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Student Hand Book
Academic Activities and Degrees 3.1
Courses and Degrees
The University of Sri Jayewardenepura conducts the following courses to students who have gained admission to the University. These students are selected based on there 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. Accordingly general expenditure of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura for a day will be around three million rupees. In addition according to the resources and facilities available in different faculties and the general needs and the job opportunities of the country the University offers Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma, M.A., M.Sc., M.Phil. and Ph.D. programmes. Most of these courses are catered 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. All postgraduate Degrees are conducted by the Faculty of Graduate Studies. Different courses conducted by the University and there duration are as follows : First Degree Courses Faculty of Huminities & Social Sciences 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
B.A. (General) Degree course : B.A.General Degree in Management & Information : Technoogy B.A. Special Degree Course - Criminology : B.A. Special Degree Course - Economics : B.A. Special Degree Course -English Language : B.A. Special Degree Course - English Literature : B.A. Special Degree Course - History B.A. Special Degree Course - Mass Communication B.A. Special Degree Course - Philosophy & Psychology B.A. Special Degree Course - Political Science 8
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