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MASTER OF S€-IENCE IN CLINICAL GENE~les

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Part I - General

Award of Degree

1. Subject to these By-Laws, a candidate may be awarded the Degree of Master of

Science in Clinical Genetics 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.

Admission to the Course

2. The Human Genetics Unit of the Faculry 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, KynseyRoad, Colombo 8 in the prescribed application form .

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Students will be selected to followthe course from applicants-en-the-basis ef'their

performance at a selectionexarrrirratiorr which has a written component ana an

~iew. 'fllecwritten-'CtfITtptmttllshall (Hhh;lm1t< 75%~-'shaH

ctmtri1:tate:.25"AI'Ototbe_trmr-imad< Slw.et-d~( Uain"aH ONn ~0f:5O:%.~er

more will qualify for selection. The size ofthe intake willbe announced.at thetime of

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5. Those selected for the Course will he intimated by the Senior Assistant.Registrar of

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

f~~es. «0

6. Subject to these By-Laws, the minimum-period for which-a' student shallbea

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 Clinical Genetics

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

registration.

Part II - Course Details

7. Th~ medium of instruction and examination will be English.

8. The-course weald-be-delivered bya-loealand intematienelfacnltynsingaznix 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 Clinical Genetics.

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

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P.artUI- Exammations

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dissertation based orrtlre-research work carried-by the student in semester 3and-4 at

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examinations for each module.conducted dur-ing the semester.

13. 80ra attendance at designated teaching sessions is required-fer-a student to be eligible

to sir.end.of.semester 1 and end of semester 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

at a viva vece 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

thereqaired-sraedard.itmay be-resubmittedenee.

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

rolh~)ws:

(i) the.achievementat.thefirst attempt-of.anoxerall-average mark- of--at lea:st65%in

(ii) theachievement of a mark 0:[7(1% orrrrore fcrthe-disser talion.

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,. a... :['f' the student has submitted-a rnedicalcertfficatewlricfrhas.beerr accepted bythe

Senate

orb. the student has established to the satisfaction of the Senate tharthere is an

adequate-reason-:for-heing-anowed-to-pos:tpt>rr&appearing=forth:e~aminafIeIl.

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 Clinical

Genetics Course.

.Interpretaricn,

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

ofthe University of Colombo constituted ~y the University Act No. 16 of 1978 (as

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

University Act No. 16 of 1978 (as amendedrand the Faculty of Medicine means the

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

t1re=ljnj¥eI:si&y=-,Act-7N':Gl;_l:6~f+9*8~~nclecl~.

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