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SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.130
MASTER OF ARTS IN BAROQUE STUDIES - M.A. - 
DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS
5th May, 1998
LEGAL NOTICE 118 of 1998, as amended by Legal Notice 138 of 2001.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Master of Arts in
Baroque Studies - M.A. - Degree Course Regulations.
(2) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires -
"Board" means the Board of the International Institute for
Baroque Studies;
"the course" means the course leading to the Degree of Master of
Arts in Baroque Studies - M.A.;
"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Baroque
Studies - M.A.
Applicability.
Amended by:
L.N. 138 of 2001.
2. These regulations shall be applicable for courses starting in
October 2000 or later.
Eligibility for 
admission.
Amended by:
L.N. 138 of 2001.
3. (1) Candidates may register for the course normally if they
possess a Bachelor’s degree awarded with Second Class Honours or
an equivalent qualification in a subject/s acceptable to the Board,
from the University of Malta or any other university recognised by
the Senate for the purpose:
Provided that candidates in possession of a degree awarded
at lower than Second Class Honours may be admitted subject to any
other condition, including the condition to follow a preparatory or
supplementary programme of studies as directed by the Board, in
order for such candidates to be given the opportunity to reach
Second Class Honours standard.
(2) All applicants must before being admitted to register for
the course be approved by the Board, on the recommendation of the
Co-ordinator of the course, as possessing the training, knowledge,
and capabilities required for the course.
Course duration.
( a ) to follow on a full-time basis and successfully
complete at least eight study-units, the contents of
which shall be determined by the Board, and approved
by Senate, on the recommendation by the Co-ordinator
of the course; and
( b ) to present a written dissertation on a subject approved
by the Board on the recommendation of the Co-
ordinator of the course not less than 15 and not more
than 24 calendar months after registration. The Board
may, before the presentation of the dissertation, extend
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the twenty-four month period for one further period
not exceeding six calendar months.
Supervision of 
dissertation.
5. The Board shall appoint a supervisor for every student. The
student shall report to the supervisor at least once every two
months and in addition as often as the supervisor deems necessary.
The supervisor may refer to the Board, a student whose work he
considers unsatisfactory and shall refer for the approval of the
Board, any substantial modification in the title or content of the
proposed dissertation. No dissertation shall be submitted to the
examiners without the certificate, signed by the supervisor, that the
student conformed with these regulations.
Title of 
dissertation.
6. A student for the Degree shall be required to propose,
within four months of the commencement of the course, a
particular subject for his dissertation; the subject shall fall within
the field of one or more of the offered areas of study and the
research proposal shall be as detailed as possible so that the Board
may be able to assess its suitability.
Contents of 
dissertation.
7. (1) Every dissertation shall:
( a ) be either a record of original work or an ordered and
critical expression of existing data on a particular
subject;
( b ) satisfy the relevant Board as regards language and
literary presentation; and
( c ) fulfil all specifications under regulation 7(2) as
regards length and regulation 8 as regards format.
(2) The dissertation shall not be less than 20,000 words and
not more than 25,000 words, including footnotes but excluding
bibliography and appendices.
(3) No dissertation shall be accepted which is identical in
substance with dissertation already submitted for a degree in the
University of Malta or any other University recognised by the
Senate. No candidate, however, shall be precluded from
incorporating such already submitted dissertation work as may be
necessary to the presentation and fuller understanding of his
exposition:
Provided that the nature and extent of such incorporated
work are clearly indicated in the dissertation itself.
Presentation of 
dissertation.
8. Regulation 8 of the Degree of Master of Arts - M.A. -
Regulations, regulating the presentation of dissertation, shall also
regulate the presentation of the dissertation for the Degree.
Final 
examinations.
9. (1) The form of the final examination shall be as follows:
( a ) Part I: Four written papers, each of three hours
duration, on all the areas of study covered by the
course;
( b ) Part II:
(i) dissertation;
(ii) a  viva voce  examination on the dissertation and
on the general field of knowledge within which
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it falls.
(2) A student shall not qualify for the Degree if he does not
pass both parts of the final examination.
Examiners.
and the dissertation shall be examined by a board of not less than
three examiners, one of whom shall normally be an external
examiner from another University recognised by the Senate.
Re-submission of 
dissertation.
11. A student whose dissertation is found unsatisfactory may
be allowed by the Board, on the recommendation of the examiners,
to re-submit it in revised form within a period of not less than six
calendar months from the day on which it is referred back to him.
Resit.
allowed to resit that part of the final examination once, under such
conditions as the Board may determine.
Final result.
the result of the four written papers, which shall carry 40% of the
weighting, the merits of his dissertation and its oral defence by the
student which shall carry 40% of the weighting, and his
performance during the course, which shall carry the other 20%.
(2) Successful candidates shall qualify for the Degree and their
names shall be published in alphabetical order classified as
follows:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
