BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) HEALTH SCIENCE - B.SC. (HONS) HEALTH SCIENCE - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.352

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) HEALTH SCIENCE - B.SC.

(HONS) HEALTH SCIENCE - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH

SCIENCES

23rd October, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 295 of 2009, as amended by Legal Notices 353 of 2011,

391 of 2012, 195 of 201, 325 of 2014, 279 of 2017 219 of 2018 and 127 of

2019, 210 of 2020 and 154 of 2022.

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

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc.

(Hons) Health Science - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health

Sciences.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences;

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

of Bachelor of Science (Honours) Health Science - B.Sc. (Hons)

Health Science;

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours)

Health Science - B.Sc.(Hons) Health Science; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2020 or later.

The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of the

following

(a) the Higher Diploma in Health Science or the Diploma

in Health Science awarded by the University of Malta;

or

(b) a professional qualification deemed by Senate to be

comparable to the qualifications indicated in

paragraph (a);

and

(c) the licence to practice in the register of the profession

concerned, as kept by the relevant regulatory

council.Determination of number of applicants.

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

the number of applicants that may be allowed to register for 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 select applicants according to the

following criteria

(i)

academic qualifications (45% weighting)

(a)

applicants obtaining overall percentage marks of

between 80 and 100 in the Higher Diploma in

Health Science or the Diploma in Health Science or

equivalent grade points shall be awarded 45 marks;

(b)

applicants obtaining overall percentage marks of

between 70 and 79 in the Higher Diploma in Health

Science or the Diploma in Health Science or

equivalent grade points shall be awarded 35 marks;

(c)

applicants obtaining overall percentage marks of

between 45 and 69 in the Higher Diploma in Health

Science or the Diploma in Health Science or

equivalent grade points shall be awarded 25 marks;

(d)

applicants not in possession of the Higher Diploma in

Health Science or the Diploma in Health Science but

holding a professional qualification deemed by Senate

to be equivalent shall be awarded 20 marks;;

(ii) relevant work experience in gainful employment (20%

weighting)

(a)

applicants having 20 years or more relevant work

experience shall be awarded 20 marks;

(b)

applicants having between 15 and 19 years relevant

work experience shall be awarded 15 marks;

(c)

applicants having between 10 and 14 years relevant

work experience shall be awarded 10 marks;

(d)

applicants having between 6 and 9 years relevant

work experience shall be awarded 8 marks;

(e)

applicants having 5 years relevant work experience

shall be awarded 5 marks;

(f)

applicants having 4 years relevant work experience

shall be awarded 4 marks;

(g)

applicants having 3 years relevant work experience

shall be awarded 3 marks;

(h)

applicants having 2 years relevant work experience

shall be awarded 2 marks;

(i)

applicants having 1 year relevant work experience

shall be awarded 1 mark;

provided that the date used for the purpose of

calculating the years of work experience in gainful

employment shall be that of the commencement of the

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Course;

(iii) successful completion of the ‘Clinical Education in

Practice’ (HSC4061) or ‘Mentorship’ (NUR3227)

study-unit or a unit deemed by the Board of Studies to

be equivalent, and holding 2 academic years of

experience as a clinical supervisor in undergraduate

Health Sciences programmes offered by the University

of Malta (20% weighting); and

(iv) successful completion of Continuing Professional

Development (CPD) courses of at least 2 ECTS credits

during the three years preceding the date of

commencement of the Course for a maximum of 5

courses (15% weighting - 3 marks per CPD course).

(3) For the purpose of selection, applicants who fully satisfy

the general and special course requirements by 31st August

preceding the commencement of the course shall be placed in rank

order and those for whom places are available will be accepted and

informed accordingly.

The course shall extend over a period of two to four years

of part-time study.

(1) The programme of study shall consist of study-units to

which not less than 60 credits and not more than 90 credits shall be

assigned. Depending on the qualification submitted for entry into

the Course, students shall be required to register for and obtain

credit for the study-units indicated by the Board.

(2)

Students must register for not less than 10 credits and not more

than 40 credits per year .

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, provided this is drawn up in accordance with the relevant

provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Students who would have successfully completed the

Certificate in Clinical Nursing Practice course will be able to

transfer the study-units followed during this course to the course

leading to the Degree on condition that they renounce the

Certificate.

(1) In order to be awarded credit for any study-unit

included in the programme, students must achieve a mark of not

less than 45% in the study-unit.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not

more than 10 credits shall be given the opportunity to resit the failed

assessments during the September assessment session.

(3) Students who fail in the re-assessment of a compulsory

study-unit shall be allowed to refer the failed study-unit to the

following year to be done over and above the study-units for that

year.

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(4) In the case of non-compulsory referred study-units, the

Board may allow or require students to register for alternative

study-units which fall within the scope of the programme of study.

(5) A study-unit that has been accepted as an alternative to a

referred study-unit shall, for the purposes of these bye-laws, be

deemed to be a referred study-unit.

(6) Students who fail more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) of this bye-law shall be deemed to

have failed the year, and if eligible in terms of the Principal

Regulations, shall be required to

(a) be assessed in the Incomplete Study-Unit/s in an

extension year of study; or

(b) repeat the year in its entirety, including any Study-Units

the students may have successfully completed in their

failed year..

(7) Students who after re-assessment of a referred study-unit

fail to obtain credit for the referred study-unit, shall be deemed to

have failed the course.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained

in each study-unit, all credits being weighted equally.