BYE-LAWS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE *

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND

DIETETICS UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.338

BYE-LAWS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA

IN NUTRITION AND DIETETICS UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE *

2nd December, 2008

LEGAL NOTICE 315 of 2008.

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

Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics under the auspices

of the Institute of Health Care.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Health Care;

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

Postgraduate Diploma in Nutrition and Dietetics;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Nutrition and Dietetics; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2008 or later.

The course shall be open to applicants in possession of a

Bachelor degree obtained with Third Class Honours or better or

with Category III or better in an area of study deemed relevant by

the Board.

The course shall extend over two semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The programme of study shall comprise taught study-units

to which a total of 60 credits are assigned.

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.

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

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

full-time course, or not more than 10 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

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 185 of 2022.

POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN NUTRITION AND

DIETETICS UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE INSTITUTE OF HEALTH CARE

permitted under paragraph (2) or students who after re-assessment

fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have

failed the course.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma 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

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