BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION *

DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE COMMUNICATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.636

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN SCIENCE

COMMUNICATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION *

5th November, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE 287 of 2019.

(1)

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

the Diploma in Science Communication 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 Certificate in Science

Communication or the Certificate in Context Based Science;

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

Diploma in Science Communication;

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Science Communication;

and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall

be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2019.

(1)

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University.

(2)

Applicants admitted as “Adult Learners” under paragraph

(c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations must be in

possession of those qualifications and experience that would satisfy

the Board, through an interview, 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 the Course, together

with a copy of their Curriculum Vitae.

(3)

Applicants admitted in terms of paragraph (2) of this bye-

law shall be in possession of a pass in an English language

proficiency test as approved by the University before being admitted

to the Course, provided that applicants in possession of a Secondary

Education Certificate pass at Grade 3 or higher in English Language

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 185 of 2022.

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or a pass at the same standard in a comparable qualification, shall be

exempt from this requirement.

(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 two

semesters of full-time study or up to four 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 60 ECTS credits shall be assigned.

The Board shall publish the programme of study drawn up

in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal

Regulations and approved by Senate. 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.

Students who successfully complete a prescribed set of

study-units to which not less than 30 ECTS credits are assigned and

who either opt not to proceed with the Course, or having proceeded

do not successfully complete the Course shall be entitled for the

award of the Certificate.

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Diploma if

they obtain the 60 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

study for the Course.

(1)

The overall evaluation of each student’s

performance in the Course for the purpose of the classification of the

Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in the Course, all

credits being weighted equally.

(2)

The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as

follows

Passed with Distinction

Passed with Merit

Passed.

(3)

The Certificate shall be awarded unclassified.

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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.