BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING *

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.477

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING *

8th November, 2013

LEGAL NOTICE 383 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 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 Faculty" means the Faculty for Social Wellbeing;

"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 1 October 2013

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be in

possession of a Master ’s degree normally in the same area of

studies applied for. Applicants in possession of a Bachelor’s degree

obtained with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours (Upper

Division) with outstanding academic potential and very strong

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

research may also be considered.

(1) Applicants may submit their application form, together

with a comprehensive research proposal of not less than 3000

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

Faculty Doctoral Committee composed as follows

The Dean of the Faculty or delegate (chairman)

3 - 4 Heads of Department.

Principal supervisors shall be required to submit a written

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

year for all students under their supervision.

*These regulations have been repealed by Legal Notice 163 of 2024.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY

FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

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 head of the department /

unit concerned or his delegate, and two examiners, one of whom

shall be the principal supervisor and the other a delegate of the

Faculty Doctoral Committee.

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

submit a written report for consideration by the Faculty Doctoral

Committee in the first instance. The report shall contain

recommendations according to the provisions of the Principal

Regulations.

Students registered at the Faculty may be required to

participate in the Faculty’s research and teaching programmes.

Six months before the submission deadline students shall

be informed that they are required to inform the Faculty 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 Faculty

shall issue a dated receipt.

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

required to submit to the Faculty 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 department and another at the University Library.

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

the Degree.