BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE *

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.105

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR

OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE *

30th October, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 312 of 2009, and by Legal Notices 51 of 2018.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is Bye-Laws of 2009 for the

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Faculty

of Science.

(2)

In these bye-laws unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Science;

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Science;

"the Degree" means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;

and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable as from 1 October 2017.

(1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall

be in possession of one of the following degrees, obtained in the

last ten years prior to registration

(a) a Bachelor Honours degree obtained with at least

Second Class Upper Division, in an area of study

related to the proposed area of research;

(b) a Master’s degree, in an area of study related to the

proposed area of research;

(c) qualifications which the Board deems comparable to

the degrees indicated in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) Applicants in possession of one of the degrees indicated in

paragraph (1) obtained more than ten years prior to their

application may apply and are required to produce sufficient proof

of their competence to carry out research at the required level.

(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.

When the Board deems it necessary, it may require students to

successfully complete a number of study-units during the first part of

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 162 of 2024.

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UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE

their studies, and/or to satisfactorily undertake tasks recommended by

the Board, under those conditions that it may impose, after approval by

Senate.

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 departments or their delegates,

providing that each member shall be qualified up to

PhD level.

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

Superv isor. If the rep ort is negative, th e Board shall make

recommendations to Senate concerning the continuation of the

student’s doctoral programme.

(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 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.

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

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UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF SCIENCE

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.