S.L. 327.328 Art. 25Dissertations.

(1) All Master’s programmes shall include the writing of a dissertation, to which not less than 30 credits shall be assigned.

(2) The supervision of students for the dissertation shall be regulated by the provisions of regulation 51.

(3) In the case of dissertations assigned more than 30 credits, the provisions of regulations 51 and 52 shall apply.

(4) Dissertations shall be assessed according to the provisions of regulations 53 and 54.

(5) Before graduating, and where applicable, students shall present two hard bound copies of the dissertation to the department, and one electronic version for the University Library, which shall include a signed declaration of authenticity. The electronic version must conform to the standards set by the University of Malta Library.