L.S. 327.688 Ordinamenti għall-grad ta’ Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – taħt il-patroċinju tal-Fakultà tat-Teknoloġija tal-Informazzjon

(1)These bye-laws may be cited as 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 Certificate" means the Certificate in Computing; "the Degree" means the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) - B.Sc. (Hons); "the Diploma" means the Diploma in Computing; "the Higher Diploma" means the Higher Diploma in Computing; and "the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019. 2. These bye-laws shall be commencing in October 2022 or later. applicable for courses 3.

(1)The degree shall be awarded in any one of the following areas of study: (

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

(2)The areas of study offered in any particular year shall be published by the Board at the time of the call for applications. Applicability. Areas of Study. 1 2 [ S.L. 327.688 Special Course Requirements. Amended by: L.N. 274 of 2024. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.SC. (HONS) 4.

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

(2)and

(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 applying in terms of sub-paragraph (
2. a)of paragraph

(1)of this bye-law shall satisfy the general entry requirements for admission as specified in the Admissions Regulations of the University and be in possession of: (

1. b)(
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). 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 applying in terms of sub-paragraph (a) of paragraph

(1)of this bye-law 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)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 Physics, if not presented at Advanced 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 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.SC. (HONS) [ S.L. 327.688 the Board; or (
7. c)be in possession of the Certificate in Engineering Sciences from the University. 5. The Course shall extend over a period of three years of full-time 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. Students who successfully complete study-units to which 30 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 Certificate.
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.
3. 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. 10.

(1)The Final Weighted Average mark for the classification of the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) offered on a full-time basis shall be based on the results obtained in the three years of the Course and shall be weighted as follows: First Year Average Mark 20% Second Year Average Mark 40% Third Year Average Mark 40%.

(2)The Final Weighted Average Mark for the classification of the Diploma and Higher Diploma shall be based on the results obtained in all the study-units, with all credits awarded being weighted equally. Classification of the Award. 3 4 [ S.L. 327.688 Special Provisions for Part-Time Courses BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.SC. (HONS) 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. 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 General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, applicable with the necessary changes needed (mutatis mutandis) owing to the part-time nature of the course: (

1. 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 3 academic years. (
2. 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 3 academic years. (
3. 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. (
4. d)If necessary, students may be allowed to refer the assessment of the 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. (
5. 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 credits (12 ECTS) that students are obliged to register for during any academic year. (
6. f)Students who, after having registered for all the study-units comprising the programme of a course year, and 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 BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) - B.SC. (HONS) [ S.L. 327.688 such an academic year is needed in addition to the maximum period of three years referred to in (b), it shall be considered as an additional year. (
7. 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. (
8. h)An additional year, whether required in terms of paragraphs (
9. f)or (
10. g)may be granted once only throughout the Course, unless in special circumstances and with the approval of Senate. (
11. 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. (
12. 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 mode of attendance in any subsequent year of the Course may be considered by the Board, if the course programme permits. (
13. k)Notwithstanding the provisions in the General Regulations for Undergraduate Courses, 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. 13. The Bye-Laws of 2013 in terms of the General Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards, 2019 for the Degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) – B.Sc. (Hons) – under the auspices of the Faculty of Information and Communication Technology, published as Legal Notice 194 of 2013, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st October 2022, provided that students registered for this course before 1 st October 2022 shall continue to be governed by the bye-laws that were in force at the time of their joining the course. Repeal. 5