Courses and Degrees

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura conducts the courses to students who have gained admission to the university, These students are selected based on their performance at the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) examination. They are admitted to 3 or 4 years full time degree programmes. All the expenses to conduct these courses are met by the government under the Free Education policy. The general expenditure of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura is around 7.8 million rupees per day.

In addition, according to the resources and facilities available in different faculties and considering the current national and global requirements of the country, the university offers Certificate and Postgraduate Diplomas, M.A., M.Sc., M Phil, and PhD, programmes. Most of these courses cater to employed graduates and are conducted on a part time basis. These courses are fee-levying courses. Research relevant to postgraduate Degree are conducted in the university or in outside organizations. A postgraduate Degrees are conducted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Different courses conducted by the university and their duration are as follows:

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First Degree Courses

Faculty of Humanities & Social Sciences

 

The Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences conducts Degree programs under 24 different fields of study. Students can design their own General Degree programs in relation to these 29 fields of study: they can also design their Special Degree Programs in line with these fields of study, with the exception of subjects such as French, Management and Information Technology which are offered only as General Degree programs.

First Degree Courses

First Degree Courses - Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences

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Faculty of Management Studies & Commerce

1.B.Com. (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)

2. B.Sc Marketing Management (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)
3. B.Sc Accounting (Special) Degree Programme
4. B.Sc Estate Management & Valuation (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)
5. B.Sc Human Resource Management (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)
6. B.Sc Finance (Special) Degree Programme  (04 years)
7. B.Sc operations and Technology Management (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)
8. B.Sc Public Management (special) Degree Programme (04 years)
9. B.Sc Entrepreneurship (special) Degree Programme (04 years)
10. B.Sc Business Information systems (special) Degree Programme(04 years)
11.B.Sc Business Administration Degree Programme – (Business Economics) (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)
12. B.Sc Business Administration (Special) Degree Programme (04 years)

Details of these degree programs (pdf)

Faculty of Applied Sciences

The Faculty of Applied Sciences conducts  B.Sc. General Degree program ( Three years ) and B.Sc. Special Degree program ( Four Years )

Existing Name of the Degree Programme Name of the Degree Programme(No. of Years) Name of the Qualification Abbreviated Qualification SLQF Level
B. Sc. General (3) Bachelor of Science BSc 5
B. Sc. in Physics and ICT General (3) Bachelor of Science in Physics and ICT BSc(PICT) 5
B. Sc.(Special) in Chemistry Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Chemistry BScHons(Chemistry) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Plant BioTechnology Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Plant BioTechnology BScHons(PBT) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Microbiology Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Microbiology BScHons(Microbiology) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Plant Biology Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Plant Biology BScHons(PlantBio) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Zoology Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Zoology BScHons(Zoology) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Aquatic Resource Management Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Aquatic Resource Management BScHons(ARM) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Environmental Management & Forestry Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Environmental Management & Forestry BScHons(EMF) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Mathematics Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Mathematics BScHons(Mathematics) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Applied Mathematics Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Applied Mathematics BScHons(AppliedMaths) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Physics Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Physics BScHons(Physics) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Statistics Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Statistics BScHons(Statistics) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Computer Science Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Computer Science BScHons(ComputerSc) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Biology Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Biology BScHons(Biology) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Industrial Chemistry Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Industrial Chemistry BScHons(IndustrialChem) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Polymer Chemistry Special (2 + 2) Bachelor of Science Honours in Polymer Chemistry BScHons(PolymerChem) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Food Science and Technology Special (4) Bachelor of Science Honours in Food Science and Technology BScHons(FST) 6
B. Sc.(Special) in Sport Science and Management Special (4) Bachelor of Science Honours in Sport Science and Management BScHons(SSM) 6
B. Sc.(Honours) in Applied Sciences Extended (3 + 1) Bachelor of Science Honours in Applied Sciences BScHons(AppliedSc) 6

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Faculty of Medical Sciences

First Degree Courses

1.MBBS Degree (05 years)
2. Bachelor of Science Honours in Human Biology (04 years)
3. Bachelor of Science in Human Biology (03 years)

Faculty of Allied Health Science

1. B.Sc. (Hons) Nursing and Midwifery
2. Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons)
3. B.Sc. (Hons) Medical Laboratory Sciences
4. B.Sc. (Hons) Optometry

See more details: http://health.sjp.ac.lk/

Faculty of Technology

  • Bachelor of Biosystems Technology Honours Degree
  • Bachelor of Engineering Technology Honours Degree
  • Bachelor of Information and Communication Technology Honours Degree

Faculty of Engineering

Bachelor of the Science of Engineering
Specializations –
1. Civil Engineering (04 Years)
2. Computer Engineering (04 Years)
3. Electrical and Electronic Engineering (04 Years)
4. Mechanical Engineering (04 Years)
Engineering Degrees, USJ

Department Civil Engineering

Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Civil Engineering

Minor in Structural Engineering

Minor in Environmental Engineering

Minor in Transportation Engineering

 

Department Computer Engineering

Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Computer Engineering

Minor in Data Management

Minor in High Performance Computing

 

Department Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Minor in Telecommunication Engineering

Minor in Biomedical Engineering

 

Department Mechanical Engineering

Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Minor in Mechatronics Engineering

Minor in Building Services Engineering

Minor in Manufacturing Engineering

 

The minors offered by each department are subject to change or may expand in the future depending on the modern and advance engineering trends.

See more details at http://eng.sjp.ac.lk/

Faculty of Computing

The Faculty of Computing conducts three unique Honours Degree Programs (Four Year) as listed below at SLQF level 6. For Programs with UNI-CODEs 012C and 099C applications are entertained from G.C.E.(A/L) Maths Stream while for IS program with UNI-CODE 096C, applications are entertained from G.C.E.(A/L) Subject Streams for Information Systems degrees as per UGC Admission HandBook.

UNI-CODE
on UGC Admission HandBook (2021/2022) (UGC)
Degree Program Acronym SLLQF Level
012C Bachelor of Computing Honours in Computer Science BComp Hons in CompSc 6
099C Bachelor of Computing Honours in Software Engineering BComp Hons in SoftEng 6
096C Bachelor of Computing Honours in Information Systems BComp Hons in InfSys 6

Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bioresources

The University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ) is offering two new bachelor’s degrees; Urban Bioresources and Aquatic Bioresources by the Faculty of Urban and Aquatic Bioresources for the students who have followed the biological science stream G.C.E. (A/L) examination.

The Faculty plans to produce a professionally qualified graduate and postgraduate work force that our Country needs to face the challenges that lie ahead for a much-needed bioeconomy with a special emphasis on the Blue-Green sustainable economy which offers four full-time undergraduate Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree programmes as follows:

 

Existing Name of the Degree Program No of Years Name of the Qualification SLQF Level
Bachelor of Science in Aquatic Bioresources 03 BSc in Aquatic Bioresources 5
Bachelor of Science (Honours) Aquatic Bioresources 04 BSc (Hons) in Aquatic Bioresources 6
Bachelor of Science in Urban Bioresources 03 BSc in Urban Bioresources 5
Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Urban Bioresources 04 BSc (Hons) in Urban Bioresources 6

See more details at https://fuab.sjp.ac.lk/

Faculty of Dental Sciences

Bachelor of Dental Surgery.  5 year programme

See more details at https://dental.sjp.ac.lk/study-programme/