BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN FACILITATING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

DIPLOMA IN FACILITATING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.291

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN

FACILITATING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

EDUCATION

22nd July, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 262 of 2005, as amended by Legal Notices 109 and 217

of 2008, 168 of 2010, 354 of 2011, 248 of 2015 and 280 of 2017.

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

Diploma in Facilitating Inclusive Education under the auspices of

the Faculty of Education.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

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

Senate for the course;

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

Diploma in Facilitating Inclusive Education;

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Facilitating Inclusive

Education; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2015 or later.

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

applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admission Regulations, 2016.

(2) Applicants admitted under paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of

the Admissions Regulations, 2016, shall be required to sit for a written

test. The test will assess the applicants’ ability to understand literature

relevant to the philosophy of inclusion.

(1)The Board shall, after approval by Senate, determine the

number of applicants that may be allowed to register on the Course,

depending on the availability of resources. The Board shall

announce the number of available places at the time of the call for

applications.

(2) If the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of

available places, the Board shall make an initial ranking according

to the following criteria

(i)

qualifications; and

DIPLOMA IN FACILITATING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(ii) work experience in a related area.

(3) Candidates who fall within the limited number plus the

next 25% (of the limited number of students) shall be called in for

an interview. The final ranking shall be made on the totalling of the

scores acquired in the initial ranking plus the mark acquired for the

interview.

(4) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

The course shall extend over a period of one year of full-

time study or two years of part-time study.

(1)The course shall consist of Part I and Part II, each

extending over one semester in the case of the full-time course and

over one year in the case of the part-time course.

(2) Students who on admission into the Course are not in

possession of passes in English and Maltese at SEC level at Grade 3 or

higher, or at Intermediate or Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C

or higher, or qualifications deemed to be equivalent by the Board, shall

be required to follow and successfully pass from proficiency course/s

approved by the Board in Maltese and/or English (as applicable) before

the end of the third semester of the Course. Students who do not satisfy

these requirements by this period shall be required to interrupt their

studies for up to a maximum of twelve months during which time they

are expected to obtain these requirements. Students shall only be eligible

to proceed with their studies if they comply with these requirements.

Each Part shall consist of study-units to which 30 credits

are assigned and shall include taught study-units and a practical

placement throughout both Part I and Part II.

In Part II students shall choose either the primary or the

secondary area of specialisation.

Students who successfully complete Part I of the course but

opt not to continue, or who do not successfully complete Part II of

the course, shall be awarded the Certificate in Facilitating Inclusive

Education.

Students shall be considered to have satisfied the

assessment criteria of Part I of the course if they obtain all the 30

credits, including those for the practical placement.

Students shall be considered to have satisfied the

assessment criteria of Part II of the Course if they obtain all the 30

credits, including those for the practical placement.

Students who fail to satisfy the requirements of the course

shall be given the opportunity to repeat failed components in

accordance with the Principal Regulations, if and when the course

is next offered.

(1) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the

classification of the Diploma shall be based on the results obtained

in the course, all credits being weighted equally.

DIPLOMA IN FACILITATING INCLUSIVE EDUCATION

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified

as follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed.