BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES (HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES

(HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR

STUDIES IN COLLABOARATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS,

MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.394

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN

WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES (HONOURS)

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR

LABOUR STUDIES IN COLLABORATION WITH

THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT

AND ACCOUNTANCY

21st December, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 541 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notices 335 of 2015

71 of 2016 and 63 of 2026.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws of 2010 for

the Degree of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours)

under the auspices of the Centre for Labour Studies in collaboration

with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.

(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 Economics,

Management and Accountancy;

"the Certificate" means the Certificate in Work and Human

Resources;

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

of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor in Work and Human

Resources (Honours);

" t h e D i p l o m a " m e a n s t h e D i p l o m a i n Wo r k a n d H u m a n

Resources; 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.

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

Admission Regulations must be in possession of qualifications and

experience that would satisfy the Board of Studies, through an

interview, that they have reached the academic standard required to

follow the course with profit.

(3) Applicants admitted in terms of sub-paragraph (2) of this

bye-law shall be in possession of a pass in an English language

proficiency test as approved by the University before being

admitted to the Course,

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES

(HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR

STUDIES IN COLLABOARATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS,

MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY

provided that applicants in possession of a Secondary Education

Certificate pass at Grade 5 or higher or at SEC level 3 in English or a

pass at the same standard in a comparable qualification, shall be

exempted from sitting for the proficiency test.

(4) Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Social Studies

(Industrial Relations), the Diploma in Gender, Work and Society, or

the Diploma in Social Studies (Gender and Development) of the

University of Malta with an average mark of 60%, or a comparable

qualification in an area related to Industrial Relations or Labour

Studies or Gender Studies who have obtained credits for study-

units considered by the Board of Studies to be equivalent to those

in the programme of study may also be admitted to the course.

Subject to the provisions of the Principal Regulations, such

applicants may be allowed by the Board of Studies to transfer these

credits to the course. The number of credits so transferred shall not

exceed 60 credits.

(5) Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Social Studies

(Gender and Development) are required to obtain up to 16 credits

as directed by the Board of Studies prior to acceptance on the

course.

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

time study or five years of part-time study.

The Board of Studies shall publish the Course Plan at the

commencement of each course. Subject to changes that the Board

of Studies 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 Course Plan they are following for the

Degree, provided that the Course Plan is 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

studies for the first semester of the course to which 30 credits have

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

proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be

entitled to the Certificate.

Students who successfully complete the programme of

studies for the first year of the course to which 60 credits have been

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

proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be

entitled to the Diploma.

Students shall be allowed to proceed with the course of

studies after having successfully completed the first year of full-

time study or the first two years of part-time study if they obtain an

overall average mark of 60%.

For the purpose of the classification of the Degree and the

Diploma, the overall evaluation of each student’s performance in

the course shall be based on the results obtained in all the study-

units of each programme as appropriate, with all credits awarded

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES

(HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR

STUDIES IN COLLABOARATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS,

MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY

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.