BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE

MEDICINE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.368

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

SCIENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDICINE

AND SURGERY

23rd March, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 164 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notice 228 of 2013.

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

Degree of Master of Science in Family Medicine under the auspices

of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and

Surgery;

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

of Master of Science in Family Medicine;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Science in Family

Medicine;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Family Medicine; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall apply to courses commencing in

February 2013 or later.

The Course shall be open to applicants in possession of

(a) the degree of Doctor of Medicine and Surgery; or

(b) a qualification deemed by Senate, on the

recommendation of the Board, to be equivalent to the

qualification listed in paragraph (a).

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 credits are assigned, of which 60 credits are

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

dissertation study-unit.

(2) 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.

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

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

DEGREE OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN FAMILY MEDICINE

MEDICINE UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

OF MEDICINE AND SURGERY

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, 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 credit for any study-unit, shall be required to

withdraw from the course.

(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 by the Board, who shall provide guidance and advice on

a regular basis during the period of study.

(3) A provisional title of 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 (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 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.