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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
Table of Provisions (8)
Statutory Text (8 Articles)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.723
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY
- PH.D. UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF
HEALTH SCIENCES
16th July, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 160 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 Health Sciences.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Health Sciences;
“the Degree” means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Health Sciences; 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.
Applicants for the Degree offered by the Faculty shall be
in possession of one of the following degrees
(a)
a Master’s degree in the same area of study or in a
related area of study obtained subsequent to the
completion of a first cycle degree or a comparable
qualification; or
(b)
a Bachelor’s degree in a related area of study
obtained with at least Second Class Honours
(Upper Division); or
(c)
a degree qualification comparable to the degrees
specified in paragraphs (a) and (b), as approved by
Senate on the recommendation of the Board.
Applicants in possession of the degrees indicated in
paragraphs (b) and (c) of bye-law 3 shall have successfully
completed a dissertation to which not less than 10 ECTS credits are
assigned.
Where the Board deems it necessary, it may require
applicants to successfully complete a number of study-units during
the course of their studies under those conditions it may impose, after
approval by Senate.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the
format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.
The Bye-Laws of 2014 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
Health Sciences, published as Legal Notice 210 of 2010, shall be
deemed to cease to be in force as from the 1 October 2024.