ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN RESILIENCE IN EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS DEGREE COURSE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.701

ERASMUS MUNDUS MASTER IN RESILIENCE IN

EDUCATIONAL CONTEXTS DEGREE COURSE

REGULATIONS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND SOCIO-

EMOTIONAL HEALTH

19th September, 2023

LEGAL NOTICE 217 of 2023.

(1)

These regulations may be cited as the Erasmus

Mundus Master in Resilience in Educational Contexts Degree Course

Regulations.

(2)

In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires

“the Board” means the Board of the Centre for Resilience and

Socio-Emotional Health;

“the Board of Studies” means the Board of Studies responsible

for the academic administration and organisation of the Course,

which shall include a member from each Partner Institution;

“the Course” means the programme of study developed by the

Partner Institutions leading to the degree of Erasmus Mundus Master

in Resilience in Educational Contexts;

“the Degree” means the degree of Master in Resilience in

Educational Contexts;

“the Partner Institutions” means the institutions taking part in the

joint Erasmus Mundus Master Degree launched through funding

from the European Education and Culture Executive Agency

(EACEA), namely

Università ta’ Malta, Malta

University of Crete, Greece

University of Lisbon, Portugal

Stefan cel Mare University, Suceava, Romania.

“the Postgraduate Certificate” means the Postgraduate

Certificate in Resilience in Educational Contexts of the University;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Resilience in Educational Contexts of the University;

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“the Senate” means the Senate of the University of Malta; and

“the University” means the University of Malta.

(3)

This Degree is a joint Erasmus Mundus Master Degree

and this shall be taken to mean that the Course is taught at the Partner

Institutions within the framework of a joint degree programme. The

Degree shall only be awarded if the Partner Institutions declare the

student to be eligible for the award.

(4)

Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (3) of this

regulation, the University shall make provision for the award of a

double or dual degree, as applicable, in those instances when students

who follow part of their studies at the University, undertake studies at

any of the other Partner Institutions which are legally precluded for

issuing joint degree awards.

These regulations shall be applicable for courses

commencing in October 2023 or later.

(1)

The Course shall be open to applicants in

possession of a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class

Honours in Education, Social Sciences or in any other related area

considered relevant by the Board.

(2)

Applicants are required to demonstrate that their standard

of English satisfies the University’s English language requirement as

published on the University’s official website at the time of

applications. The offer of a place on the Course may be made subject

to the applicants obtaining such proficiency qualifications prior to

the commencement of their studies.

(3)

All applicants shall be further required to submit with

their application a letter written in English giving their motivation for

applying for the Course.

(4)

Depending on the availability of resources, the Senate, on

the recommendation of the Board of Studies, shall determine the

number of applicants that may be allowed to register on the Course.

The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the

call for applications.

(5)

If there are more eligible applicants than there are

available places, applications shall be evaluated on the basis of the

criteria as agreed by the Partner Institutions and published at the time

of the call for applications.

(6)

Applicants who are accepted to join the Course will need

to present a valid Police Conduct Certificate, prior to their

registration as regular students on the Course.

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(1)

All applications must be made online via the Application and

University’s website in accordance with the published instructions Registration

and before the deadlines stated on the website.

(2)

Applicants who are selected to join the Course shall be

registered as students at the Partner Institutions where they choose to

spend their study periods.

(1)

The Course shall extend over four semesters of

full-time study.

(2)

The Board may allow students to extend their studies by

not more than six months, provided that in special circumstances,

Senate, on the recommendation of the Board, may grant students a

further extension of up to two years in order to enable them to

complete their studies. Such extensions are subject to prior approval

by the Partner Institutions, and to the study-units included in the

programme being available during the period of extension.

(3)

If students following the Course supported by a

scholarship require an extension, the scholarship shall not be

extended. Such extensions may be given in terms of the applicable

regulations at the Partner Institution involved.

(1)

The programme of study shall consist of study-

units to which a total of 120 ECTS credits shall be assigned,

comprising taught study-units and a practice placement/internship

totalling 90 ECTS credits and a dissertation to which 30 ECTS

credits are assigned. The programme shall also include an optional

summer school to which no credits shall be assigned.

(2)

The Board shall publish the programme prior to the

commencement of the Course, following the approval of Senate.

(3)

All students shall be required to spend study periods at the

Partner Institutions as indicated in the programme handbook.

The Board of Studies shall draw up a catalogue of all

study-units. The catalogue shall indicate the level, code, title,

description and type of each study-unit, the ECTS credits assigned to

each study-unit, the methods of teaching and assessment, as well as

the re-assessment opportunities for each study-unit.

(1)

Senate shall appoint a Board of Examiners for each

study-unit undertaken at the University, in accordance with the

provisions of the University Assessment Regulations.

(2)

The method of assessment for each study-unit shall be

indicated in the study-unit description. The assessment of each study-

unit shall be held on completion of the study-unit, during the period

of attendance at one of the Partner Institutions at a time to be

specified by the Board of Studies.

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(3)

The students’ performance throughout the Course shall be

assessed in accordance with the approved method of assessment for

each study-unit. Assessments shall be graded according to the

marking and grading scheme of the delivering Partner Institution and

then converted to the University’s marking and grading scheme in

accordance with a conversion grade which is agreed by the Partner

Institutions.

(4)

Students who fail in any of the taught study-units shall be

allowed one re-assessment. The re-assessment of study-units shall be

held at the next scheduled examination session. The maximum mark/

grade that can be awarded after re-assessment of taught study-units

shall be 45%/Grade E.

(5)

Students who do not complete or fail in the assessment of

the practice placement/internship shall be required to re-do the

placement/internship during an additional year of study. In such

instances, student scholarships shall not be extended to cover this

period.

(6)

Students who obtain 30 ECTS for taught study-units

undertaken at the University and opt not to proceed with the Course,

or having proceeded do not successfully complete the Course, shall

be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate from the

University.

(7)

Students who obtain 60 ECTS for taught study-units and

opt not to proceed with the Course, or having proceeded do not

successfully complete the Course, shall be eligible for the award of

the Postgraduate Diploma from the University.

(1)

Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board of

Studies.

(2)

Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

final semester of the Course. Students shall submit for approval a

title and a detailed research proposal by the deadline and in the

format specified by the Board of Studies.

(3)

Students shall be required to familiarise themselves with,

and adhere to, the instructions and dissertation guidelines as set out

in the programme handbook.

(4)

Students shall seek approval from the Board of Studies for

any substantial modification in the title or content of the dissertation.

(5)

Dissertations shall include a declaration signed by the

students that it is their own original work.

(6)

Before graduating, students shall present an electronic

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version to each of the Partner Institutions, which shall include a

signed declaration of authenticity. The electronic version must

conform to the standards set by each of the Partner Institutions.

(1)

Each student shall be assigned a principal

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a continuous

basis during the period of study. A co-supervisor from one of the

Partner Institutions may also be assigned if needed.

(2)

Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor/s.

(3)

Supervisor/s shall submit to the Board progress reports for

each student under their supervision. Such reports may include a

recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to

enable the students to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate

studies prematurely if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the

circumstances, provided that

(i)

the extension of the study period referred to in (a)

shall be in accordance with the provisions of

paragraph (2) of regulation 5; and

(ii)

the Board may not terminate studies prematurely

according to (b) until it has first given the students

a chance to be heard.

(4)

The role of the supervisor/s shall cease when the

dissertation is submitted for examination but may be re-assumed, on

the advice of the Board of Examiners, in order to provide guidance to

students whose dissertation is referred back for significant correction

pending final acceptance.

(1)

Each dissertation shall be examined by a Board of

Examiners, composed of at least three members from the Partner

Institutions, one of whom shall be a local examiner from the Partner

Institution where the student is based in the fourth semester. The

Board of Examiners may additionally also include an external

examiner appointed from an institution external to the Partner

Institutions.

(2)

Students may be required to take a viva voce examination

to defend their dissertation and this may also be conducted using

electronic means of communication if so approved by the Board of

Studies.

(1)

Students whose dissertation is found unsatisfactory

may be allowed by the Board of Studies, on the recommendation of

the Board of Examiners, to re-submit it in a revised form, within a

period of up to six months from the day on which it is referred back

to them.

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(2)

If a student fails in the dissertation, the maximum mark/

grade that can be awarded after re-assessment shall be 50%/Grade E.

(1)

Students who obtain the 120 ECTS credits for the

study-units included in the programme of study for the Course shall

be eligible for the award of the Degree.

(2)

The Degree shall only be awarded if the Partner

Institutions at which the students followed the programme declare

the students to be eligible for the award of the Degree.

(3)

The overall evaluation of each student’s performance in

the Course for the purpose of the classification of the Degree and the

Postgraduate Diploma shall be based on the results obtained, all

credits awarded being weighted equally.

(4)

The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Degree or Postgraduate Diploma shall be published in a list in

alphabetical order classified as Pass with Distinction, Pass with Merit

or Pass. The Postgraduate Certificate shall be awarded unclassified.

The Degree shall be awarded jointly by all the Partner

Institutions following agreement between the University and the

degree awarding Partner Institutions.

In matters not provided for by these regulations, the Board

and the Board of Studies shall be guided by the provisions of the

General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2021,

published as Legal Notice 371 of 2021, as applicable.