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85 Master's degrees offered by the university
Sociology
The Sociology MA programme offered at University of Peradeniya aims at providing a wide range of learning prospects including advanced knowledge, analytical, research and subject-specific skills within the field of sociology.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the most demanding and challenging discipline in the biological sciences. With the advent of recombinant DNA technology and its rapid advances, many novel research and employment avenues have opened up in diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries in addition to conventional fields. The Biotechnology MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Floriculture and Landscape Architecture
The Floriculture and Landscape Architecture MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed for students seeking research and professional careers in design, implementation and management of landscaping projects for commercial enterprises and home gardens.
Plantation Crop Management
The Plantation Crop Management MSc programme from University of Peradeniya offers a wide array of courses tailor-made for the needs of the industry in a professional manner.
Food and Nutrition
It is widely recognized that the improvement of nutrition situation in a country requires a multi-disciplinary approach and that a collective effort by professionals from the health sector, agricultural sector, food industry and social sciences is needed to achieve this goal. The Food and Nutrition MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Greek and Roman Studies
In line with the mission of the Faculty of Arts, the Department of Classical Languages endeavors to produce a graduate who is committed to the advancement of knowledge through critical and independent scholarship and imbued with human qualities plus a strong sense of duty towards society. The Greek and Roman Studies MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Philosophy
The Department of Philosophy is one of the earliest departments which was established in the University of Ceylon. The Philosophy MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Geo-Informatics
Geo-Informatics has been accepted around the world as a technology which benefits a large number of diverse disciplines. The Geo-Informatics MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
English
The Department of English, University of Peradeniya, is the direct heir to the English Department of the Ceylon University College which was situated in Colombo during the first half of the 20th century. The English MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Plant Biology Conservation and Breeding
This Plant Biology Conservation and Breeding MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide a broad base in principles and applications in major disciplines of plant physiology, genetics and plant breeding, plant systematics, plant biotechnology to develop human resources required for the development of agriculture and other sectors of the country.
Building Services Engineering
The Faculty of Engineering, University of Peradeniya, has excellent physical facilities and a team of highly qualified academic staff to conduct the Building Services Engineering MScEng programme. Further, visiting experts from industry and academia will contribute as resource personnel.
Business Administration
The sole aim of the Postgraduate Unit is to enable postgraduate students to acquire the knowledge and skills relation to their chosen field in the discipline of management to help them become competent professionals or academia. The Business Administration MBA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Environmental and Water Engineering
The Environmental and Water Engineering MScEng/MSc/PGDip programme offered at University of Peradeniya are intended for graduates with engineering or science background and practicing civil engineers in the fields of Water Supply & Drainage, Irrigation, Water Resources Engineering, Hydraulics, Coastal Engineering, Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Engineering.
Development Communication and Extension
This Development Communication and Extension MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya has been designed to provide the theoretical foundation, develop competencies and interpersonal skills required for planning and implementing agricultural development projects.
Development Practice
The Development Practice MDP programme offered at University of Peradeniya was launched in September 2011 following a two-year curriculum development and approval process which was supported by funding from the MacArthur Foundation and guidance from the Earth Institute, Columbia University.
Medical Physics
This Medical Physics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya will prepare the candidate to take the challenge of meeting not only national needs in diverse areas as stated above, but also to continue toward a higher degree anywhere in the world.
Science Education
The Science Education MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya seeks to provide an opportunity to students to achieve a perspective of science and science education. An understanding and a suitable adaptation to the future which is becoming more and more complex daily is what science education must strive for.
Integrated Water Resources Management
The Integrated Water Resources Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is meant to prepare a new generation of scientists, researchers, engineers, geographers and social scientists.
Manufacturing Engineering
Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering is a multi-disciplinary field that integrates exciting and diverse disciplines such as design, robotics, systems engineering, automation, mechatronics, sustainable engineering, manufacturing, operations management. The Manufacturing Engineering MScEng programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Information Technology
ICT is one of the most innovative and rapidly developing disciplines that can interact with any other discipline in order to develop the subject area. The knowledge of ICT is thus a must for undergraduate as well as postgraduate degree students and this Information Technology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya facilitates to gain a comprehensive knowledge in the area of ICT.