BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES *

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.315

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES *

9th April, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 210 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notice 319 of 2014.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Faculty

of Health Sciences.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences;

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

"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Health Sciences; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from May 2014

onwards.

(1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall

be in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree in the same area of study or in a

related area obtained subsequent to the completion of a

first cycle degree or a comparable qualification;

(b) a first degree in a related subject obtained with at least

Second Class Honours (Upper Division); or

(c) a degree qualification comparable to the degrees

specified in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b), as approved by

Senate on the recommendation of the Board.

(2) In the case of applicants presenting a degree indicated in

paragraph (1)(b) and (c), the Faculty Doctoral Committee shall

(a) ascertain that the applicant has a very strong

background in the area of study related to the proposed

area of research; and

(b) submit a clearly motivated recommendation for

acceptance to the Board for eventual consideration by

the Ph.D. Committee and Senate.

Applicants in possession of the degrees indicated in bye-

law 3(b) and (c) shall have successfully completed a substantial

dissertation/research component, with at least an average grade of

B+ or its equivalent, to which not less than 14 ECTS credits are

assigned.

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 160 of 2024.

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THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

Where the Senate, on the recommendation of the Board,

deems it necessary, it may require applicants to successfully

complete a number of study-units under those conditions it may

impose.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together

with a comprehensive research proposal of not more than 3000

words excluding references, 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 as

directed by the Institute

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of a

Faculty Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Dean of the Faculty or delegate (Chairperson)

3 - 4 members of the Faculty possessing academic

doctoral qualifications.

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Faculty Doctoral Committee,

annually for all students under their supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to proceed with their studies

subject to satisfactory progress reports from their Principal

Superv isor. If the rep ort is negative, th e Board shall make

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

Faculty 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 Faculty Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Faculty may be required to

participate in the Faculty’s research and teaching programmes.

Students shall be required to defend their thesis orally.

They are expected to make a presentation of the major findings of

their research work of about 20 to 30 minutes and then to answer

questions posed by members of the Board of Examiners. The

Chairman of the Board of Examiners shall ensure that the student is

aware of the procedure to be followed during the oral examination.

Six months before the submission deadline of the thesis

students shall be informed that they are required to inform the

Faculty that they will be submitting their thesis for examination not

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES

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,

according to the format indicated in the published guidelines,

together with a copy in digital format. The officer in charge of the

Faculty shall issue a dated receipt.

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

required to submit to the Faculty 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 department and another at the University Library.

Students who do not comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded

the Degree.