BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph. D. DEGREE - FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. DEGREE - FOR THE

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUS-

PICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.536

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY - Ph. D. DEGREE - FOR THE DEGREE

OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE

TECHNOLOGY

11th March, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 74 of 2016.

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

Degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. Degree - for the Degree of

Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the Institute of

Aerospace Technologies.

(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -

"the Board" means the Board of the Institute of Aerospace

Technologies;

"the Institute" means the Institute of Aerospace Technologies;

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

"the Principal Regulations" means the Doctor of Philosophy -

Ph.D. - Degree Regulations.

These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 February 2016

onwards.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Institute shall be

in possession of one of the following degrees

(a) a Bachelor Honours degree obtained with at least First

Class or Second Class Upper Division in an area of

study related to the proposed area of research,

provided that the Board ascertains that the applicant

has a strong background in the area of study related to

the proposed area of research; or

(b) a Master’s degree in an area related to the proposed

area of research; or

(c) qualifications that the Board deems adequate and

comparable to the degrees indicated in paragraph (a)

and (b) of this bye-law.

(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.

When the Board deems it necessary, it may require students

to successfully complete a number of study-units during their

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. DEGREE - FOR THE

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUS-

PICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY

studies, and, or to satisfactorily undertake tasks recommended by

the Board, under those conditions that it may impose, after

approval by Senate.

The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of

an Institute Doctoral Committee, composed as follows

The Director of the Institute, or delegate, and

3 members of the Academic Staff

The Institute Doctoral Committee may co-opt other members

from other Faculties/Institutes, possessing academic doctoral

qualifications, if deemed necessary.

Principal Supervisors shall be required to submit a written

report to the Board, through the Institute 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

Supervisor. If the repo rt is negat ive, th e Board shal l m ake

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,

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 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.

(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 notified that they are required to inform the Institute 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 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,

together with an electronic version. 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 two hard bound copies and one

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - Ph.D. DEGREE - FOR THE

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY UNDER THE AUS-

PICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF AEROSPACE TECHNOLOGY

electronic version of the thesis, which shall include a signed

declaration of authenticity, within six weeks from the publication

of their result. One copy of the thesis shall be kept in the Library of

the Institute. The electronic version must conform to the standards

set up by the University of Malta Library. Students who do not

comply with this bye-law shall not be awarded the Degree.