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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.221
MASTER OF SCIENCE - M.SC. - IN ROAD 
ENGINEERING DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS
11th October, 2002
LEGAL NOTICE 305 of 2002.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Master of Science -
M.Sc. - in Road Engineering Degree Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Architecture and
Civil Engineering;
"the course" means the course of studies leading to the Degree of
Master of Science - M.Sc. - in Road Engineering;
"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. - in
Road Engineering; and
"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Architecture and Civil
Engineering.
Applicability.
February 2002 or later.
Eligibility for the 
Degree.
3. To be eligible for the award of the Degree, students must:
( a ) be registered as regular students in terms of the
Admission Regulations of the University and satisfy
the admission requirements laid down in regulation 4;
( b ) complete the appropriate course of studies, obtain all
the credits indicated in regulation 7, be approved in the
dissertation and satisfy any other requirements
prescribed in these regulations; and
( c ) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other
relevant statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the
University.
Admission 
requirements.
4. (1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession of
one of the following qualifications:
( a ) the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and
Architecture (Honours) with First Class Honours or
Second Class Honours, Engineering stream with Road
Design and Construction as one of the subjects; or
( b ) the degree of Bachelor of Engineering and
Architecture (Honours) with First Class Honours or
Second Class Honours, Engineering stream or a degree
in Civil Engineering from the University of Malta or
another university, and who can show to the Board that
they have adequate knowledge and/or experience in
Road Design and Construction to follow the course
successfully.
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(2) The number of students admitted to the course shall be
limited to twenty (20) candidates nominated by the Department of
Roads of the Government of Malta and considered eligible for the
course by the University in terms of these regulations.
Registration for the 
course.
5. (1) Applicants wishing to register for the course shall
apply on the prescribed form and within the time specified by the
Office of the Registrar.
(2) Applicants must indicate the provisional title of the
dissertation and must include a statement by the Head of
Department of Building and Civil Engineering that the applicants
possess the training, knowledge and capabilities required for the
proposed line of study and research.
Course structure. 6. The course shall consist of a number of taught study-units,
to which 28 credits are assigned, and research and the writing of a
dissertation, to which 12 credits arc assigned.
Course duration. 7. (1) The course shall extend over a period of twelve months
of full-time study or its equivalent in part-time study.
(2) In exceptional circumstances, the Board may allow
students to extend their studies by not more than six months.
(3) All students, whether full-time or part-time, shall be
required to register at the beginning of each academic year.
Catalogue of 
study-units.
8. The Board shall draw up a programme of studies for the
course and shall publish a catalogue of study-units. The catalogue
shall indicate the code, title, description and type of each study-
unit, the credits assigned to each study-unit, which study-units are
compulsory, concurrent or pre-requisites for other study-units, and
the methods of teaching and assessment. The Board shall publish
the catalogue for the course prior to its commencement, following
the approval of Senate.
Progress and 
assessment.
9. (1) Study-units shall be assessed at the end of the semester
in which they were held.
(2) Credits shall be assigned according to the following grades
in descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. Failure shall be
indicated by F. Incomplete work due to justifiable reasons (illness,
approved absence, etc.) shall be indicated by I. In all other cases
the results of uncompleted study-units shall be indicated as F. The
grades awarded shall take into account the students’ performance in
one or more of the following elements, as deemed appropriate by
the Board: coursework, fieldwork, research, and practical, written
and/or oral assessments.
(3) Students who fail in any study-unit shall be allowed a
supplementary assessment. Such a supplementary assessment shall
normally have the same mode of assessment as the corresponding
first assessment. A supplementary assessment of a study-unit shall
be held at the next scheduled examination session (May or
September) as the case may be. In the case of assignments, the
supplementary assessment shall be made by arrangement with the
lecturer concerned. In the supplementary assessment, the maximum
grade that may be awarded shall be grade D.
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(4) If unsuccessful in the supplementary assessment, students
may not continue the course, except in special circumstances and
with the permission of Senate under those conditions that the Board
may impose.
(5) Students shall not be allowed to be re-assessed for a study-
unit if they have already been awarded credit/s for it.
Dissertation.
title and a research proposal for the dissertation of approximately
500 words for the approval of the Board within four months of their
registration for the course. The research proposal should be as
detailed as possible to enable the Board to properly assess its
suitability.
(2) Dissertations shall be either a record of original work or an
ordered and critical expression of existing data with regard to a
particular subject, and must satisfy the Board as regards language
and literary presentation.
(3) The Board shall establish the length of the dissertation in
proportion to the number of credits assigned to it.
(4) No dissertation shall be accepted which is identical in
substance to a dissertation already submitted for a degree in the
University of Malta or any other university. However, students
shall not be precluded from incorporating such previous
understanding of their exposition, provided that the nature and
extent of such incorporation are clearly indicated in the dissertation
itself.
(5) The Board shall appoint a supervisor for each student.
Students shall be required to report to their supervisors at least
once every two months and, in addition, as often as the supervisors
deem necessary. Supervisors may refer to the Board students whose
work they consider unsatisfactory and shall refer for the approval
of the Board any substantial modification in the title or content of
the dissertation. No dissertation may be submitted to the Board of
Examiners without a certificate, signed by the supervisor,
confirming the work’s originality and conformity with these
regulations.
(6) Students shall be required to take a  viva voce  examination
on their dissertation and on the general field of knowledge within
which it falls. The external examiner need not be present for the
viva voce  examination.
Unsatisfactory 
dissertation.
11. Students whose dissertation is found unsatisfactory may be
allowed by the Board, on the recommendation of the Board of
Examiners, to re-submit it in a revised form within a period of not
more than six months from the day on which it is referred back to
them.
Declaration.
students that the work is their own original work.
Pass grade.
in order to qualify for the award of the Degree.
Final result.
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the grades obtained in the assessments of the taught and research
components of the course, which shall be weighted according to the
number of credits assigned to each.
Award of degree. 15. The names of students who quality for the award of the
Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified
as follows:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
