L.S. 327.526 Ordinamenti għall-Grad ta’ Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Honours) - B. O.H.S. (Hons) - taħt il-patroċinju taċ Ċentru ta’ St

(1)The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-laws for the Degree of Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Honours) B. O.H.S. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Centre for Labour Studies.

(2)Citation and interpretation. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires - "the Board" means the Board of the Centre for Labour Studies; "the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by Senate for the Course, on the recommendation of the Board; "the course" means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Honours) - B. O.H.S. (Hons); "the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor in Occupational Health and Safety (Honours) - B. O.H.S. (Hons); "the Diploma" means the Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety - Dip. O.H.S.; 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 2022 or later. courses Applicability. Amended by: L.N. 158 of 2021. 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. 71 of 2016; L.N. 158 of 2021; L.N. 62 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 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, provided that applicants in possession of a Secondary Education Certificate pass at Grade 5 or higher or at SEC level 3 in English Language or a pass at the same standard in a comparable qualification, shall be exempted from sitting for the proficiency test. 2 [ S.L.327.526 DEGREE OF BACHELOR IN OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY (HONOURS) - B. O.H.S. (Hons) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR LABOUR STUDIES

(4)Applicants in possession of the Diploma in Social Studies (Occupational Health and Safety) of this University with an average mark of 60% or over, or a comparable qualification in an area related to Occupational Health and Safety, or who have obtained ECTS credits for study-units 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, provided that: (

1. i)the number of credits so transferred shall not exceed 60 ECTS credits; and (
2. ii)they may be required to follow a programme of study as approved by the Board of Studies. Course duration 4. The course shall extend over a period of five years of parttime study. Programme of study. 5. The Board shall publish the Course Plan at the commencement of each course. 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 ECTS 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. 6. Students shall be required to register and obtain credits for study-units to which a total of 180 ECTS credits are assigned. Diploma. Substituted by: L.N. 62 of 2026. 7. 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. Completion of part-time study. 8. Students shall be allowed to proceed with the course of studies after having successfully completed the first two years of part-time study with an overall average mark of at least 60%. Classification of the Awards 9. For the purpose of the classification of the Diploma and the Degree, the overall evaluation of each student’s performance in the course shall be based on the results obtained in all the study-units of each programme as appropriate, with all credits awarded being weighted equally. Special provisions for part-time courses. 10. 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.