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Education Act (Cap. 327) Bye-Laws Of 2003 For The Degrees Of Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D. - And Master Of Philosophy - M.Phil. (L.N. No. 176 Of 2003 )

EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327)Bye-Laws of 2003 for the Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - and Master ofPhilosophy - M.Phil.

IN exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections
30(5) and 31(6) of the Education Act (Cap. 327), the Chancellor of the University has promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the Institute of Public Administration and Management in virtue of the powers conferred upon it by section 37(1) of the said Act and which have been approved by the Senate of the University of Malta as required by section 37(2) of the said Act:

1. (1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws of 2003 for the
Degrees of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - and Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. (2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the Institute of Public Administration and
Management;
“the Degrees” means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy or the Degree of
Master of Philosophy, as the case may be;
“the Director” means the Director of the Institute of Public Administration and Management; and
“the Principal Regulations” means the Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - and
Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - Degrees Course Regulations, 1998.

2. These bye-laws shall apply from October 2003 onwards.

3. (1) Applicants for the Degrees shall satisfy this bye-law in addition to the requirements for registration laid down in the Principal Regulations.
(2) Applicants for admission to the degree of Master of Philosophy shall possess a good Honours degree in public administration or a closely related area of study, awarded by this or another University, or qualifications of comparable standard recognised for this purpose by the Senate. The Board may stipulate additional requirements, including successful completion of an approved programme of study.
(3) Before registering for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy, applicants shall normally be required to register in the first instance for the degree of Master of Philosophy. Applicants shall be recommended for direct registration for the Doctor of Philosophy degree only in exceptional circumstances.
(4) Applications for the Degrees shall satisfy the requirements stipulated in paragraph (4) of regulation 5 of the Principal Regulations, provided that the research proposal shall not be less than 1,000 words and shall not exceed 2,000 words in length.

4. (1) Students shall submit:
(a) a thesis not exceeding 100,000 words in the case of the degree of
Doctor of Philosophy; and
(b) a dissertation not exceeding 50,000 words in the case of the degree of
Master of Philosophy.
(2) No change to the title or the subject matter approved at the time of first registration shall be permitted unless it is endorsed by the supervisor and the Director, and approved by the Senate.
(3) Theses and dissertations shall comply with such instructions on format and presentation as may be approved from time to time by the Board.
(4) Students shall submit three identical, securely bound copies of the thesis or dissertation, as the case may be, upon being authorised to submit their work for examination in accordance with regulation 10 of the Principal Regulations, and shall bring another identical copy to the oral examination.

(5) Not later than six weeks after the final approval of a thesis or dissertation by the examiners, students shall submit to the Institute three identical, printed copies of the work, bound between hard covers, one of which shall be deposited in the University Library.