and Small States Institute, 1998

L.N.153 of 1998

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws for the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Pbil. - in the Islands

and Small States Institute, 1998

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 30

(5) and 31 (6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the

University of Malta has promulgated the following Bye-Laws made by

the Islands and Small States Institute in virtue of the powers conferred

upon it by section 37 (1) of the said Act and which have been

approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by

section 37 (2) of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These Bye-Laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for the Degree of

Master of Philosophy ~ M.Phil. - in the Islands and Small States Institute, 1998.

(2) In these Bye-Laws, unless the context othenvise requires

"the Board" means the Board of the Islands and Small States Institute

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phi\.

Applicability

These Bye-Laws shall apply from July 1995 onwards.

Registration

(1) Applications shall be open to candidates who have obtained an

honours degree, at the level of second class upper or higher, from this or

another University recognised for this purpose by Senate, in a subject which

in the opinion of the Board is closely related to the theme of the research

proposal of the candidate.

(2) The Board may, in special circumstances. allow a candidate who

does not satisfy the requirements specified in Bye-law 3 (l) to register. The

application of the candidate shall, in this case. include evidence that the

candidate is competent to carry out the research necessary to complete the

Degree.

(3) The Board may establish additional requirements. including that

the candidate sits for one or more qualifying examinations.

(4) The application for registration must include the title of the

proposed dissertation and a brief description of .its proposed contents,

together with a recommendation by a member of the academic staff who

accepts to act as supervisor.

Dissertation

(1) The M.Phil. dissertation must incorporate the results of the

candidate's own research and observations.

(2) The dissertation shall not exceed 50,000 words unless otherwise

specified by the Board. The dissertation shall incorporate an abstract of not

more than 500 words. The text must be typed or printed on A4 sheets, on

one side only, in double spacing, and the presentation must follow a

giudeline of style acceptable to the supervisor.

(3) The student shall be required to submit three coptes of the

dissertation for examination by the Board of Examiners.

(4) The student shall submit after the oral examination, and after

incorporating any amendments as the Board of Examiners may require, Q,\10

additional copies of the dissertation, hard bound.

The title of the

dissertation, the name of the candidate. the designation of the degree and the

date on which the candidate was admitted to the Degree, shall he printed on

the front. cover. One of the additional copies shall be deposited in the

Library of the University and the other in the library of the Institute.