BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, FOR THE DEGREE OF

SUSTAINABLE BUILDING DESIGN - M.SC.

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.582

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER OF SCIENCE IN SUSTAINABLE

BUILDING DESIGN - M.SC. - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

7th December, 2017

LEGAL NOTICE 352 of 2017, as amended by Legal Notice 293

of 2022.

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

of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, for

the degree of Master of Science in Sustainable Building Design -

M.Sc. - 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 Sustainable Building Design -

M.Sc.;

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

Sustainable Building Design - M.Sc.;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Sustainable Building Design - P.G.Dip.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing

in October 2017 or later.

The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of

(a) a Bachelor degree from this University with at least

Second Class (Honours) in a discipline related to the

Built Environment, Architecture, or Civil, Mechanical,

or Electrical Engineering, or any other degree related

to the building services; or

(b) a qualification deemed by Senate, on the

recommendation of the Board, to be comparable to the

qualifications listed in paragraph (a) of this bye-law.

The admission of applicants under this bye-law may be

made conditional on the results of an assessment as the

Board may deem appropriate.

The Course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

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

which a total of 90 ECTS credits are assigned, of which 60 ECTS

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credits are assigned to taught study-units and 30 ECTS credits are

assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students who obtain the 60 ECTS credits assigned to

the taught 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 dissertation, shall be eligible for the

award of the Postgraduate Diploma.

(3) Students shall be eligible for the award of the Degree if

they obtain the 90 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

study for the Course with an average mark of at least 50%.

(4) 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 assessment of each taught study-unit 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 20 ECTS credits, if following the full-time Course,

or not more than 10 ECTS credits if following the part-time Course,

shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessment during

the September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail 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.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 20,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

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

third 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 for the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by

the end of the second semester.

(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

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(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 components of the

programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

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Special Provisions for Part-Time Courses

Il-provvedimenti tal-ordinamenti preċedenti għandhom

japplikaw mutatis mutandis għall-korsijiet li jsiru fuq bażi part-

time, u suġġett għal dawk it-tibdiliet li jistgħu raġonevolment

jitqiesu mill-Bord bħala neċessarji minħabba n-natura part-time tal-

Kors.

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.

Repeal

The Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the degree of

Master of Science in Environmental Design, published as Legal Notice

50 of 2013, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st October

2017, provided that students registered for this course before the 1 st

October 2017 shall continue to be governed by the bye-laws that were in

force at the time of their joining the course.