BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SPATIAL PLANNING - B.SC. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN

SPATIAL PLANNING - B.SC. (HONS) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.644

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN SPATIAL PLANNING -

B.SC. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

17th January, 2020

LEGAL NOTICE 12 of 2020.

(1)

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

the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Spatial Planning -

B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty for the Built

Environment.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty for the Built

Environment;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for the Course, on the recommendation of the Board;

"the Certificate" means the Certificate in Spatial Planning;

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

degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Spatial Planning -

B.Sc.(Hons);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours)

in Spatial Planning - B.Sc. (Hons);

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Spatial Planning; 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.

(1)

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants must satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University.

(2)

Applicants admitted under paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of

the Admissions Regulations must be in possession of those

qualifications and/or experience that would satisfy the Faculty

Admissions Committee that they have reached the academic standard

required to follow the Course with profit.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN

SPATIAL PLANNING - B.SC. (HONS) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

(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

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

exempted from sitting for the proficiency test.

(4)

Admission to the Course may, with the approval of

Senate, be restricted to applicants who are nominated by the Planning

Authority provided that such applicants are eligible for admission in

terms of paragraphs (1), or (2) and (3) of this bye-law. Such

restriction shall be announced at the time of the call for applications.

(5)

Applicants in possession of the Certificate or Diploma in

Spatial Planning awarded by the University, who have obtained

ECTS credits for study-units considered by the Board of Studies to

be equivalent to those included in the programme of study for the

Course, may also be admitted into any year of the Course in

accordance with the provisions of regulation 15 (1) of the

Admissions Regulations. Subject to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations, such applicants may be allowed by the Board of Studies

to transfer the credits obtained for the award of the respective

qualification to the Course for the Degree.

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of

full-time study or six years of part-time study.

The programme of study, which shall comprise study-

units to which 180 ECTS credits are assigned, shall be published

after approval by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to

the commencement of each Course. 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 for the Degree, provided that the

programme of study shall be drawn up in accordance with the

relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.

Students who successfully complete a prescribed set of

study-units to which 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 to the Certificate.

Students who successfully complete a prescribed set of

study-units to which 60 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 to the Diploma.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN

SPATIAL PLANNING - B.SC. (HONS) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Degree if

they obtain the 180 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

study for the Course.

(1)

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose

of the classification of the Degree and the Diploma shall be based on

the results obtained during the Course, all credits being weighted

equally.

(2)

The Certificate shall be awarded unclassified.

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.