BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS *

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL

OF PERFORMING ARTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.476

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES

OF THE SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS *

8th November, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 382 of 2013.

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

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

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D.– Degree Regulations; and

"the School" means the School of Performing Arts.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 2013

onwards.

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

be in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Master’s degree in the same area of study or in a

related area; or

(b) a First Class Honours Bachelor’s degree in the same

area of study or in a related area.

(2) The Board may also consider applications from applicants

with qualifications at Master’s level or higher in another discipline

and possessing experience or knowledge which, in the opinion of

the Board, will enable them to pursue doctoral studies successfully.

(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 a

School Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Director of the School or delegate (chair)

3 - 4 senior members of the School, normally Heads of

Department.

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

*These bye-laws have been repealed by Legal Notice 28 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE SCHOOL

OF PERFORMING ARTS

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

June for all students under their supervision.

Students shall only be allowed to proceed 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 twelve months and not later than twenty-four

months of full-time study or the equivalent in part-time study have

elapsed, students are required to submit a 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 School Director or his delegate, and two members, one of

whom shall be the principal supervisor.

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

basis of the work submitted and shall submit a written report for

consideration by the School Doctoral Committee in the first

instance. The report shall contain recommendations according to

the provisions of the Principal Regulations.

9 . St u d e n t s r e g i s t e r e d i n t h e S c h o o l m a y b e r e q u i r e d t o

participate in the School’s research and teaching programmes.

L-istudenti reġistrati fl-Iskola jistgħu jkunu meħtieġa

jipparteċipaw fil-programm tar-riċerka u tagħlim tal-Iskola.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

be informed that they are required to inform the School 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 School

shall issue a dated receipt.

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

required to submit to the School 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 by

the Director of the School and another at the University Library.

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

the Degree.