BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS (M.F.A.) IN DIGITAL ARTS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND

DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS (M.F.A.) IN DIGITAL

ARTS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.421

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

FINE ARTS (M.F.A.) IN DIGITAL ARTS UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND

KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES

24th January, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE 31 of 2012, as amended by Legal Notices 202 of 2016

and 372 of 2018.

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

Degree of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Digital Arts under the

auspices of the Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Media and

Knowledge Sciences;

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

of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.) in Digital Arts;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.)

in Digital Arts;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma of

Fine Arts in Digital Arts, and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be applicable as from 26 th September,

2. 2018.

Dawn l-ordinamenti għandhom japplikaw mill-26 ta’

Settembru, 2018 ’il quddiem.

(1)

The course is open to applicants in possession of

either

(a) a Bachelor’s degree obtained with at least Second

Class Honours or with placement in Category II from

the University of Malta or another university, together

with a substantial portfolio of recent works; or

(b) a professional qualification/qualifications and/or

experience deemed by Senate, on the recommendation

of the Board, to satisfy in part the admission

requirements to the course, provided that applicants

may be required to complete a preparatory theoretical

programme as specified in bye-law 4, together with a

substantial portfolio of recent works.

(2) All applicants who are not in possession of a first degree in

Art shall be interviewed and evaluated by an interviewing board

composed of at least three members. Applicants shall be asked to

provide evidence of their professional experience in Art by means

of a portfolio.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS (M.F.A.) IN DIGITAL

ARTS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES

(1) A ll applicants may be required to follow a preparatory

programme as specified by the Board.

(2) The preparatory programme shall comprise study-units to

which not less than 30 credits and not more than 60 credits are

assigned. It shall include a synoptic assessment.

(3) Students shall be required to successfully complete the

preparatory programme of study with an average mark of 55% or

better prior to their registration for the course.

The course shall extend over four semesters of full-time

study.

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

which a total of 120 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are

assigned to taught study-units and 60 credits are assigned to the

dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students who obtain the 60 credits assigned to the taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the course, or having proceeded do not successfully

compete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award of the

Postgraduate Diploma.

(3) The programme of study shall be published by the Board

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 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

permitted under paragraph (2) of this bye-law, or students who after

re-assessment fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be

deemed to have failed the course.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a Final Project

within the area of Digital Arts and an individual dissertation of not

more than 25,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued

by the Board.

(2) Each dissertation shall be assigned a supervisor who shall

provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of

study.

(3) A provisional title for the Final Project and the dissertation

and a detailed research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for

approval by the end of the second semester of the course.

(4) Students shall be required to organise and curate a public,

collective degree exhibition, showcasing all the Final Projects at

DEGREE OF MASTER OF FINE ARTS (M.F.A.) IN DIGITAL

ARTS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES

the end of the fourth semester of the course.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board a progress report for

each student under their supervision a month prior to submission.

Such report may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the

period of study in order to enable the student to complete the

dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor

deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that

(i)

the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall

be in accordance with the provisions of the Principal

Regulations, and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely

according to (b) until it has first given the student a

chance to be heard.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma and the Degree shall be

ba se d o n th e resu l t s o bt a i ne d i n al l t he co m p o ne n ts of t h e

programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.