L.S. 327.451(R) Ordinamenti għall-Grad ta’ Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - taħt il-patroċinju tal-Fakultà tat-Teknoloġija tal-Informazz

(1)The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology.

(2)Citation and interpretation. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires - "the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of information and Communication Technology; "the course" means the programme of study 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. S.L. 327.236 2. These bye-laws shall be commencing in October 2020 or later. courses Applicability. Amended by: L.N. 325 of 2013; L.N. 19 of 2016; L.N. 154 of 2016; L.N. 355 of 2020. 3.

(1)The Degree shall be awarded in any one of the following areas of study: Areas of study. Amended by: L.N. 19 of 2016. applicable for (

1. a)Computing Science; (
2. b)Computer Engineering; (
3. c)Microelectronics and Embedded Systems.

(2)The areas of study offered in any particular year and the combinations that may or may not be chosen together shall be published by the Board at the time of the call for applications. *These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 277 of

1. 2 DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ S.L.327.451 Special course requirements. Amended by: L.N. 325 of 2013; L.N. 19 of 2016; L.N. 154 of 2016; L.N. 355 of 2020; L.N. 169 of
2. 4.

(1)* To be registered as regular students in the Course applicants shall: either (a) satisfy the special course requirements listed in paragraphs

(2)to

(3)of this bye-law; or (b) as from October 2023 onwards, be in possession of the Certificate in ICT Foundation Studies from this University.

(2)(

1. a)Applicants for the Computing Science area of study shall satisfy the general entry requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University and be in possession of: (
2. i)passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and in any other subject; and (
3. ii)a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in any subject (excluding the subjects presented at Advanced Level). (
4. b)If applicants have other qualifications considered to be sufficient, they may be exempted by the University Admissions Board, on the advice of the Faculty Admissions Committee, from the whole or part of these special course requirements.

(3)† Applicants for the Computer Engineering and Microelectronics and Embedded Systems areas of study shall: either (

1. a)satisfy the general entry requirements as specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University and be in possession of: (
2. i)(
3. ii)passes at Advanced Matriculation Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics and in one of the following subjects: Applied Mathematics, Physics, Biology, Chemistry, and Computing; and a pass at Intermediate Matriculation Level in Physics, if not presented at Advanced Matriculation Level; or (
4. b)be in possession of: (
5. i)passes in the Secondary Education Certificate Examination including English Language, Mathematics and Maltese; and (
6. ii)the MCAST-BTEC Higher National Diploma (HND) in an area deemed to be relevant to the Course by the Board; *Shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2023 or later †Shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2024 or later DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ S.L.327.451 3 or (
7. c)be in possession of the Certificate in Engineering Sciences from the University; provided that students who lack a grade in only one of the subjects of the special course requirements required at Advanced Matriculation Level indicated in sub-paragraph (
8. a)of paragraph

(3)of this bye-law shall be admitted under those conditions as the Board may impose to compensate for the missing element. If, by the end of the first year, 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 an extension year or to repeat the year, nor to progress conditionally as normally permitted under the Principal Regulations. 5. The course shall extend over a period of three years of fulltime study or the equivalent in part-time study. Course duration. 6.

(1)Applicants shall be required to indicate their choice of area of study at the time of application for admission. Course programme.

(2)The course shall consist of study-units to which 180 ECTs credits shall be assigned.

(3)The Board shall publish the programme of study for each area of study before the commencement of the course, following the approval of Senate. 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 of the area of study they are following for the Degree.

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of regulation 50 of the Principal Regulations, in any year of the course, students shall not be awarded more than 12 ECTs credits for study-units passed by compensation and if necessary the students shall be required to choose which study-unit/s of the eligible study-units are to be considered as passed by compensation, to a maximum value of 12 ECTs credits. Study-units passed by compensation.
2. Students who successfully complete study-units to which 60 ECTS credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be entitled to the Diploma in Computing. Diploma in Computing. Substituted by: L.N. 19 of
4. Students who successfully complete study-units to which 120 ECTS credits are assigned and opt not to proceed with the course or, having proceeded, do not successfully complete the course, shall be entitled to the Higher Diploma in Computing. Higher Diploma in Computing. Substituted by: L.N. 19 of
5. 10.

(1)The Final Weighted Average mark for the classification of the Degree offered on a part-time basis shall be based on the results obtained in the five years of the Course which shall be weighted as follows: Classification of the Award. Substituted by: L.N. 19 of 2016. First Year Average Mark 10% Second Year Average Mark 10% 4 [ S.L.327.451 DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.Sc. (HONS) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY Third Year Average Mark 20% Fourth Year Average Mark 20% Fifth Year Average Mark 40%

(2)The Final Weighted Average mark for the classification of the Degree offered on a full-time basis shall be based on the results obtained in the three years of the Course which shall be weighted as follows: Special provisions for part-time courses. Added by: L.N. 19 of

1. First Year Average Mark 20% Second Year Average Mark 40% Third Year Average Mark 40%.
2. 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 as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.