GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, 2008 FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY STUDIES

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, 2008 FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER IN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY STUDIES –

M. YCS -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR

SOCIAL WELLBEING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.294

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE

AWARDS, 2008 FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN YOUTH AND

COMMUNITY STUDIES – M. YCS -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

23rd October, 2009

LEGAL NOTICE 284 of 2009, and by Legal Notices 287 of 2017 and 107

and 337 of 2018.

(1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws in terms

of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate Awards,

2008 for the degree of Master in Youth and Community Studies –

M. YCS - under the auspices of the Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty for Social

Wellbeing;

“the Course” means the programme of study leading to the

degree of Master in Youth and Community Studies - M. YCS;

“the Degree” means the degree of Master in Youth and

Community Studies – M. YCS;

“the Postgraduate Certificate” means the Postgraduate

Certificate in Youth and Community Studies – P.G. Cert.;

“the Postgraduate Diploma” means the Postgraduate Diploma

in Youth and Community Studies – P.G. Dip.; and

“the Principal Regulations” means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

These bye-laws shall apply from 15 June, 2018 onwards.

(1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession of

one of the following qualifications

(a) the B.A. (Hons) degree in Youth and Community

Studies; or

(b) the B.A. degree in Youth and Community Studies

obtained prior to 2004; or

(c) an honours degree from this or another university in an

area of study that is deemed relevant by the Board,

together with a minimum of two years’ experience in a

youth or community setting.

(2) Applicants applying for admission in terms of paragraph

(1)(c) will need to satisfy the interviewing board appointed by the

Board and which is composed of at least three members, through an

interview, that they have the necessary academic background,

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, 2008 FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER IN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY STUDIES –

M. YCS -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR

SOCIAL WELLBEING

professional aptitude and disposition to follow the course with

profit.

The course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

study or the equivalent in part-time study.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which a total of 90 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are

assigned to the taught study-units and 30 credits are assigned to the

dissertation study-unit.

Students who obtain a total of 30 credits assigned to taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not proceed

with the Course, or having proceeded do not successfully complete the

Course, shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate.

Students who obtain the 60 credits assigned to the taught

study-units with an average mark of at least 50% and do not

proceed with the course, or having proceeded do not successfully

complete the dissertation, shall be eligible for the award of the

Postgraduate Diploma.

The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of each taught study-unit shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-unit is held.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment

of not more than 20 credits for taught study-units if following the

full-time course, or not more than 10 credits if following the part-

time course, shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed

assessments during the September supplementary examination

session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits

permitted under paragraph (2) or students who after re-assessment

fail to obtain the credits for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have

failed the course.

Students shall be allowed to proceed to the dissertation study-

unit subject to obtaining the 60 credits assigned to the taught study-units

with a minimum average mark of 65%.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

third semester of the course. Each student shall be assigned a

supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a regular

basis during the period of study.

GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY

POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, 2008 FOR THE DEGREE OF

MASTER IN YOUTH AND COMMUNITY STUDIES –

M. YCS -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR

SOCIAL WELLBEING

(3) A provisional title for the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval by

the beginning of the second semester.

(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

paragraph (a) shall be in accordance with the

provisions of the Principal Regulations; and

(ii) the Board may not terminate studies prematurely

according to paragraph (b) until it has first given

the student a chance to be heard.

The Final Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification of the Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall

be based on the results obtained in all the 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.