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BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE AWARDS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING
MALTESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - P.G. CERT.
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.618
BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL
REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE
AWARDS FOR THE POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE
IN TEACHING MALTESE AS A FOREIGN
LANGUAGE - P.G. CERT. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION
11th December 2018
LEGAL NOTICE 421 of 2018, as amended by Legal Notices 132 of
2019, 275 of 2020 and 170 of 2026.
(1)
These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws in
terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards
for the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Maltese as a Foreign
Language - P.G. Cert. - 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 Certificate” means the Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching
Maltese as a Foreign Language - P.G. Cert.;
“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the
Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching Maltese as a Foreign Language
- P.G. Cert.; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for
University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.
These bye-laws shall be
applicable
for
courses
commencing in October 2020 or later.
(1)
Applicants may be registered as students on the
Course if they are in possession of at least a SEC pass in Maltese at
grade 5 or better and of
(a)
the degree of Bachelor of Education (Honours); or
(b)
a first cycle degree together with a Postgraduate
Certificate in Education; or
(c)
a first cycle and/or second cycle degree or higher
and a permanent teacher’s warrant; or
(d)
any other recognized teaching qualification
together with a permanent teacher’s warrant; or
POSTGRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN TEACHING
MALTESE AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGE - P.G. CERT.
(e)
a first cycle and/or second cycle degree or higher.
(2)
The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of
applicants that may be allowed to register on the Course, depending
on the availability of resources. The number of available places shall
be announced at the time of the call for applications.
(3)
When the number of places is so limited and the number
of eligible applicants exceeds the number of available places,
applicants will 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 classification;
(b)
work experience; and
(c)
performance during an interview, if required.
(4)
The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be
composed of at least three members.
(1)
The Course shall extend over a period of a minimum
of two semesters and a maximum of six semesters of part-time study.
(2)
Eligible applicants may register as visiting students for
individual study-units and obtain credit for them. Should they be
accepted to join the Course within seven years from following the
first study-unit, the Board may allow the transfer of these credits to
the student’s academic record for the Course.
The programme of study shall consist of a number of
study-units to which 30 ECTS credits shall be assigned.
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 Certificate shall be awarded to students who
obtain all the credits indicated in bye-law 5 with a Final Average
Weighted Mark of at least 50%.
(2)
The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Certificate shall be published in a list in alphabetical order.