Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Procurement and Finance
BC6-W03-23
Placement/Internship
Level 6
Qualification
Accredited via MCAST’s Self Accreditation Process (MCAST holds Self-Accrediting Status as per 1st schedule of Legal Notice 296/2012)
Face to Face
3 Years
180 ECTS
4500 hours
Ages 16 – 65
€19,500.00 (Applicable for Non-EU and Non-EEA Countries) – the fee mentioned here is indicative. Please refer to www.mcast.edu.mt, as well as to MCAST’s MG2I International Section for any updated fees as well as terms of payments.
2024-10-01
The official language of instruction at MCAST is English. All notes and textbooks are in English (except for language courses, which will be in the respective language being instructed). International candidates will be requested to meet English language certification requirements for access to the course.
Applications to full-time courses are received online via the College Management Information System. Applicants can log-in using Maltese Electronic ID (eID) in order to access the MCAST Admissions Portal directly and create one’s own student account with the identity being verified electronically via this secure service.
Non-EID applicants need to request account creation though an online form after that they confirm that their local Identification Document does not come with an EID entitlement. . Once the identity is verified and the account is created on behalf of the applicant, one may proceed with the online application according to the same instructions applicable to all other applicants.
For more information about how to apply online for a course at MCAST, please visit: https://mcast.edu.mt/how-to-apply-online-2/
Non-EU candidates require a study visa in order to travel to Malta and join the course applied for. For further information re study-visa please access https://www.identitymalta.com/unit/central-visa-unit/.
MCAST has four campuses as follows:
MCAST Main Campus
Triq Kordin,
Paola, Malta
All courses except for courses delivered by the Institute for the Creative Arts, the Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences and the Gozo Campus are offered at the Main Campus address (above).
Courses delivered by the Institute for the Creative Arts, the Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences, or the Gozo Campus, are offered in one of the following addresses as applicable:
Institute for the Creative Arts
Mosta Campus
Misraħ Għonoq Tarġa Gap,
Mosta
Institute of Applied Sciences
Centre of Agriculture, Aquatics and Animal Sciences,
Luqa Road, Qormi
Gozo Campus
J.F. De Chambray Street
MCAST, Għajnsielem
Gozo
In the case of courses delivered via Online Learning, students will be following the programme from their preferred location/address.
Programmes delivered via Blended Learning, and which therefore contain both an online and a face to face component shall be delivered as follows:
Face to Face components – as per above address instructions
Online components – from the student’s preferred address.
English
This three-year bachelor degree intends to provide learners with a strong basis of procurement processes and supporting aspects. By applying theory to both public procurement procedures as well as those adopted within the private sector, this degree will expose learners to the various aspects of procurement management. This is coupled with a detailed understanding of the finance function, which in itself provides the students with the capability to carry out work more effectively. Management studies are also incorporated in the programme of studies, in a way as to provide the students with a launch pad into the heart of effective operations coordination in this dynamic area.
Malti
Dan il-kors ta’ tliet snin li jwassal għal baċellerat huwa maħsub biex jipprovdi lill-istudenti bażi b’saħħitha dwar il-proċessi ta’ akkwist u aspetti relatati. Filwaqt li tiġi applikata t-teorija kemm għall-proċeduri ta’ akkwist pubbliku, kif ukoll għal dawk adottati fis-settur privat, din id-degree tesponi lill-istudenti għad-diversi aspetti tal-immaniġġjar tal-akkwist. Dan isir flimkien ma’ fehim dettaljat tal-funzjoni tal-finanzi, li fiha nnifisha twassal lill-istudenti sabiex ikunu kapaċi jwettqu x-xogħol b’mod aktar effettiv. L-istudji tal-maniġment huma inkorporati wkoll fil-programm ta’ studji, b’tali mod li jipprovdu lill-istudenti b’mezz biex jidħlu direttament fil-qalba tal-koordinazzjoni effettiva tal-operat f’dan il-qasam dinamiku.
Procurement Manager
Supply Chain Manager
Logistics Manager
Purchasing and Inventory Coordinator
MCAST Advanced Diploma in Business Administration
or
MCAST Advanced Diploma in Accounting
or
MCAST Advanced Diploma in Finance and Insurance
or
2 A-Level passes and 2 I-Level passes
Compulsory A-Level: Accounts or Marketing or Economics
At the end of the programme the learner will be able to:
1.Understand and operate the various aspects of Procurement, both at Public Sector level as well as within the Private Sector;
2.Internalise various managerial functions, needed to carry out effectively an operational role within the areas of Procurement and Supply Chain Management;
3.Comprehend the main aspects of organisational infrastructure, corporate governance, ethics and compliance that shape the scope of procurement or supply chain function, in both Public and Private Sector settings;
4.Analyse the various stages within the Procurement process, in a manner that proper action is taken commensurate to the particular operational setting and requirement;
5.Practice appropriate methods in relation to the financials related to Procurement processes.
The programmes offered are vocational in nature and entail both theoretical lectures delivered in classes as well as practical elements that are delivered in laboratories, workshops, salons, simulators as the module requirements dictate.
Each module or unit entails a number of in person and/or online contact learning hours that are delivered by the lecturer or tutor directly (See also section ‘Total Learning Hours).
Access to all resources is provided to all registered students. These include study resources in paper or electronic format through the Library and Resource Centre as well as tools, software, equipment and machinery that are provided by the respective institutes depending on the requirements of the course or module.
Students may however be required to provide consumable material for use during practical sessions and projects unless these are explicitly provided by the College.
All Units of study are assessed throughout the academic year through continuous assessment using a variety of assessment tools. Coursework tasks are exclusively based on the Learning Outcomes and Grading Criteria as prescribed in the course specification. The Learning Outcomes and Grading Criteria are communicated to the Student via the coursework documentation.
The method of assessment shall reflect the Level, credit points (ECTS) and the schedule of time-tabled/non-timetabled hours of learning of each study unit. A variety of assessment instruments, not solely Time Constrained Assignments/Exams, are used to gather and interpret evidence of Student competence toward pre-established grading criteria that are aligned to the learning outcomes of each unit of the programme of study.
Grading criteria are assessed through a number of tasks, each task being assigned a number of marks. The number of grading criteria is included in the respective Programme Specification.
The distribution of marks and assessment mode depends on the nature and objectives of the unit in question.
Coursework shall normally be completed during the semester in which the Unit is delivered.
Time-constrained assignments may be held between 8 am and 8 pm during the delivery period of a Unit, or at the end of the semester in which the Unit is completed. The dates are notified and published on the Institute notice boards or through other means of communication.
Certain circumstances (such as but not limited to the Covid-19 pandemic) may lead Institutes and Centres to hold teaching and assessment remotely (online) as per MCAST QA Policy and Standard for Online Teaching, Learning and Assessment (Doc 020) available via link https://www.mcast.edu.mt/college-documents/
The Programme Regulations pertaining to this Programme’s MQF/EQF level available at: link https://www.mcast.edu.mt/college-documents/, apply.
All MCAST programmes adopt a Learner-centred approach through the focus on Learning Outcomes. The assessment of MCAST programmes is criterion-referenced and thus assessors are required to assess learners’ evidence against a pre-determined set of Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria.
For a student to be deemed to have successfully passed a unit, a minimum of 50% (grade D) must be achieved.
All full time units are individually graded as follows:
A* (90-100)
A (80-89)
B (70-79)
C (60-69)
D (50-59)
Unsatisfactory work is graded as ‘U’.
Work-based learning units are graded on a Pass/Fail basis only.
Detailed information regarding the grading system may be found in the Programme Regulations pertaining to this programme’s MQF/EQF Level available at: link https://www.mcast.edu.mt/college-documents/
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Email: career.guidance@mcast.edu.mt
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Last updated: 2024-08-01