BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE

AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT

ENVIRONMENT

SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.745

BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF

PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE AUSPICES OF

THE FACULTY FOR THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT

8th October, 2024

LEGAL NOTICE 258 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 for the Built Environment.

(2)

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

“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty for the Built

Environment;

“the Degree/s” means the Degree/s of Doctor of Philosophy –

Ph.D.;

“the Faculty” means the Faculty for the Built Environment; 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.

The Faculty offers the following Degrees

(a)

Doctor of Philosophy degree; and

(b)

Doctor of Philosophy degree by Practice as

Research.

The Board shall approve the research areas in which the

Degrees may be offered. The specific practice component of the

Degree by Practice as Research shall be considered on a case-by-

case basis at the time of application and the Board shall also take into

consideration the resources required to supervise and examine the

work.

Applicants for the Degrees offered by the Faculty shall be

in possession of one of the following degrees, normally from this

University or from any other university recognized by the Senate

(a)

a Master’s degree from this University, in areas of

study of relevance to the Faculty; or

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY – PH.D. – UNDER THE

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(b)

a Bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Civil

Engineering or any other related discipline,

comprising at least 240 ECTS credits, obtained

with First Class Honours or with Second Class

Honours (Upper Division) in an area of study

related to the proposed area of research; or

(c)

qualifications which the Board deems comparable

to the degrees indicated in paragraphs (a) and (b) of

this bye-law.

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

recommended by the Board, under those conditions that it may

impose, after approval by Senate.

Students registered at the Faculty may be required to

participate in the Faculty’s academic programmes. They may be

required to attend and deliver presentation/s during postgraduate

research seminars organized by the Faculty throughout their

registration for the Degree, and/or to satisfactorily undertake tasks

recommended by the Board.

(1)

The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on

the format and presentation of the theses and practice component (as

applicable) for the Degree and the Degree by Practice as Research.

(2)

Degree theses shall consist of between 80,000 and

100,000 words, excluding endnotes, footnotes, list of references,

appendices, abstract and preliminary material.

(3)

Degree by Practice as Research theses shall consist of

between 40,000 and 50,000 words, excluding endnotes/footnotes, list

of references, appendices, abstract and preliminary material.

(4)

Students registered on the Degree by Practice as Research

are required to provide a permanent record of the research practice in

an appropriate format, as indicated in the guidelines approved by the

Board, and which shall be included in the copies presented to the

Faculty and the University Library.

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 Faculty for

Built Environment, published as Legal Notice 400 of 2010, shall be

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

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