S.L. 327.669 Art. 6Eligibility for Postgraduate Awards.

(1) To qualify for any Postgraduate Award, students must:

(a) be registered as regular students in a Postgraduate Course;

(b) complete the Postgraduate Course and satisfy any other requirements prescribed in these regulations and in the Bye-Laws for the Postgraduate Course;

(c) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other relevant statutes, regulations and Bye-Laws of the University, including applicable ethical and health and safety procedures; and

(d) obtain not less than the number of credits at not below the level as indicated hereunder, including all credits for Compulsory and Elective Study-Units as specified in the Programme of Study and/or in the course Bye-Laws:

Postgraduate Requirements Award

Postgraduate 30 credits, of which not less than 25 credits at Level 5 on Certificate the University’s System of Assigning Codes.

Postgraduate 60 credits, of which not less than 50 credits at Level 5 on Diploma the University’s System of Assigning Codes.

Master’s 90 or 120 credits, of which not less than 80 credits at Level Degree 5 on the University’s System of Assigning Codes, and including a Dissertation to which not less than 30 credits are assigned.

(2) Exceptionally, Senate may also approve Master’s programmes to which 60 credits are assigned if such programmes are offered in partnership with prestigious higher education institutions and/or in the framework of international agreements.

(3) In accordance with the provisions of Statute 3, where the University, with the approval of Senate, enters into an agreement with other universities for the granting of a joint or dual/double Postgraduate Award, then the Postgraduate Award may be given:

(a) in the case of a joint Postgraduate Award, jointly on one certificate by all the partner universities and shall be conferred at one of the partner universities as agreed among them; or

(b) in the case of a dual/double Postgraduate Award, separately by each partner university, in which case, the award certificate and transcript shall include reference to the dual nature of the award and to the other awarding partner university:

provided that, if the partner university is unable to grant its separate award, the University may nonetheless grant its award to the student, if the student has successfully fulfilled all of the requirements for such award. In such cases, the University shall not m ake reference to the partner university or the dual nature of the degree in the qualification awarded.

(4) Senate may also approve interfaculty awards which may be offered jointly by two or more entities of the University.