| 1. |
To advise the Board of the Faculty on matters
relating to higher coursework and research degrees (except DSc,
DLitt, LLD and DSocSc), and such postgraduate diplomas and certificates
as the Senate may determine from time to time, where appropriate*,
including: |
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(a) |
the admission of candidates#; |
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(b) |
appointing examiners for any qualifying examination required
to be taken by any candidates for admission; |
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(c) |
appointing supervisors for MPhil and PhD candidates#; |
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(d) |
considering applications for concurrent registration; |
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(e) |
considering the coursework curricula and syllabuses
of Faculty/departmental courses for MPhil and PhD candidates
and subsequent amendments thereto; |
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(f) |
considering applications for course exemption; |
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(g) |
confirming or terminating MPhil and PhD candidatures; |
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(h) |
considering MPhil and PhD candidates' applications
for extending their period of registration beyond the specified
period#; |
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(i) |
approving transfer of candidature between MPhil
and PhD, and of mode of study between full-time and part-time; |
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(j) |
approving waiver of the 3 -month notification
period for serving written notice to the Chairman of the Departmental
Research Postgraduate Committee of a candidate's intention to
submit the thesis for examination; |
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(k) |
appointing internal, external and additional
examiners, where appropriate, and other members of Boards of
Examiners or Thesis Examining Committees, where this applies
in the Degree Regulations. |
| 2. |
To approve leave of absence for a period exceeding
one month for MPhil and PhD candidates in accordance with the
relevant Degree Regulations and Procedures. |
| 3. |
To consider the coursework examination results
of Faculty/departmental courses for MPhil and PhD candidates. |
| 4. |
To determine the consequences of students failing
or having been absent from coursework examinations of Faculty/departmental
courses for MPhil and PhD candidates, and, where appropriate,
to recommend, via the Faculty Review Committee and the Board
of the Faculty, to the Committee on Discontinuation the discontinuation
of MPhil and PhD candidatures. |
| 5. |
To recommend to the Board of Graduate Studies
the allocation and award of Postgraduate Studentships in accordance
with the regulations and procedures laid down from time to time
by the Policy Board of Postgraduate Education. |
| 6. |
To assess the academic progress and the performance
in training duties of Postgraduate Studentship holders, and
to impose appropriate sanctions where reports on Studentship
holders indicate unsatisfactory academic progress and/or performance
in training duties. |
| 7. |
To undertake any duties as authorized by the Board of Faculty
which are relevant to higher degree programmes in the Faculty.
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To be decided by the Board of Faculty concerned.
