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

BACHELOR IN PERFORMING ARTS (HONOURS) -

B. PERF. ARTS (HONS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.593

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2004 FOR THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN PERFORMING ARTS

(HONOURS) - B. PERF. ARTS (HONS) UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

26th June, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE 197 of 2018.

(1)

These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of

2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University

Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor in

Performing Arts (Honours) - B. Perf. Arts (Hons) - under the

auspices of the School of Performing Arts.

(2)

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

“the Board” means the Board of the School of Performing Arts;

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

degree of Bachelor in Performing Arts (Honours) - B. Perf. Arts

(Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor in Performing Arts

(Honours) - B. Perf. Arts (Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Performing Arts - Dip.

Perf. Arts; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2018 or later.

(1)

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants must satisfy the general entry requirements for admission

as specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University.

(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 Board 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 this

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

BACHELOR IN PERFORMING ARTS (HONOURS) -

B. PERF. ARTS (HONS)

(3)

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

this bye-law shall be decided by the Board, following an interview

conducted by a board appointed for the purpose.

(4)

The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

The Course shall extend over three years of full-time

study, or five years of part-time study when the Course is offered on a

part-time basis.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which 180 ECTS credits are assigned and shall consist mainly of

study-units in the areas of Dance, Theatre and Music Studies divided

more or less equally among the three areas. 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 credits as

indicated in the programme of study for the Degree, provided that the

programme of study shall be drawn up in accordance with the relevant

provisions of the Principal Regulations.

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 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 purpose

of the classification of the Degree shall be based on the results

obtained during the Course, which shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark

30%

Second Year Average Mark

30%

Third Year Average Mark

40%

(2)

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in

successfully completed study-units.

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.