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Table of Provisions (13)
Statutory Text (13 Articles)
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1..N. 106 01 1991
EDUCATION ACT, 1988
(ACT XX IV Ot· 19811)
RerullltioM for (Mc [)egrft 01 MMk'r at PhIlosopby_ M.PhIl.
IN e~ercise of the powers I:Onfem:d upon him by sections 28(5) and
29(6) of t he Education Act, 1988, the C hancellor of the University of
Malta hu prom ulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of
the University of Malta in vinue of the powers conferred upon it by
section 33 oftne said Act.
Citation
These regulations may be cited IS the Regu lations for the Degreeof
Master of Philosophy - M.Ph il.
Rtau11tlons for tbe Dtgree 01 Master of PbIlOiiOphy _ M.Phi!.
1 . The Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil - will be awarded on the r~sult
of the exami nation of a Ihcsis and an oral exa mination in the field of research relating to
the thesis.
TIle Course leading to Ih~ Degree of Master of Ph ilo!;ophy - M.Ph il. - is
ope n to ca Bdidatcs who satisfy the ~nt ry requ irem~n l$laid down in the relativ~ Bye·
Laws.
(1 ) A candidate who ful fils Ihe ~ntry requirements shall apply 10 the Faculty
Board for perm ission to register for the Degree. Such a candida te shall
proonde Oo::laib of the propc:l$ed r~rch wor1r.: and
(a)
(b) furnb h a written recommendation that such work is feasible, from a
pelWfl dirmly conce rned in the running of the institu tion, laboratory or d inkal
unit whe re the research work is intendt'd to the carried out.
(2) A candidate', application must be aca:pted by the Faculty Board before
the ClIndid ate can register for the Degree course:. The Faculty Board in aca:p1ing the
candidate's application shalt nomiJUlte. Supervisor for the proposed rescarch work .
(3) A candidate who wishes 10 be I:Onlidered under regulation S (part-lime
studies) shall be required to fu rnish full details o f the amount of time the ClIndidate is
able to dedicate to his rescall:h work .
A candidate admined to register for .he Dcgrceshall be required to spend oot
less than fifteen but nor more t han twenty-four calendar months after registration in
full·time studies or research in the ~n $Ubj«1 .
S.
A candidale may, by pcrmiiSSion ohhc Faculty Board. satisfy tt><: requirements
of regulations 4 by pan-time study or research provided that such a candidate shall be
normally required 10 ~ nd not less than thirty but not more than forty-eigbt calendar
monlh$ in part-lime studies aBd rese arch in the chosen subject.
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Kandidat jista', bil-kun!ICns tal-Bord lal·Fakult.ll. jissodisfa r-rckwitili fir-
regolamenl 4 permczz la' sludju;cw ~rk. {1Qn.~, sakemm iJ·kandidal jaghmcl dan
fmhu~ inqas minn Ilclin iroa mhu~ aklar minn Imicnja u crbgl'lin ~ahar kal cndarji fi
sludji I"'rHjm~ u ria.rka fi.-suggctt magl'lf uL
A candidate shall prese nt hi s tllesis within three months of rompletion of his
Te$earch studies prescribed in reculal;ons 4 or 5. In cKoeptional circumstances a
candidate may by permission of Senate present his thesis al a late r date as ma y be
dete rmined by Senate.
Every candidate shall obIain from the Supervisor. a ceniflCllle statioB lhat he
has satisfactorily ,t\ldied for the prescribed period. This certifICate shall be submitted
before or- al the same lime as the thesi$.
A candidate who wishes to Sl,Ibmil his lhesis for- the OOnsitk .... lion of the
examineR shall
(a)
register for the examination: and
delive r the thesis 10 tbe Regist rar not laler than the first day of June or
(b)
~cember immediately following sueh registra tion.
11Ie greater portion of the work submiued must have bei:n done afte r the
registration of the st\ldeo l '" candidate for the Deg"".
Each thesis $ball be exlUllioed by an Examining Board of three memben
appointed for the purpoec: . inchoding the Supervisor and an ute m al Eumincr. The
candidate !hall be required to de feoo the thesis orally be fore the Boa rd, or such other
pel"SOl1$ as nuly be appointed for lhe purpoIiI: by the Se nale.
Arter eumining the thesis,the Exami ning Board may rder il back 10 the
caBdidate for revision . In such I:UC5 the candidate shall apply lalhe FKlllty Board fo r
permission 10 submit tile revised thesis (or e:camination. The FlICIIlly Board shall be
guided in ils decision by the re<:ommendation of the uami ning Board but in all cases
the revised thesis shall be submitted for examination within six monlhs of the original
thesis being referred baek 10 Ihe candidate. Such permission shall be granted only once.
A candidale who fails 10 satisfy the uamining Board in Ihe oral exami nation
may , at the Board', discretion and with the permission of the Faculty Board, be re-
enmincd orally within a period of sill: months. Such permiS5ion will be graDled only
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(1) A candida te (or the Degree may , after oompleting twelve calendar
months of full-lime work apply 10 register for lhe Decree of Doctor of Philosophy _
Ph.D . - wi lh tbcsame project. lbc FacullY Board shall consider such application aBd
make iU rccommcBdation through the Ph.D . Com mittee 10 Senile , after <Xn'IS\Ilting the
Supervisor .
(2) If such an application IS accepted by Senate, the candidate sball comply
with the Regulalions for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D . - but the work
already done forthe Degree will CQ\lnt towards the req uirements forthe Ph.D . Degree
as laid in Ihose Regulations.
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