ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN ADULT EDDUCATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE - M. AESC - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN ADULT EDUCATION FOR

SOCIAL CHANGE - M. AESC - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEGREE COURSE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.561

ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN ADULT

EDDUCATION FOR SOCIAL CHANGE - M. AESC -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

EDUCATION DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS

1st November, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 360 of 2016.

(1) The title of these regulations is the Erasmus Mundus

Master in Adult Education for Social Change - M. AESC - Degree

Course Regulations.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies responsible

for the academic administration and organisation of the course,

which shall include a member from each Partner Institution;

"the course" means the programme of study developed by the

Partner Institutions leading to the degree of Erasmus Mundus

Master in Adult Education for Social Change - M. AESC;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master in Adult Education for

Social Change - M. AESC;

"the Partner Institutions" means the institutions taking part in the

Erasmus Mundus Master’s programme which is approved by the

European Commission under Convention Number 564466-EPP-1-

2015-1-UK-EPPKA1-JMD-MOB, namely

University of Glasgow

Open University of Cyprus

University of Malta

Tallinn University and

Universiti Sains Malaysia (non-degree awarding partner);

"the Senate" means the Senate of the University of Malta; and

"the University" means the University of Malta.

(3) This Degree is a joint degree of the University and this

shall be taken to mean that the course is taught at the Partner

Institutions within the framework of a joint degree programme. The

Degree shall only be awarded if the Partner Institutions declare the

student to be eligible for the award.

These regulations shall apply to courses commencing in

September 2016 or later.

(1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession of

a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours

ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN ADULT EDUCATION FOR

SOCIAL CHANGE - M. AESC - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEGREE COURSE

(Upper Division) or comparable in an area of study deemed suitable

by the Board of Studies.

(2) Applicants are required to demonstrate that their standard

of English is satisfactory. The offer of a place on the course may be

made subject to the applicants obtaining such proficiency

qualifications prior to the commencement of their studies.

(3) Proficiency in English may be certified by the following

IELTS obtained with at least 6.5 and a minimum 6.0 in each

element, or comparable. English native speakers and students who

have attended a Bachelor’s course in an English speaking country

shall not be required to submit this certification.

(4) Depending on the availability of resources, the Senate, on

the recommendation of the Board of Studies, shall determine the

number of applicants that may be allowed to register on the course.

The number of available places shall be announced at the time of

the call for applications.

(5) If there are more eligible applicants than there are

available places, applications shall be evaluated on the basis of the

criteria as agreed by the Partner Institutions and published at the

time of the call for applications.

The course shall extend over two years of full-time study.

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

which a total of 120 ECTS credits shall be assigned, comprising

taught study-units and placements assigned 90 ECTS credits and a

dissertation to which 30 ECTS credits are assigned. The Board

shall publish the programme prior to the commencement of the

course, following the approval of Senate.

(2) All students shall be required to spend a compulsory study

period at each of the Partner Institutions, as indicated in the

programme of study.

The Board of Studies shall draw up a catalogue of all

study-units. The catalogue shall indicate the level, code, title,

description and type of each study-unit, the ECTS credits assigned

to each study-unit, the methods of teaching and assessment, as well

as the re-assessment opportunities for each study-unit.

(1) Results for the assessment of the study-units and the

dissertation shall be published in the following grades: A, B, C, D

and E.

(2) Students who fail in any taught study-unit shall be allowed

a supplementary assessment once only.

(1) Students who obtain an average of grade D or above in

the taught study-units with at least 75% of the units passed at grade

E or better shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation study-

unit.

(2) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of 15,000-20,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board of Studies.

ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN ADULT EDUCATION FOR

SOCIAL CHANGE - M. AESC - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION DEGREE COURSE

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

final semester of the course. Students shall submit for approval a

title and a detailed research proposal by the deadline and in the

format specified by the Board of Studies.

(4) Students shall seek approval from the Board of Studies for

any substantial modification in the title or content of the

dissertation.

(5) Dissertations shall include a declaration signed by the

students that it is their own original work.

(6) Before graduating, students shall present one hard bound

copy of the dissertation to the Board of Studies, and an electronic

version to each of the Partner Institutions, which shall include a

signed declaration of authenticity. The electronic version must

conform to the standards set by each of the Partner Institutions.

(1) The Board of Studies shall appoint a supervisor/s for

each student. Students shall be required to have regular contact

with their supervisor/s.

(2) Each dissertation shall be examined by a Board of

Examiners, composed of at least three members, one of whom shall

be an external examiner appointed from an institution external to

the Partner Institutions.

Students whose dissertation is found unsatisfactory may be

allowed by the Board of Studies, on the recommendation of the

Board of Examiners, to re-submit it in a revised form, within a

period of up to three months from the day on which it is referred

back to them.

(1) Students who obtain results as indicated in the course

handbook and the 120 ECTS credits for the programme shall be

eligible for the award of the Degree.

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

Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified

as Pass with Distinction or Pass with Merit.

The Degree shall be awarded jointly by all the Partner

Institutions following agreement between the University and the

degree awarding Partner Institutions.