BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) - B.SC. IT (HONS) - UNDER THE

TECHNOLOGY (HONOURS) - B.SC. IT (HONS)

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.689

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF

SCIENCE IN INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

(HONOURS) - B.SC. IT (HONS) - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION

AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

15th November, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE 282 of 2022, as amended by Legal Notice 11 of 2026.

(1)

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

the degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology

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

Information and Communication Technology.

(2)

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Information and

Communication Technology;

“the Certificate” means the Certificate in I nf or mation

Technology;

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

degree of Bachelor of Science in Information Technology (Honours)

- B.Sc. IT (Hons);

“the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science in

Information Technology (Honours) - B.Sc. IT (Hons);

“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Information Technology;

“the Higher Diploma” means the Higher Diploma in Information

Technology; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2019.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2022 or later.

(1)

The Degree shall be awarded in any one of the

following areas of study

(a)

Artificial Intelligence;

(b)

Information Systems;

(c)

Software Development.

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(2) The areas of study offered in any particular year shall be

published by the Board at the time of the call for applications.

(1)

To be registered as regular students in the Course

applicants shall

either(a) satisfy the special course requirements listed in

paragraphs (2) to (4) of this bye-law;

or (b) as from October 2023 onwards, be in possession of the

Certificate in ICT Foundation Studies from this University.

(2)

Applicants for the Artificial Intelligence area of study

applying in terms of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this bye-

law shall

either (a) satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in

the Admissions Regulations of the University and be in possession of

two passes at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and Computing

provided that one of these passes is at Advanced Matriculation Level

and the other pass is at least at Intermediate Matriculation Level;

or (b) be in possession of

(i)

a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C

or better in Pure Mathematics, or at a

corresponding level of other examinations

recognised by Senate for the purpose of the

Admissions Regulations of the University; and

(ii)

any one of the following

(1)

the Diploma of the City and Guilds of

London Institute Course No. 7235 in

Applied Information Technology; or

(2)

the MCAST-BTEC Extended Diploma in IT;

or

(3)

the MCAST Advanced Diploma in IT; or

(4)

the

MCAST-BTEC

Higher

National

Diploma (HND) in Computing.

(3)

Applicants for the Information Systems area of study

applying in terms of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph (1) of this bye-

law shall

either (a) satisfy the general entry requirements as

specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University and be in

possession of

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(i)

passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or

better in two of the following: Applied Mathematics, Computing,

Information Technology, Economics, Accounting, Marketing, Pure

Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, English, Philosophy, and Physics;

and

(ii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Pure

Mathematics at Grade C or better (if not offered at Advanced

Matriculation Level); and

(iii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Computing

or Information Technology (if not offered at Advanced Matriculation

Level)

(b) be in possession of

or

(i)

five passes in the Secondary Education Certificate

Examination, including English Language and Maltese; and

(ii) a pass in Systems of Knowledge at Intermediate

Matriculation Level; and

(iii) a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level at Grade C or

better in Pure Mathematics, or at a corresponding level of other

examinations recognised by Senate for the purpose of the

Admissions Regulations; and

(iv)

any one of the following

(1)

the Diploma of the City and Guilds of London

Institute Course No.7235 in Applied Information

Technology; or

(2)

the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma

(HND) in Computing; or

(3)

any other qualification from a recognised institution

considered by the Board to be equivalent to (1) or (2)

above.

The Course shall extend over a period of three years of

full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study.

Course Programme.

(1)

Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice

of area of study at the time of application for admission.

(2)

The Course shall consist of study-units to which 180

ECTS credits shall be assigned.

(3)

The Board shall publish the programme of study for each

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area of study before the commencement of the Course, following the

approval of 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 of the areas of study they are following for the

Degree.

Students who successfully complete study-units to which

30 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 Certificate.

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 Diploma.

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 Higher Diploma.

(1)

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the

classification of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in

each year of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows

First Year Average Mark 20%

Second Year Average Mark 40%

Third Year Average Mark 40%

(2)

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of

the Diploma and Higher Diploma shall be based on the results

obtained in all the study-units, with all credits awarded being

weighted equally.

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.

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

with the following special provisions in terms of the provisions

outlined in the General Regulations for University Undergraduate

Awards, 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

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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 3 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 3 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 the 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 credits (12

ECTS) 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 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 (b), it

shall be considered as an 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.

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(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.

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 mode of

attendance in any subsequent year of the Course may be considered

by the Board, if the course programme permits.

(k)

Notwithstanding the provisions in the General

Regulations for Undergraduate Courses, 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.

The Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the

Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Information Technology

– B.Sc. (Hons) IT – under the auspices of the Faculty of Information

and Communication Technology, published as Legal Notice 192 of

2013, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st October

2022, provided that students registered for this course before 1 st

October 2022 shall continue to be governed by the bye-laws that

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