Legal Notice 22 of 2005 Malta Government Gazette No. 17,712 25 January 2005
Amended by:
Legal Notice 259 of 2007 Malta Government Gazette No. 18,125 14 September 2007
Legal Notice 79 of 2007 Malta Government Gazette No. 18,058 30 March 2007
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EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327)
Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the Degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - B.Psy. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education
IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30(5) and 31(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Education in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 37 (1) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by section 37 (2) of the said Act:
Citation and interpretation
1. (1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004 for the degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - B. Psy. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;
"the Course" means the course programme leading to the degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - B.Psy. (Hons);
"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) - B. Psy. (Hons); and
"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.
Applicability
2. These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2003 or later.
Areas of Study 3. The degree of Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) is awarded under the auspices of the Faculty of Education, in Psychology as the single Honours Main area of study.
Special Course Requirements for Admission 4. To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations, be in possession of a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Biology at Grade C or better, provided that this special requirement is not applicable when Psychology is taken as an Ordinary Main area in another degree course.
Course Duration 5. The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time study.
Course Programme 6. Students shall be required to register and obtain credits for study-units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned, as detailed in the course programme for the Degree.
7. The Board shall publish the programme of study for the Course, drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations, and approved by Senate before the beginning of each Course. 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.
Classification of the Award 8. The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in the three years of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows:
First Year Average Mark - 25%
Second Year Average Mark - 35%
Third Year Average Mark - 40%.
