BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN CONSERVATION OF DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES UNDER

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSERVATION OF

DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.457

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN

CONSERVATION OF DECORATIVE

ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

19th July, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 221 of 2013.

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

Degree of Master of Science in Conservation of Decorative

Architectural Surfaces under the auspices of the Faculty for the

Built Environment.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty for the Built

Environment;

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

of Master of Science in Conservation of Decorative Architectural

Surfaces;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Science in

Conservation of Decorative Architectural Surfaces;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Heritage Studies; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2012 or later.

The course shall be open to applicants in possession of

(a) a Bachelor’s degree in Conservation and Restoration

Studies from the University of Malta obtained with at

least Second Class (Honours); or

(b) a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Malta

obtained with at least Second Class (Honours) or

Category II in a discipline related to Archaeology,

Architecture, Biology, Chemistry, Engineering,

History of Art or Physics; or

(c) qualifications

deemed

by

Senate,

on

the

recommendation of the Board, to be comparable to the

qualifications listed in paragraph (a) or (b) of this bye-

law. The admission of applicants under this paragraph

may be made conditional on the results of an

assessment as the Board may deem appropriate.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSERVATION OF

DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

Applicants registering under paragraph (b) and, if

necessary, (c) of bye-law 3 shall be required to successfully

complete a preparatory programme comprising 60 ECTS credits,

with an overall average mark of 55% or better, prior to their

registration as regular students on the course.

The course shall extend over four semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study, including two stages to

be undertaken during the two summer periods.

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

which a total of 120 ECTS credits are assigned, of which 80 ECTS

credits are assigned to taught and practical study-units, 10 ECTS

credits are assigned to two summer stages and 30 ECTS credits are

assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students who obtain a minimum of 60 ECTS credits

assigned to taught and practical study-units with an average mark

of at least 50% and do not proceed with the course, or having

proceeded do not successfully complete the course, shall be eligible

for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma.

(3) The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the course.

(4) All students shall be required to undertake two compulsory

summer stages abroad at an institution approved by the Board, as

indicated in the programme of study.

(1) The assessment of the taught and practical study-units

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 10 ECTS credits for taught study-units, if following

the full-time course, or not more than 5 ECTS credits for taught

study-units if following the part-time course, 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 credit for any study-unit, shall be

required to withdraw from the course.

(4) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of

the practical study-units shall not have the right to a supplementary

assessment and shall be required to withdraw from the course.

(5) The study-units involving a summer stage shall be assessed

on a Pass/Fail basis. Students who do not complete or fail in the

assessment of any of the summer stages shall not have the right to a

supplementary assessment and shall be required to withdraw from

the course.

Students shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation

study-unit subject to obtaining the 80 ECTS credits assigned to the

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN CONSERVATION OF

DECORATIVE ARCHITECTURAL SURFACES UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

taught and practical study-units, with a minimum average mark of

65%.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of up to 25,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

fourth semester of the course. Each student shall be assigned a

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular

basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title of the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by

the beginning of the third semester of the course.

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

their supervisor, not less than once a month.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for

each student under their supervision at the end of each semester of

studies, whether the student is following the course on a full-time

or a part-time basis. Such reports 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 the

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall

be based on the results obtained in all the graded components of the

programme of study, all graded credits being weighted equally.

(1) The Board may, from time to time, offer students the

opportunity to follow the course on a part-time basis.

(2) 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.