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

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TOURISM – M.A. –

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE

FOR TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.404

BYE-LAWS IN TERMS OF THE GENERAL

REGULATIONS FOR UNIVERSITY POSTGRADUATE

AWARDS, FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS

IN TOURISM – M.A. – UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE

21st April, 2011

LEGAL NOTICE 144 of 2011, as amended by Legal Notices 179 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 of Arts in Tourism – M.A. – under

the auspices of the Institute for Tourism, Travel and Culture.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for Tourism, Travel

and Culture;

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

degree of Master of Arts in Tourism – M.A.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Arts in Tourism -

M.A.; 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 open to applicants in possession of a

Bachelor degree obtained with at least Second Class Honours in

Anthropology, Business, Events, Geography, History, Leisure,

Management, Marketing, Sport Management, Tourism Management,

Tourism Studies, or in other related areas deemed suitable by the Board.

The course shall extend over three semesters of full-time

studies or the equivalent in part-time studies.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to which a

total of 90 credits are assigned, of which 10 credits are assigned to

taught study-units and 80 credits assigned to a dissertation study-unit.

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 the taught study-unit/s shall be

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

study-unit/s is held.

(2) Students who fail in the assessment of the taught study-

unit/s shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessment/

s during the September supplementary examination session.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN TOURISM – M.A. –

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE

FOR TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE

(3) Students who after re-assessment fail to obtain credit for any

study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the Course.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 40,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation may be undertaken throughout the

Course after approval of the proposal. Each student shall be

assigned a supervisor who shall provide guidance and advice on a

regular basis during the period of study.

(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 recommendations 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 Degree shall be based on the results obtained

in all 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.