BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

DIPLOMA IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.276

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DIPLOMA IN RELIGIOUS

STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF THEOLOGY

14th June, 2005

LEGAL NOTICE 206 of 2005, as amended by Legal Notice 4 of 2010.

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

Diploma in Religious Studies under the auspices of the Faculty of

Theology.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Theology;

"the course" means the programme of studies leading to the

Diploma in Religious Studies; and

"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Religious Studies.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2009 or later.

To be registered as regular students in the course,

applicants must satisfy the general requirements for admission as

specified in the Admission Regulations of the University.

The course shall extend over a period of two years of part-

time study.

The course shall consist of

(a) a number of taught study-units to which 52 credits

shall be assigned; and

(b) a study-unit comprising a long essay to which 8 credits

shall be assigned.

The long essay shall be of not less than 6,000 words, and

shall be submitted by the end of the teaching period of the last

semester, unless the Board, for a good reason, allows it to be

submitted at a later date.

(1) The overall evaluation of each student’s performance

in the course for the purpose of the classification of the Diploma

shall be based on the results obtained in each year of the course, all

credits obtained being weighted equally.

(2) The names of students who qualify for the award of the

Diploma shall be published in accordance with the General

Regulations for University Undergraduate Awards.