BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph. D. DEGREE - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. DEGREE - FOR THE DEGREE

OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.231

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY - Ph. D. DEGREE - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC

ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT

11th March, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 75 of 2016.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. Degree - under the

auspices of the Institute of Public Administration and Management.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Public

Administration and Management;

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

"the Institute" means the Institute of Public Administration and

Management; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 February 2016

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Institute shall be

in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Bachelor Honours degree obtained with at least

Second Class Upper Division in an area of study

related to the proposed area of research, provided that

the Board ascertains that the applicant has a very

strong background in the area of study related to the

proposed area of research; or

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

proposed area of research; or

(c) qualifications which the Board deems comparable to

the degrees indicated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this

bye-law.

(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.

When the Board deems it necessary, it may require students

to successfully complete a number of study-units during their

studies, and, or to satisfactorily undertake tasks recommended by

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. DEGREE - FOR THE DEGREE

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the Board, under those conditions that it may impose, after

approval by Senate.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

an Institute Doctoral Committee, composed of between three and

four members possessing academic doctoral qualifications, chaired

by the Director of the Institute or his delegate.

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

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 twelve months and not later than twenty-four

months of full-time study or the equivalent in 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. The

ad hoc board shall be appointed by the Board on the advice of the

Institute Doctoral Committee and shall be composed of a chairman,

the Principal Supervisor and an 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 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 notified 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 a loose bound

copy of their thesis for each member of the Board of Examiners,

together with an electronic version. The officer in charge of the

Institute shall issue a dated receipt.

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

required to submit to the Institute two hard bound copies and one

electronic version of the thesis, which shall include a signed

declaration of authenticity, within six weeks from the publication

of their result. One copy of the thesis shall be kept in the Library of

the Institute. The electronic version must conform to the standards

set up by the University of Malta Library. Students who do not

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. DEGREE - FOR THE DEGREE

OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

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comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded the Degree.