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Education Act (Cap. 327) Bye-Laws Of 2003 For The Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy - Ph.D. - In The International Institute For Baroque Studies (L.N. No. 175 Of 2003 )

EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327)Bye-Laws of 2003 for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - in theInternational Institute for Baroque Studies

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 of Malta has promulgated the following bye-laws made by the Board of the International Institute for Baroque Studies 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 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - in the International Institute for Baroque Studies.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
“the Board” means the Board of the International Institute for Baroque
Studies;
“the Degree” means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.; and
“the Institute” means the International Institute for Baroque Studies.

2. These bye-laws shall be applicable from October 2002 onwards.

3. The minimum qualification for registration for a Ph.D. degree is a Master of Arts - M.A. - of the University of Malta or its equivalent, and a positive recommendation by the Board.

4. In addition to a comprehensive research proposal, the Board requires from the applicant an outline of the proposed project, including research sources and materials, of approximately 1000 words.

5. (1) The Board expects decisions with regard to supervisors (who may include scholars from overseas universities) to be discussed with the Institute. The Board shall recommend supervisor/s to Senate.
(2) A supervisor must be an established authority in the respective field of investigation.
(3) In the event of any joint supervision, this may include another academic from the University of Malta or a recognized expert who is not a member of the University of Malta.

6. A thesis being submitted for supervision and examination must on no account have already been submitted for any degree or diploma elsewhere, and must not have been published independently by the applicant, entirely or substantially.

7. (1) A Ph.D. thesis submitted to the Institute should normally not be less than 70,000 and not more than 90,000 words in length, including footnotes and bibliography, but excluding name and/or analytical indexes and any appendices.
(2) A thesis should have a standard format of references throughout. However, discretion shall be exercised with regard to specific styles and modalities.
(3) Following formal approval by the supervisor/s, four copies should be presented to the Director of the Institute for forwarding to the respective examiners.
(4) For examination purposes four heat-bound (thermal binding) copies of each thesis should be presented. When the thesis is approved, these shall have to be re-presented bound in a more permanent form (preferably in hard covers) within not more than six weeks from the viva voce examination. An additional, similarly bound copy, is to be forwarded to the Melitensia Section at the University Library, bound as follows:
in cloth (preferably black) with stiff boards and good quality end papers; with lettering (preferably in gold) on the front and spine showing:
(a) the name of the student;
(b) the title or short title of the thesis;
(c) the degree for which the thesis is submitted; and
(d) the year of submission.
Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, etc. should be bound with the thesis, but if this is not possible they should be presented separately in special folders or volumes and numbered.

(5) The text must be typed on A4 sheets, on one side only, in double spacing and with a margin of 40 mm to the left and at least 20 mm top, bottom and right.