BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SOCIAL WELLBEING STUDIES - B.A. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SOCIAL

WELLBEING STUDIES - B.A. (HONS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.553

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

ARTS (HONOURS) IN SOCIAL WELLBEING STUDIES

- B.A. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

7th October, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 326 of 2016, as amended by Legal Notice 217 of 2018

218 of 2019 and 124 of 2020.

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

degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Wellbeing Studies -

B.A. ( Hon s) - un der th e au spi ces 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 Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by

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

“the Certificate” means the Certificate of Social Wellbeing

Studies;

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

degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Social Wellbeing Studies -

B.A. (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in

Social Wellbeing Studies - B.A. (Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma of Social Wellbeing Studies;

and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

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 shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions 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.) Applicants shall

be asked to attend an interview during the last two weeks of September.

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SOCIAL

WELLBEING STUDIES - B.A. (HONS)

(3) The eligibility of applicants referred to in paragraph (2) of

this bye-law 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.

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

composed of at least three persons.

(5) In accordance with the provisions of paragraph (1) of regulation

15 of the Admissions Regulations, applicants in possession of the

Higher Diploma in Community Access for Disabled People of this

University or a comparable qualification in a related area, or applicants

who have obtained credits for study-units considered by the Board of

Studies to be equivalent to those in the programme of study, may be

admitted into any year of the Course under those conditions as the Board

may impose and follow a programme of study as directed by the Board

of Studies.

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

time study or the equivalent in part-time (day) studies.

(1) The course shall consist of study-units to which 180

ECTS credits are assigned.

(2) The Board shall publish the programme of study for the

Degree, drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the

Principal Regulations, and approved by Senate, prior to the

commencement of the course.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which

30 ECTS credits are assigned and who either opt not to proceed

with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete

the course, shall be entitled to the Certificate.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which

60 ECTS credits are assigned and who either 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 eligible for the award of the Degree if

they obtain the 180 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

study for the course.

(1) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification

of the Degree followed on full-time basis shall be based on the

results obtained in the three years of the full-time Course which

shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark 20%

Second Year Average Mark 40%

Third Year Average Mark 40%.

(2)

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification

of the Degree followed on part-time basis shall be based on the results

BACHELOR OF ARTS (HONOURS) IN SOCIAL

WELLBEING STUDIES - B.A. (HONS)

obtained in the five years of the part-time Course which shall be

weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark 10%

Second Year Average Mark 20%

Third Year Average Mark 20%

Fourth Year Average Mark 25%

Fifth Year Average Mark 25%.

(3) The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Diploma shall be based on the results obtained, all

credits 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

of Studies as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.