DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) B.PLAN. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING [ S.L.327.246 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.246 BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) - B.PLAN. (HONS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING 25th January, 2005 LEGAL NOTICE 17 of 2005. 1.
(1)The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the Degree of Bachelor of Planning (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering.
(2)Citation and interpretation. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires - "the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering; "the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies for the course appointed by Senate, which shall include academic members from the Faculty and from the International Environment Institute; "the course" means the course programme leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Planning (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons); " t h e D eg r e e " m ea n s t h e D e g r e e o f B a c h e l o r o f P l a n n i n g (Honours) - B.Plan. (Hons); and "the Faculty" means the Faculty of Architecture and Civil Engineering. 2. These bye-laws shall be commencing in October 2003 or later. applicable for courses 3.
(1)To be registered as regular students in the course, applicants shall satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admission Regulations. Applicability. Special course requirements for admission.
(2)To be registered as regular students in the course from October 2005 onwards, 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)two passes, one at Advanced Matriculation Level and one at Intermediate Matriculation Level, in Geography and in either Economics or Sociology, both at Grade C or better; and (
- b)a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Environmental Science. 4. The course shall extend over a period of four academic years of full-time study, or the equivalent in part-time study. Course duration. 5. The course shall consist of two parts, namely Part One and Part Two. Course programme. 1 2 [ S.L.327.246 Part One. DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF PLANNING (HONOURS) B.PLAN. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF ARCHITECTURE AND CIVIL ENGINEERING 6.
(1)Part One shall extend over a period of three years and consists of a number of study-units to which a total of 180 credits shall be assigned including project study-units to which a minimum of 20 credits shall be assigned.
(2)Students shall be entitled to the award of the degree of Bachelor of Planning following the successful completion of Part One, unless they are eligible and opt to proceed to Part Two.
(3)Students who obtain an average mark of 65% in Part One of the course shall be eligible to proceed to Part Two.
(4)Students who proceed to Part Two, but fail to qualify for the degree of Bachelor of Planning (Honours) shall be eligible for the Bachelor of Planning degree. Part Two. 7. Part Two shall extend over a period of one year and consists of a number of study-units to which a total of 60 credits shall be assigned, including a supervised dissertation on an approved topic to which 20 credits shall be assigned. Classification of the award. 8.
(1)For the purpose of the award of the Bachelor of Planning (Honours) degree, the final weighted average mark shall be based on the results obtained in the four years of the course, which shall be weighted as follows: First Year Average Mark 20% Second Year Average Mark 25% Third Year Average Mark 25% Fourth Year Average Mark 30%.
(2)For the purpose of the award of the Bachelor of Planning degree, the final weighted average mark shall be based on the results obtained in the three years of the course, which shall be weighted as follows: First Year Average Mark 30% Second Year Average Mark 35% Third Year Average Mark 35%.