under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

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L.N. 209 of 2010

EDUCATION ACT

(CAP. 327)

Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2008

for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy

under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy

IN EXERCISE of the powers conferred upon him by articles 74 (5) and

75 (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 Economics, Management and Accountancy in virtue of the powers

conferred upon it by article 81 (1) of the said Act and which have been

approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by article 81 (2)

of the said Act

Citation and Interpretation

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2010 in terms of the

Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2008 for the Degree of Doctor of

Philosophy under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and

Accountancy.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Economics, Management

and Accountancy;

“the Degree” means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D.;

“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy;

and

“the Principal Regulations” means the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. Degree

Regulations, 2008.

Applicability

These bye-laws shall be applicable from June 2009 onwards.

Requirements for Admission

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be in possession of one

of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree of this or another University in one of the following areas

of study: Accountancy, Banking, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Management,

Marketing, Public Policy, Social Work, Social Policy and Tourism or in a related area

of study as approved by the Faculty Doctoral Committee;

(b) the Master of Business Administration degree of this or another approved

University awarded with Distinction;

(c) a Master of Business Administration degree of this or another approved

University together with a Bachelor’s degree obtained with at least a Second Class

Honours from this or another approved University;

(d) a Bachelor’s degree obtained with First Class Honours or Second Class

Honours (Upper Division) of this or another University in the areas of Accountancy,

Banking, Economics, Finance, Insurance, Management, Marketing, Public Policy,

Social Work, Social Policy and Tourism or in a related area of study as approved by the

Faculty Doctoral Committee,

provided that in all cases mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of this bye-law, the

Faculty Doctoral Committee

(i) ascertains that the applicant has a very strong background in the areas of

study related to the proposed area of research; and

(ii) submits a clearly motivated recommendation for acceptance to the Board for

eventual consideration by the Ph.D. Committee and Senate.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together with a

comprehensive research proposal outlining the proposed project, including research

sources and materials, at any time of the year.

(2) Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence in those skills

required by the nature of the proposed research.

Faculty Doctoral Committee

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of a Faculty Doctoral

Committee composed as follows

The Dean of the Faculty (Chairman)

3 – 4 Heads of Department or their delegates, providing that each

member shall be qualified up to Ph.D. level.

Supervision and Students’ Progress

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written report to the Board,

through the Faculty Doctoral Committee, every June for all students under their

supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to proceed with their studies subject to

satisfactory progress reports from their Principal Supervisor. If the report is negative,

the Board shall make recommendations to Senate concerning the continuation of the

student’s registration for the Degree.

(1) After 12 months of full-time study, students are required to submit a report

on their research work for consideration by an ad hoc board appointed by the Board.

The ad hoc board shall be composed of a chairman, who shall be the head of the

department concerned or his delegate, and two examiners, one of whom shall be the

Principal Supervisor and the other a member of the Faculty.

(2) The ad hoc board shall examine the student orally and shall submit a

written report for consideration by the Faculty Doctoral Committee in the first instance.

The report shall contain recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Faculty may be required to participate in the

Faculty’s research and teaching programmes.

Thesis Presentation and Format

Students are required to inform the Faculty that they will be submitting their

thesis for examination not less than three months before the submission deadline.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of the Board of

Examiners in accordance with the Principal Regulations.

The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the format and

presentation of the thesis for the Degree.

(1) Students shall be required to submit a soft-bound copy of their thesis for

each member of the Board of Examiners, together with a copy in digital format.

(2) On successful completion of their studies, students shall be required to

submit to the Faculty three hard-bound copies of the thesis and one copy in digital

format within six weeks from the publication of their result. One copy of the thesis shall

be kept in the Library of the department concerned and another at the University

Library. Students who do not comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded the

Degree.

Repeal

The Bye Laws of 1998 for the degree of Master of Philosophy – M.Phil. -

under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy,

published as Legal Notice 119 of 1998 and the Bye-Laws of 1998 for the degree of

Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. - under the auspices of the Faculty of Economics,

Management and Accountancy, published as Legal Notice 120 of 1998, shall be deemed

to cease to be in force as from 1 st June 2009, provided that students registered for this

degree before 1 st June 2009 shall continue to be governed by the regulations that were in

force at the time of their registering for the degree.

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