| Legal Notice 246 of 1998 Malta Government Gazette No. 16,701 6 November 1998 |
EDUCATION ACT (CAP. 327) Bye-Laws for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, 1998 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 Faculty of Medicine and Surgery 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:
Citation and interpretation 1. (1) These bye-laws may be cited as the Bye-Laws for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - in the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery, 1998.
(2) In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery;
"the Course" means the Course leading to the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.;
"the Degree" means the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D.; and
"the Faculty" means the Faculty of Medicine and Surgery.
Applicability 2. These bye-laws shall be applicable for courses which started in October 1993 or later.
Registration 3. Applications for the Course may be accepted from:
(a) students who are registered for the course leading to the degree of Master of Philosophy in the Faculty and who have completed fifteen months of full-time study and are allowed to transfer to the Degree by Senate after the recommendation of the Board; and
(b) applicants who are in possession of a relevant Master's degree recognised for this purpose by the Senate.
Thesis Format and Presentation 4. The thesis must be written in English.
5. Students are required to present a short abstract of their thesis, of not more than 300 words, with each copy of the thesis submitted to the University.
6. Students are required to submit three copies of the thesis for examination which must be adequately bound. Within three months of passing the thesis examination, and before conferment of the Degree, students must submit three copies of the thesis bound as follows:
Size of paper: A4 (11.7" x 8.3")
Margin: 1.5" on the left to allow for binding
Bindings: Art vellum or cloth: overcast; edges uncut; lettered boldly up back and in gold (1.25" to 0.5")
To include: Degree, Date, Name of Student.
