Calendar 2002–03

460 Part 7• University Ordinanceand Regulations No students who have b een required to d iscontinu e their studies at the Un iver sity because of unsatisfactory academic perfo rman ce o r have withdrawn to avoid such discontinuation shallbe reinstated. 5.0 Pe riod of Study 5.1 The period of study for each programme shall be as follows: Degree/Diploma StudyMode Normative Maximum Period Period PhD, DMus, EdD (1) (i) Forstudents with a research Full-time 36months (2) 84months master’sdegree Part-time 48months (3) 96months (ii) Forstudents without a research Full-time 48months (4) 84months master’sdegree D Part-time 64months 96months MPhil,MSW Full-time 2 years 4 years Part-time 3 years 5 years MA, MEd, MMus, Full-time 1 year 3 years MSSc* Part-time 2 years 4 years MArch, MFA Full-time 2 years 4 years MBA Full-time 18months 4 years Part-time 3 years (5) 5 years MBA (ExecutiveMBAProgramme Part-time 2 years 4 years andMBA inFinance), MAcc, MClinPharm,MPAcc, MPH, AdvancedPGDE, PGDipWomen’sStudies (1 ) The Universityhas theabsolute authority to decide whether the degreepossessed by the student is a research master’s degree or not,such decision to be communicated through theletters of admission. (2 ) For a student holdi ng a ma ster’s degree i n a clo sely related f ield, th e norma tive period maybe redu ced to 24 months. (3 ) The n ormative p eriod may be reduced to 36 mo nths byp ermission of the Gra duate Council on the recommendation of the graduatedivision concerned. (4 ) For a student holdi ng a ma ster’s degree i n a clo sely related f ield, th e norma tive period maybe redu ced to 36 months. (5 ) For part -time MBA stud ents, the normative peri od may be redu ced t o two yea rs, subject to the recommendation of the graduatedivision concerned. D Applicablefor students admitted in August 2000 onwards and thereafter andstudents transferring frommaster’s to doctoral p rogramme fromAugust 2000 onwards only. For students admitted in 1999–2000 and before,the normativeand maximumperiods are 36 an d 84 months resp ectively fo r full -time students, and 48 and 96 mon ths respectivelyfor p art-timestudents. * Students o f MSSc (Communicati on)programme admi tted in 1999–2000 a nd before, the n ormative and maxi mum perio ds aretwo and thr ee years respecti vely for full- time students,and threeand four years respectively for part-time students.