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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 Degrees Of Bachelor Of European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies (Hons) And Bachelor Of European Studies (B.Eur. Sudies) - Under The Auspices Of The European Documentation And Research Centre (L.N. 21 Of 2005 )

EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327)Bye-Laws of 2005 in terms of theGeneral Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2004for the Degrees of Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies(Hons) - and Bachelor of European Studies (B.Eur.Studies) -under the auspices of the European Documentation and Research Centre

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 European Documentation and Research Centre 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:

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 degrees of Bachelor of European Studies (Honours)- B.Eur.Studies. (Hons) - and Bachelor of European Studies - B.Eur.Studies - under the auspices of the European Documentation and Research Centre of the University of Malta.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the European Documentation and

Research Centre (EDRC);

"the Centre" means the European Documentation and Research

Centre (EDRC);

"the Course" means the course programme leading to the degree of Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies (Hons) - or to the degree of Bachelor of European Studies - B.Eur.Studies - as appropriate;

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"the Degree " means the degree of Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) - B.Eur.Studies (Hons) - or the degree of Bachelor of European Studies - B.Eur.Studies - as appropriate; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Undergraduate Awards, 2004.

2. These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in

October 2003 or later.

3. (1) The degree of B.Eur.Studies (Hons) may be awarded in terms of these bye-laws in European Studies as the Honours Main area of study together with a Subsidiary area of study.

(2) The degree of B.Eur.Studies may be awarded under the auspices of the Centre in two Ordinary Main areas of study, one of which must be European Studies.

(3) The Board shall announce a list of areas of study that may be taken with European Studies in the Degree before the commencement of the Course.

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 the special course requirements listed hereunder:

(a) a pass at Advanced Matriculation Level in English; and

(b) those qualifications relevant to their second area of study whether taken as an Ordinary Main area or as a Subsidiary area as indicated in the bye-laws for the degree in the subject offered under the auspices of the

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Faculty, Centre, Institute or other University body responsible for the relevant area of study chosen.

study.

5. The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time

6. Students shall be required to register either for the B.Eur.Studies (Hons) degree or for the B.Eur.Studies degree and are required to indicate their choice of the second area of study in addition to European Studies at the time of applying for admission.

7. (1) The Board shall publish the course programmes in European Studies drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations and as approved by Senate, before the commencement of each Course. Subject to changes that the Board may make, with the approval of Senate, students shall follow the study-units and obtain the credits as indicated in the course programmes and in the programmes of study of the other areas they are following for the Degree.

(2) The programmes of study for the areas of study that may be taken with European Studies in the degree Course shall be those published by the Board of the academic entity responsible for the area of study.

8. (1) Students on the B.Eur.Studies (Hons) course shall be required to register and obtain credit for study-units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned, of which not less than 132 credits shall be in European Studies and not less than 36 credits shall be in the Subsidiary area of study.

(2) Students on the B.Eur.Studies course shall be required to register and obtain credit for study-units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned, of which not less than 90 credits shall be in European Studies, 75 credits shall be in another area of studies and the rest shall be optional study-units.

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9. (1) The Final Average Mark for the classification of the Bachelor of European Studies (Honours) degree shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows:

(2) The Final Average Mark for the classification of the Bachelor of European Studies degree shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the Course, which shall be weighted as follows:

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