BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF GENDER STUDIES - M.G.S. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL

DEGREE OF MASTER OF GENDER STUDIES - M.G.S. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.504

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

GENDER STUDIES - M.G.S. - UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR SOCIAL

WELLBEING

20th October, 2014

LEGAL NOTICE 386 of 2014, as amended by Legal Notice 301 of 2016

387 of 2018 and 126 of 2020.

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

Degree of Master of Gender Studies - M.G.S. - 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 course" means the programme of study leading to the degree

of Master of Gender Studies - M.G.S.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Gender Studies -

M.G.S.;

"the Postgraduate Certificate" means the Postgraduate Certificate

in Gender Studies - P.G. Cert. GS; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards.

These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses commencing

in October 2020 or later.

(1) The course shall be open to applicants in possession of

a Bachelor degree from this University or any other institution

recognized by Senate, with at least Second Class Honours or

Category II.

(2) The admission of applicants may be made conditional on

the result of an interview conducted by an interviewing board

appointed for the purpose.

(3) The interviewing board appointed by the Board shall be

composed of at least three members.

(4) When the number of places is limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available,

applicants will be selected using the following criteria, the

weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for

applications

DEGREE OF MASTER OF GENDER STUDIES - M.G.S. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

(a) degree type and class;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during the interview.

(5) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose

qualifications as stipulated in paragraph (1) of this bye-law were

obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course

shall be considered first.

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 ECTS credits are assigned, of which 30 ECTS

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

assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

(2) Students who obtain a total of 30 ECTS 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

c o m pl e te t he co ur s e , shal l be e l ig i bl e f o r th e aw a rd o f t he

Postgraduate Certificate.

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

they obtain the 90 ECTS credits as outlined in the programme of

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

(4) The programme of study shall be published after approval

by Senate, normally not less than eight months prior to the

commencement of the course.

(1) The assessment of the taught study-units shall be

completed by the end of the semester in which the teaching of the

study-units is held.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment of not

more than 20 ECTS credits, if following the full-time Course, or not

more than 10 ECTS credits, if following the part-time Course, shall be

given the opportunity to re-sit the failed assessments during the

September assessment session.

(3) Students who fail in more than the number of credits permitted

under paragraph (2) of this bye-law or students who after re-assessment

fail to obtain credit for any study-unit, shall be deemed to have failed the

Course.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 35,000 to 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) A provisional title and brief provisional proposal shall be

submitted in the required format at the beginning of the second

semester. The proposed title for the dissertation and a detailed research

DEGREE OF MASTER OF GENDER STUDIES - M.G.S. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY FOR SOCIAL WELLBEING

proposal outlining the proposed project and the main questions to be

addressed shall be submitted to the Board of Studies for approval by not

later than six weeks after the approval of the provisional proposal.

(1) The Board shall appoint a Panel of Supervision for each

student, normally composed of three members as follows: the Dean of

the Faculty, or his/her delegate as Chairperson, and two other members,

one of whom being the principal supervisor, provided that when the

Dean of the Faculty is the supervisor, s/he 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 study, 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 Panels of Supervision shall periodically inform the

Board, in writing, on the general performance of each student. Such

reports may include a recommendation to either (a) 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 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 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.