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ED UCATION ACT. 1988

(ACT XXI V m' 1988)

Dq:~ Coune R'1lullllioll5, 1992

TM Master of Arts _ M . A. _

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

29(6) of the Education Act. 1988. the ChalKl:'llor of the Univellity of

Malta has promulgat ed the following regulations made by the Senate of

the Universit y of Malta in virtue of the powers eonferred upon it by

section 33 of the said An .

~ Maste!" 0( Arts -

M.A. - DegO"H C OlIni' R'1lu11l1ion!l, 1992

Citation IInd Interpfflation

t. (I) These regulations may he cited as the Masterof Ans - M.A. _ Degree

Course Regul ations. 1992.

(2)

I n these regulations. unlCS!; the con text otherwise requires _

"the Course" mc:IIOS the Course leading to the Oegree of Master of Art s -

M.A .;

"t he Degree" means iIle Degree of M""ler of A ns - M.A .

A ppliubilily

These regulations shall apply 10 courses starting in January 1989 Or la ter,

Qualllielltlons fO<' Admission

( I) Subject to any oiller oondition specified in this regula tion. the appli cants

for registration who may be admilled 10 the Course shall be iIlose referred 10

hereunder

(a) pcT"$OllS P"'"s,cing the degree of Bachelor of Ans ( Honoun) - B.A.

( Hons.) - with Finl or Scoond a~ Honours in a re levaot subject or any other

degre<: from this or anot her Univeni ty appr~d by Senate for the purpose;

(b) pcT"SOfl! possessing the degree of Bachelor of Am - BA - with at

least Grade B in the same subject as that chosen for Ihe Course;

(c) pcnons pos.5Cssing a degree from this or another University. provided

that the Faculty Board is satisirted th at such degree is of the req uired st andard and

that. in any case. it is not inferior 10 Grade B Or ils eq uivalent in the same subject as

that cho!icn for the Coursc in the Final Exam ination or that degree ;

(d) pcnons posvssi ng the degree of Bachelor or Arts ( Honours) - B .A .

(Holti.) - .. i th l ltird a~ Honours obtained from thi s Universily in Or be fore

1980 in the sa me subject u that chosen for the Course;

(c) pcnoru possessing the degree of Bachelorof Arts~B. A . - obta in ed in

1988 or 1989 with It kast Grade B in Medite rranean Studies, provided that

rtgistr2tion for the Course is in H istory only

(f) persons possessing ~he degree of BaChelor of Educa~ion (Honours) -

REd . ( I-tom.) - and who llave R"""'5Sfully completed at least 20 credits in the

mai n subject area (excluding Methodology) in the OOU~ leading to that degree

wit h an overall result of Grade B or bener in that subj«t area and have ~d Ihe

Final Examination of Ihe content ~rea.

Applicanu for registration under sub-p'lrRgraph (b) . (c). (d), (c) or (f) of

(2)

paragraph ( I) of this regulalion shall. prior 10 registration for the Cou~. be required.

in addition 10 .... tidying any olher special conditions of ~he Faculty lJ:oa.rd. to spe.nd ~ne

year to follow an appropriate preparatory COUJ>e and IQ pass a quallfymg enmmanon

at the standard of alleast Second Class Hono urs. Such examination shall r><)mmlly be

similar to all Or part of the Honours examination in the ~ubject coocerned.

(3) The eumination re ferred to in Ihe laM prccccdi ng paragraph shall

comprise four papers 10 be determined by Ihe Faculty Board. on the recommendation

of the Head ofOepartmenl, chosen with a view 10 completing the applicant's Honours

programme. Onc or more of Ihese papers O1 ay be chosen for theIT relevance IQ the

applicant's proposed line of study.

(4) Before being admilled to rcgii>ler for the Counoe all applicants mUlit be

approvcd by Ihe Fsculty Board. on the rccommcnd~ tion of the Head of Department

concerned . as possessing Ihe training . knowledge and capabili l i~ requi red for Ihe

proposed line of st udy and research.

Courw l>uratiool

(I) A can did ate for the Degree shall be required to pn:-sent a wrinen

dis.sert&tion on the: approved subject nol less than fift een and not more than twenty

seven calendar monlhs afle r regist ration. The Faculty Board may . be fore tbe

presentation of the dissertation . extend such period for onc further period not

e~~eding t"·elve ~1cndar months.

(2) A ca ndid ate ma~ . by permission of the Faculty Board. regisleron a part-

lime basis. Any pe riod ~pent in part-lime study or research shall be considered

equivalent to half the same period of full-time study or rese arch.

(3) A candidate. whether full·t ime or part·t ime. Shall be required to re·

register for Ih{' Course 31 Ihe beginning of each academic )·car.

SIIPU"'bi.on rA O\ssntation

The Fxuily Board shall appoin t a Prof~r or Lecturer as super/isor for

e,·ery cand idate. The wper/isor shall Teq uire the candidale 10 report 10 him at leasl

once a ic nn and in addition asoften as be deems necessary. He mayrefertolhe Faculty

Boa rd a candidate whose work he considers unsatisfactory and sh all refer. for the

approval of the Fl\C\Jlty I3oord. any substan tial modification in the tide or conte nt of the

projected diMCrtalion. No dissertation m3Y be submiTted to the examiners wi ~hout Ihe

~rtiftcate. signed by the: supervisor. of con form ity with these regulations.

TIt~ or Dissntlltion

A provisional title and oUlline o f the dissertation shall be submined for the

approval of the Faculty Board within thrcc: calendar month. of tbe candidate's fint

regisl ration.

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Contents of Dissertation

(I)

Everydissertationshall

(a) be either a reoord of original work or an ordered and critical expre~sion

of I'xisling data wilh regard to a particular subject

(b) satisfy the Oepartment concerned as regards language and literary

presentat ion; and

fulfil all s~ificalions under regulation 8 as regards length and format.

(c)

(2) The dissertation shall be ofsucll le ngth as will be decided by the relevant

Head of Department, but shall not normally exceed 50,000 words.

No dissertation shall be accepted which i, identical in substance to a

(3)

dissertation already submitted for a degree in Ihis or any Olher Universiw No

candidate, however. sllall be precluded from incorporating such previous dissertation

work as may be necessary 10 Ihe presc~lalion and fuller understanding of his

exposition. provided that the nature and extent of such incorporation arc clearly

indicated in tile diS5ertation itself.

Prtsfn ltulon of Dissertation

g. (I) As regards prescntation the dissertation slIall meet the following

spe<:ifications

International Standard Size A4 ( I PI .. " x 8'/ .. ") ;

(a)

Paper SiN

(b) Typing: Double spacing for the main texl. Single spacing fOT

foomote •. Single spacing may also be used fur long quotations in the main text.

Left-hand margin of \.5". Topand right -hand maTginofO.5". A top margin ofrlO

be left on the first page of every division i.e. chapters. bibliography. etc. Footnote!

s should appear at the bouom of the relevant page or afler every chapter;

(c) Pagination: The main leXt. including the introduClion (if any) and any

appendices of the disscrtation. shall have Arabic numerals; Ihe lille page.

dedication (if any) . preface. acknowledgements. table of contents. bibliography,

etc .. precediog the main text shall have Roman numerals;

(d) Binding: Three unbound copies oh he dissertation shall be submiued,

Duplication is pennissible provided that the result is clean and clear. After a

successful defence. two copies of the dissertation as approved by the Board of

Examiners. shall be sewn and bound in cloth (preferably black) with stiff boards

and good quality end papers: with leuering (preferably in' gold) on the froot and

spine showing (i) the name of the candidate; (ii) the title Or sho rt title of the

dissertat ion; (ii;) the degree fOT which the dissertation is submitted; and (iv) the

year of submission. Maps, diagrams. graphs. printed malerial. etc" should be

bound with the dissertation , but if this is not possible they should be presenled

separately in special folders or volumes and numbered . One bound copy of tbe

dissertation shall be retained in the University Library, the second in the custody of

the Depanment concerned and the third copy shall be returned to the candidate

after the exami nation;

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(c) lAyout of fitl~ pagt: Tilk: of di~nalion and subtitic. if any. followed

by the name of Ihe candidate, the suhj«l . and the dale of submission; e.g. ~ A

disscrl&lion presented to lhe Faculty of Am in Ihe Univen;ilyof Malt. for the

degree of Master of Ans in (nam enfsubject e.g. H islory)~, fOllowed by monlh and

year of subminion .

(2)

The disscnalion shall include a declaration signed by lite candidate llial

il is his own original work .

fi nal ~;:unll natioo

( I) Dwa, il'pretenlaujoni,

id-dissertazzjoni

gIIandha

lhares

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ispetifi kaujonijicI 11 tejjin

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Id· Daqs Slandard Inlernazzjonali A4 (1I -Y.·· x

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(b) IlIajpjar ; Spazju doppju !hal-leSI cwlicni, Spazju singlu Ihan.noti. L-

isPazlu si nglu jisla' jin!uia wkoll gba kwotazzjonijiet Iw,1I fi l-Ie$! ew ieni. Margni

fuq iJe-xellug la' 1 .5 ~. Margni la' fuq u fuq iJ·lemin la ' O.5 Margni la' fuq la' r

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jilhalla fuq 1-e-c:1 patna la' kull divitjoni, i.e., ta9si miel. bibljogr.r9l, e{;t. In·

nolali gIIandhom jidhru fil-qiep tal·patna rilevanli Jew warS kulllaqSlma;

(t) lI-put;1IQr; h-Icst ewlicni, in kluti d·dahla (jdk ikun hemm ). u I-kull

appendiCi tad·disscnlujoni. ghandhom ikunu b'numri Gharat>; il'patnJ ,,' 1-

isem, id-dedika (jc kk ikun hemm ), il·prefazju, rikoonoximcnli , il-werrej, ii-

bibljogrsfija ctt., li jitu qabcl it-lest ewlicni , plndhom itunu b'numri Rumani;

(d) II-Itgatu,a: Ghandhom ik unu pprcientali diel kopji mhu~ iIIegali lad·

disscnaujoni . Duplikaujoni bl·islcnsillisla· ssir , basla ,-ritulla! ikun nadir u ear.

Warn li d-disscnaujoni Ikun dirtia b'suCCess, lcw/l kopj i tad-dissenanjoni kif

approvali mill-8ord la' I· Etaminaturi, ghandhom ilulDu mchjulln u llegati bid·

drapp (jekk jiSll' jhn is ... ·ed) bi q~ur iebsa u kani lal-tar{ la' k .... a1il! lcajba; bl.i uri

Gckk jisla' jkun bid-dcheb) fuq il-qoxra u d-dahar, Ii juru (i) I-iscm laI·kandidal (H)

I-i,u,m je .... I-iscm qasir lad-disscrtaujonl: (iii) il-grad li d-dissc n anjoni Ikun

qicghda ligi SOllome5S11 gllalih; u (iv) is·se na meta li~i sollomnsa. Mapcp. disinji,

malerjal stampal, clX., ghandllom ikunu ll cgali mad-disserlav:ioni, itda ;ekk dan

ma jhnx possibbli gllandhom ikunu pprcicnlati ghalihom nimtien u numerat;'

Kopja llegala .... allda lad-dissertazzioni lintamrn fil-Librcrija la'I-Universil~, il-

lieni fiI-llarsien tad-Dipanimenl 1i jkun u t-tielel kopja linghal Iura lill-kandidal

wara l-cumi;

(c) /t·"lsHIJ IIJi-pDg= IIJ · /·iscm: L-isem lad-di$SCnazzjoni u s-souo-~m,

jckk ikun hemm . u .... arajh I-isem lal-kandidal, is-su!&ell. u d-da1a la' mCl11igi

SOl\omes.sa, d. " Dissertazzjoni pprdcnlata lill-F akull~ ID ' l-Arti fl· Univcrsili la'

Malla ghall-grad la' Mw/er of Aru fil·(I·iscm laS-SU~CII, d. 1-[510rja)" imbaghad

ix-xallar u !Hena la' meta tilP 5OlIomeua.

2. Id-dissc nazzioni gIIandha tinkludi dikjarazzjoni ffirmala mill-kandidDlli

hi xog.hol originali titghu.

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L-Eiami

Oabel ma jipprdenla d,disscnazzjoni kandidal ikun mislenni Ii jkun

( 1) Befon: presenting the dissertation a candidate shall be required to follow

and suro:ssfully romplelc two or morc units of study ~ o f which shall be Me thods of

Research. "The conlent for each unit ~hall be determined by the Faculty Board in lhe

light or lhe recommendations by the Head of lhe relevant Department .

(2) The final cumination in each course shall be in wri ling . A candidate

who ra il$ in any paper shall be entitled to a re-si! of the whol.;: examination within a

period of twelve calendar months.

A ca ndidate shall also norma ll~ be required to tah a ";ca "00'

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euminotioll to defend his di!;SCrtotion .

(I) Each di§scna tion shall be examined by at least three examiners. one of

whom shall nonnolly be an external examiner from another Universit)·.

(2) The examiners for any written papers required under regulation 9 may

be OIhoer than those for the dissertation ilSoelL

Re-su bmission 0( Dissertation

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A candida te whose dissertatinn is fOllnd unsatisfaClory maybe allowed by the

Facult y Board. on the reoommendation of the examiners. to re-submit it in revised form

within a period of noIless than six and nOt more than eighleen cale ndar month!; from

the day on whi ch it is referred back 10 him .

(I) The Final ReMll l of each candidate sbaJl take inlo acoount thoe mcrilsof

his disse rtation and his o ra.l defe~ thereof.

(2) Successful candidales sball qu alify for the Degree and their names shall

be published in alphabetical orde r classified as follows

Pa!io5ed ... ·llh Distinction

PaS5ed.