GENERAL DEGREE IN DEMOGRAPHY

Department of Demography

ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OF THE GENERAL DEGREE PROGRAM

A General Degree course is designed for three years, with the first year being part of the degree programme. Course units offered for the General Degree programme are mentioned in the undergraduate prospectus.

FIRST YEAR

  Unit Code Name of the Course Unit Supplementary Information Medium of Instruction No: of Credits

Semester One

 

 DMG 1101 Introduction to Demography Compulsory

for those who follow Demography as a subject

 SM

 

EM

 3

Semester Two

 

 DMG 1204 Demography of Sri Lanka  

Compulsory for those who follow demography as a subject

 SM

EM

 3

SECOND YEAR

  Unit Code Name of the Course Unit Supplementary Information Medium of Instruction No: of Credits
Course Units for 3 Year Degree Programme – General Degree in Demography

Semester

one

  

DMG 2120

  

Social Demography

  

Optional

  

SM/EM

 3
DMG 2129 Population Theories Optional SM/EM 3
DMG 2139 Population Dynamics Compulsory SM/EM 3
 

 

Semester two

 

  

DMG 2240

 Introduction to Applied Demography Compulsory SM/EM 3
 

DMG 2228

 Population and Environment Optional SM/EM 3

THIRD YEAR

  Unit Code Name of the Course Unit Supplementary Information Medium of Instruction No: of Credits
Course Units for 3 Year Degree Programme – Study Stream in Applied Demography

 

 

Semester One

 

 DMG 3147 Ageing Studies Optional SM/EM 3
DMG 3158  

Social Research Methods

 

 Compulsory SM/EM 3
DMG 3159 Urban Demography Optional SM/EM 3
DMG 3160 Population and Gender Optional SM/EM  
DMG 3161 House Hold and Family Demography Optional SM/EM 3

 

 

 

Semester Two

 

 DMG 3243 Population Forecasting for Social and Economic Planning Compulsory SM/EM 3
DMG 3250 Population & Disaster Management Optional SM/EM 3
DMG 3259 Human Resource Development and labour Market Analysis Optional SM/EM 3
DMG 3263  

Health Demography

 

 Optional SM/EM 3