BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL

CYBERNETICS

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.731

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL CYBERNETICS

11th September, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE 215 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 Biomedical Cybernetics.

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

"the Board" means the Board of the Centre for Biomedical

Cybernetics;

“the Centre” means the Centre for Biomedical Cybernetics;

"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.

Applicants for the Degree offered by the Centre shall be

open to applicants in possession of one of the following

qualifications

(a)

a Master’s degree in an area of study relevant to

that applied for; or

(b)

the Master of Dental Surgery degree; or

(c)

the Doctor of Medicine and Surgery degree; or

(d)

a Bachelor’s degree in an area of study relevant to

that applied for, obtained at First Class Honours or

Second Class Honours (Upper Division); or

(e)

a qualification deemed by Senate, on the

recommendation of the Board, to be equivalent or

higher to the qualifications listed in paragraphs (a)

to (d) of this bye-law.

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE CENTRE FOR BIOMEDICAL

CYBERNETICS

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 Centre Doctoral Committee, composed as follows

The Director of the Centre, or delegate, as Chair and

3 members who shall be resident academics.

The Centre Doctoral Committee may co-opt other members from

other Faculties/Institutes/Centres, if deemed necessary.

When the Board deems it necessary, it may require

students to successfully complete a number of study-units during

their 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 approve and publish guidelines on the

format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.

The Bye-Laws of 2015 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

Biomedical Cybernetics, published as Legal Notice 324 of 2015,

shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.