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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.746
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE
8th October, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 260 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 Mediterranean Institute.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires –
“the Board” means the Board of the Mediterranean Institute;
“the Degree” means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
“the Institute” means the Mediterranean Institute; 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 a Master’s degree or equivalent.
Applicants may 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
an Institute Doctoral Committee composed as follows
the Chair of the Institute or delegate (as Chair)
the Director of the Institute or delegate
a member of the Institute Board.
When the Board deems it necessary, it may require
students to successfully complete a number of study-units during the
course of their studies, 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.
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTE
The minimum number of words for the thesis shall be
80,000 words.
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
Mediterranean Institute, published as Legal Notice 310 of 2009, shall
be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.