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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D.
Table of Provisions (10)
Statutory Text (10 Articles)
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. – UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN
STUDIES
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.736
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. – UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN STUDIES
11th September, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 220 of 2024, as amended by Legal Notice 68 of 2026.
(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 Institute for European Studies.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Institute for European
Studies;
"the Degree" means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
"the Institute" means the Institute for European Studies; 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 Institute
shall be in possession of one of the following qualifications
(a)
a Pass with Merit (or equivalent) in a Master’s
degree in European Studies or in an area of studies
deemed relevant by the Board, together with a pass
at Second Class Honours (Upper Division) or
equivalent in the first cycle degree; or
(b)
a Bachelor’s degree obtained at First Class Honours
in European Studies or in an area deemed relevant
by the Board.
(2)
The Board may also consider applications from applicants
in possession of a Master’s degree or higher in any other discipline
and who also possess experience or knowledge which, in the opinion
of the Board, enables them to successfully pursue doctoral studies in
European Studies. In such cases, a clearly motivated
recommendation for acceptance must be submitted to the Board for
eventual consideration by the Doctoral Academic Committee and
Senate.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. – UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE FOR EUROPEAN
STUDIES
Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence
in those skills required by the proposed research.
Repealed by Legal Notice 68 of 2026.
In the period leading up to the upgrade to the Ph.D.
degree, the Board may require students to successfully complete a
number of study-units, 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 thesis shall not be less than 80,000 words and not
m ore than 10 0,00 0 wo rd s excl udi ng the l ist of referen ces
(bibliography), footnotes, endnotes, appendices and abstract.
The Bye-Laws of 2009 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 Institute for
European Studies, published as Legal Notice 311 of 2009, shall be
deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.