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BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL GAMES
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DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL GAMES
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.753
BYE-LAWS FOR THE DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF
PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF
THE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL GAMES
5th November, 2024
LEGAL NOTICE 294 of 2024.
(1)
These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for
the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy under the auspices of the
Institute of Digital Games.
(2)
In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Institute of Digital Games;
“the Degree” means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
“the Institute” means the Institute of Digital Games; 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 degrees: a Master's
degree, or a Bachelor’s degree obtained with a First Class Honours
classification, in an area of study which is deemed as appropriate by
the Board. Key areas include: game analysis, game design and game
technology.
(2) The Board may also consider applications from applicants
with qualifications at Master's level or higher in another discipline
and who possess experience or knowledge which, in the opinion of
the Board, will enable them to pursue doctoral studies successfully.
(1)
Applicants may submit their application form,
together with a detailed Curriculum Vitae including three reference
letters, transcripts of qualifications, and a comprehensive research
proposal outlining the proposed project, at any time of the year.
(2)
Applicants may also be asked to demonstrate competence
in 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 taught study-units
during the course of their study, under those conditions that it may
DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE
AUSPICES OF THE INSTITUTE OF DIGITAL GAMES
impose, after approval by Senate.
The Board shall approve and publish guidelines on the
format and presentation of the thesis for the Degree.
The Bye-Laws of 2014 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
Digital Games, published as Legal Notice 129 of 2014, shall be
deemed to cease to be in force as from 1 October 2024.