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EDUCATION ACT

(ACT NO. XXIV OF 1988)

The Mastrr of Arts (Diplomatic Studies) _ M.A. (Dlp.SI.)_

~ Coune Replatlom, I "J

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 28 (5) and

29 (6) of the Education Act. 1988, the Chancdlor of the University of

Malta has promulgated the following regulations made by the Senate of

the Univel"$ity of Malta in vinuc of !be powel"5 conferred upon it by

section 33 of the sai d Act

mE MASTER or ARTS (DIPLOMATIC STUDl ES)-M.A,(DlP.ST.)_

DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS, I"J

Cilldon ..... llllet"pftUldon

( I) These regulation s may be cited as the Master of Arts (Diplomatic

Studies) - M.A. (Dip.St.) Degree Course Regulations, I99J.

(2)

In these regulations, unlnll the contClCt otherwise rcquires -

- the Courx~ means the Course leading to the Degree of Master of Arts

(Diplomatic Studics) - M.A . ( Dip.s!.) ;

- the Degree" mean s the Dcgree of Master of ATU (Diplomatic Studies) -

M.A . (Dip .SI.).

Applicability

These regulations shalllpply to COUI1>CS staning in 1992 or later.

(I) Candidates for admiMion to Ihe Course must be holdcl"$of a Bachelor's

degree with at least second class honours of the University or Malta oro! a fl1"St degree

recognized by Senale as equivalenllo the Bachelor's degree of the University of Malta

wilh alleast second dass honours .

(2) The admission of candidates whose first degree is nOI in law. economic$.

history or political science may be made <;anditional on the result of an interview during

which Ihat candidate's ability 10 complete the prQjXlKd studies sUtte$$fuUy is tested.

Coune Dundon

<I) The dUTallon of the Courx shall be not less than Iwo and not more than

Ihree academic yean of full·lime study .

(2) Candidates shall be required \0 register al the beginning of each

academic year.

B

S. ( I ) During their first yur of studies, candidate$ shall attend 8 one-ICmcster

courses in the fields of -

Intcmational Law

International Eoooomia

lntemational Relations

History

(2) A candidate maychoo5c lomajor in onc field . He will nevertbeless have

to attend at least onc course in each ofthe other f~lds . A candidate who has no previous

acadc: mic knowledge in any field shall attend the introductory course in that field during

the first semcster.

(l) All candidate$ shall also attend the se minar 00 resc:ard'l methods and

writing . During the second semester o r Ihb ..eminar . candidatQ shall write their thesis

proposal.

A

wntofCourwwork

( I) ~1Plull-c_cI sena la ' I-isludji laglllJom, il-kandidali gllandllom jattendu

tmien korsijiet la' semeslru I-wiclled f1-oq~ma la' ~

Lij; Inlernazzjonali

Ekonomija Intemazzjonali

Relazzjonijiel I nlcmazzjonali

Slurja

(2) Kandidat ;iSla' jaglUelli jistudja q3$;l.m ewlieni wicllcd. Miidankollu hu

jrid jallendi gIIaJJinqas kors wielled rkuU wiell ed mill-oqsma 1-ollra. Kalldidat li

m'gll.andu ebda gIIarfien allademiku rxi qasam imsemmi gIIandu jattendi kors

in troduttiv rdak il-qasam ma"Ill-c~l semestru.

(3) lI·kandidati koJJIIa gllandhom jattendu s-seminar fuq il.melodi tar-

riterka tI I-ki lba. Matul it-lieni scmestru la' dan is-semi nar. il -kandidati gIIandhom

jiktbu il-proposta tal·leti tagllhom .

II-Valul..lluJOn.l tu,XOIIIoI taI_Kon ul·Eiamijld. ta' Kull ~na

( \ ) Candidates . hall be au.csscd continuously during their ooursework and

tlley shall sit an end..of-year examination in each field of stud ies. In the case of research

methods and wriling. tile thesis proposal shall replace the examination .

(2) Coursework !lSSe$$lllent shall be allotted 50 per cent of the final mark

and the uamination shall be allotted the remainicg 50 per ccnt .

(3) Marks shall range rrom A to E,.,;th A be ing the highest. The pass mark

shall be C . A candidate failing in onc field of studies with a mark of not lellS than _D or

whose thesis proposal is not acttplW , mly be al lowed to sit 1 wppk:mentary

uamination or re·write the thesis proposal, as Ihecasc may be. within t hree months of

the publication of Ihe results of the cnd..of·year examinatiolU.

(4) A candidate raili ng in one field or in the thesis proposal with I mark

be lo w D . or failing in more than one fi eld , including the thesis proposal, or failing in the

supplementary UlminatiOO or the re-writing of the thesh proposal , shall not be

admitted 10 the following year of studies.

(S) The names of the suc:cellSfuJ candi<htes shall be published on Ihe notice

board of the University.

(i) The thesiuhall be of not less than 25.0011 00 not more than 40,000 words

and shall deal with a subject falling within onc or more of the fields ofstuJy mentioned

in paragraph (1 ) of regulation S. II shan contain an original contribution to academic

knowledge.

(2) After the approval orlhe thesil proposal , thecandidatc shall be assigned

two Or more suVCrvisors, on~ of w!tom shall be a member of the Academy's staff.

(3) The candidate shall pVC' notioe of wbmission of the thesis at leasl 3

months in adva nce. Upon receipt of this notice, the Director of the Academy shall

appoint a board of examiners composed of

The Director of the Academy as chairman

An e:<te rnal eumi ner

An internal examiner who has no! supervised the candidate

One local supervisor as assessor

One aSKssor who has not supervised the candidate

(4) If the Director of the Academy has supervised the candidate he shall

designate another member of the Academy's staff as chairman of the board of

examiners.

(5) The candidate shall wbmit 3 copies of the thesil which must be

countenigned by the chief supel"isor , who thereby testifies that the tbesis is the

candidate's own work and conforms to the requirements stated in paragraph (1) orthis

regUlation .

(6) The board of examiners shall be convened by its chairm an to discuss the

reports of the externa] and internal examiners and of the autssors. It shall also hear the

candidate in defence of the thesis .

(7) The board of e~aminers may approve the thesis and, subject to

paf3lTlph (I ) of the ne~t following regulation, recommend the award of the dcgree. It

may require the candidatc to makc OOfToc:tions or to oompletely re-write the thesis

within a stated time limit. It may reject the thesis altogether .

(8) A candidate whose thesis is rejected or who$e rorrections or rc·writing

Ife considered inadcquate or have not been submillCd within the rcquired time limit

shall not be awarded the degree .

(1) A candidate who is suoctssful in the assessments in accordance with thc

provisions of regulation 6 and whose thesis is approved shall be awarded tile Degrec.

S~h candidate shall be awarded the Degrec with distinction. with credit or without

special mention.

(2) 'The names of candidates who have been awarded the Degrce shall be

published on tile notice board ofthe Univcrsity. in alphabetical orocr, as well as in the

order of special mention they have obtained.