may, if necessary and if eligible, refer any

incomplete study-units to an additional academic year.

(h) An additional academic year, whether required in

terms of paragraphs (f) or (g) of this bye-law may be

granted once only throughout the Course, unless in

special circumstances and with the approval of Senate.

(i)

Students registered on the flexible part-time

programme must obtain the approval of the Course

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Coordinator before they are registered on the study-

units they wish to follow in any academic year.

(j)

Subject to approval by the Board, students registered

on the Course may be allowed to change the mode of

attendance from full-time to flexible part-time or vice

versa at the beginning of the second year of the regular

programme of study. Changes in mode of attendance in

any subsequent year of the Course may be considered

by the Board if the Course programme permits.

(k) Notwithstanding the provisions in the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2019 owing to the nature of the Course when offered

on a flexible part-time basis that allows for a longer

duration than normal, students registered on such a

flexible part-time Course programme shall not be

entitled to ever repeat a Course year in its entirety, nor

to an extension year after each Course year.