S.L. 327.235 Art. 5School Doctoral Committee. Registrationfor Degree.

(1) The Board shall recommend to Senate the appointment of a School Doctoral Committee, in terms of the Doctor of Philosophy – Ph.D. – Degree Regulations, 2008, composed of 3 - 5 members, including the Director or his delegate, who shall chair the Committee, the other members being normally heads of department. The School Doctoral Committee may co-opt other members if deemed necessary.

(2) The School Doctoral Committee shall consider applications for the Degree as well as the progress of students in their research work, provided that it shall meet at least once a year to review the progress of each student.

(3) Principal Supervisors and Co-supervisors shall be required to submit a written report to the Board, through the School Doctoral Committee, every June for every student under their supervision.

(4) Students shall only be allowed to proceed with their studies subject to satisfactory progress reports from their Principal Supervisor and Co-Supervisor. If the report is negative, the Board shall make recommendations to Senate on the student’s continuing registration for the Degree. the 6. Applications for registration for the Degree shall be accepted by Senate, on the recommendations of the Board and of the Degree from applicants who possess a Master of Music or a Master of Arts degree in music awarded by this or another university, or qualifications of comparable standard recognised for this purpose by the Senate, or exceptionally extensive professional experience. Applicants may be asked to sit for an audition and an interview held by the School Doctoral Committee in the presence of the applicants’ designated Principal Supervisor.

(2) Applications for the Degree shall include the following:

(a) the proposed title of the dissertation;

(b) a detailed research proposal, normally of approximately 1000 words, that specifies the compositional genres, tools and techniques in the case of the Degree in Composition, and the repertoire and performance practices in the case of the Degree in Performance;

(c) for the Degree in Composition, a statement on whether the studies will be undertaken on a full-time or a part-time basis. Applicants engaged in full-time employment shall not normally be permitted to register as full-time students, except in circumstances where applicants provide evidence to show that their employers are willing to grant sufficient time off from work to allow them to engage in full-time study, and, in the latter case, the number of hours that will be dedicated to this research work. Applicants registering on a part-time basis shall also specify in their statement the number of hours that will be dedicated to the research work;

(d) a statement by a member of staff of the University who has agreed to act as the Principal Supervisor; and

(e) a recommendation from the proposed Principal Supervisor that the topic of research is acceptable.

(3) The Ph.D. Committee shall submit to Senate all applications which satisfy the requirements under paragraphs (1) and (2) of this regulation. Senate may accept such applications and may impose such conditions as it deems fit.