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

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.166

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF EDUCATION *

9th April, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 213 of 2010.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Faculty

of Education.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Education;

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

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Education; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 2008

onwards.

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

be in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree or equivalent in an area of study

related to the proposed area of research; or

(b) a Bachelor Honours degree (First Class or Second

Class Upper), or equivalent in Education, in an area of

study related to the proposed area of research.

(2) In special circumstances, applicants who do not possess the

formal qualifications delineated above, but hold a proven track

r e c o r d o f p e e r r e v i ew e d s c h o l a r l y a c h i e v e m e n t ( i n c l u d i n g

published works) that demonstrates an original and significant

contribution to knowledge and outstanding professional experience

in a related field may be considered for admission. In such

exceptional cases, applicants shall be required to follow and

successfully complete an ad hoc preparatory advanced research

training study-unit following admission.

(3) Final decisions about the eligibility of all applicants shall

remain at the discretion of the Board, in consultation with the

Faculty Doctoral Committee.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, CV and

a 3000-word research proposal outlining the proposed project,

including research sources and materials, at any time of the year.

(2) Applicants shall be asked to attend an interview following

submission of the proposal.

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 221 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF EDUCATION

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.

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, or twenty-four

months of part-time study, students are required to submit a report

on their research work for consideration by an ad hoc board

appointed by the Board on the recommendation of the Faculty

Doctoral Committee. 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 specialist in the area covered by the

thesis.

(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 registered for the Degree 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 and another at the University Library.

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

the Degree.