BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICE - M.A. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL

PRACTICE - M.A. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF ARTS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.540

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF

ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL PRACTICE - M.A. -

UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF ARTS

9th May, 2016

LEGAL NOTICE 155 of 2016, as amended by Legals Notice 108 of 2018

and 14 of 2022.

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

Degree of Master of Arts in Archaeological Practice - M.A. - under

the auspices of the Faculty of Arts.

(2)

In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires

"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Arts;

"the Course" means the programme of study leading to the

degree of Master of Arts in Archaeological Practice - M.A.;

"the Degree" means the degree of Master of Arts in

Archaeological Practice - M.A.;

"the Postgraduate Certificate" means the Postgraduate Certificate

in Archaeological Practice - P.G.Cert.;

"the Postgraduate Diploma" means the Postgraduate Diploma in

Archaeological Practice - P.G.Dip.; and

"the Principal Regulations" means the General Regulations for

University Postgraduate Awards, 2008.

These bye-laws shall be applicable

for

courses

commencing in 1st March 2018 or later.

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

first cycle degree in Archaeology, obtained with a Second Class

Honours or Category II classification, provided that applicants in

possession of a degree with Third Class Honours or Category III shall

satisfy the Board through an interview that they are in possession of

other qualifications, including relevant experience, obtained following

the first cycle degree or a degree from this or from other University,

which the Board considers as comparable.

(2) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of

applicants that may be allowed to register for the course, depending

on the availability of resources. The Board shall announce the

number of available places at the time of the call for applications.

(3) When the number of places is so limited and the number of

eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available,

applicants shall 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 ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL

PRACTICE - M.A. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF ARTS

(a) degree type and class;

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

(c) performance during an interview.

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

composed of at least three members.

(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, and shall also include a

professional practice placement to be undertaken during the

summer period.

The programme of study shall comprise study-units to

which a total of 90 ECTS credits shall be assigned, of which 55

ECTS credits are assigned to taught study-units, 5 ECTS credits are

assigned to a professional practice placement study-unit and 30

ECTS credits are assigned to the dissertation study-unit.

All students shall be required to undertake a compulsory

professional practice placement at an institution approved by the

Board, as indicated in the programme of study.

(1) Students who obtain at least 30 ECTS credits with an

average mark of at least 50% and do not proceed with the Course

shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate.

(2) Students who obtain the 60 ECTS credits assigned to the

taught and the professional practice study-units, with an average

mark of at least 50% for those study-units for which a mark/grade

i s aw ar d ed , a nd d o n ot pr o ce ed w i t h t he c o ur se , o r ha vi n g

proceeded do not successfully complete the dissertation, shall be

eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma.

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 each taught study-unit shall be

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

study-unit is held.

(2) Students who in any academic year fail in the assessment

of not more than 20 ECTS credits for taught study-units, if

following the full-time course, or not more than 10 ECTS credits

for taught study-units if following the part-time course, shall be

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

September supplementary examination session.

(3) Students who fail 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

required to withdraw from the course.

DEGREE OF MASTER OF ARTS IN ARCHAEOLOGICAL

PRACTICE - M.A. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE

FACULTY OF ARTS

(4) The professional practice placement study-unit shall be

assessed on a Pass/Fail basis. Students who do not complete, or fail

in the assessment of, the professional practice placement study-unit

shall not have the right to a supplementary assessment and shall be

required to withdraw from the course.

(1) Students shall be required to submit an individual

dissertation of approximately 25,000 words in accordance with the

guidelines issued by the Board.

(2) Work on the dissertation shall be undertaken during the

third semester of the course. 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 for the dissertation and a detailed

research proposal shall be submitted to the Board for approval not

later than six weeks before the end of the second semester.

(1) Students shall be required to have regular contact with

their supervisor.

(2) Supervisors shall submit to the Board progress reports for

each student under their supervision at the end of each semester of

studies, whether the student is following the Course on a full-time

or a part-time basis. 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 Postgraduate Diploma and of the Degree shall

be based on the results obtained in all the graded 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 a part-time basis, and

subject to such changes as may reasonably be deemed by the

relevant Board as necessary due to the part-time nature of the

course.