BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM, TRAVEL

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR

TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.435

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE INSTITUTE FOR TOURISM, TRAVEL

AND CULTURE *

13th November, 2012

LEGAL NOTICE 400 of 2012.

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

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

"the Institute" means the Institute for Tourism, Travel and

Culture; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 2011

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Institute shall be

in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree of the University of Malta or another

university in one of the following areas of study

Tourism,

Economics,

Finance,

Management,

Marketing, Public Policy, and Social Policy or in a

related area of study as approved by the Institute’s

Doctoral Committee;

(b) the Master of Business Administration degree of the

University of Malta or another approved University

awarded with Distinction;

(c) a Master of Business Administration degree of the

University of Malta or another approved University

together with a Bachelor’s degree obtained with at

least a Second Class Honours from the University of

Malta or another approved University;

(d) a Bachelor’s degree obtained with First Class Honours

or Second Class Honours (Upper Division) of the

University of Malta or another University in the areas

of Tourism, Economics, Finance, Management,

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 159 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR

TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE

Marketing, Public Policy, Social Policy, History,

Architecture or in a related area of study as approved

by the Institute’s Doctoral Committee,

provided that in all cases mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) to (d) of

this bye-law, the Institute’s Doctoral Committee

(i)

ascertains that the applicant has a very strong

background in the areas of study related to the

proposed area of research; and

(ii) submits a clearly motivated recommendation for

acceptance to the Board for eventual consideration by

the Ph.D. Committee and Senate.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together

with a comprehensive research proposal 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.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

an Institute Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Director of the Institute or delegate (Chairperson)

3 - 4 members

possessing

academic

doctoral

qualifications.

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Institute 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

Supervisor. If the report is negative, the Board shall make

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1) After at least 12 months of full-time study, students are

required to submit a report on their research work for consideration

by an ad hoc board. The ad hoc board shall be appointed by the

Board on the advice of the Institute Doctoral Committee and shall

be composed of a chairman, the Principal Supervisor and an

academic with expertise in the area of the students’ research.

(2) The ad hoc board shall examine the student orally and shall

submit a written report for consideration by the Institute Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Institute may be required to

participate in the Institute’s research and teaching programmes.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

be informed that they are required to inform the Institute that they

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR

TOURISM, TRAVEL AND CULTURE

will be submitting their thesis for examination not 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

Institute shall issue a dated receipt.

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

required to submit to the Institute 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 Institute and another at the University Library.

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

the Degree.