MAS:}:ER-OF SCIENCE IN GENETIC DIAGNOSTICS

(Faculty ofM-edicine)

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universities: Act. No. 16 ofT978 and its ssbsequerrt.ameadraeass.

£hi L~-WS

Part I - General

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Award of Degree

1. Sub-ject to these By-Laws, a candidate may be awarded the Degree ofMaster of

Science in Genetics Diagnostics if:

i) the candidate has been duly registered for the course of study leading to the

degree and

ii) the candidate has maintained registration and followed the course

satisfactorily and

iii) the candidate has passed the relevant examinations and

iv) the candidate has fulfilled all other requirements prescribed by these By-Laws,

and other relevant Regulations and Rules of the University.

Admissfon=to-fhe.::.eO-llrse

2. The Human Genetics Unit of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo will be

responsible for conducting the Course. A person who wishes to become a student of

the Course shall make an application to the Senior Assistant Registrar ofthe Faculty

of Medicine, Kynsey Road, Colombo 8 in the prescribed application form.

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~ a~,;~e.r=:e.qni¥ale.nt:d:egree:re-gistered~lre=-mb=alol"k-a:=NfOOmat

Council,

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ii) ,BS_cjn~Biomedical Sciences Subject or equivalent degree

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4. Students will be selected to follow the.course from applicants on the basis of their

performance at a selection examination which has a written cempoaerrt and an

intef'view. The:.o.writtetLComponentshalLcontrihute 75%andthejntendew shall

cont:ri.hate ZSOIn :tn--tJre.,..-to.ta:l::1!1a:!k.. St:m:lents-wmrobtain--an .ovenrI1-mafk:-of5fJ%-or

mere will qualify for-selectian. Thesize ef the intake will he annmm:ced arthe-tane-of

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Tho~e selected for-the-Course wI-ll-o-e"-~1re-:SenmlA'SSIStant'R~gtstrar"Of

the Faculty of Medicine. They will register for the-Course by paying the prescribed

fees. •. . .6.. SuoJect:to=these-By-haws,. the'-minimum1'erk).d~f()1~ whi.ch-a--stu-dent;sbat~~.

registered student for the Course shall be a continuous period of two years. A student

shall be required to complete the Degree of Master of Science in Genetic Diagnostics

before the expiry of a continuous period of five years from the date of first

registration.

Part II - Course Details

7. The medium of instruction and examination will be English.

K The course would be deliveredby a local and international faculty using a mix of

open and distance learning methods.

9. The Course of study shall consist of four semesters of 15 weeks duration spanning

two years and is designed to provide a broad base training in Genetic Diagnostics.

10. At the beginning of the thirdsemester, the student shall commence a research project

un:de~-tI-Ie"~=0E~lnero-rmmre=aGacl'emic~sta-ffmembers.

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/ Part III- E-xaminations

T=he~examjnatjons.jbrthe~Degree:.of:MasteLof Science in Genetic Diagnosticsshall

dissertation.based.nn.the researchwerk carried b~th.e student in semester 3 and 4-at

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exa~irrations-f0r..ceach-m0di1Ie c@mlirGt€d.c'€lllf=j:ngilre~ester.

13. 80% attendance at designatedteaching sessions is required for a studentto be-eligible

to sit end of semester 1 ana end of seme-ster 2 examinations.

14. At the end of semester 4 the students are required to submit a dissertation based on the

research project. This will be examined by two examiners and defended by the student

ala viva voce examination.

15. The minimum pass mark required for a theory paper, practical examination,

dissertation and viva voce examination shall be 50%.

16. A student can appear in any theory paper or practical examination only thrice i.e. once

in the original attempt and twice in a repeat attempt. If a dissertation does not meet

the required standard it may he resubmitted once.

17. A student would be promoted to the next semester provided he/she has not failed in

any module:

18. A student who passes all modules in the first and second semester, completes a

successful research project, submits a dissertation and successfully defends the

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19. The requirement for the award of'the.Masters degree with Distinction shall be as

fellows:

(i)thena~hi~v:ement-at::.the.Jirst.attempLot:ano¥eral:Laveragemark of at least 65% inall:thJe-tllflrluies, anA'>

(ii) the achiezement of a.mark oftGOAlermore for the dissertation.

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,- a... ~':~the sttlclenthas-submitte-d-alnerlical.:eeI-fifieate:-which::has-l<>eerrae:cep:ted",~§'the

Senate

or

b. the student has established-to-the-satisfaction of the Senate that there is an

adequa:tel'eason:f0rbeing~alWwefu-t0=1J()stpone:a:ppeming:fo:r-the:exammatiIm.

21. A Student who is unable to appear for any component of an examination on grounds

of illness, or any other reason accepted by the Senate will sit the examination at the

next available opportunity.

22. All rules relating to the Examination Procedure, Offences and Punishment Regulation

No. 1 of 1986 shall apply to the examinations in the Master of Science in Genetic

Diagnostics Course.

Jnterpretation

23. In these By-Laws unless the context otherwise required, "Council" means the Council

of the University of Colombo constituted by the University Act No. 16 of 1978 (as

amended), "Senate" means Senate ofthe University of Colombo constituted by the

University Act No. 16 of 1978 (as amended) and the Faculty of Medicine means the

Faculty Board ofthe Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo constituted under

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