DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES (HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES IN COLLABOARATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY [ S.L.327.394 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.394 BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES (HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES IN COLLABORATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY 21st December, 2010 LEGAL NOTICE 541 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notices 335 of 2015 71 of 2016 and 63 of 2026. 1.
(1)The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws of 2010 for the Degree of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours) under the auspices of the Centre for Labour Studies in collaboration with the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy.
(2)Citation and interpretation. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires - "the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by Senate for the course, on the recommendations of the Boards of the Centre for Labour Studies and of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy; "the Certificate" means the Certificate in Work and Human Resources; "the course" means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours); "the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor in Work and Human Resources (Honours); " t h e D i p l o m a " m e a n s t h e D i p l o m a i n Wo r k a n d H u m a n Resources; and "the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards. S.L. 327.236 2. These bye-laws shall be commencing in October 2015 or later. courses Applicability. Amended by: L.N. 335 of 2015. 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. Requirements for admission. Amended by: L.N. 335 of 2015; L.N. 71 of 2016; L.N. 63 of 2026. applicable for
(2)Applicants admitted under regulation 6(c) of the Admission Regulations must be in possession of qualifications and experience that would satisfy the Board of Studies, through an interview, that they have reached the academic standard required to follow the course with profit.
(3)Applicants admitted in terms of sub-paragraph
(2)of this bye-law shall be in possession of a pass in an English language proficiency test as approved by the University before being admitted to the Course, 2 [ S.L.327.394 DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES (HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES IN COLLABOARATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY provided that applicants in possession of a Secondary Education Certificate pass at Grade 5 or higher or at SEC level 3 in English or a pass at the same standard in a comparable qualification, shall be exempted from sitting for the proficiency test.
(4)Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Social Studies (Industrial Relations), the Diploma in Gender, Work and Society, or the Diploma in Social Studies (Gender and Development) of the University of Malta with an average mark of 60%, or a comparable qualification in an area related to Industrial Relations or Labour Studies or Gender Studies who have obtained credits for studyunits considered by the Board of Studies to be equivalent to those in the programme of study may also be admitted to the course. Subject to the provisions of the Principal Regulations, such applicants may be allowed by the Board of Studies to transfer these credits to the course. The number of credits so transferred shall not exceed 60 credits.
(5)Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Social Studies (Gender and Development) are required to obtain up to 16 credits as directed by the Board of Studies prior to acceptance on the course. Course duration.
- The course shall extend over a period of three years of fulltime study or five years of part-time study. Programme of study.
- The Board of Studies shall publish the Course Plan at the commencement of each course. Subject to changes that the Board of Studies 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 Plan they are following for the Degree, provided that the Course Plan is drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations. Credits.
- Students shall be required to register and obtain credits for study-units to which a total of 180 credits are assigned. Certificate.
- Students who successfully complete the programme of studies for the first semester of the course to which 30 credits have been assigned and opt not to proceed with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be entitled to the Certificate. Diploma.
- Students who successfully complete the programme of studies for the first year of the course to which 60 credits have been assigned and opt not to proceed with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be entitled to the Diploma. Course of studies.
- Students shall be allowed to proceed with the course of studies after having successfully completed the first year of fulltime study or the first two years of part-time study if they obtain an overall average mark of 60%. Classification of the Awards.
- For the purpose of the classification of the Degree and the Diploma, the overall evaluation of each student’s performance in the course shall be based on the results obtained in all the studyunits of each programme as appropriate, with all credits awarded DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN WORK AND HUMAN RESOURCES (HONOURS) UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES IN COLLABOARATION WITH THE FACULTY OF ECONOMICS, MANAGEMENT AND ACCOUNTANCY [ S.L.327.394 3 being weighted equally.
- The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the Board of Studies as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course. Special provisions for part-time courses.