BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE AWARDS, FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN

DEGREE OF MASTER IN PERFORMANCE STUDIES

(DANCE) – M.PS (DANCE) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.386

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE

AWARDS, FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN

PERFORMANCE STUDIES (DANCE) – M.PS (DANCE)

- UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL OF

PERFORMING ARTS

27th August, 2010

LEGAL NOTICE 407 of 2010, as amended by Legal Notice 145 of 2011

and 178 of 2017.

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

terms of the General Regulations for University Postgraduate

Awards, for the Degree of Master in Performance Studies (Dance) –

M. PS(Dance) – under the auspices of the School of Performing

Arts.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the School of Performing Arts;

"the Course" means the programme of study leading to the

degree of Master in Performance Studies (Dance) – M. PS(Dance);

"the Degree" means the degree of Master in Performance Studies

(Dance) – M. PS(Dance);

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Performance Studies (Dance) – P.G. Dip. PS(Dance);

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards; and

"the School" means the School of Performing Arts.

(1)

Bye-laws 3 and 4 shall be applicable as from 1 May

2017. (2) Bye-law 5 shall be applicable for courses commencing in

October 2017 or later.

(1)

The course shall be open to applicants in possession of

either

(a) a Bachelor’s degree in Dance or a Dance-related

subject, with at least Second Class (Honours) or

placement in Category II; or

(b) a Bachelor’s degree in a subject other than Dance or a

Dance-related subject, with at least Second Class

(Honours) or placement in Category II, together with

substantial proven Dance experience; or

(c) a professional qualification/qualifications and/or

experience deemed by Senate, on the recommendation

of the Board, to satisfy in part, the admission

requirements to the course, provided that applicants

DEGREE OF MASTER IN PERFORMANCE STUDIES

(DANCE) – M.PS (DANCE) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

may be required to complete a preparatory theoretical

programme as specified in bye-law 4.

(2) All applicants who are not in possession of a first degree in

Dance shall be interviewed and/or auditioned by a board composed of at

least three members. Applicants shall be asked to provide evidence of

their professional experience in dance by way of writing sample,

performance documentation and video. Applicants unable to attend the

interview and dance audition in person may arrange to complete the

process through electronic means of communication.

(1) The preparatory programme shall comprise study-units

to which 30 credits are assigned and shall also be governed by the

Principal Regulations.

(2) Students shall be required to successfully complete the

preparatory programme of study with an average mark of 55% or

better prior to their registration for the course.

The course shall extend over five semesters of 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

commencement of the course.

(4) The course shall be offered by direct tuition and by distance

learning as follows

(a) six intensive two-week periods of study to be held at

the University of Malta; and

(b) the remaining tuition shall be delivered by distance

learning.

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

completed by the end of the academic year 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 10 credits for taught study-units shall be given the

opportunity to re-sit the failed assessment at the first practicable

opportunity, as determined by the Board.

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

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

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

failed the course.

DEGREE OF MASTER IN PERFORMANCE STUDIES

(DANCE) – M.PS (DANCE) - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

di s s e r ta ti o n o f a bo u t 2 0 , 00 0 w o r ds i n a c c o r da nc e w it h t h e

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Each student shall be assigned a supervisor 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 end of October of the second academic year of the course.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board a progress report each

students under their supervision three months before submission.

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 the Degree shall be

ba s e d o n th e r e s u l t s o bt a i ne d i n al l t he c o m p o ne n ts of t h e

programme of study, all credits being weighted equally.