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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS
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DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.729
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE
UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF
EARTH SYSTEMS
11th September, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 211 of 2024.
(1)
These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for
the Diploma in Agriculture under the auspices of the Institute of
Earth Systems.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Institute of Earth Systems;
“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the
Diploma in Agriculture;
“the Diploma” means the Diploma in Agriculture;
“the Institute” means the Institute of Earth Systems; and
“the University” means the University of Malta.
These bye-laws shall be
applicable
for
courses
commencing in October 2024 or later.
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 of the
University;
or (b) be in possession of the Pre-Tertiary Certificate in
Agriculture from the University.
The Course shall extend over two semesters of full-time
study or the equivalent in part-time study.
The programme of study shall comprise study-units to
which a total of 60 ECTS credits are assigned.
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 Course.
(1)
The overall evaluation of each student’s
performance in the Course for the purpose of the classification of the
DIPLOMA IN AGRICULTURE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE INSTITUTE OF EARTH SYSTEMS
Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in the Course, all
credits being weighted equally.
(2)
The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified as
follows
Passed with Distinction
Passed with Merit
Passed.
The Bye-Laws of 2015 in terms of the General
Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the
Diploma in Agriculture - Dip. Agric. - under the auspices of the
Institute of Earth Systems, published as Legal Notice 14 of 2005,
shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024,
provided that students registered for this course before the 1 October
2024 shall continue to be governed by the bye-laws that were in force
at the time of their joining the Course.