S.L. 327.647 Art. 3Requirements for Admissions

(1) Subject to the conditions laid down in bye-law 4, the Course shall be open to applicants in possession of one of the following qualifications:

(a) a Bachelor’s degree obtained with Second Class Honours or better in Communications or in a closely related area of study deemed appropriate by the Board; or

(b) a Bachelor’s degree in Communications or in a closely related area of study deemed appropriate by the Board, with an average mark of not less than 65% in that area of study; or M.A. -

(c) a degree from this or another university, which the Board considers as comparable to the degrees indicated in paragraphs (a) and (b).

(2) The Board may consider applicants in possession of other qualifications if they also present a compendium of recent works confirmed to have been carried out by them and which is related to the area of study applied for to the satisfaction of the Board.

(3) The admission of applicants may be made conditional on the result of an interview conducted by an interviewing board composed of at least three members, appointed by the Board for the purpose.

(4) The Board shall recommend to Senate the number of applicants that may be allowed to register for the Course, depending on the availability of resources. The Board shall announce the number of available places at the time of the call for applications.

(5) When the number of places is so limited and the number of eligible applicants exceeds the number of places available, applicants shall be selected using the following criteria, the weighting of which shall be published at the time of the call for applications:

(a) degree type and class;

(b) experience in the area of the proposed study; and

(c) performance during an interview.

(6) For the purpose of selection, applicants whose qualifications as stipulated in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this bye-law were obtained by 31 August preceding the commencement of the Course shall be considered first.