International Collaborations
International Collaboration with Other Universities / Academic Institutes Island Research Center, State Oceanic Administration, P.R. China and Department of Geography – 2015 The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), of the joint research study between Department of Geography, University of Colombo and the Island Research Center, State Oceanic Administration, P.R. China, was signed on 14th December 2015, by the Prof. Lakshman […]
M Phil / Ph D
Research Awards for M Phil / PhD Degrees Name of the Grantee Year Awarded Title of the Research Proposal (with the abstract) Name(s) of the Supervisors Progress up to 31st Aug. 2012 Mrs. Fareena Ruzaik 2008 A Geographical perspective of the issues related to the disposal of urban solid waste in the Wet and Intermediate Agro […]
Post Doctoral
Presidential Award for Research – Prof. Ramanie Jayatilaka – Department of Sociology – 2010 :Prof. Ramanie Jayatilaka was awarded the Presidential award for research in recognition for scientific research on the social perceptions of the impacts of Colombo water supply projects evaluated by peers and published in the year 2006 in an International Scientific Journal […]
Research Projects
Research Projects (On going) Department / Unit / Centre Commencement year Title of the research project Department of History 2021 ( to be commenced) Living in violent Heritage: Contests and Co-existence in Post War Sri Lanka Department of International Relations 2021 (to be commenced) Human Security in Emerging Countries in East Asia: The case of […]
Certificate Courses
M.Phil / Ph.D. Programs
The Faculty of Arts registers applicants to an MPhil program initially (SLQF level 11), and on completion of requirements, the candidate may proceed to the PhD program (SLQF level 12). Details of the MPhil/PhD programs can be found under each Department. The bylaws governing the MPhil/PhD program can be found here.
Masters Programs
The Faculty of Arts currently has two different types of Master’s programs: Taught Master’s programs: typically of a one year duration, consists of coursework only or with a guided independent study (level 9 of the SLQF) Master’s with coursework and thesis: typically of a two-year duration (level 10 of the SLQF). The Faculty of Arts […]
Postgraduate Diploma
Postgraduate Diplomas programs are placed at level 8 of the SLQF. Typically the Postgraduate Diploma is open to applicants who have completed their first degrees (for exceptions, please see the specific program webpage). The Faculty of Arts has a number of Postgraduate Diploma programs, the details of which are given below:
Postgraduate Diploma1
research research Department of Demography Postgraduate Diploma in Population Studies M.A. in Demography M.Phil in Demography Departmnet of Economics Diploma in Economic Development (DED) Masters in Economics (MEcon) MA in Financial Economics(MAFE) Master of Tourism Economics and Hotel Management (MTEHM) (MTEHM Student Hand Book -2012) MPhil/Ph.D Programme Department of English MA in English Studies […]
