Board of Postgraduate Studies of the Faculty of Economics

The authority of faculties to establish postgraduate boards of studies is first mentioned in the 1972 Calendar under University By-law Chap VIII, 6. (2)6. (2) (a) Each Faculty may appoint one or more boards of postgraduate studies which shall be responsible for all matters relating to candidature for postgraduate degrees or diplomas.1 (b) Except in the case of a member of the full-time staff, a person who is a candidate for a postgraduate degree or diploma in the Faculty shall not be eligible for appointment to any Board appointed under subsection (2) (a).        a slight change was made to part 6. (2) (a) this and the the new By-laws published in the 1976 Calendar note in Chap VIII 13 (1) that  'Each Faculty may appoint one or more boards of postgraduate studies which shall exercise, in respect of each candidate for a postgraduate degree or diploma, the powers and functions of the Faculty.'The constitution of a Board of Post Graduate Studies by 1980 was as follows:"Board of Post Graduate Studies established under section 13 of Chapter VIII of the By laws shall consist of the Dean who shall be Chairman ex officio the Heads of Departments within the faculty or their nominated representatives and up to five other members and shall be elected by the Faculty for two years. The Board shall have power to co-opt. members of the Board shall include at least one staff member from each school." By 1989 the by-laws had changed slightly and under Chap VIII Sec 13 '"1) Except where the Senate otherwise determines, each Faculty shall appoint from its members a Board of Postgraduate Studies which shall exercise in respect of each candidate for a postgraduate degree or diploma the powers and functions of the Faculty and shall exercise such other powers and functions in respect of postgraduate degrees and diplomas as the Faculty may determine."