BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN LIFELONG CAREER GUIDANCE AND DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES

DEGREE OF MASTER IN LIFELONG CAREER GUIDANCE AND

DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR

LABOUR STUDIES AND FACULTY OF EDUCATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.304

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN

LIFELONG CAREER GUIDANCE AND

DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES

AND FACULTY OF EDUCATION

12th December, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE 457 of 2014, as amended by Legal Notice 53 of 2017.

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

degree of Master in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development

under the auspices of the Centre for Labour Studies and the Faculty

of Education.

(2)

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

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

Senate for the course, on the recommendations of the Boards of the

Centre for Labour Studies and of the Faculty of Education;

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

of Master in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master in Lifelong Career

Guidance and Development;

"the Postgraduate Certificate" means the Postgraduate Certificate

in Lifelong Career Guidance and Development - P.G.Cert.;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Lifelong Career Guidance and Development - P.G.Dip.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

(1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession a

first cycle degree with at least Category IIB in an area of study

deemed relevant by the Board of Studies. In exceptional cases, the

Admissions Board, on the recommendation of the Board, may

admit into the course applicants in possession of a first cycle

degree with Category III, provided that it is satisfied that such

applicants have obtained other qualifications, including relevant

experience, following their first cycle degree.

(2) Applicants in possession of the Postgraduate Diploma in

Lifelong Career Guidance may be allowed to join Part Two of the

Course, if they have completed successfully the Postgraduate

Diploma programme with a minimum average mark of 65%.

(3) All applicants shall be required to demonstrate that they

have the necessary aptitude and disposition to follow the course

with profit.

DEGREE OF MASTER IN LIFELONG CAREER GUIDANCE AND

DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR

LABOUR STUDIES AND FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(4) Professional aptitude and disposition shall be measured by

means of a personal interview conducted by a board appointed for

the purpose.

(5) The Board of Studies shall recommend to Senate the

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

depending on the availability of resources. The number of available

places shall be announced at the time of the call for applications.

(6) If the number of applicants exceeds the number of available

places, applicants shall be selected according, to the following

criteria, the weighting for which shall be published at the time of

the call for applications

(a) degree type and classification;

(b) professional aptitude and disposition (based on the

result of the interview referred to in paragraph (4) of

this bye-law); and

(c) work experience in the area or a related field.

(7) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose

qualifications, as stipulated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law were

obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the course

shall be considered first.

(8) The interviewing board appointed by the Board of Studies

shall be composed of at least three members.

The course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The programme of study shall consist of two parts, namely

(a) Part One which shall comprise a number of taught

study-units to which 60 ECTS credits are assigned;

and

(b) Part Two consisting of research work and the writing

of a dissertation to which 30 ECTS credits are

assigned.

Students who obtain 30 ECTS credits assigned to taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the course, or having proceeded do not successfully

c o m pl e t e t he co ur s e , sha ll b e e li gi bl e fo r t he aw a rd of t he

Postgraduate Certificate.

Students who obtain the 60 ECTS credits assigned to the

taught study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the course, or having proceeded do not successfully

complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award of the

Postgraduate Diploma.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-unit is held.

DEGREE OF MASTER IN LIFELONG CAREER GUIDANCE AND

DEVELOPMENT UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR

LABOUR STUDIES AND FACULTY OF EDUCATION

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of

not more than 20 ECTS credits for taught study-units if following

the full-time Course, or not more than 10 ECTS credits if following

the part-time course, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the

failed assessments during the September supplementary

examination session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) of this bye-law, or students who after

re-assessment fail to obtain credit for any study-unit, shall be

deemed to have failed the course.

Students shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation

study-unit subject to obtaining the 60 ECTS credits assigned to the

taught study-units with a minimum average mark of 65%.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board of Studies.

(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

third semester of the course. Each student shall be assigned one or

more supervisors who shall provide guidance and advice on a

regular basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board of Studies for

approval by the date indicated by the Board of Studies.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board of Studies progress

reports for each student under their supervision at the end of each

semester of studies, whether the student is following the course on

a full-time or a part-time basis. Such reports may include a

recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to

enable the student to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate

studies prematurely if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the

circumstances, provided that

(i)

the extension of the study period referred to in (a)

shall be in accordance with the provisions of the

Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board of Studies may not terminate studies

prematurely according to (b) until it has first given the

student a chance to be heard.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall

be based on the results obtained in all the components of the

programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

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.