European Documentation and Research Centre

L.N. 55 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2000 for the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - in the

European Documentation and Research Centre

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 Board of the European Documentation and Research

Centre in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 37 (l) 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

(l) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2000 for the Degree

of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - in the European Documentation and Research

Centre.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires-

"the Board"

means the Board of the European Documentation and

Research Centre; and

"the Centre" means the European Documentation and Research

Centre.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall apply from July 1993 onwards.

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Eligibility for Admission

Applications shall be open to candidates who have graduated with

European Studies as a main area of study, normally at Honours level, and who

were placed in the upper half of the classification in the final examinations of

this or another university recognized for the purpose by the Senate.

Candidates who do not satisfy the requirements specified in bye-law 3,

may, in special cases, apply to the Board for permission to register. Such

applications must include evidence of proficiency and a recommendation by a

member of the academic staff willing to act as supervisor. The Board may lay

down additional requirements, including the taking of one or more qualifying

examinations.

Applications for registration must include the title of the proposed

dissertation and a brief account of it.

Format and Presentation

Unless otherwise specified by the Board, the length of the dissertation

shall not normally exceed 50,000 words.

Students shall be required to submit three copies of the dissertation for

examination which must be adequately bound. Within one month of passing the

examination of the dissertation, students must submit two copies of the

dissertation, one of which shall be deposited at the University Library, and the

other at the library of the Centre bound as follows

in cloth (preferably black) with stiff boards and good quality end papers; with

lettering (preferably in gold) on the front and the spine showing

(a) the name of the student;

(b) the title or short title of the dissertation;

(c) the degree for which the dissertation is submitted; and

(d) the year of submission.

Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, etc. should be bound with the

dissertation, but if this is not possible, they should be presented separately in

special folders or volumes and numbered.

The text must be typed on A4 sheets, on one side only, in double

spacing and with a margin of 40 mm to the left and at least 20mm top, bottom

and right.