BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN DANCE STUDIES (HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL OF

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN DANCE STUDIES

(HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.387

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR

IN DANCE STUDIES (HONOURS) UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL OF

PERFORMING ARTS

27th August, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 408 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notice 212 of 2014,

169 of 2017 and 182 of 2023.

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

Degree of Bachelor in Dance Studies (Honours) under the auspices

of the School of Performing Arts.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the School of Performing Arts;

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

of Bachelor in Dance Studies (Honours);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor in Dance Studies

(Honours); and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

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

applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations.

(2) Applicants in possession of a qualification in Dance or

D a n c e St u d i e s a w a r d e d b y a r e c o g n i s e d h i g h e r e d u c a t i o n

institution, comprising not less than 60 ECTS credits classified at

Level 5 on the Malta Qualifications Framework, may also be

accepted into the Course. Such applicants may be admitted to Year

2 of the Course under those conditions as the Board may impose.

(3) All applicants shall be interviewed and/or auditioned by a

board composed of at least three members. They will also be

required to submit a completed medical fitness form, and a 250-

word essay on dance performance or a dance book. Applicants

unable to attend the interview and dance audition in person may

arrange to complete the process through electronic means of

communication..

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

time study or five years of part-time study when the course is

offered on a part-time basis.

The Board shall publish the programme of study before the

commencement of each course. Subject to changes that the Board

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN DANCE STUDIES

(HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

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 they are following for the

Degree, provided that programmes of study are drawn up in

accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students shall be required to register and obtain credits for

study-units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned.

Students who successfully complete the programme of

study for the first year of the course to which 60 credits are

assigned and opt not to proceed with the course or, having

proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be

entitled to the Diploma in Dance Studies.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of

the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in the three years

of the course, which shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

30%

Second Year Average Mark

30%

Third Year Average Mark

40%.