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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
Table of Provisions (9)
Statutory Text (9 Articles)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D.
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.713
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. –UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE FACULTY OF DENTAL SURGERY
6th February, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 25 of 2024.
(1)
These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for
the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - under the auspices of the
Faculty of Dental Surgery.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Dental Surgery;
“the Degree” means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D.;
“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Dental Surgery; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the Doctor of Philosophy -
Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2023.
These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 February 2024
onwards.
Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be
in possession of one of the following degrees
(a)
a Master's degree in a related area of Dental
Surgery of this or another University or
qualifications of comparable standard recognised
for this purpose by the Senate; or
(b)
a Bachelor’s degree obtained at First Class Honours
or Second Class Honours (Upper Division),
provided that the Faculty Doctoral Committee
ascertains that the applicant has a very strong
background in the area of study related to the
proposed area of research. This being the case, the
Faculty Doctoral Committee shall submit a clearly
motivated recommendation for acceptance to the
Board for eventual consideration by the Doctoral
Academic Committee and Senate.
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
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D.
The Dean of the Faculty or delegate (Chair)
3 senior members of staff, representative of every department
within the Faculty
2 additional members of staff, who may be co-opted from the
resident academics of the Faculty.
Where the Senate, on the recommendation of the Board,
deems it necessary, it may require applicants to successfully
complete a number of study-units under those conditions it may
impose.
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the
format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.
The Bye Laws of 2010 in terms of the Doctor of
Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008, for the Degree of
Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. - under the auspices of the Faculty of
Dental Surgery, published as Legal Notice 211 of 2010, shall be
deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 st February 2024.