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(5) A supervisor, co-supervisor (if any) and consultant (if any) shall be appointed before the
initial registration of the candidate or at any time as may be required. The Faculty has the
right to add, reduce or change any supervisor, co-supervisor or consultant from time to time
as may be thought fit by the Faculty.

(6) A candidate by coursework and research and by research shall submit a progress report of
his research at the end of each semester to his supervisor in accordance with the prescribed
procedure. Based on the above report, the supervisor, co-supervisor and consultant shall
assess the progress of the research and submit the assessment in accordance with the
prescribed procedure.

(7) A candidate whose progress is satisfactory shall continue with his candidature. The Faculty
shall terminate the candidature of a candidate whose progress is not satisfactory for three
consecutive semesters.

(8) A candidate who fails to submit his progress report within the stipulated period shall be
barred from registering for the following semester.

PART VII
DISSERTATION OR RESEARCH REPORT

Determination of Field of Research and Title of Dissertation and Research Report

21. (1) For a Master’s degree programme other than a Clinical Master’s degree:

(a) The Faculty shall approve the field of research for a dissertation or a research
report before the candidate commences his research.

(b) The title of the research report shall be submitted to the Faculty for approval not
later than a month before the candidate submits his research report for
examination.

(c) The title of the dissertation shall be submitted to the Faculty for approval at the
time the candidate gives notice of submission of dissertation under regulation 23
of these Regulations.

(2) For the Clinical Master’s degree, the department responsible for the candidate’s programme
of study shall determine the candidate’s field of research and matters relating thereto.

Language

22. The dissertation or research report shall be written in Bahasa Malaysia or the English language. In
special circumstances, the Senate may approve a language other Bahasa Malaysia or the English
language for a dissertation or research report.

Submission

23. A candidate shall submit his dissertation or research report for examination within theperiod of his
candidature. The period taken for an examination of a dissertation and any period given for corrections
of or further work for the dissertation as be required by the Committee of Examiners shall not be
regarded as part of the maximum period of the candidate’s candidature.

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