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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS AND
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS AND
LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.739
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS AND
LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY
11th September, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 223 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
Institute of Linguistics and Language Technology.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Institute of Linguistics and
Language Technology;
“the Degree” means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
“the Institute” means the Institute of Linguistics and Language
Technology; 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 Institute shall be
in possession of one of the following degrees
(a)
a Master’s degree in any area of study related to the
proposed area of research; or
(b)
a Bachelor’s degree obtained with First Class
Honours in an area of study deemed by the Board
as strongly related to the proposed area of research;
or
(c)
qualifications which the Board deems to be
appropriate and comparable to the degrees
mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) and (b) of this
bye-law.
The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of
an Institute Doctoral Committee composed as follows
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS AND
LANGUAGE TECHNOLOGY
The Chair of the Institute or delegate as Chair
The Director of the Institute or delegate
Two resident academics of the Institute.
When the Board deems it necessary, it may require
students to successfully complete a number of study-units during the
first part of their studies, as recommended by the Board, after
approval from Senate.
The Transfer Assessment Board shall be composed of the
Chair of the Institute or delegate as Chair, and two examiners, one of
whom shall be the Principal Supervisor and the other a member of
the Institute or of another faculty/institute/centre with expertise in the
area.
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 Institute of
Linguistics, published as Legal Notice 299 of 2010 shall be deemed
to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.