DEGREES OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY - M.PHIL. - AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR GERONTOLOGY [ S.L.327.310 1 SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 327.310 DEGREES OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY - M.PHIL. - AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE FACULTY OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR GERONTOLOGY BYE-LAWS 1st December, 2006 LEGAL NOTICE 298 of 2006. 1.
(1)The title of these bye-laws is the Bye-Laws for the Degrees of Master of Philosophy - M.Phil. - and Doctor of Philosophy - Ph.D. - under the auspices of the European Centre for Gerontology.
(2)Citation and interpretation. In these bye-laws, unless the context otherwise requires - "the Centre" means the European Centre for Gerontology; "the M.Phil. Degree" means the degree of Master of Philosophy M.Phil; and "the Ph.D. Degree" means the degree of Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. 2. These bye-laws shall apply from October 2007 onwards. 3.
(1)The M.Phil. Degree shall be open to applicants who possess a Master’s degree in Gerontology. Applicability. Qualifications for admission.
(2)The Ph.D. Degree shall be open to applicants who possess a Master’s degree in Gerontology. Such applicants may be required to register for the M.Phil. Degree in the first instance.
- The research proposal submitted by applicants should indicate clearly the research questions in the field of Gerontology to be addressed. Applications for registration must include a provisional title, a detailed research proposal of about 1000 words, a written recommendation that the work proposed is feasible from a person directly concerned in the running of the institution, laboratory or clinical unit where the work is to be carried out and a written recommendation by a member of the academic staff willing to act as supervisor. Registration and supervision.
- The supervisor shall be an established authority in the relevant field of investigation. Supervisor. 6.
(1)The length of an M.Phil. dissertation shall not normally exceed 50,000 words whilst the length of a Ph.D. thesis shall be not less than 70,000 and not more than 90,000 words, including foot/ endnotes, but excluding bibliography and/or analytical indices and any appendices. Dissertation and thesis format and presentation.
(2)Students shall be required to submit three copies of the dissertation or thesis for examination purposes which shall be adequately bound. Each copy shall contain an abstract of not more 2 [ S.L.327.310 DEGREES OF MASTER OF PHILOSOPHY - M.PHIL. - AND DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY - PH.D. - UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE EUROPEAN CENTRE FOR GERONTOLOGY than 300 words. Within one month of passing the examination of the dissertation or thesis, students must submit two copies, one of which should be deposited at the University library and the other at the library of the Centre.
(3)The two copies are to be bound as follows: (
- a)in cloth (preferably black) with stiff boards and good quality end-papers; with lettering (preferably in gold) on the front and spine showing: (
- i)the name of the student; (
- ii)the title or short title of the dissertation or thesis; (iii) the degree for which the dissertation or thesis is submitted; and (
- iv)the year of submission. Maps, diagrams, graphs, printed material, etc., should be bound with the dissertation or thesis, but if this is not possible they should be presented separately in special folders or volumes and numbered. (
- b)The text must be typed on A4 sheets, one side only, in double spacing, font size 12, and with a margin of 40mm to the left and at least 20 mm top, bottom, and right.