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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.225
MASTER OF ARTS IN PUBLIC POLICY - M.A. 
(PUBLIC POLICY) - DEGREE COURSE 
REGULATIONS
18th March, 2003
LEGAL NOTICE 90 of 2003.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Master of Arts in
Public Policy - M.A. (Public Policy) - 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 Public Policy - M.A. (Public Policy); and
"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Public
Policy - M.A. (Public Policy).
Applicability.
2002 or later.
Qualifications for 
admission.
3. Applicants for admission to the course shall be in
possession of:
( a ) a university degree with First or Second Class Honours
in Public Policy or a related subject approved by the
Board for this purpose; or
( b ) other qualifications considered by the Board to be
equivalent to a university degree with First or Second
Class Honours in Public Policy.
Course duration.
full-time study or two academic years of part-time study.
Exceptional 
circumstances.
5. In exceptional circumstances, students 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 study-units and other study-units in one
optional area of studies, 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.
Compulsory study-
units.
7. The compulsory study-units, for which 6 credits shall be
assigned, shall be in the following area of study: Comparative
Public Policy. The remainder shall be study-units taken from one of
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two optional areas: Governance or Comparative Public
Management.
Catalogue 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 compulsory, concurrent or
pre-requisites for other study-units, the methods of teaching and
assessment, and the lecturer giving the study-unit. 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
supplementary examination, or to resubmit the assignment for a
given study-unit only once.
Qualification for 
Degree.
11. In order to qualify for the Degree, students must obtain at
least 16 credits in the taught component of the course, of which 6
credits must be obtained for the compulsory study-units, and at
least 10 credits from their chosen optional area of study.
Failure to attend 
lectures and 
tutorials.
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 May of the
final year of the course, shall be of approximately 25,000 words on
an approved subject. The dissertation shall be an 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.
Pass mark in 
dissertation.
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 grade of each student shall take into account all
grades obtained in the assessment of the taught and research
components of the course, which shall be weighted according to the
number of credits assigned to each.
Publication of 
names of students.
16. The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order or
classified as follows:
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Passed with Distinction
Passed.
