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

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.153

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY *

9th April, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 211 of 2010.

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

of Master 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.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 2009

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be in

possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree in a related area of Dental Surgery

of the University of Malta 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.

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)

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 27 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

3 senior members of staff.

(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

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

(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 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.