BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN FAMILY STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING *

DEGREE OF MASTER IN FAMILY STUDIES UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.428

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER IN

FAMILY STUDIES UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING *

28th August, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE 283 of 2012, as amended by Legal Notices 97 of 2014,

299 of 2016, 325 of 2017 and 49 of 2018.

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

Degree of Master in Family Studies - under the auspices of the

Faculty for Social Wellbeing.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty for Social

Wellbeing;

"the Board of Studies" means the Board of Studies appointed by

Senate for the course, on the recommendation of the Board;

"the Faculty" means the Faculty for Social Wellbeing;

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

of Master in Family Studies - M. Family St.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master in Family Studies - M.

Family St.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing in

1st October 2017 onwards.

The course shall be open to applicants in possession of a

Bachelor’s degree from this University, or another higher education

institution recognized by Senate for the purpose, with at least Second

Class Honours in Psychology, Social Work and/or Education area of

study, or in an area of study related to a caring profession including

nursing and midwifery, or in any other area related to Social Sciences,

deemed relevant by the Board.

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 shall be assigned, of which 30 credits are

assigned to the taught study-units and 60 credits are assigned to the

dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students who obtain a total of 30 credits for 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

*These regulations were repealed by S.L. 327.631. See Bye-Law 15.

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co u rse, sha ll b e eli gi bl e fo r t he aw ard of t he P o stg ra du ate

Certificate.

(3) Students shall be eligible for the award of the Degree if

they obtain the 90 credits as outlined in the programme of study for

the course with an average mark of at least 50%.

The programme of study shall be published by the Board of

Studies 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.

Students who fail in the assessment of not more than one of

the taught study-units shall be given the opportunity to re-sit the

failed assessment during the September supplementary examination

session.

Students who fail in more than the one study-unit as

permitted under bye-law 8 or students who after re-assessment fail

to obtain credit for the 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 of Studies.

(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 of the dissertation and a detailed research

proposal shall be submitted to the Board of Studies for approval by a

deadline established by the Board of Studies.

(1) The Board of Studies 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, 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 of Studies, in writing, on the general performance of each

student. Such advice may include a recommendation to either (a)

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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 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

of Studies as necessary due to the part-time nature of the course.