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

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS)

- B.ENG. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.267

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

ENGINEERING (HONOURS) - B.ENG. (HONS) -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF ENGINEERING

28th April, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 136 of 2009, as amended by Legal Notices 126 of 2019

and 94 of 2024.

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

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons) -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Engineering.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Engineering;

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

Degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) - B.Eng. (Hons);

"the Degree" means the Degree of Bachelor of Engineering

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

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Engineering;

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2019 or later.

The course shall be offered in any area of study that falls

within the academic responsibility of the Board, after approval by

Senate.

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

applicants shall

either (a) satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations and be in

possession also of passes at Advanced Matriculation

Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and in

Physics;

or (b) as from October 2020 onwards, be in possession of

the Certificate in Engineering Sciences from the

University.

(2) The Board may also consider applicants in possession of a

qualification at MQF Level 5 in an engineering domain, together

with passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination at

Grade 5 or better in English Language, Maltese, Mathematics and

Physics, to join the Course. Such applicants shall be required to

present with the MQF Level 5 qualification they submit for entry, a

detailed transcript showing their performance during their studies.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING (HONOURS)

- B.ENG. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF ENGINEERING

They shall further be required to attend for an interview to assess

whether they have the necessary aptitude to follow the Course with

profit.

(3) The interviewing board, which shall be appointed for the

purpose by the Board, shall be composed of at least three members.

(4) If applicants are graduates of a university or have other

qualifications considered to be sufficient, they may be exempted by the

University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty Admissions

Committee, from the whole or part of these special course requirements.

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

time study.

(1) Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of

area of study at the time of application for admission.

(2) The course shall consist of study-units to which 180 credits

shall be assigned.

(3) The Board shall publish the programme of study for each

area of study before the commencement of each course, following

the approval of 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 study for the area of study they are following for the

Degree.

(4) In view of professional requirements, students shall not be

awarded more than 15 ECTS credits through compensated passes for the

whole programme.

(5) Students following the area of study in Electrical and

Electronic Engineering shall choose one of the streams as defined

and specified in the corresponding programme of study for the

second and third year of the course. This choice shall take place

prior to the commencement of the second year of the course, as

indicated by the Board.

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

First Year Average Mark

10%

Second Year Average Mark

40%

Third Year Average Mark

50%.