13Course of Study

13 Course of Study

12 (1) 13.1 A course of study consists of work determined by the Board of The Faculties or the Board of the Institute, as the case requires, being:

(a) course work; and

(b) research, being research into a topic or topics determined by the prescribed authority, provided that, if more than one topic is permitted, the topics must have a reasonable relationship with each other; and

(c) such clinical or professional practice as may be required by the Board .

13.2 The Board must also determine a minimum standard of course work that must be attained before the candidate is admitted to the degree or before the candidate’s thesis is examined.

such work as the Board of The Faculties or the Board of the Institute, as the case may be, determines on the advice of the Committee.

[Roger, Should course requirements be defined in the definitions? Each postgraduate and undergraduate course has a statement of course requirements which goes to the Graduate Degrees Committee and to the Board for approval. They are produced on a template which covers the essentials for the course eg name, coursework component, core and elective units, duration, professional requirements in these cases, standard required to transfer etc

(2) 13.3 A Each determination must be published on appropriate notice boards and must contain course of study will be described in the statementa description of the course requirements and will consist of-

(a) course work; and

(b) research, being research into a topic or topics determined by the prescribed authority, provided that, if more than 1 topic is permitted, the topics shall have a reasonable relationship with each other; and

(c) such clinical or professional practice as may be required..

(3) 13.4 To satisfactorily complete the requirements of the course for a degreecourse satisfactorily, a candidate must pass the course work, the research (thesis) component, and such any clinical or professional practice as that may beis required, and the research (thesis) component, at the required standard indicated in the relevant determination.