S.L. 327.344 Art. 4Requirements for admission.

(1) For programmes of study structured as detailed in bye-law 7 and in paragraph (a) of bye-law 8, applicants shall be in possession of:

(a) a Bachelor degree pegged at Level 6 on the Malta

Qualifications Framework and obtained with at least

Second Class (Honours) or Category II in ICT or an area with a strong ICT component, or in Engineering; S.L.327.344 AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY

provided that for the areas of Signal Processing and Machine Learning, or Data Science, applicants may be allowed to present a degree in an area of study deemed suitable by the Board; or

(b) a Bachelor degree pegged at Level 6 on the Malta Qualifications Framework classified with Third Class Honours or Category III in the areas outlined in paragraph (a) above, provided that such applicants shall satisfy the Board of Studies that they are in possession of other qualifications, or relevant work experience, obtained following their first cycle degree. The Board of Studies may recommend to the Faculty Admissions Committee that the admission of such applicants may be made conditional on the results of an interview conducted for the purpose; or

(c) any other Honours degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours, provided that applicants would have successfully completed at least three individual study-units as directed by the Board, prior to being admitted to the Course.

(2) For programmes of study structured as detailed in paragraph (b) of bye-law 8, applicants shall be in possession of one of the following qualifications:

(a) a Bachelor degree with a strong ICT component obtained with at least Second Class Honours and comprising 240 ECTS credits; or

(b) a Bachelor degree with a strong ICT component obtained with at least Second Class Honours and comprising 180 ECTS credits, together with a Postgraduate Diploma in an ICT related discipline; or

(c) the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) -B.Eng.(Hons) - with at least Second Class Honours in an ICT related area of study.

(3) The admission of applicants under sub-paragraph (f) of paragraph (1) of this bye-law and of applicants under paragraph (2) of this bye-law may be made conditional on the results of an interview conducted for the purpose.

(4) Interviews, when necessary, shall be conducted by a board composed of at least three members.

(5) Eligible applicants may register as visiting students for individual study-units and obtain credit for them. Subject to approval by the Board, credits awarded for any such study-units may be transferred to the Course, provided that not more than seven years have elapsed from the successful completion of the study-unit. When credit for more than one study-unit is being transferred to the Course, then the seven years shall commence from the date of the last credit awarded.