BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE - M.SC. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE - M.SC. - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.305

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

SCIENCE - M.SC. - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

30th April, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 135 of 2013 and 180 of 2017.

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

degree of Master of Science - M.Sc. - under the auspices of the

Faculty of Dental Surgery.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery;

"the course" means the programme of study leading to the degree

of Master of Science - M.Sc.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Science - M.Sc.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be

applicable

for

courses

commencing in October 2017 or later.

The course shall be offered in any area of study that falls

within the academic responsibility of the Board, after approval by

Senate.

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

one of the following qualifications

(a) the degree of Bachelor of Dental Surgery – B.Ch.D. –

with at least Second Class (Honours) or the degree of

Master of Dental Surgery awarded from July 2018

onwards; or

(b) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) with at

least Second Class (Honours) in Dental Hygiene or

Dental Technology; or

(c) the degree of Bachelor of Science (Honours) with at

least Second Class (Honours) with Chemistry, or

Biology, or Chemistry with Materials, as one of the

main areas of study; or

(d) a degree with at least Second Class (Honours) in a

discipline related to health science; or

(e) a degree with at least Second Class (Honours) in an

area of study which the Board deems to be relevant to

the proposed area of study.

(2) The admission of applicants under sub-paragraphs (c) to (e) of

paragraph (1) of this bye-law may be made conditional on the results of

an interview conducted for the purpose.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE - M.SC. - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

(3) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of

applicants that may be allowed to register for each area of study

offered in the course, depending on the availability of resources.

The number of available places shall be announced at the time of

the call for applications.

(4) When the number of places is so limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available,

applicants will be selected using the following criteria, the

weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for

applications

(a) degree type and classification;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during an interview.

(5) Interviews, when necessary, shall be conducted by a board

composed of at least three members appointed for the purpose.

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 a total of 90 ECTS credits are assigned, of which not less

than 20 ECTS credits are assigned to taught study-units and not

more than 70 ECTS credits are assigned to the dissertation study-

unit.

(2) In cases where applicants lack essential knowledge in

particular areas not covered in their first degree, the Board may

require the applicant to follow and pass supplementary study-units

at level 4 or lower to which not more than 12 ECTS credits are

assigned.

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

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

commencement of the course.

The assessment of the taught study-units shall be held by

the end of the semester in which the teaching of the study-units is

held.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of between 40,000 and 50,000 words in accordance

with the guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation may be undertaken at any time

during the course after approval of the research 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 for the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval at

the time of application.

(1) The Board shall appoint a Panel of Supervision for

each student, normally composed of three members as follows: the

Head of Department as Chairman, or his or her delegate, and two

other members, one of whom being the research supervisor,

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE - M.SC. - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY

provided that when the Head of Department is the supervisor, he or

she shall not chair the Panel.

(2) The Panel of Supervision shall follow, as it deems fit, the

progress of students throughout the course, provided that it meets at

least twice a year to review such progress.

(3) Students shall be required to report to their supervisors at

least once every two months, and in addition as often as the

supervisor deems necessary.

(4) At the end of each semester of studies supervisors shall be

required to submit to the Panel of Supervision reports for the

students under their supervision. Students shall seek approval from

said Panel for any substantial modification in the title or content of

the dissertation.

(5) The Panel of Supervision shall periodically inform the

Board, in writing, on the general performance of each student. 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)

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

shall be in accordance with the provisions of the

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 Weighted Average Mark for the purpose of the

classification 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.