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85 Master's degrees offered by the university
Plant Sciences
This proposed Plant Sciences MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya aims to provide graduate students with a good opportunity to gain an advanced and comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in certain areas of Plant Sciences.
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology
Nanoscience and Nanotechnology MSc course is offered at University of Peradeniya introduces students to fast growing areas which span the entire spectrum of science and technology including next generation electronics, engineering materials, advanced materials and coatings, devices, computers, medicine, textiles, sports equipment, polymers, biology, agriculture, food science, etc.
Natural Resource Management
The Natural Resource Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is especially designed to provide students an understanding of the importance of management for sustainable use of natural resources, an understanding of the relationship and the ability to communicate between different disciplines and actors.
Food Science and Technology
Food Science and Technology is a rapidly expanding field in Sri Lanka and the food industry is presently the second largest foreign exchange earner, next to the garment industry. The Food Science and Technology MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
This Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya, designed within this multidisciplinary framework, is intended to impart scientific knowledge and technology of postharvest management of fruits and vegetables for those engaged or seek employment in fruit and vegetable industry.
Environmental Economics
The subject of Environmental Economics plays an increasingly central role in both understanding the causes of and designing policy solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Apply to the Environmental Economics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya.
Oceanography
The Oceanography MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya seeks to provide a sound theoretical and practical knowledge and comprehensive training in the application of scientific knowledge to understand the phenomena of the oceanic and coastal environments.
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
The Molecular and Applied Microbiology MSc programme from University of Peradeniya aims to offer graduates the possibility of acquiring extensive and pluridisciplinary knowledge on applied microbiology, focusing at molecular level.
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya introduces students to rapidly in recent decades, not only in terms of the tonnage produced, but also in the diversity of the products.
Environmental Sciences
The Environmental Sciences MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide this understanding to young science graduates, who would have to take up the responsibility of conservation and management of environment in years to come, so that future generations would have a relatively safe environment to live in.
Agricultural Economics
The Agricultural Economics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is a social science programme with focus on economic methodologies and tools which equip students for solving problems. As humanity's single largest use of the earth's resources, agriculture is a major driving force in the world economy.
Crop Science
The Crop Science MSc programme from University of Peradeniya offers an impressive array of courses on the principles and practices of modern crop production technologies aimed towards increasing the productivity and profitability of a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops.
Animal Science
The Animal Science MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is carefully designed after a thorough investigation of the needs of livestock sector of the country and global demand with the aim of producing a graduate capable of providing in depth analysis of the problems and challenges of the livestock sector, and proposing innovative solutions to these issues.
Tropical Soil Management
The Tropical Soil Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya provides essential skills and knowledge to manage soils in the tropical regions.
Structural Engineering
The Structural Engineering MScEng/PGDip programme is one of the most in demand structural engineering programmes in the country conducted by the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka.
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery
The discipline of Oral Surgery includes diagnosis, surgical management and research into conditions of the mouth and jaws and perioral structures such as salivary glands. The Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Sustainable Built Environment
This Sustainable Built Environment MSc/PGDip offered at University of Peradeniya focuses on introducing the concepts and methods of reducing the environmental burden of activities related to the built environment. The students of this programme will have an opportunity to expose themselves to the concept of “Green Building Techniques” applicable in many disciplines of engineering.
Engineering Management
The Engineering Management MScEng programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to enhance the knowledge and skills required for graduate engineers to successfully manage engineering operations and projects, work in multidisciplinary teams and to advance their careers towards global business environment managerial levels in Engineering Organizations.
Computer Science
Computer science at University of Peradeniya will be the first as well as the most innovative discipline that can interact with any other discipline in order to develop subjects, which have areas of interaction.
Political Science
The Department of Political Science at Peradeniya is the first such department to be established in a university in Sri Lanka. The Political Science MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.