186 tal-1997

L.N, 186 of 1997

EDUCATI ON ACT

(CAP. 327)

KyC'· Laws of 1997 for thC' Ot.'grf!C of Doctor of Philosophy

• 1>tIJ), .In the . 'aculty of Arts

IN c~ercise orthe po ..... ers conferred upon him by sections 3O(S)

and 3 1(6) of the Education Act (Cap . 327), the Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made by

the Board of the Faculty of Ans in vi nue orttlc powers conferred upon

it by section 37(1 ) ofme said Act and which have been approved by the

Senate of the University of Malta 3S required by section 37(2) of the

said Act

Citation and interpretation

These bye-laws may be dted a~ the Bye-Laws of 1997 for the Degreeof

(I)

Doctor of Philosophy - Ph .D. - in the Faculty of Ans.

In these bye-laws un less the oonle~ t otherwise req ui res ·

(2)

"the Board· means the Board of the Facully of Arts;

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Ans

"the Degree·' means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy -Ph.D ..

Applicability

2_ These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 1992 onwards.

Minimum Admission Requirements

Dawn l-ordinamenti ghamlhomjapplikaw minn Ottubru 1992 'I quddiem.

Rckwliili Minimi ghad.J)hul

The minimum qualification for registration for a PhD . degree is a Master of

Ans - M.A.· of thc University of Malta or itsequivalenl and a positive recommendation

by the Faculty's Ph.D. Committee.

Abstract of Proposed Thesis

4 . In addition to a comprehensive researc h proposal. the Board requires from

the candidate an ou tline of the proposed project , including research sources and

materials. of approx imately 800 words .

SUIJC rvision

abbozz tal-progel! propost, li jinkludi s-sorsi u malerjal taO ricerka, la' madw3T 800

kclma.

Supcn'iijoni

(I) The Board expects dec isions with regard to su pervisorls (who ma y

include sc holars fro m ovc rseas universit ies) to be discu ssed within the

Depanmen llBoanJ of Studies . The Depanmcnl/Boon! of Studies will recommend

superv isorls to the boon! for onward transmission to Senate .

(2) A supervisor must be an established authority in the respective fie ld of

in vestigation.

(3) In theevent of any joint supervision. this may inc lude another academic

from the Uni vers ity of Malta or a recognised expen who is nOI a member o f lhe

Unive rsi ty of Malta .

Authenticity of T hcsis

A the~ i ~ being submilfed for supervision and examination must on no accoum

have already been submitted for any degree or diploma elsewhere . and must not ha \le

been published independently by the candidate, entirely or substantially.

Thesis Format and Presentation

(I) A Ph .D. thesis submitted to the facuhyshould nonnally not be less than

70.000 and not more than 90.000 words in length. including footnote s and bibliography ,

but excluding name andlor ana lytical indcxes and any appendices.

(2) A thesis should have a standard fonnat of refere nces throughout.

Howe\ler. depanmenta! discret ion shall be exercised with regan! to specific styles and

modalities.

(3) Following formal approval by the supervisor/s, four copies should be

presented to the depanmcntal chairperson for forwarding to the respective examiners.

(4) For CJ:amination purposes fou r heal-bound (thermal bind ing) copies of

each thesis should be presented. Whe n the lhesis is approved, these shall have to be re-

presented bound in a more pennanent form (preferably in hard covers) within not

more than six weeks from the l 'i WI l 'OCt examination. An additional , similarly bound

copy. is to be presented to the Registrar for forwan!ing to the Melitcnsia Section at the

University Li brary.

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