BYE-LAWS FOR THE CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND INTERPRETATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND

INTERPRETATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.691

BYE-LAWS FOR THE CERTIFICATE IN

ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND

INTERPRETATION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND

RESEARCH

18th November, 2022

LEGAL NOTICE 289 of 2022.

(1)

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

the Certificate in Environmental Education and Interpretation under

the auspices of the Centre for Environmental Education and

Research.

(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;

“the Certificate” means the Certificate in Environmental

Education and Interpretation;

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

Certificate in Environmental Education and Interpretation; 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)

To be registered as regular students in the Course,

applicants shall

either (a) satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admissions Regulations;

or (b) be in possession of a qualification in an environmental

education/sustainability domain, comprising not less than 120

ECVET credits or equivalent, and classified at MQF Level 4, as well

as passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination at

Grade 5 or better in English Language, Maltese and Mathematics.

(2)

Applicants may also be admitted as Adult Learners under

paragraph (c) of regulation 6 of the Admissions Regulations. Such

applicants must be in possession of those qualifications and/or

experience that would satisfy the interviewing board, through an

interview, that they have reached the academic standard required to

CERTIFICATE IN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION AND

INTERPRETATION

follow the Course with profit. Such applicants shall be required to

submit with their application a letter written in English giving their

motivation for joining 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

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 of Studies

shall be composed of at least three members.

The Course shall extend over two semesters of part-time

study.

The programme of study shall consist of study-units to

which a total of 32 ECTS credits are assigned.

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 Course.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the Course.

(1)

The Certificate shall be awarded to students who

obtain all the credits indicated in bye-law 5.

(2)

The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Certificate shall be published in a list in alphabetical order.