BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (HONOURS) - B. O.H.S. (Hons) - UNDER THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

AND SAFETY (HONOURS) - B. O.H.S. (Hons) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.526

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY

(HONOURS) - B. O.H.S. (Hons) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR

STUDIES

20th November, 2015

LEGAL NOTICE 367 of 2015, as amended by Legal Notices 71 of 2016,

158 of 2021 and 62 of 2026.

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

Degree of Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Honours) -

B. O.H.S. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Centre for Labour

Studies.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Centre for Labour Studies;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for the Course, on the recommendation of the Board;

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

of Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Honours) - B.

O.H.S. (Hons);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor in Occupational

Health and Safety (Honours) - B. O.H.S. (Hons);

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Occupational Health and

Safety - Dip. O.H.S.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2022 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 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,

provided that applicants in possession of a Secondary Education

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

Language or a pass at the same standard in a comparable qualification,

shall be exempted from sitting for the proficiency test.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH

AND SAFETY (HONOURS) - B. O.H.S. (Hons) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES

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

(Occupational Health and Safety) of this University with an

average mark of 60% or over, or a comparable qualification in an

area related to Occupational Health and Safety, or who have

obtained ECTS 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, provided

that

(i)

the number of credits so transferred shall not

exceed 60 ECTS credits; and

(ii) they may be required to follow a programme of study

as approved by the Board of Studies.

The course shall extend over a period of five years of part-

time study.

The Board shall publish the Course Plan at 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 ECTS 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 ECTS credits are assigned.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which 60

ECTS 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 shall be allowed to proceed with the course of

studies after having successfully completed the first two years of

part-time study with an overall average mark of at least 60%.

For the purpose of the classification of the Diploma and the

Degree, 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.

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.