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

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SCIENCE FOR

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION - B.SC. (HONS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.626

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS FOR THE DEGREE

OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN

SCIENCE FOR EDUCATION AND

COMMUNICATION - B.SC. (HONS) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND

THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE

2nd July, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE 146 of 2019, as amended by Legal Notices 272 of 2020

and 306 of 2022.

(1)

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

terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards for the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Science

for Education and Communication - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the

auspices of the Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Science.

(2)

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

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for the Course, on the recommendations of the Boards of the

Faculty of Education and the Faculty of Science;

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

degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Science for Education

and Communication - B.Sc. (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science

(Honours) in Science for Education and Communication - B.Sc.

(Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Science for Education and

Communication;

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma in Science for

Education and Communication; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2020 or later.

The Degree may be offered in any one of the following

areas

Science with specialisation in Biology; or

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SCIENCE FOR

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION - B.SC. (HONS)

Science with specialisation in Chemistry; or

Science with specialisation in Geosciences; or

Science with specialisation in Physics.

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for

admission as specified in the Admission Regulations, be in possession

of those qualifications relevant to their chosen area of specialisation as

indicated in the bye-laws for the Degrees of Bachelor of Science and

Bachelor of Science (Honours) offered under the auspices of the

Faculty of Science.

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of

full-time study.

The Board of Studies shall publish the programme of

study before the commencement of each Course, after approval by

Senate. Subject to changes that the Board of Studies 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.

(1)

Students shall be required to register and pass in

study-units to which a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned.

(2)

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 eligible for the award of the Diploma.

(3)

Students who successfully complete study-units to which

120 ECTS credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the

Course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the

Course, shall be eligible for the award of the Higher Diploma.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classifications

of the Degree, the Higher Diploma and the Diploma shall be based on

the results obtained in each year of the Course, each of which shall be

weighted equally.

The Bye-Laws of 2017 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Science for Education

and Communication - B.Sc. (Hons) - published as Legal Notice 364

of 2017, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October

2019, provided that students registered for this course before the 1

October 2019 shall continue to be governed by the bye-laws that

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SCIENCE FOR

EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION - B.SC. (HONS)

were in force at the time of their joining the course.