17.1 Assessment of Taught Units

17.1.1 Unless otherwise determined by the URRTMC, the examination of material to satisfy the requirements of taught units at Master’s or Professional Doctoral degree level shall comply with the Academic Regulations.

17.1.2 A higher degree candidate may be required by the URRTMC, either on its own initiative or on the recommendation of the Dean and the Head of School, after consultation with the Principal Supervisor, at any time during the course of study and research, to present for oral or written examination or both in the branch(es) of knowledge appropriate to the subject of the thesis or the taught units, as may be prescribed by the Committee. Examiners shall be appointed by the Committee on the recommendation of the Dean, the Principal Supervisor (or Lecturer-in-Charge) and other members of staff as may be appropriate.

17.2 Examination of the Thesis

17.2.1   On completing the programme, a candidate shall submit a thesis based on work carried out during candidature which complies with Regulation 16 above and the Policy on the Preparation and Presentation of a Thesis for Examination.

17.2.2 A candidate shall give the URRTMC, via Research Services, at least three months' Notice of Intention to present a thesis for examination.

17.2.3 The Notice of Intention shall be on the prescribed form and shall specify the precise title of the thesis and include a professional abstract for forwarding to the potential examiners. The Principal Supervisor shall indicate that the thesis is prima facie worthy of examination and complies with the requirements of the Policy on the Preparation and Presentation of a Thesis for Examination.

17.2.4 A Doctoral thesis shall be examined by three examiners, all of whom shall normally be external to this University and appointed according to the guidelines set out in the Policy on the Preparation and Presentation of a Thesis for Examination. Normally, at least one examiner shall be from an overseas institution.

17.2.5 A Master’s thesis shall be examined by two examiners, all of whom shall normally be external to this University and appointed according to the guidelines set out in the Policy on the Preparation and Presentation of a Thesis for Examination.

17.2.6 The assessment of the thesis may also involve an oral and/or written examination.

17.2.7 In the case of a pass result for the thesis being approved, the URRTMC must also certify whether or not the candidate has met the academic requirements of the course. If so, the URRTMC shall recommend to the Academic Board that, subject to certification from the Academic Registrar that a candidate complies with certain formalities under University legislation, the candidate be recommended to the University Senate for the award of the specified degree.