BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2019 FOR THE

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

(HONOURS) IN PHARMACOLOGY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.676

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

UNDERGRADUATE AWARDS, 2019 FOR THE

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN

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

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE AND

SURGERY

19th November, 2021

LEGAL NOTICE 442 of 2021, as amended by Legal Notices 305 of 2022

and 175 of 2023.

(1)

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

terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 2019 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in

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

Medicine and Surgery.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise

requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and

Surgery;

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

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

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

degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Pharmacology - B.Sc.

(Hons);

"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science

(Honours) in Pharmacology - B.Sc. (Hons);

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Pharmacology;

"the Higher Diploma" means the Higher Diploma in

Pharmacology; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2021 or later.

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for

admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations. be in

possession of the following special course requirements

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

(HONOURS) IN PHARMACOLOGY

(a) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at grade C or

better in Biology, and;

(b) passes at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Chemistry

and in one of the following subjects: Computing, Physics,

Information Technology, Pure Mathematics or Applied Mathematics.

During the first year of the Course, accepted applicants

are also required to undergo an occupational health assessment, as

detailed in the Occupational Health Protocol approved by the Board, 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, 2016.

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. 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 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.

Students who successfully complete a prescribed set of

study-units to which 120 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 Higher

Diploma.

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.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification

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

results obtained in each year of the Course, all study-units being

weighted equally.