S.L. 327.669 Art. 7Types of Master’s Courses.

(1) A Master’s course may lead to three types of comparable awards as follows:

(a) a Master’s degree obtained on successful completion of a Programme of Study that builds upon academic preparation obtained in a first cycle degree, normally designated as Master of Arts or Master of Science;

(b) a Professional Master’s degree, usually designated as Master of (subject) or Master in (subject), obtained on successful completion of a Programme of Study that imparts specific professional competencies and normally leads to an award that gives access to a regulated profession; and

(c) a Master of Fine Arts degree, usually designated as Master of Fine Arts in (subject) obtained on successful completion of a Programme of Study that involves practice-based research.

(2) A Master of Arts or a Master of Science degree or a Master of Fine Arts degree course may be either mainly taught or mainly by research; a Professional Master’s course shall be mainly taught. In all cases, the research component may involve practice-based research.

(3) (a) All taught Master’s courses shall provide that students be awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in a specified area on successful completion of taught Study-Units to which 60 credits are assigned if the students either opt not to proceed with the Postgraduate Course, or having proceeded, do not successfully complete the Master’s Course. The classification of such a postgraduate diploma shall be based on all the successfully completed Study-Units.

(b) In exceptional circumstances, Senate may approve Bye-Laws which do not provide for the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in a specified area. In such cases, students who are so eligible shall be entitled to the award of a Postgraduate Diploma in General Studies (PG. Dip. Gen. St.) as provided for in regulation 73 (2) of these regulations.

(4) Bye-Laws may further provide for the award of a Postgraduate Certificate in a specified area on successful completion of a prescribed set of Study-Units totalling 30 credits, provided that the learning outcomes achieved through the completion of such Study-Units warrant the granting of such a qualification.