Institute for Masonry and Construction Research

L.N. 80 of 2000

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

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

Institute for Masonry and Construction Research

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 Institute for Masonry and Construction Research

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 of 2000 for the Degree

of Master of Philosophy - MPhil. - at the Institute for Masonry and Construction

Research.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Masonry and

Construction Research;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil.; and

"the Institute" means the Institute for Masonry and Construction

Research.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 1994 onwards.

Admission Requirements

To register for the Degree, candidates must be in possession of an

Honours degree not below Second Class (Upper) in a field related to masonry and

related areas of construction. The degrees considered appropriate shall normally

be the Bachelor of Engineering and Architecture (Honours), the Bachelor of

Engineering (Honours) and the Bachelor of Science.

In special cases, the Board may allow applicants who do not possess the

qualifications specified in bye-law 3 to apply. Such applicants must provide

evidence that they have attained the level of proficiency stipulated in bye-law 3,

particularly in the area of research proposed and must include a recommendation

by a member of the academic staff willing to act as supervisor. The Board may, in

each case, lay down additional requirements, including the taking of one or more

qualifying examinations.

In respect of each application, the Director of the Institute shall submit

to the Board his recommendation regarding the feasibility of the proposed

research work and regarding the resources required for the carrying out of such

research. The recommendation shall include a reference to the person directly

concerned with the management of the facilities required for the research work.

Progress and Supervision

Students shall be required to register every twelve months, on the

written recommendation of their supervisor.

The Board shall nominate one or more supervisors, if necessary from

outside the Institute but from amongst the academic staff of the University of

Malta, except that the Board shall not normally nominate as supervisor someone

who does not have academic qualifications of a level higher than Master of

Philosophy.

Dissertation Format and Presentation

The dissertation shall not normally be less than 35,000 words and shall

not exceed 40,000 words, exclusive of appendices, bibliographies, glossaries and

footnotes.

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

either typewritten or printed, and adequately bound for the purpose of the oral

examination. They shall be required to bring to the oral examination a fourth

copy of the dissertation, similarly bound and paginated.

(a) After the oral examination, and after incorporating any

amendments the Board of Examiners may require, students shall submit two

copies hard bound in art vellum or cloth, dark maroon in colour, and lettered

boldly in gold up back indicating the degree, the date and the name of the

student, and on the front the title of the work. The letters shall be between

12mm and 30mm high.

(b) The text must be typed or printed on A4 sheets, on one side only,

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

bottom and right.

(c) Drawings, maps and other illustrations, which are unavoidably

larger than A4, shall be properly folded to A4 size so that they can be neatly

bound within the dissertation.

(d) Students shall also be required to present a short abstract of their

dissertation of not more than 500 words which shall be bound with each copy of

the dissertation submitted to the University. One of these copies shall be

deposited in the Library of the University of Malta, and the other in the library of

the Institute.