S.L. 327.328 Art. 6Eligibility for Postgraduate Awards.

(1) To qualify for any Postgraduate Award, students must:

(a) be registered as regular students in a Postgraduate Course;

(b) complete the Postgraduate Course and satisfy any other requirements prescribed in these regulations and in the bye-laws for the Postgraduate Course;

(c) satisfy any other requirements prescribed in any other relevant statutes, regulations and bye-laws of the University, including applicable ethical, and health and safety procedures; and

(d) obtain not less than the number of credits at not below the level as indicated hereunder, including all credits for compulsory and elective study-units as specified in the Programme of Study and/or in the course bye-laws:

Postgraduate Award Requirements Postgraduate Certificate 30 credits, of which not less than 25 credits at Level 5 Postgraduate Diploma 60 credits, of which not less than 50 credits at Level 5 Master’s degree 90 or 120 credits, of which not less than 80 credits at Level 5, and including a dissertation to which not less than 30 credits are assigned.

(2) Exceptionally, Senate may also approve Master’s programmes to which 60 credits are assigned if such programmes are offered in partnership with prestigious higher education institutions and/or in the framework of international collaborative ventures.

(3) In accordance with the provisions of Statute 3, where the University, with the approval of Senate, enters into an agreement with other universities for the granting of a joint or double Postgraduate Award, then the Postgraduate Award may be given:

(a) in the case of a joint Postgraduate Award, jointly on one certificate by all the partner universities and shall be conferred at one of the partner universities as agreed among them; or

(b) in the case of a double Postgraduate Award, separately by each partner university.

(4) Senate may also approve interfaculty awards which may be offered by two or more entities of the University.