MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS - 
M.A. (ECON.) - DEGREE COURSE ġ S.L.327.193 1
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.193
MASTER OF ARTS IN ECONOMICS - M.A. (ECON.) 
- DEGREE COURSE REGULATIONS
15th September, 2000
LEGAL NOTICE 174 of 2000.
Citation and 
interpretation.
1. (1) The title of these regulations is the Master of Arts in
Economics - M.A. (Econ.) - 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 - M.A. (Econ.); and
"the Degree" means the Degree of Master of Arts in Economics -
M.A. (Econ).
Applicability.
2000 or later.
Qualifications for 
admission.
3. Applicants for admission to the course shall be persons in
possession of:
( a ) a University degree with First or Second Class
Honours in Economics or a related subject approved
by the Board for this purpose; or
( b ) other qualifications considered by the Board as
equivalent to a University degree with First or Second
Class Honours in Economics.
Course duration.
full-time 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 core
and elective study-units, 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.
Core study-units.
assigned, shall be in the following areas of study: Microeconomics,
Macroeconomics and Econometrics.
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,
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title, description and type of each study-unit, the credits assigned to
each study-unit, which study-units are core, 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.
Students who fail 
to obtain a pass.
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 re-submit the assignment or both.
Students may be allowed to repeat an examination and to re-submit
an 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 12
credits must be obtained for the three core study-units, and at least
4 credits from the elective study-units.
Attendance. 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 30,000 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.
Pass mark 
required.
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
the grades obtained in the assessments of the taught and research
components of the course, which shall be weighted according to the
number of credits assigned to each.
Classification. 16. The names of students who qualify for the award of the
Degree shall be published in a list in alphabetical order classified
as follows:
Passed with Distinction
Passed.
