Legal Notice 186 of 2005 Malta Government Gazette No. 17,778 10 June 2005
Amended by:
Legal Notice 122 of 2006 Malta Government Gazette No. 17,778 13 March 2006 |
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 Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care
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 Institute of Health Care 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 Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(Hons) - under the auspices of the Institute of Health Care.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Health Care;
"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed for each area of study;
"the Course" means the programme of studies leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(Hons);
"the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc.(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.
Special Course Requirements for Admission
3. To be registered as regular students in the Course applicants shall, apart from satisfying the general requirements for admissionas specified in the Admission Regulations, be in possession of special course requirements depending on the area of study chosen as follows:
(a) Communication Therapy: two passes at Grade C or better, at least one of which must be at Advanced Level and one at Intermediate Level, in Biology and in either English or Maltese;
(b) Dietetics: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;
(c) Environmental Health: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;
(d) Medical Laboratory Science: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;
(e) Midwifery (applicable for courses commencing in October 2005 or later): a pass at Advanced Level in Biology;
(f) Nursing (applicable for courses commencing in October 2005 or later): a pass at Advanced Level in Biology;
(g) Nutrition: passes at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology and Chemistry; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;
(h) Occupational Therapy: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology;
(i) Physiotherapy: a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Biology; and a pass at Intermediate Level in Physics;
(j) Podiatry: a pass at Advanced Level in Biology; and
(k) Radiography (applicable for courses commencing in October 2005 or later) a pass at Advanced Level in Biology. Applicants shall be required to be aged not less than 18 years within three months from the date on which the Course commences.
4. (Applicable for courses commencing in October 2004 or later) Applicants choosing the Medical Laboratory Science area of study who possess a grade D instead of a grade C in one of the required subjects at Advanced Level indicated in paragraph (d) of bye-law 3 shall be admitted under those conditions as the Admissions Committee of the Institute of Health Care may impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year of the Course, such students do not successfully complete all the requirements to progress regularly to the second year of the Course, they shall be required to withdraw from the Course, and shall neither be entitled to repeat the year nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations.
5. The Admissions Board, acting on the advice of the relevant Board of Studies, may admit applicants in possession of a Diploma in Health Science into the second or third year of the Course with the same area of study taken in their Diploma, in terms of regulations 8.1 or 8.1.1 of the Admission Regulations of the University.
6. Prior to registering for the Course, eligible applicants are also required to undergo a medical fitness test as directed by the Board so as to ascertain that they are fit for the duties related to their proposed studies.
Course Duration
7. The Course shall extend over a period of four years of full-time study.
Areas of Study
8. The Degree may be awarded in terms of these bye-laws in any one of the following areas of study:
Communication Therapy, Dietetics, Environmental Health, Medical Laboratory Science, Midwifery, Nursing, Nutrition, Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Podiatry, and Radiography or in any other area related to Health Care, following the approval of Senate.
9. The areas of study offered in any particular year shall be published by the Board before the commencement of each Course.
10. Senate, on the advice of the Board, may limit the number of students that may be admitted to the Course in any or all of the areas of study and shall approve bye-laws for the selection of applicants to the Course in the area/s of study where the number of students that may be admitted is limited.
Course Programme
11. Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of area of study at the time of applying for admission to the Course.
12. The programme of study for each area of study shall have two distinct, although interdependent components, one theoretical, and the other practical/clinical.
13. 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 course programme and in the programme of study of the area of study they are following for the Degree, Provided that course programmes and programmes of study are drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations.
Conditions for Re-assessment of Practical/Clinical Study-Units
14. (1) Students who fail a clinical practice study-unit or a study-unit involving a practical placement may be required to repeat the study-unit during the summer months before being re-assessed, or if such an arrangement is found not to be possible, re-do the study-unit in an additional year of study.
(2) The conditions for the re-assessment of such study-units shall be indicated in the description of each study-unit that is published in the catalogue.
Classification of the Award
15. The overall evaluation of each student's performance shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course weighted according to the following criteria:
First Year Average Mark - 15%
Second Year Average Mark - 25%
Third Year Average Mark - 25%
Fourth Year Average Mark - 35%.
