BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, 2018 FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF

EDUCATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.608

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE

AWARDS, 2018 FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

ARTS IN MUSEUM EDUCATION - M.A. - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

6th November, 2018

LEGAL NOTICE 364 of 2018, as amended by Legal Notice 145 of 2022.

(1)

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

terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, 2008 for the degree of Master of Arts in Museum Education

- M.A. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.

(2)

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

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

"the Course" means the programme of study leading to the

degree of Master of Arts in Museum Education - M.A.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Arts in Museum

Education - M.A.;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Museum Education - 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 2018 or later.

(1)

The Course shall be open to applicants in

possession of

(a)

a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second

Class Honours or with at least Category II in an

area of study deemed suitable by the Board; or

(b)

a Bachelor degree obtained with Third Class

Honours or with Category III provided that they

have obtained other qualifications, including

relevant experience, following their first cycle

degree.

(2)

Admission of applicants under sub-paragraph (b) of

paragraph (1) of this bye-law shall be made conditional on the result

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EDUCATION

of an interview.

(3)

The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of

applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course, depending

on the availability of resources. The Board shall announce the number

of available places at the time of the call for applications.

(4)

When the number of places is so limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants

shall be selected using the following criteria, the weighting of which

shall be published at the time of the call for applications

(a) degree type and class;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during an interview.

(5)

For the purpose of selection, applicants whose

qualifications as stipulated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law were

obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course

shall be considered first.

(6)

The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

The Course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

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

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

assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

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.

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%.

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.

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(2)

Students who fail in the assessment of not more than 20

ECTS credits for taught study-units, 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 the credits for any study-unit, shall be

deemed to have failed 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

beginning of the second semester.

(1)

Students shall be required to have regular contact

with their supervisor.

(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

(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 components of the programme of

study, all credits being weighted equally.

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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.