S.L. 327.328 Art. 55Boards 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) (i) 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;

(ii) 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, where examinations shall be held and external viva voce examiners are appointed on a non-visiting basis, the Board of Examiners shall be composed of at least four members. External Examiners shall be appointed as stipulated in regulation 21 of the

University Assessment Regulations.

(3) For dissertations assigned 60 ECTS credits or more the Board of Examiners shall require students to defend their dissertation orally before it. For dissertations assigned less than 60 ECTS credits, the Board of Examiners may require students to defend their dissertation orally before it. For dissertations of 30 ECTS credits or more, not less than three members of the Board of Examiners shall conduct the oral examination.

(4) 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 a Board of Examiners for justified reasons.

(5) The Board of Examiners shall follow the procedures for the assessment of dissertations for Masters’ degrees, as approved by Senate.