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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND SOCIO-
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. -UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.721
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. -UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND SOCIO-
EMOTIONAL HEALTH
16th July, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 158 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
Centre for Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –
“the Board” means the Board of the Centre for Resilience and
Socio-Emotional Health;
“the Centre” means the Centre for Resilience and Socio-
Emotional Health;
“the Degree” means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
and
“the Principal Regulations” means the Doctor of Philosophy -
Ph.D. - Degree Regulations, 2023.
These bye-laws shall be applicable from 1 October 2024
onwards.
(1)
Applicants for the Degree offered by the Centre
shall be in possession of a Master’s degree related to areas such as
resilience, children’s wellbeing, health promotion, human
development, mental health in school, children’s voices and related
areas.
(2)
Applicants in possession of a Bachelor’s degree obtained
with First Class Honours or Second Class Honours (Upper Division),
and with outstanding academic potential and very strong background
in the area of study related to the proposed area of research may also
apply.
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 the
course of their studies, and/or to satisfactorily undertake tasks
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. -UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR RESILIENCE AND
SOCIO-EMOTIONAL HEALTH
recommended by the Board, under those conditions that it may
impose, after approval by Senate.
The Transfer Assessment Board shall be composed of a
Chair, who shall be the Centre Director or delegate, and two
examiners, one of whom shall be the Principal Supervisor and the
other a member of the Centre Doctoral Committee.
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the
format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.
The Bye Laws of 2013 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 Centre for
Resilience and Socio-Emotional Health, published as Legal Notice
381 of 2013, shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1
October 2024.