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

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF MALTESE STUDIES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.282

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

INSTITUTE OF MALTESE STUDIES *

21st May, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 302 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 Institute

of Maltese Studies.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Maltese Studies;

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

"the Institute" means the Institute of Maltese Studies; 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 a Master’s degree of the University of Malat or

another university, normally in the same or a related area of study

applied for, and obtained subsequent to the completion of a first

cycle degree or a comparable qualification.

(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.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

an Institute Doctoral Committee composed of between three and

five members, chaired by the Director or his/her delegate, the other

members being normally professors or associate professors.

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

Sup ervisor. If the r eport is negati ve, t he Board sh all m ake

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 224 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF MALTESE STUDIES

(1) After twelve months of full-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 composed of a chairman, and two examiners, one of whom shall

be the principal supervisor and the other a senior 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 informed 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 a copy in digital format. 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 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.