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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.112
DIPLOMA IN POLITICAL STUDIES - DIP. POL. ST. 
- COURSE REGULATIONS
13th February, 1998
LEGAL NOTICE 49 of 1998, as amended by Legal Notice 52 of 2003.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Diploma in Political
Studies - Dip. Pol. St. - 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 leading to the Diploma;
"the Diploma" means the Diploma in Political Studies - Dip. Pol.
St.
Applicability.
Amended by:
L.N. 52 of 2003.
2. These regulations shall be applicable to courses
commencing in October 2002 or later.
Eligibility for 
Diploma.
3. To be eligible for the award for the Diploma a candidate
must:
( a ) be registered as a matriculated student in terms of the
Admission Regulations of the University;
( b ) satisfy any special course requirements;
( c ) complete the course of studies, qualify in the
examinations and comply with other requirements
prescribed in these regulations; and
( d ) comply with any other requirements prescribed in any
other relevant statutes and regulations of the
University.
Registration.
within the time specified by the Office of the Registrar.
(2) A student who, after due warning given in writing,
persistently fails to attend lectures and/or tutorials or otherwise
does not carry out his academic duties without adequate
justification may be debarred by the Board from sitting for any or
all of the examinations.
Course of studies.
be completed within a minimum period of two years and a
maximum period of five years of part-time studies.
(2) The course shall consist of:
( a ) study-units for which not less than 24 credits shall be
assigned; and
( b ) a supervised individual project.
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(3) ( a ) A catalogue of study-units, with the credits assigned to
each unit, shall be approved by the Board and
published before the start of each semester.
( b ) Some study-units may be indicated as compulsory and
others as optional.
( c ) Some study-units may also involve guided field-work.
Students may be required to submit written reports on
their field-work and these shall be considered as an
essential component of the course for which credits
shall be assigned.
Assessment. 6. (1) In each semester of the course students shall be tested
in the study-units covered during that semester in accordance with
the criteria established by the Board.
(2) The following grades shall be used in the assessment of
study-units: A, B, C, D and F, in descending order of merit, with F
indicating failure.
(3) A student who fails in any study-unit may be allowed to re-
take the test or to repeat the entire study-unit. A student may be
allowed to repeat any one of the study-units only once. In such
cases the maximum grade a student can obtain is a D.
Individual project.
Amended by:
L.N. 52 of 2003.
7. (1) Each student shall be required to write an essay of
approximately 5,000 words, for which three credits shall be
assigned, on an approved topic intended to illustrate the student’s
ability to integrate the various aspects of the course of studies.
(2) The essay must be submitted two calendar months prior to
the end of the final examinations.
Final 
examinations.
8. (1) Written, comprehensive examinations shall be held at
the end of the course. Only students who have obtained at least 20
credits shall be admitted to the examinations.
(2) Students may also be required to sit for a  viva voce
examination.
Final grading. 9. (1) The final grading shall be based on the study-units, the
essay and the final examinations.
(2) The names of students who have qualified for the Diploma
shall be published in alphabetical order in the categories:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
(3) A student shall not be awarded the Diploma unless he
obtains a pass in each part of the course of studies (that is, the tests,
the essay and the final examinations).
