BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. - UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE

AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.475

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND

SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH *

8th November, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 381 of 2013.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - under the auspices of the

Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health.

(2)

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Centre for Resilience and

Socio-Emotional Health;

"t he Centre" means the Centre for Resilience and Socio-

Emotional Health;

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

and

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 2013

onwards.

(1) Applicants for the Degree offered by the Centre shall

be in possession of a Master ’s degree related to areas such as

resilience, wellbeing, health promotion, and human development.

(2) Applicants in possession of a Bachelor’s degree obtained

with F irst C lass Honours or S eco nd Cl ass Ho no urs (Up per

Division), and with outstanding academic potential and very strong

background in the area of study related to the proposed area of

research may also apply.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together

with a comprehensive research proposal of not less than 1000

words 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 a

Centre Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Director of the Centre or delegate (chairman)

3 other members of the Board or proposed by the Board.

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 158 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. - UNDER

THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE

AND SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Centre Doctoral Committee, every

year for all students under their supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to progress with their

studies subject to satisfactory progress reports from their principal

s u p e r v i s o r. I f t h e r e p o r t i s n e g a t i v e , t h e Bo a r d sh a ll m a k e

recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration

for the Degree.

(1) After at least twelve months and not later than twenty-

four months of full-time study, students are required to submit

some chapters / report on their research work for consideration by

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

composed of a chairman, who shall be the Centre Director or his

delegate, and two examiners, one of whom shall be the principal

sup erv iso r and th e o the r a de lega te o f th e Ce ntre D oct oral

Committee.

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

submit a written report for consideration by the Centre Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Centre may be required to

participate in the Centre’s research and teaching programmes.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

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

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 in

line with the format indicated in the published guidelines, together

with a copy in digital format. The officer in charge of the Centre

shall issue a dated receipt.

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

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

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

the Degree.