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Education Act (Cap. 327) Bye-Laws Of 2003 For The Degree Of Master Of Philosophy - M.Phil. - In The International Institute For Baroque Studies (L.N. No. 174 Of 2003 )

EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327)Bye-Laws of 2003 for the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - 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 Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - 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; and
“the Degree” means the Degree of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil.

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

3. The Degree shall be open to applicants who have graduated at Honours level and were placed in the upper half of the classification in the final examinations of this or another university recognized for this purpose by the Senate.
4. The Board may, in special cases, allow applicants who do not satisfy the requirements specified in bye-law 3 to register. Such applications shall include evidence of proficiency and a recommendation by a member of the academic staff willing to act as supervisor. The Board may lay down additional requirements including the taking of one or more qualifying examinations.
5. The applications for registration must include the title of the proposed dissertation and a detailed research proposal of approximately
1000 words.

6. Unless otherwise specified by the Board, the length of the dissertation shall not normally exceed 50,000 words.
7. Students shall be required to submit three copies of the dissertation for examination which must be adequately bound. Within one month of passing the examination of the dissertation, students must submit two copies of the dissertation, one of which should be deposited 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 dissertation;
(c) the degree for which the dissertation is submitted; and
(d) the year of submission.
Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, etc. should be bound with the dissertation, but if this is not possible they should be presented separately in special folders or volumes and numbered.

8. 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.