HONOURS DEGREE IN DEMOGRAPHY
Department of Demography
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS OF THE HONOURS DEGREE PROGRAM
To qualify for a four-year degree in Demography, it is mandatory for the undergraduates to follow FND 1106 or FND 1206 (Intermediate Mathematics) together with the DMG 1101 and DMG 1204. Course units offered for the Special Degree programme are mentioned in the undergraduate prospectus.
Selection of students for the Honours Degree in Demography
Basic requirements
Highest marks for the below three course units.
| DMG 1101 |
| DMG 1204 |
| FND 1106 or FND 1206 |
FIRST YEAR
It is mandatory to follow, FND 1106 or FND 1106 for those who wish to major in Demography from the 2nd 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 4 Year Degree Programme – Honours Degree in Demography | |||||
| Semester One |
DMG 2120 |
Social Demography |
Optional |
SM/EM |
3 |
| DMG 2123 | Demographic Techniques I | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 2138 | Statistics I | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 2129 | Population Theories | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
Semester Two |
DMG 2235 | Mortality Studies | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 |
| DMG 2236 | Fertility Studies | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 2218 | Migration Studies | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
|
DMG 2240 |
Introduction to Applied Demography | Optional | SM/EM | 3 | |
THIRD YEAR
| Unit Code | Name of the Course Unit | Supplementary Information | Medium of Instruction | No: of Credits | |
| Course Units for 4 Year Degree Programme | |||||
Semester One |
DMG 3147 | Ageing Studies | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 |
| DMG 3158 |
Social Research Methods
|
Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 3159 | Urban Demography | Compulsory | 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 3250 | Population & Disaster Management | Optional | SM/EM | 3 |
| DMG 3259 | Human Resource Development and labour Market Analysis | Optional | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 3262 | Statistics II | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 3263 |
Health Demography
|
Optional | SM/EM | 3 | |
FOURTH YEAR
| Unit Code | Name of the Course Unit | Supplementary Information | Medium of Instruction | No: of
Credits |
|
| Semester
One
|
DMG 4160 | Computer Applications for Demographic Analysis | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 |
| DMG 4162 | Bio Statistics | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 4166 | Advanced Demographic Analysis | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 4168 | Labour Force Projection Methods | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 4179 | Demography for Urban Planning and Policy | Optional | SM/EM | 3 | |
| Semester Two | DMG 4261 | Population Models & their Applications | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 |
| DMG 4263 | Business Demography | Optional | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 4267 | Internship | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 4269 | Literature Review | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 | |
| DMG 4270 | Dissertation | Compulsory | SM/EM | 3 |