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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND
KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.752
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND
KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES
5th November, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 293 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 of Media and Knowledge Sciences.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Faculty of Media and
Knowledge Sciences;
“the Degree/s” means the Degree/s of Doctor of Philosophy -
Ph.D.;
“the Faculty” means the Faculty of Media and Knowledge
Sciences; 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 Doctor of Philosophy
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 requirements for the practice
component of each research area for the Degree by Practice as
Research shall be indicated in guidelines approved by the Board.
Applicants for the Degrees offered by the Faculty shall be
in possession of the following qualifications
(a)
a Master’s degree of this or another university; or
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF MEDIA AND
KNOWLEDGE SCIENCES
(b)
a Bachelor’s degree of this or another university
obtained at First Class Honours or Second Class
Honours (Upper Division),
in both cases in the area of study applied for or in any other area
that the Board may deem relevant to the pursuit of studies under the
auspices of the Faculty.
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.
The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of
a Faculty Doctoral Committee composed of 3 - 5 resident academics,
including the Dean or their delegate, who shall chair the Committee,
the other members being normally heads of department. The Faculty
Doctoral Committee may co-opt up to two additional resident
academic members if deemed necessary.
(1)
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on
the format and presentation of the theses for the Degrees.
(2)
For the Degree by Practice as Research only, the
presentation of formally examinable practice shall take place
following the successful transfer of registration from the M.Phil.
Degree to the Ph.D. Degree, according to the timetable specified in
the relevant faculty guidelines.
The Bye-Laws of 2011 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
Communication Technology, published as Legal Notice 394 of 2011,
shall be deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.