BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2004 FOR THE

HIGHER DIPLOMA IN GERONTOLOGY

AND GERIATRICS - H.DIP.

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.468

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2004 FOR THE

HIGHER DIPLOMA IN GERONTOLOGY AND

GERIATRICS - H.DIP. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

18th October, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 328 of 2013, as amended by Legal Notice 71 of 2016

199 of 2018 and 220 of 2019.

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

of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards,

2004 for the Higher Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics -

H.Dip. - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty for Social

Wellbeing;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the

Higher Diploma in Gerontology and Geriatrics - H.Dip.; and

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma in Gerontology and

Geriatrics - H.Dip.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2020 or later.

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

applicants must satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admission Regulations.

(2) Applicants considered as “Adult Learners” (mature applicants)

in terms of paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations

must be in possession of those qualifications and/or experience that

would satisfy the Faculty Admissions Committee that they have reached

the academic standard required to follow the Course with profit. Such

applicants shall be required to submit with their application a letter

written in English giving their motivation for applying for the Course

together with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae (C.V.). The eligibility of

such applicants shall be decided by the University Admissions Board,

on the recommendation of the Faculty Admissions Committee,

following an interview conducted by an interviewing board appointed

for the purpose.

(3) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three persons.

(4) The University Admissions Board, on the advice of the

Board, may allow applicants in possession of additional

HIGHER DIPLOMA IN GERONTOLOGY AND

GERIATRICS - H.Dip.

qualifications and relevant experience evaluated according to the

University Policy for the Recognition and Accreditation of Prior

L e a r n i n g ( R P L ) t o b e a d m i t t e d f o r t he C o u r s e un d e r t h o s e

conditions as the Board may impose.

(5) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of

applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course,

depending on the availability of resources. The Board shall

announce the number of available places at the time of the call for

applications.

(6) When the number of places is limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available,

applicants will be selected, using the following criteria, the

weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for

applications

(a) academic and other qualifications;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during the interview.

(7) For the purpose of selection, applicants who fully satisfy

the entry requirements by 31 st August preceding the

commencement of the Course shall be considered first.

The course shall extend over a period of three semesters of

full-time study.

The course shall consist of a number of taught study-units

to which 90 ECTS credits shall be assigned.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

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

commencement of the course.

(1) The overall evaluation of each student’s performance

in the course for the purpose of the classification of the Higher

Diploma shall be based on the results obtained, all credits earned

being weighted equally.

(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Higher Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order

classified as follows

Pass with Distinction

Pass with Merit

Pass.