BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.137

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE

SCIENCES *

30th September, 2011

LEGAL NOTICE 394 of 2011, as amended by Legal Notice 32 of 2012.

(1) The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws of 2011 for

the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the

Faculty of Media and Knowledge Sciences.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Media and

Knowledge Sciences;

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

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Media and Knowledge

Sciences; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from February 2011

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be in

possession of a degree as prescribed in regulation 6 of the Principal

Regulations, in the area of study applied for, or in any other area

that the Board may deem relevant to the pursuit of studies under the

auspices of the Faculty.

(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.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of a

Faculty Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Dean of the Faculty or delegate (chairman)

3 - 4 senior members of the Faculty, normally Heads of

Departments

The Faculty Doctoral Committee may co-opt other members if

deemed necessary.

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 293 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Faculty’s 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 repo rt is negat ive, th e Board shal l m ake

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1) After at least 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 Dean of the Faculty or

his delegate, and two examiners. The Principal Supervisor shall be

invited for the meeting with no right to vote.

(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.

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

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 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 Faculty and another at the University Library.

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

the Degree.