L.S. 327.637 Ordinamenti għall-grad ta’ Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection - B.Sc. (Hons) - taħt il-pa

(1)These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection - B.Sc. (Hons) - under the auspices of the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Science.

(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 Faculty of Health Sciences and of the Faculty of Science; “the Course” means the programme of study leading to the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection - B.Sc. (Hons); “the Degree” means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics, Medical Physics and Radiation Protection B.Sc. (Hons); and “the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019. 2. These bye-laws shall be commencing in October 2019 or later. applicable for courses 3. To be registered as regular students in the Course, applicants shall: (

1. a)satisfy the general requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations; and (
2. b)be in possession of: either (
3. i)a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Physics, together with a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics; Applicability Special Course Requirements for Admission 2 [ S.L. 327.637 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS AND RADIATION PROTECTION B.SC. (HONS) or(
4. ii)a pass at Advanced Level at Grade C or better in Pure Mathematics, together with a pass at Intermediate Level at Grade C or better in Physics. Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. 4. The Board of Studies shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants that may be allowed to register on the Course, depending on the availability of resources. The number of available places shall be announced at the time of the call for applications. Senate shall approve bye-laws for the selection of applicants into the Course. Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. 5. During the first year of the Course, students are required to undergo an occupational health assessment so as to ascertain that they are fit for the duties related to their proposed studies. Students who do not fulfil this requirement may be barred from progressing with their studies. Failure to disclose information about a physical or mental health problem that could affect patient safety is considered to be a serious breach of the University Suitability to Practise Regulations. Course Duration Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. Substituted by: L.N. 178 of 2023. 6. The Course shall extend over a period of four years of fulltime study or the equivalent in part-time study. Programme of Study Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. 7. The Board of Studies shall publish the programme of study before 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 programme of study for the Degree, provided that the programme shall be drawn up in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Principal Regulations. Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. 8. Students shall be required to register and pass in studyunits to which a total of 240 ECTS credits are assigned. Classification of the Degree Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. 9. The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in the four years of the Course, all study-units being weighted equally. Renumbered by: L.N. 347 of 2022. 10. The Degree classification shall be published according to the provisions of the Principal Regulations. Provisions for PartTime Courses. Added by: L.N. 180 of 2023. 11. 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. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS AND RADIATION PROTECTION B.SC. (HONS) [ S.L. 327.637 12. The Course may be offered on a flexible part-time basis with the following special provisions in terms of the provisions outlined in the Principal Regulations, applicable with the necessary changes needed (mutatis mutandis) owing to the part-time nature of the Course: (
5. a)During each academic year, students shall be allowed to register for a number of study-units as agreed with the Course Coordinator, to which not less than 12 ECTS credits are assigned, provided that registration for the study-units included in the programme of study for each Course year (60 ECTS credits) is spread over not more than three academic years; (
6. b)In order to progress regularly from one Course year to the next, the 60 ECTS credits of each Course year must be completed in not more than three academic years; (
7. c)Students who are absent for the assessment of a study-unit, or fail in the assessment of a study-unit, shall, if eligible, be required to take the assessment of any number of such incomplete study-units at the September assessment session or at the next available opportunity; (
8. d)If necessary, students may be allowed to refer the assessment of a study-unit to the next academic year, provided that not more than 12 ECTS credits may be referred from one Course year to the next; (
9. e)The assessment of study-units that may be referred to the next academic year shall be considered as additional to the minimum number of 12 ECTS credits that students are obliged to register for during any academic year; (
10. f)Students who, after having registered for all the study-units comprising the programme of a Course year, and who after the September session lack more than 12 ECTS credits to complete the programme for the Course year, may be allowed, if eligible and after academic advice, to refer them to the next academic year during which they shall not be allowed to register for any other study-units. If such an academic year is needed in addition to the maximum period of three years referred to in paragraph (b), it shall be considered as an 3 Added by: L.N. 180 of 2023. 4 [ S.L. 327.637 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) IN PHYSICS, MEDICAL PHYSICS AND RADIATION PROTECTION B.SC. (HONS) additional year; (
11. g)Students who, after having registered for all the study-units comprising the programme of the final year, may, if necessary and if eligible, refer any incomplete study-units to an additional academic year; (
12. h)An additional year, whether required in terms of paragraphs (
13. f)or (
14. g)may be granted once only throughout the Course, unless in special circumstances and with the approval of Senate; (
15. i)Students registered on the flexible part-time programme must obtain the approval of the Course Coordinator before they are registered on the studyunits they wish to follow in any academic year; (
16. j)Subject to approval by the Board, students registered on the Course may be allowed to change the mode of attendance from full-time to flexible part-time or vice versa at the beginning of the second year of the regular programme of study. Changes in the mode of attendance in any subsequent year of the Course may be considered by the Board, if the course programme permits; and (
17. k)Notwithstanding the provisions in the Principal Regulations, owing to the nature of the course when offered on a flexible part-time basis that allows for a longer duration than normal, students registered on such a flexible part-time Course programme shall not be entitled to ever repeat a Course year in its entirety, nor to an extension year after each Course year.