BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICS UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.198

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

ARTS IN LINGUISTICS UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS

9th April, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 200 of 2010.

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

Degree of Master of Arts in Linguistics 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 course" means the programme of study leading to the degree

of Master of Arts in Linguistics;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Arts in Linguistics;

and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2009 or later.

The course shall be open to applicants in possession of one

of the following qualifications

(a) a Bachelor degree with at least Second Class Honours

in Linguistics or in an area of study that includes a

substantial amount of study-units in Linguistics or an

area related to Linguistics; or

(b) a Bachelor degree with at least Category II in an area

of study that includes a substantial amount of study-

units in Linguistics or an area related to Linguistics,

provided that such applicants may be required to

complete a preparatory programme as specified in bye-

law 4.

(1) The preparatory programme shall comprise study-units

to which not less than 40 credits and not more than 60 credits are

assigned and shall also be governed by the Principal Regulations.

(2) Students shall be required to successfully complete the

preparatory programme of study with an average mark of 70% or

better prior to their registration for the course.

The course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

(1) The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which 90 credits are assigned of which 10 credits are assigned to

taught study-units and 80 credits are assigned to a dissertation

study-unit.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN LINGUISTICS UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS

(2) The programme of study shall be published after approval

b y Sen ate n o rm ally no t less than eigh t m on th s p rio r to t he

commencement of the course.

The assessment of the taught study-unit shall be completed

by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-unit is

held.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of not more than 50,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation may be undertaken after approval

of the proposal. Each student shall be assigned a supervisor who

shall provide guidance and advice on a regular basis during the

period of study.

(3) The provisional title of the dissertation and a research

proposal outlining the proposed project and the main questions to

be addressed shall be submitted to the Board for approval at the

time of application.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for

each student under their supervision at the end of each semester of

studies, whether the student is following the course on a full-time

or a part-time basis. Such reports may include a recommendation to

either (a) extend the period of study in order to enable the student

to complete the dissertation; or (b) terminate studies prematurely if

the supervisor deems this to be proper in the circumstances,

provided that

(i)

the extension of the study period referred to in (a)

shall be in accordance with the provisions of Principal

Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely

according to (b) until it has first given the student a

chance to be heard.

The Final Mark for the purpose of the classification of the

Degree shall be based on the results obtained in all components of

the programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.

The provisions of the foregoing bye-laws shall apply

mutatis mutandis to courses followed on a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the Board

as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.