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MMMS- Master in Mass Media Studies andPG.dip.MMS-Post

Graduate Diploma in Mass Media Studies

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By-Laws made by the council of the University of COIOli1bounder section 135 of the Universities Act No. 16 of En8 arid itssubsequent amendments. '.

BY~LAWS

These' By-Laws may.be cited~as the Master inMass Media Studies and Post Graduate Diploma in Mass MediaStudies

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·Laws.no;l~.;~t' ~~\Q,a!ld relate to an extension course conducted by the Department of mass media studies, Sripalee Campus, University of Colombo.

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Subject to these by laws a person may be awarded the MMMS/ PG.dip.MMS if he/she has:

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(a) Been a duly admitted and registered student of the University for the period prescribed by these by laws;

(b) Pursued the programme of study in the University to the satisfaction for the Vice-Chancellor as prescribed by theses by laws, and other regulations and rules of the University in respect of

.examination leading to the degree;

(c) Satisfied the examiners at the prescribed final examination and

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term papc.scf a satisfactory standard; ,

Paid such registration, tuition, supervision and examination fees and other dues as may be payable by him/her to the University;and Fulfilled all other requirements prescribed by these by laws and the regulations and rules of the University.

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(2) 2.1 Application for registration shall be invited by a notice placed in the newspapers

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programme / PG.dip.MMS . shall make an application to the Registrar when the said programme is advertised.

2.3 The application has to be on the prescribed form providing the.

information as requested, including his/her qualifications for

undertaking this course of study.

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(3) There shall bea Co-ordinator for the programme and he/she shall be appointed by the Vice-Chancellor from amongst the staff of the Department of mass media studies on the recommendation of the Heacl

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of the Der-irtrnent of mass media studies, and the Rector of the Sripzlee Campus, The Co-coordinator and teaching staff e.nployedin

runningtlnscciirse will be paid at rates approved by the:Council. The

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cost of running the programme of studies-will be-recovered fr-om the candidates fees, which will be determined by the council.

Applications received by the Registrar shall be referred to the coordinator of the programme. The Co-ordinator having examined the application to ascertain the fulfillment of the minimum criterion shall call the qualified candidates for an Admission test. The pass marks for this test shall be determined on the basics of the number of candidates who can be accommodate in a particular year and the distribution of the marks. The candidates who have been deemed successful will then be approved by the Campus Board. The list of candidates to be enrolled will then recommended to the Council through Campus board.

(".) No person shall be considered for admission to the course leading LV

MMMS unless he/she has any 1-3 of the following qualifications:

1.(a) A degree with a class in Mass Media or a related field, awarded by the University of Colombo or any other. University in Sri Lanka ( or an equivalent qualification so recognized by the University of Colombo) ; and (b) A good knowledge of English and Computer.

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(b) Candidates holding a degree from a recognized university, but without a c\ass,also can apply for,this course provided that they have a

,,'service experience of at least five continuous years at a recognized institution.

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( c ) Candidates without a degree from a recognized university also are

'·;~eIigib·le. to apply. for this course provided that they hold a diploin~ certificate related to Mass Media from a recognized university along ~ith at least 8 years continuous service experience at a: recognized media institution.

2.( a)~-.L~ie'·;postgi;adud1e lJfPlOma in mass media ,studies awarded by'

the University of Colombo ( S.l.or an equivalent qualification .so recognized by the University of Colombo) ; and (b) A good knowledge of English and Computer.

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3. (a) A Professional qualification thatwill be recognized on a case by case basis, by the University of Colombo, on the recommendation,

of the Department of mass media studies of the Sripalee Campus as equivalent 'to qualification (a) in the two above combinations; and (b) A good knowledge of English.

(6) 6.1 On acceptance by the Campus to the MMMS/ PG~dip.MMS

prqgramme a person shall forthwith register as a postgraduate student of the University of Colombo upon payment of the prescribed

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registration and other fees,

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A person may not register himself/herself concurrently for another higher degree course in any other higher education institute.

6.3 The minimum period of registration shall ~.e counted from the date of commencement ofthe course.

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6.4 The registration for a course shall be deemed to have lapsed at the expiry of its period of validity. A candidate' whose registration has so lapsed may renew his/her registration for a further period, subject to Campus board approval. However no registration shall be renewed after the expiry of three academic years from the end of the first year of registration. Such a candidate shall be required to seek registration }n the MMMS! PG.dip.MMS degree course .afresh, competing with the applicants of that-year and under the rules in force at the time.

6.4, Notwithstanding anything stated to the contrary, the University

shall have the right to cancel at any time the registration of a candidate:

(7) 7.1 A 'student who is accepted as a candidate for the MMMSl PG.dip.MMS course shall devote his/ her time at this University to follow the course on a full time or part time basis. Full time student other than those employed as lectures in a

University or higher education institute will have to provide a letter from their employer stating that they are on leave and in a position to devote all their time to the course.

7.2 No student shall be allowed to keep away from classes or leave the Island without prior approval from the Campus.

Part 11- Course Details

(8) 8.1 The programme of the study leading to the MMMSI

PG.dip.MMS consists of the subjects list in the proposal. The senate shall have the power on the recommendation of the

Campus to amend the list of subjects, the syllabi, and the examination format.

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(10) In each course, 30 present of the aggregate marks shall be allocated on

the basis OfClassroom Test, Assignment, Term papers and mini projects.

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Repeat exercise will not be provided in cases where a student misses any

of the above coursework evolution. The balance of 70 percent shall be

awarded accordingto the performance at the final Examination.

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lecturesconcerned, 'Final examination papers-will besetby thelectures

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involved in teaching the course and moderated by an independent

person. The names-of those involved in setting ibiLlti,e moderating the

final>examinationpaperswm be' subjected' to Carri.pusandsenate

approval..

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,'finaLexamfnati~n,script shaH· be a,ssessec:l by two

examiners; who will be appointed by the councii on Campus and senate

recommendation.

. (a) He/she has been duly registered.'as an MMMS/

PG.dip.MMS candidate from the commencement of

the corrimencement of the academic year in which that

examination is held; in the event of the results of the

previous examination being released only after the

commencement of the following academic year, an

exception will be made for a,repeat candidate to register

as an MMMS/ PG.dip.MMS student (repeat) within

two weeks of the anncuncement of the results;' and

subsequently register for the repeat examina.ion.

(0) The coordinator certifies that he/she has completed the

course of studies lead to the examination by attending

the required proportion of lectures (generally deemed to be 80% of the course), tutorial Classes and other of the instruction in the subject matter of each course.

(c) He/she has registered with the examination branch for

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12.2 All rules relating to the Examination procedure, offences and punishment regulation no 1 of 1986 shall be mutates mutandis apply to, or in relation to the MA Mass Media Studies!' PG.dip.MNlS examination.

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.rules relating to examinations the classroom shall be formulated and implemented

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the coordinator and anymatters related to such.tests shall be decided by the Campus ,boilrd on the.recommendation, of the coordinator, the Head of the department of mass media and the Rector of the Sripalce.Campus.

12:4 . Rules-elated-to-assignment, term papers and the dissertation shall be

'dnno;.:m~e:dfrom time totime-bythe coordinator in consultation

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lecturers involved, and such rules shall not be changed or revoked unless otherwise decided by the campus board.

Part 111- Criteria for Pass / References/ Failure

13J The pass mark in each course paper of the examination leading to

the MMMS/ PG.dip.MMS shall be 50% of the maximum mark that

could have been awarded for.that course.

13.2 A candidate performance in each course will be graded according to the following grading scheme.

Grade A- 75% to 100% Grade B- 60% to 74% Grade C- 50%i.o 59% Grade D- 40% to 49% Grade E- 0% to 39%

(14) 14.1 In each module the minimum Pass mark shall be 50%. The coursework and end of the course examination will be separately evaluated and scores for each added together with equal weights for

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the two components to qualify for pass marks in each of the eight modules,

14.2 A candidate will become eligible for distinction pass in.the

MMMS/PG.dip.MMS ifhe/she fulfills the following criteria .

.(a) Pass in all eight modules in the first attempt.

(b) An overall average score of 70% from all' eight

modules.

(:::) ·-A score of over 75% (Le.,A -grade) in at least five

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14.3 A candidate who pass four modules.and fails-;.;tbr fifth but obtain"

an overall mark'of40%cr .over for'the'modules in which he fails, wiiI be

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complete the referred module in a subsequent examination subject.totwo repeat chances, within the next three years. Referred candidate could

choose to either sit only the end of course examination in the s subject concerned or to repeat all classroom work in addition to the end of the course examination in that subject.

14AAllcandidates other than (a) those who qualify for a.pass or,

Distinction pass in-theMMMS examination! PG~dip.MMS·, and (b}those

who qualify for reference in one module will be deemed to have failed the examination. Failed candidates are not given any repeat chances but. may

apply to followtheMMMSI PG.dip.MMS in a subsequent year.

14.5 The University shall announce through public notification the

name of the candidates who have obtained the MMMSI PG.dip.MMS .

All candidates shall be informed individually of the results of the

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examination, and in the case of rui!\li'O, they shall also be informed of the·

,<' subject in which they have failed.

Schedule I Foundation Course

Introduction to mass media studies Introduction to print media studies Introduction to radio studies Introduction to television studies

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Schedule II Post Grad. Dip and MMlVIS

Mass Media Theory Media Criticism

International Communication

Media and Communication Research Political Communication

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Proposal and thesis writing

Panicit::mlsoave to wrue pisseItation f-Thesis on an area / issue (problemcf the studies of his / her choice under the guidance of a supervisor who will oe

appointed by the Sri Palee Campus. Dissertation / Thesis to be presented, as typed word-processed document on A4 size paper with double line spacing, and running into approximately fifteen thousand (15,000) words, presented

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bounded form with the approval of the supervisor appointed by the ca~ptls;·

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Part IV- Interpretation

1. In these By- Laws unless the context otherwise requires

"Council" means the Council of the University of Colombo constituted by the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978

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"Registrar" means the Registrar, Acting Registrar, Deputy Registrar, Senior Assistant Registrar, Assistant Registrar and any other officer authorized. to sign for and on behalf of Registrar of the University of

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2. Any question regarding the interpretation of these By-Laws shall be referred to the Council whose decision thereon shall be final.