S.L. 327.669 Art. 67Boards of Examiners for Dissertations.

(1) Dissertations submitted for the award of a Master’s

Degree shall be assessed by a Board of Examiners appointed by

Senate for the purpose, on the recommendation of the Board.

(2) (a) For dissertations assigned 30 credits, the Board of Examiners shall be composed of at least three members, one of whom may be an external examiner from an overseas institution normally appointed on a non-visiting basis;

(b) For dissertations assigned more than 30 credits, the Board of Examiners shall be composed of at least three members and shall normally include an external examiner from an overseas institution;

provided that:

(i) where oral examinations shall be held and external examiners are appointed on a non-visiting basis, the Board of Examiners shall be composed of at least four members so that the oral examination is conducted by three examiners. External Examiners shall be appointed as stipulated in regulation 21 of the University Assessment Regulations, 2009; and

(ii) when an external examiner is not present at the oral examination, the other examiners conducting the oral examination shall take into consideration any comments and suggestions made by the external examiner.

(3) Principal supervisors and co-supervisors shall not be members of the Board of Examiners but the Principal supervisor shall be invited to attend as an observer during the oral examination. The Principal supervisor may contribute if invited to do so by the members of the Board of Examiners but must withdraw prior to the final deliberations of the Board of Examiners. However, a Board may request special permission from Senate to allow a Principal supervisor to form part of the Board of Examiners for justified reasons. If circumstances require it, the chair may invite also the co-supervisor to attend as an observer.

(4) The Board of Examiners shall follow the procedures for the assessment of Dissertations for Master’s degrees that the Senate may set from time to time.