BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS *

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.176

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS *

21st May, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 299 of 2010 as amended by Legal Notice 352 of 2021.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Institute

of Linguistics.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Linguistics;

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

"the Institute" means the Institute of Linguistics; 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 Institute shall be

in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree in any area of study related to the

proposed area of research;

(b) a Bachelor Honours degree with First Class Honours,

in an area of study deemed by the Board as strongly

related to the proposed area of research;

(c) qualifications which the Board deems to be

appropriate and comparable to the degrees mentioned

in paragraphs (a) or (b).

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

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

their studies, as recommended by the Board, after approval from Senate.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

an Institute Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Chairman of the Institute or delegate (chairman)

Three members of the Institute.

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Institute 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

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 223 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS

s u p e r v is or. I f t he r e po r t i s ne g a t iv e , t he B o a r d sh a l l m a ke

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1) After 12 months, and no more than 24 months of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study have elapsed, and after

successful completion of any taught component or tasks assigned to the

students under provisions of bye-law 4 of these bye-laws, students are

required to submit a report which (a) describes research undertaken up

to that point; (b) clearly describes a plan for research for the next 24

months of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study,

identifying the significant contribution envisaged. This report shall be

submitted for consideration by an ad hoc board appointed by the Board.

The ad hoc board shall be composed of a chairperson, who shall be the

chairperson of the Institute or their delegate, and two examiners, one of

whom shall be the Principal Supervisor and the other a member of the

Institute or of another faculty 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 Institute Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Institute may be required to

participate in the Institute’s research and teaching programmes.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

be reminded that they are required to inform the Institute 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 an electronic copy of

their thesis, which will be distributed to each member of the Board of

Examiners. The officer in charge shall issue a dated receipt. A loose-

bound, printed copy of the thesis shall be made available to members of

the Board of Examiners should they specifically request such a copy.

(2) On successful completion of their studies, students shall be

required to submit to the Institute 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 Institute and another at the University Library.

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

the Degree.