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___________________________ Raymond Scicluna Skrivan tal-Kamra B 3401 Suppliment tal-Gazzetta tal-Gvern ta’ Malta Nru.

20,083, 6 ta’ Novembru, 2018 Taqsima B ____________________________________________________________________ A.L.
362 tal-2018 ATT DWAR L-EDUKAZZJONI (KAP.

327) L-Ordinamenti tal-2018 skont ir-Regolamenti Ġenerali għar-Rikonoxximenti Universitarji ta’ wara l-Ewwel Grad, 2008 għall-Grad ta’ Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education – M.A.

- taħt il-patroċinju tal-Fakultà tal-Edukazzjoni BIS-SAĦĦA tas-setgħat mogħtija lilu skont l-artikoli 74(5) u 75(6) tal-Att dwar l-Edukazzjoni (Kap.
327), il-Kanċillier tal-Università ta’ Malta ppromulga dawn l-ordinamenti magħmulin mill-Bord tal-Fakultà tal-Edukazzjoni bis-saħħa tas-setgħat mogħtija lilu skont l-artikolu 81(1)(ċ) ta’ dak l-Att u li ġew approvati mis-Senat tal- Università ta’ Malta kif jirrikjedi l-artikolu 81(2) ta’ dak l-Att: It-Titlu u l-Interpretazzjoni 1.
(1) Dawn l-ordinamenti jistgħu jissejħu bħala l-Ordinamenti tal-2018 skont ir-Regolamenti Ġenerali għar-Rikonoxximenti Universitarji ta’ wara l-Ewwel Grad, 2008 għall-Grad ta’ Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education – M.A.

- taħt il-patroċinju tal-Fakultà tal-Edukazzjoni.


(2) F’dawn l-ordinamenti, kemm-il darba r-rabta tal-kliem ma teħtieġx mod ieħor - “il-Bord” tfisser il-Bord tal-Fakultà tal-Edukazzjoni; “il-Bord tal-Istudji” tfisser il-Bord tal-Istudki maħtur mis-Senat għall-Kors, fuq ir-rakkomandazzjoni tal-Bord; “il-Grad” tfisser il-grad ta’ Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education – M.A.
; “il-Kors” tfisser il-programm ta’ studju li jwassal għall-grad ta’ Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education – M.A.

; “il-Postgraduate Certificate” tfisser il-Postgraduate Certificate in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education – P.G.

Cert.

; u VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3402 “ir-Regolamenti Prinċipali” tfisser ir-Regolamenti Ġenerali għar- Rikonoxximenti Universitarji ta’ wara l-Ewwel Grad, 2008.

L-Applikabilità 2.
L-Applikabilità 2.

Dawn l-ordinamenti għandhom japplikaw għall-korsijiet li jibdew f’Ottubru 2018 jew wara.

Ir-Rekwiżiti għad-Dħul 3.
(1) Il-Kors ikun miftuħ għall-applikanti li għandhom grad ta’ Bachelor miksub mill-inqas fit-Tieni Klassi bl-Unuri jew mill-inqas f’Kategorija II fit-theatre studies, fil-fine arts, fl-art education, fid-drama education jew fi kwalunkwe qasam ieħor meqjus rilevanti mill-Bord: sakemm li l-applikanti li għandhom grad fit-Tielet Klassi bl-Unuri jew f’ Kategorija III għandhom jissodisfaw lill-Bord li huma għandhom kwalifiki oħra, inkluż esperjenza rilevanti, miksuba wara l-grad tal-ewwel ċiklu.
(2) F’każijiet eċċezzjonali l-Bord tad-Dħul, fuq ir-rakkomandazzjoni tal- Bord, jista’ jħalli jidħlu fil-Kors applikanti li ma jkollhomx grad tal-ewwel ċiklu, sakemm li jkun sodisfatt li dawn l-applikanti jkollhom kwalifiki akkademiċi jew professjonali u esperjenza oħra li flimkien ikunu meqjusa bħala komparabbli għall- livell tal-ewwel grad fl-oqsma indikati f’paragrafu (1) ta’ dan l-ordinament.
(3) Id-dħul tal-applikanti jista’ jsir kondizzjonalment skont ir-riżultat tal- intervista mmexxija minn bord tal-intervisti magħmul għall-inqas minn tliet membri, maħtura mill-Bord għal dan il-għan.

(4) Il-Bord għandu jirrakkomanda lis-Senat l-għadd ta’ applikanti li jistgħu jitħallew jirreġistraw għall-Kors, skont ir-riżorsi disponibbli.

Il-Bord għandu jħabbar l-għadd ta’ postijiet disponibbli fiż-żmien tas-sejħa għall-applikanzzjonijiet.
(5) Meta l-għadd ta’ postijiet ikun limitat u l-għadd tal-applikanti eliġibbli jaqbeż l-għadd ta’ postijiet disponibbli, l-applikanti jiġu magħżula skont il-kriterji li ġejjin, li l-piż tagħhom ikun ippubblikat fiż-żmien tas-sejħa għall-applikazzjonijiet: (a) it-tip u l-klassifikazzjoni tal-grad; (b) l-esperjenza fil-qasam tal-istudju propost; u (ċ) il-livell milħuq waqt l-intervista.
(6) Għall-iskop tal-għażla, dawk l-applikanti li l-kwalifiki tagħhom kif stipulat fil-paragrafi (1) u (2) ta’ dan l-ordinament kienu miksuba sal-31 ta’ Awwissu qabel il-bidu tal-Kors jiġu kkunsidrati l-ewwel.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3403 It-Tul tal-Kors 4.

Il-Kors jinfirex fuq perijodu ta’ erba’ semestri ta’ studju fuq bażi part-time.

Il-Programm ta’ Studju 5.


Il-programm ta’ studju għandu jikkonsisti f’taqsmiet studju li għalihom hemm assenjati total ta’ 90 krettu ECTS, li minnhom 30 krettu ECTS huma assenjati għat-taqsimiet studju mgħallma u 60 krettu ECTS huma assenjati għat-taqsima studju tad-dissertazzjoni.

6.
6.

L-istudenti li jiksbu t-30 krettu ECTS assenjati għat-taqsimiet studju mgħallma b’marka medja ta’ mill-inqas 50% u ma jkomplux bil-Kors, jew wara li komplew ma jkunux spiċċaw id-dissertazzjoni b’suċċess, ikunu eliġibbli għall-għoti tal-Postgraduate Certificate.

7.

L-istudenti jkunu eliġibbli għall-għoti tal-Grad jekk jiksbu d-90 krettu ECTS kif imsemmi fil-programm ta’ studju tal-Kors b’marka mejda ta’ mhux inqas minn 50%.

8.
8.

Il-programm ta’ studju għandu jkun ippubblikat wara l-approvazzjoni tas-Senat, normalment mhux anqas minn tmien xhur qabel il-bidu tal-Kors.

Il-Valutazzjoni u l-Progress 9.

(1) Il-valutazzjoni ta’ kull taqsima studju mgħallma għandha tkun kompluta sal-aħħar tas-semestru li fih ikun sar it-tagħlim tat-taqsima studju.
(2) L-istudenti li jeħlu fil-valutazzjoni ta’ mhux aktar minn 10 kretti ECTS jingħataw l-opportunità li joqogħdu mill-ġdid għall-valutazzjonijiet li weħlu minnhom fis-sessjoni tal-eżamijiet supplimentari ta’ Settembru.

(3) L-istudenti li jeħlu f’aktar mill-għadd ta’ kretti permess skont il-paragrafu (2) ta’ dan l-ordinament jew l-istudenti li wara valutazzjoni mill-ġdid ma jiksbux il-kretti għal xi taqsima studju, ikunu meqjusa li weħlu mill-Kors.

Id-Dissertazzjoni 10.


(1) L-istudenti huma meħtieġa jippreżentaw proġett ibbażat fuq il-prattika u dissertazzjoni individwali ta’ madwar 18,000 kelma skont il-linji gwida maħruġin mill-Bord tal-Istudji.

(2) Ix-xogħol fuq il-proġett u fuq id-dissertazzjoni għandu jsir fi kwalunkwe żmien matul il-Kors wara l-approvazzjoni tal-proposta ta’ riċerka.

Kull student ikun assenjat superviżur li għandu jipprovdi gwida u pariri fuq bażi regolari waqt il-perijodu ta’ studju.
VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3404 (3) It-tema tal-proġett u t-titlu provviżorju tad-dissertazzjoni flimkien ma’ proposta ta’ riċerka provviżorja ta’ madwar 300 kelma għandhom jiġu sottomessi fiż- żmien tal-applikazzjoni.

It-titlu tad-dissertazzjoni u l-proposta dettaljata ta’ riċerka li jispjegaw il-proġett propost u l-mistoqsijiet ewlenin li għandhom jiġu indirizzati għandhom ikunu sottomessi għall-approvazzjoni tal-Bord tal-Istudji sal-bidu tat-tieni semestru.

11.
11.

(1) Il-Bord għandu jaħtar Panil ta’ Superviżjoni għal kull student, normalment magħmul minn tliet membri kif ġej: id-Dekan tal-Fakultà, jew id-delegat tiegħu jew tagħha bħala Chairman, u żewġ membri oħra, li wieħed minnhom ikun is-superviżur prinċipali, sakemm li meta id-Dekan ikun is-superviżur, huwa jew hija ma jkunx/tkunx iċ-chair tal-Panil.
(2) Il-Panil ta’ Superviżjoni għandu jsegw, skont kif jidhrilhom xieraq, il-progress tal-istudenti matul il-Kors, sakemm li jiltaqgħu għall-anqas darbtejn fis- sena biex jirrevedu l-progress.

(3) L-istudenti huma meħtieġa jiltaqgħu mas-superviżuri tagħhom mill- anqas darba kull xahrejn, u barra minn hekk aktar spiss jekk is-superviżur jidhirlu li meħtieġ.
(4) Fl-aħħar ta’ kull semestru ta’ studji, s-superviżuri huma meħtieġa li jagħtu lill-Panil ta’ Superviżjoni rapporti dwar l-istudenti taħt is-superviżjoni tagħhom.

L-istudenti għandhom jitolbu l-approvazzjoni tal-Panil ta’ Superviżjoni għal xi tibdil sostanzjali fit-titlu jew fil-kontenut tad-dissertazzjoni.

(5) Il-Panils ta’ Superviżjoni għandhom perjodikament jinformaw lill- Bord, bil-miktub, dwar il-progress ġenerali ta’ kull student.
Dawn il-pariri jistgħu jinkludu rakkomandazzjoni li jew (a) jittawwal il-perijodu ta’ studju biex l-istudent ikun jista’ jtemm id-dissertazzjoni; jew (b) jintemmu l-istudji qabel il-waqt jekk is- superviżur jidhirlu li dan huwa xieraq fiċ-ċirkostanzi, sakemm li: (i) l-estensjoni tal-perijodu ta’ studju msemmija f’(a) tkun skont il- provvedimenti tar-Regolamenti Prinċipali; u (ii) il-Bord ma jistax itemm l-istudji qabel il-waqt skond (b) jekk qabel ma jkunx ta opportunità lill-istudent li jiddefendi l-każ tiegħu.
Il-Klassifikazzjoni tar-Rikonoxximent 12.

Il-Marka Medja Finali Mwieżna għall-iskop tal-klassifikazzjoni tal-Grad għandha tkun ibbażata fuq ir-riżultati miksuba fil-komponenti kollha tal-programm ta’ studju, bil-kretti kollha jingħataw piż indaqs.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3405 L.N.

362 of 2018 EDUCATION ACT (CAP.

327) Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2018 for the Degree of Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education - M.A.
- under the auspices of the Faculty of Education IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by sections 74 (5) and 75 (6) of the Education Act (Cap.

327), the Chancellor of the University of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Faculty of Education in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by article 81 (1) (c) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by article 81 (2) of the said Act: Citation and Interpretation 1.
(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2018 in terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008 for the degree of Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education - M.A.

- under the auspices of the Faculty of Education.


(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires - “the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Education; “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 Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education - M.A.
; “the Degree” means the degree of Master of Arts in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education - M.A.

; “the Postgraduate Certificate” means the Postgraduate Certificate in Social Practice Arts and Critical Education - P.G.Cert.

; and “the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3406 Applicability 2.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in October 2018 or later.

Requirements for Admission 3.
(1) The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of a Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours or with at least Category II in theatre studies, fine arts, art education, drama education or any other area deemed relevant by the Board: provided that applicants in possession of a degree with Third Class Honours or Category III shall satisfy the Board that they are in possession of other qualifications, including relevant experience, obtained following the first cycle degree.
(2) In exceptional cases the Admissions Board, on the recommendation of the Board, may admit into the Course applicants not in possession of a first degree, provided that it is satisfied that such applicants are in possession of other relevant academic or professional qualifications and experience that together are deemed to be comparable to the level of a first degree in the areas indicated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law.
(3) The admission of applicants may be made conditional on the result of an interview conducted by an interviewing board composed of at least three members, appointed by the Board for the purpose.

(4) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course, depending on the availability of resources.

The Board shall announce the number of available places at the time of the call for applications.
(5) When the number of places is so limited and the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected using the following criteria, the weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for applications: (a) (b) (c) degree type and class; experience in the area of the proposed study; and performance during an interview.
(6) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose qualifications as stipulated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this bye-law were obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course shall be considered first.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3407 Course Duration 4.

The Course shall extend over four semesters of part-time study.

Programme of Study 5.


The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a total of 90 ECTS credits are assigned, of which 30 ECTS credits are assigned to taught study- units and 60 ECTS credits are assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

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6.

Students who obtain the 30 ECTS credits assigned to the taught study- units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not proceed with the Course, or having proceeded do not successfully complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate.

7.

Students shall be eligible for the award of the Degree if they obtain the 90 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of study for the Course with an average mark of at least 50%.

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8.

The programme of study shall be published after approval by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the commencement of the Course.

Assessment and Progress 9.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is held.

(2) Students who fail in the assessment of not more than 10 ECTS credits, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessments during the September supplementary examination session.
(3) Students who fail more than the number of credits permitted under paragraph (2) of this bye-law or students who after re-assessment fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the Course.

Dissertation 10.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a practice-based project and an individual dissertation of approximately 18,000 words in accordance with the guidelines issued by the Board of Studies.
(2) Work on the project and dissertation shall be undertaken at any time during the Course after approval of the research proposal.

Each student shall be assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the period of study.

VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 3408 (3) The theme of the project and a provisional title for the dissertation accompanied by a provisional research proposal of approximately 300 words shall be submitted at the time of application.
The title for the dissertation and a detailed research proposal outlining the proposed project and the main questions to be addressed shall be submitted to the Board of Studies for approval by the beginning of the second semester.

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11.

(1) The Board shall appoint a Panel of Supervision for each student, normally composed of three members as follows: the Dean of the Faculty, or his/ her delegate as Chairman, and two other members, one of whom being the principal supervisor, provided that when the Dean of the Faculty is the supervisor, s/he shall not chair the Panel.
(2) The Panel of Supervision shall follow, as it deems fit, the progress of students throughout the Course, provided that it meets at least twice a year to review such progress.

(3) Students shall be required to report to their supervisors at least once every two months, and in addition as often as the supervisor deems necessary.

(4) At the end of each semester of studies, supervisors shall be required to submit to the Panel of Supervision reports regarding the students under their supervision.
Students shall seek approval from the Panel for any substantial modification in the title or content of the dissertation.

(5) The Panels of Supervision shall periodically inform the Board, in writing, on the general performance of each student.
Such reports may include a recommendation to either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances, provided that: (i) the extension of the study period referred to in (a) shall be in accordance with the provisions of the Principal Regulations; and (ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely according to (b) until it has first given the student a chance to be heard.
Classification of the Award 12.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the classification of the Degree shall be based on the results obtained in all components of the programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.
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