BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN EARTH SYSTEMS - B.Sc. (Hons) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

IN EARTH SYSTEMS - B.Sc. (Hons) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.410

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN EARTH SYSTEMS - B.Sc.

(Hons) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS

22nd July, 2011

LEGAL NOTICE 289 of 2011, as amended by Legal Notices 245 of 2021

and 275 of 2024.

(1)These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for the

degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Earth Systems - B.Sc.

(Hons) - under the auspices of the Institute of Earth Systems.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Earth Systems;

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

degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Earth Systems - B.Sc.

(Hons);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science

(Honours) in Earth Systems - B.Sc. (Hons);

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Earth Systems;

"the Higher Diploma" means the Higher Diploma in Earth

Systems; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall be applicable as from 15 May, 2021

onwards except for bye-law 7 which shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2021 or later.

To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for

admission as specified in the Admission Regulations, be in

possession of an Intermediate Level pass at grade C or better in at

least one of the following subjects: Environmental Science,

B i o l o g y, C h e m i s t r y, P h y s i c s , P u r e M a t h e m a t i c s , A p p l i e d

Mathematics (Mechanics), Geography and Sociology.

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

time study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The Board shall publish the programme of study before the

commencement of each course. 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 for the Degree, provided that

the programme of study shall be drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Students shall be required to register and pass in study-

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

IN EARTH SYSTEMS - B.Sc. (Hons) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS

units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which

not less than 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.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which not

less than 120 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 Higher Diploma.

(1) For the purpose of the classification of the Diploma and the

Higher 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 being weighted

equally.

(2) For the purpose of the classification of the Degree, the

overall evaluation of the performance of every student in the

Course shall be based on the results obtained in all the study-units

of the three years of the course, which shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark 30%

Second Year Average Mark 35%

Third Year Average Mark 35%.

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.

The Course may be offered on a flexible part-time basis

with the following special provisions in terms of the provisions

outlined in the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 applicable with the necessary changes needed

(mutatis mutandis) owing to the part-time nature of the Course

(a) During each academic year, students shall be allowed

to register for a number of study-units as agreed with

the Course Coordinator, to which not less than 12

ECTS credits are assigned, provided that registration

for the study-units included in the programme of study

for each Course year (60 ECTS credits) is spread over

not more than three academic years;

(b) In order to progress regularly from one Course year to

the next, the 60 ECTS credits of each Course year

must be completed in not more than three academic

years;

(c) Students who are absent for the assessment of a study-

unit, or fail in the assessment of a study-unit, shall, if

eligible, be required to take the assessment of any

number of such incomplete study-units at the

September assessment session or at the next available

opportunity;

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS)

IN EARTH SYSTEMS - B.Sc. (Hons) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS

(d) If necessary, students may be allowed to refer the

assessment of a study-unit to the next academic year,

provided that not more than 12 ECTS credits may be

referred from one Course year to the next.

(e) The assessment of study-units that may be referred to

the next academic year shall be considered as

additional to the minimum number of credits (12

ECTS credits) that students are obliged to register for

during any academic year;

(f)

Students who, after having registered for all the study-

units comprising the programme of a Course year, and

after the September session lack more than 12 ECTS

credits to complete the programme for the Course year,

may be allowed, if eligible and after academic advice,

to refer them to the next academic year during which

they shall not be allowed to register for any other

study-units. If such an academic year is needed in

addition to the maximum period of three years referred

to in paragraph (b) of this bye-law, it shall be

considered as an additional year;

(g) Students who, after having registered for all the study-

units comprising the programme of the final Course

year, may, if necessary and if eligible, refer any

incomplete study-units to an additional academic year;

(h) An additional year, whether required in terms of

paragraphs (f) or (g) of this bye-law, may be granted

once only throughout the Course, unless in special

circumstances and with the approval of Senate;

(i)

Students registered on the flexible part-time

programme must obtain the approval of the Course

Coordinator before they are registered on the study-

units they wish to follow in any academic year;

(j)

Subject to approval by the Board, students registered

on Course may be allowed to change the mode of

attendance from full-time to flexible part-time or vice

versa at the beginning of the second year of the regular

programme of study. Changes in mode of attendance in

any subsequent year of the Course may be considered

by the Board, if the Course programme permits; and

(k) Notwithstanding the provisions in the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2019 owing to the nature of the Course when offered

on a flexible part-time basis that allows for a longer

duration than normal, students registered on such a

flexible part-time Course programme shall not be

entitled to ever repeat a Course year in its entirety, nor

to an extension year after each Course year.