under the auspices of the Faculty of Dental Surgery

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L.N. 211 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 Dental Surgery

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 Dental Surgery 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 Dental Surgery.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery;

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

“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Dental Surgery; and

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

Regulations, 2008.

Applicability

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

Requirements for Admission

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

of one of the following degrees

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(a) a Master's degree in a related area of Dental Surgery of this or

another University or qualifications of comparable standard recognised for this

purpose by the Senate; or

(b) a Bachelor’s degree obtained at First Class Honours or Second Class

Honours (Upper Division), provided that the Faculty Doctoral Committee

ascertains that the applicant has a very strong background in the area of study

related to the proposed area of research. This being the case, the Faculty Doctoral

Committee shall submit 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 as required by the

Principal Regulations.

(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 or his delegate (chairman)

3 senior members of staff.

Supervision and Students’ Progress

(1) Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written report to

the Board, through the Faculty Doctoral Committee, by the end of June and

January of every year of study for all students under their supervision.

(2) Students are required to submit a report on their research work every

six months for consideration by the Faculty Doctoral Committee.

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 on the student’s

continuing registration for the Degree.

(1) After twelve 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 senior academic with

expertise in the area.

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(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

Six months before the submission deadline students shall be informed

that they 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 a 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 loose bound copy of their

thesis for each member of the Board of Examiners, together with a copy in digital

format. The officer in charge of the Faculty shall issue a dated receipt.

(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 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 Dental Surgery published as Legal

Notice 234 of 1998, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st October

2009, provided that students registered for this degree before 1 st October 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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