BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS AND RADIATION PROTECTION - B.SC.

MEDICAL PHYSICS AND RADIATION PROTECTION -

B.SC. (HONS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.637

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN PHYSICS, MEDICAL

PHYSICS AND RADIATION PROTECTION - B.SC.

(HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES AND THE

FACULTY OF SCIENCE

5th November, 2019

LEGAL NOTICE 288 of 2019, as amended by Legal Notices 347 of 2022

and 178 of 2023.

(1)

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

the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Medical

Physics and Radiation Protection - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices

of the Faculty of Health Sciences 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 Health Sciences and of the Faculty of Science;

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

degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Medical Physics

and Radiation Protection - B.Sc. (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science

(Honours) in Physics, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection -

B.Sc. (Hons); 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 or later.

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall

(a)

satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations; and

(b)

be in possession of

either (i) a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or

better in Physics, together with a pass at

Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in

Pure Mathematics;

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or(ii) a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or

better in Pure Mathematics, together with a

pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or

better in Physics.

The Board of Studies 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.

Senate shall approve bye-laws for the selection of applicants into the

Course.

During the first year of the Course, students are required

to undergo an occupational health assessment so as to ascertain that

they are fit for the duties related to their proposed studies. Students

who do not fulfil this requirement may be barred from progressing

with their studies. Failure to disclose information about a physical or

mental health problem that could affect patient safety is considered to

be a serious breach of the University Suitability to Practise

Regulations.

The Course shall extend over a period of four years of full-

time study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The Board of Studies shall publish the programme of

study before the commencement of each Course. 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 shall be drawn up in

accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Students shall be required to register and pass in study-

units to which a total of 240 ECTS credits are assigned.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of

the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in the four years of

the Course, all study-units being weighted equally.

The Degree classification shall be published according to

the provisions of the Principal Regulations.

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.

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The Course may be offered on a flexible part-time basis

with the following special provisions in terms of the provisions

outlined in the Principal Regulations, applicable with the necessary

changes needed (mutatis mutandis) owing to the part-time nature of

the Course

(a)

During each academic year, students shall be

allowed to register for a number of study-units as

agreed with the Course Coordinator, to which not

less than 12 ECTS credits are assigned, provided

that registration for the study-units included in the

programme of study for each Course year (60

ECTS credits) is spread over not more than three

academic years;

(b)

In order to progress regularly from one Course year

to the next, the 60 ECTS credits of each Course

year must be completed in not more than three

academic years;

(c)

Students who are absent for the assessment of a

study-unit, or fail in the assessment of a study-unit,

shall, if eligible, be required to take the assessment

of any number of such incomplete study-units at

the September assessment session or at the next

available opportunity;

(d)

If necessary, students may be allowed to refer the

assessment of a study-unit to the next academic

year, provided that not more than 12 ECTS credits

may be referred from one Course year to the next;

(e)

The assessment of study-units that may be referred

to the next academic year shall be considered as

additional to the minimum number of 12 ECTS

credits that students are obliged to register for

during any academic year;

(f)

Students who, after having registered for all the

study-units comprising the programme of a Course

year, and who after the September session lack

more than 12 ECTS credits to complete the

programme for the Course year, may be allowed, if

eligible and after academic advice, to refer them to

the next academic year during which they shall not

be allowed to register for any other study-units. If

such an academic year is needed in addition to the

maximum period of three years referred to in

paragraph (b), it shall be considered as an

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additional year;

(g)

Students who, after having registered for all the

study-units comprising the programme of the final

year, may, if necessary and if eligible, refer any

incomplete study-units to an additional academic

year;

(h)

An additional year, whether required in terms of

paragraphs (f) or (g) may be granted once only

throughout the Course, unless in special

circumstances and with the approval of Senate;

(i)

Students registered on the flexible part-time

programme must obtain the approval of the Course

Coordinator before they are registered on the study-

units they wish to follow in any academic year;

(j)

Subject to approval by the Board, students

registered on the Course may be allowed to change

the mode of attendance from full-time to flexible

part-time or vice versa at the beginning of the

second year of the regular programme of study.

Changes in the mode of attendance in any

subsequent year of the Course may be considered

by the Board, if the course programme permits; and

(k)

Notwithstanding the provisions in the Principal

Regulations, owing to the nature of the course

when offered on a flexible part-time basis that

allows for a longer duration than normal, students

registered on such a flexible part-time Course

programme shall not be entitled to ever repeat a

Course year in its entirety, nor to an extension year

after each Course year.