POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN 
SOCIAL WORK - P.G.DIP.S.W. - COURSE [ S.L.327.143 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.143
POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN SOCIAL WORK - 
P.G.DIP.S.W. - COURSE REGULATIONS
12th June, 1998
LEGAL NOTICE 156 of 1998, as amended by Legal Notice 180 of 1998.
Citation and 
interpretation.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Postgraduate
Diploma in Social Work - P.G. Dip. S.W. - Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Economics,
Management and Accountancy;
"the course" means the course leading to the Postgraduate
Diploma; and
"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in
Social Work -P.G. Dip. S.W.
Applicability.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
2. These regulations shall apply to courses starting in October
1998 or later.
Requirements for 
admission.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
3. (1) Candidates may be registered for the course if they are
in possession of the following requirements:
( a ) a Bachelor of Arts degree, with Psychology as a main
or subsidiary area of study and Sociology (or Social
Studies) as a main or subsidiary area of study,
provided that one of these two areas of study is a main
area of study; or
( b ) a Bachelor of Psychology (Honours) degree, or
equivalent, with Sociology (or Social Studies) as a
main or subsidiary area of study; or a Bachelor of
Psychology degree with Sociology (or Social Studies)
as a main or subsidiary area of study; or
( c ) a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Sociology (or
Social Studies) with Psychology as a main or
subsidiary area of study during Part I of the course; or
( d ) a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Social
Administration; and
( e ) if they satisfy the Assessment Board set up for this
purpose that they have the required aptitude for social
work.
(2) Candidates who satisfy the requirements of subregulation
(1) with Psychology as a subsidiary area of study or who are in
possession of a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) degree in Social
Administration shall be required to successfully complete the
following two study-units, or others which the Board, considers to
be equivalent:
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Counselling I & II or Helping Skills I & II; and
Psychopathology I.
(3) The Board may, at its discretion, allow a graduate in
Psychology who does not have Sociology as a main or a subsidiary
area of study to register for the course, subject to the fulfillment of
additional requirements during the course.
(4) Candidates in possession of other qualifications which are
considered as equivalent to those listed in subregulation (1) may,
on the advice of the Board, be exempted from the whole or part of
these requirements.
Duration of course.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
4. (1) The course shall extend over a period of three
semesters of full-time study (which includes also the intervening
summer months).
(2) In extraordinary circumstances the Board may allow
students, for good and sufficient reason, to extend their studies by
one further year.
Course of studies.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
5. (1) The course shall consist of the following:
( a ) study-units, to which not less than twelve credits are
assigned;
( b ) three practice placements, to which not less than ten
credits are assigned;
( c ) a project or long essay, to which not less than four
credits are assigned; and
( d ) a final examination consisting of two papers.
(2) The first practice placement shall normally take place
during the first semester. The second practice placement shall
normally take place during the second semester. The third practice
placement shall normally take place mainly in the summer.
(3) Students shall be required to register for each study-unit
and practice placement they wish to take. A credit shall be awarded
on the basis of the assessment of progress achieved on completion
of the required study and assignments.
(4) A catalogue of study-units, with the number of credits
assigned to each study-unit, shall be published by the Board before
the commencement of the course. A st udy-unit -unit may include,
or entirely consist of, assessed practice placements where
appropriate. Students taking such a study-unit may be required to
write reports on the practice placement. The catalogue shall also
indicate the method of assessment for each study-unit which study-
units are prerequisites, compulsory or concurrent.
(5) Students who are able to demonstrate that they have
successfully completed one or more study-units, equivalent to those
forming part of this course, may apply for exemption, provided that
students shall not be exempted from more than 20% of the credits
required for the course.
(6) Except with the permission of the Board, students may not
take a study-unit for which they do not have the prerequisites or
take a study-unit without taking also the concurrent study-units as
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advised.
Assessment.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
6. (1) Credits shall be assigned according to the following
grading scheme, in descending order of merit: A, B, C, D, and F,
where F indicates Fail.
(2) Students who fail to obtain a credit shall normally be
allowed to take a resit once only. In the re-assessment, the
maximum grade that may be awarded shall be D. If they fail in the
resit, they shall be allowed to repeat the study-unit once only.
There shall be no resit when a study-unit is repeated.
(3) The final examination shall normally be held at the end of
the course. Students who fail this examination shall be allowed a
supplementary session once only.
Eligibility for 
Postgraduate 
Diploma.
Amended by:
L.N. 180 of 1998.
7. (1) The Postgraduate Diploma shall be awarded to those
students who:
( a ) obtain a minimum of 26 credits, including the credits
for the three practice placements and for the project or
long essay; and
( b ) are successful in the final examination.
(2) The final classification shall be based on the following
weighting:
Credits, including those for the Practice
Placements, and the Project or Long Essay 60%
Final Examination 40%.
(3) The names of students who qualify for the Postgraduate
Diploma shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified
as follows:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
