Courses
he University conducts a diverse range of undergraduate and postgraduate degree and diploma courses. Intake to the basic degree courses are through the University Grants Commission, based on performance at the GCE Advanced Level examinations. Details of these are available in the webpages of the individuals Faculties or Institutes.
Undergraduate Programmes
Six of the seven Faculties and the Sri Palee Campus are conducting undergraduate programmes leading to bachelors degrees. Details are as follows:
Faculty of Arts
Bachelor of Arts (General Degree) (3 years duration)
Bachelor of Arts (Special Degrees) (4 years duration) in:
- Demography
- Economics
- English
- Geography
- History
- International Relations
- Pali & Buddhist Studies
- Political Science
- Sinhala
- Sociology
Faculty of Education
Bachelor of Education (Special Degree) (4 years duration)
Faculty of Law
Bachelor of Laws (Special Degree) (4 years duration)
Faculty of Management & Finance
Bachelor of Business Administration (Sp. Deg.) (4 years duration) in:
Faculty of Medicine
Bachelor of Medicine & Bachelor of Surgery
Bachelor of Science – Physiotherapy (Special) (4 years duration)
Faculty of Science
Bachelor of Science (General Degree) (3 years duration)
- Biological Sciences
- Physical Sciences
- Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
- Industrial Statistics & Mathematical Finance
Bachelor of Science (General Degree) (4 years duration)
- Biological Sciences
- Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
- Industrial Statistics & Mathematical Finance
- Physical Sciences
Bachelor of Science (Special Degree) (4 years duration)
- Plant Sciences
- Plant Biotechnology
- Bio Informatics
- Chemistry
- Computational Chemistry
- Chemical Biology
- Pharmacy (Jointly with Faculty of Medicine)
- Molecular Biology & Biochemistry
- Physics
- Computational Physics
- Engineering Physics
- Mathematics
- Mathematical Finance
- Conventional Mathematics
- Finance, Business & Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics, Statistics with Computer Science
- Statistics
- Statistics with Computer Science
- Industrial Statistics
- Zoology
Sri Palee Campus
Bachelor of Arts (Special Degree) (4 years duration)
Postgraduate Programmes
Intake to postgraduate courses is according to criteria laid down by the different faculties; given below is a list of courses on offer. Further details are available in the websites of the relevant faculties and institutes. Information can also be obtained regarding these courses by emailing the Faculties or Instutes.
Faculty of Arts
- Postgraduate Diploma in Population Studies
- M.A. in Demography
- M.Phil in Demography
- Diploma in Economic Development (DED)
- Masters in Economics (MEcon)
- MA in Financial Economics(MAFE)
- MPhil/Ph.D Programme
- Postgraduate Diploma in Environment & Regional Development
- MA / MPhil / Ph.D Programmes by research
- Master of Arts in International Relations
- Master of Arts in Political Science
- Master of Arts in Sinhala
- MA / MPhil / Ph.D Programmes by research
- Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Sociology
- Master of Arts Degree in Sociology
- MPhil Degree Program
- Ph.D Degree Program
Faculty of Education
- Masters of Education (General Course)
- Masters of Education in Educational Management
- Masters of Education in Science Education
- Masters of Education in Teaching of English to Speakers of other Languages
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education-Teaching of English as a Second Language
- Postgraduate Diploma in Education (Sinhala/Tamil Medium)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling
- M.Phil./Ph.D. Programmes
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Management and Finance
- MBA in Marketing
- MBA in Finance
- MBA in Human Resources Management
- MBA(General)
- M.Com./M.Phil./Ph.D. programmes
Faculty of Medicine
- M.Sc. in Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Gene Technology
- Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Health & Safety
- Postgraduate Diploma in Health Development
- M.Phil./Ph.D./D.M. programmes
Faculty of Science
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Agricultural Microbiology
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Plant Cell and Tissue Culture
- Master of Science in Plant Pathology
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Analytical Chemistry
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Organic Chemistry
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Chemistry Education
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Electronics
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Physics Education
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Atmospheric Physics and Dynamical Meteorology
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Statistics
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Environment Science (with with e-learning)
- Master of Science in Medical Physics
- Master of Science in Nuclear Science
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Mathematics Education
- Master of Science/Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Mathematics
- Postgraduate Diploma/MSc in Weed Science
- MPhil/PhD Programmes
Faculty of Graduate Studies
Mphil / PhD Programmes
- Master of Philosophy and Doctor of Philosophy (M.Phil. & P.hD.)
- Master of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology(M.Phil)
- Master’s Degree Programmes
- Master in Regional Development & Planning (MARDP)
- Master in Business Studies (M.BS)
- Master in Development Studies (M.DS)
- Master of Information System Management (MISM)
- Master in Women Studies (M.WS)
- Master in Labour and Human Resource Management (M.LHRM)
- Master in Japanese Studies (M.JS)
- Master in Conflict and Peace Studies (M.CPS)
- Master in Human Rights (M.HR)
- Master in Manufacturing Management (M.MM)
- Master in American Studies (M.AS)
- Master in Counselling & Psychosocial Support (M.CP)
- Master in Public Administration /Public Management
Post Graduate Diploma Programmes
- Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management – Online Mode (PgD.BM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Development Studies (PGDDS)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Information System Management (PgD.ISM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Women Studies (PgD.WS )
- Postgraduate Diploma in Labour and Human Resource Management (Pg.D.LHRM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Japanese Studies (PgD.JS)
- Postgraduate Diploma Conflict and Peace Studies (PgD.CPS)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Human Rights (PgD.HR)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Manufacturing Management (PgD.MM)
- Postgraduate Diploma in American Studies (PgD.AS)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling & Psychosocial Support (PgD.CP)
- Postgraduate Diploma in Public Administration /Public Management
- Postgraduate Diploma in Environment Management (PGDEM)
Executive Diploma Programmes
- Executive Diploma in Marketing (EDM) (Download Brochure)
- Executive Diploma in Marketing through mLearning (EDM) (Download Brochure)
Postgraduate Institute of Medicine
- Diploma in Family Medicine (Distance Education)
- MSc in Medical Administration
- MSc in Community Medicine and Dentistry
- Diploma in Critical Care
- MD in Medical Education
To be launched shortly:
- MSc in Medical Toxicology