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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.228
MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS OF 
COMPETITION LAW - M.A. (ECON. COMP. LAW) - 
DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS
15th July, 2003
LEGAL NOTICE 173 of 2003.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Master of Arts in
Economics of Competition Law - M.A. (Econ. Comp. Law) -
Degree Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"the Board" means the Board of the Faculty of Economics,
Management and Accountancy;
"the course" means the course of studies leading to the Degree of
Master of Arts in Economics of Competition Law - M.A. (Econ.
Comp. Law); and
"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics
of Competition Law - M.A. (Econ. Comp. Law).
Applicability.
2002 or later.
Qualifications for 
admission.
3. Applicants for admission to the course shall be persons in
possession of:
( a ) a Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) degree obtained
with First or Second Class and with Economics or
Banking and Finance as areas of study; or
( b ) the degree of Doctor of Laws; or
( c ) other qualifications considered by the Board as
equivalent to the degrees specified in paragraphs ( a )
and ( b ).
Course duration.
study or two academic years of part-time study.
Exceptional 
circumstances.
5. In exceptional circumstances, applicants may be allowed
by the Board to complete the course programme within a maximum
period of eighteen months of full-time study or three academic
years of part-time study after registration.
Course structure.
( a ) a taught component, consisting of a number of
compulsory and elective study units in two areas of
study (Economics and Law), for which a minimum of
16 credits shall be assigned; and
( b ) a research component, which shall lead to the
presentation of a dissertation, written under
supervision, for which 14 credits shall be assigned.
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First semester of 
the course.
7. Students admitted to the course on the basis of a
qualification in Law shall not be allowed to obtain credits for
study-units in Law during the first semester of the course, whilst
students admitted on the basis of a qualification in Economics or in
Banking and Finance shall not be allowed to ohtain credits for
study-units in Economics during the first semester of the course.
Catatogue of 
study-units.
8. The Board shall draw up a catalogue of study units for each
area of study. The catalogue shall indicate the level, code, title,
description and type of each study unit, the credits assigned to each
study unit, which study units are offered during the first semester
of the full-time course or the first year of the part-time course,
which study-units are compulsory, concurrent or pre-requisites for
other study units, and the methods of teaching and assessment. The
Board shall publish the catalogue prior to the commencement of
each course, following the approval of Senate.
Assessment and 
progress.
9. Credits shall be assigned according to the following grades
in descending order of merit: A, B, C, and D. Failure shall be
indicated by F. Incomplete work due to justifiable reasons (illness,
approved absence, etc.) shall be indicated by I. In all other cases,
the results of uncompleted study-units shall be indicated as F. The
grades awarded shall take into account the students’ performance in
one or more of the following elements, as deemed appropriate by
the Board: assignments (to which a percentage of the final grade for
the study-unit may be assigned) and written and/or oral
examinations.
Supplementary 
examination.
10. Students who fail to obtain a pass in a written examination
or in an assignment or in both may be allowed to sit for a
supplementary examination, or to resubmit the assignment, or both.
Students may be allowed to repeat an examination and to resubmit
an assignment for a given study-unit only once.
Credits. 11. In order to qualify for the Degree, students must obtain at
least 16 credits in the taught component of the course, of which 14
credits must be obtained for thc compulsory study-units.
Absence. 12. Students who, after due warning given in writing,
persistently fail to attend lectures and/or tutorials or otherwise do
not carry out their academic duties without adequate justification,
may be debarred by Senate, following a recommendation of the
Board, from continuing the course.
Dissertation. 13. The dissertation, to be submitted by the end of the course,
shall be of approximately 25,000 words on an approved subject.
The dissertation shall be original work in the sense that it shall be
either a record of original research or an ordered and critical
expression of existing data with regard to a particular subject
approved by the Board. It shall be written, typed and bound in
accordance with the criteria established by the Board for this
purpose. A  viva voce  examination on the dissertation may also be
held.
Award of the 
Degree.
14. Students are required to obtain a pass for their dissertation
in order to qualify for the award of the Degree.
Final result. 15. The final result of each student shall take into account all
the grades obtained in the assessments of the taught and research
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components of the course, which shall be weighted according to the
number of credits assigned to each.
Classification.
Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified
as follows:
Pass with Distinction
Pass.
