PROGRAMME OF STUDY

Bachelor of Arts (General) Degree- Consist of three years with six semesters
Bachelor of Arts (Special) Degree- Consist of four years with eight semesters

Serial No	Subject	Code Main Course Units
01	ECS	Economics
02	ENG	English
03	GEO	Geography
04	HIC	Hindu Civilization
05	HIS	History
06	PHY	Philosophy & Psychology of Counseling
07	PPS	Politics and Peace Studies
08	SIN	Sinhala
09	SOC	Sociology
10	STS	Statistics
11	TML	Tamil

COMPULSORY COURSES

The Faculty of Arts and Culture has introduced following three compulsory subjects for all students.

• English Language - for all years
• Information Technology - for all years
• Research Methodology and Writing Skills - Semester - II of third year
• Auxiliary Course

The Faculty of Arts and Culture has introduced six auxiliary courses for all students. These courses carry two credits each and considered for calculating Grade Point Average. These courses are as follows:

Course Code	Course	Credit
SOH 1101	Social Harmony	2
BMT 1201	Basic Mathematics	2
LOG 1201	Logic & Scientific Method	2
HRD 2101	Human Resource Development	2
BSI 2201	Basic Sinhala	2
PMG 3101	Principles of Management	2

Course Units

Each course unit has a letter code and a course unit number. The code consist of English capital letters indicating the subject, the numbers indicating the year in which the course is offered, the semester and the sequence of the unit within the year, respectively.

BACHELOR OF ARTS (GENERAL) DEGREE

The Bachelor of Arts (General) Degree has been designed to fulfill the requirements of the students who wish to complete their degree programs within three academic years (six semesters) and receive a broad knowledge in several subjects of their interest.

In order to earn a Bachelor of Arts (General) Degree, a student must complete 90 credits in their fields of study. As all the course units offered by the Faculty of Arts and Culture for the BA (General) Degree programs, at present carries 03 credits each for main course, for each compulsory and auxiliary course carries 02 credits. Students must complete 36 course units to earn 90 credits and every semester consists of 15 credits. These degree programs are offered in the fields of study specified below.

First Year - First Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

First Year - Second Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Second Year - First Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Second Year - Second Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Third Year - First Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Third Year - Second Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Compulsory Course	2
Total Credits		15

BACHELOR OF ARTS (SPECIAL) DEGREE

Students are admitted to the Bachelor of Arts (Special) Degree Programs at the beginning of the second year. In order to earn a Bachelor of Arts (Special) Degree a student must complete 120 credits in their field of study. As same subjects offered by the Faculty of Arts and Culture allow students to specialize in a chosen field and at the same time acquire knowledge in Compulsory and Auxiliary courses. Students must complete 45 course units and one dissertation or project report to earn 120 credits. Students may specialize in a field showing a certain level of commitment to a particular discipline, and it allows a student to pursue an in-depth study of the subject area. These degree programs are offered inthe fields of study specified below.

Secound Year - First Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Secound Year - Second Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Third Year - First Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Third Year - Second Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
6	Auxiliary Course	2
Total Credits		15

Forth Year - First Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Main Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Compulsory Course	2
Total Credits		13

Forth Year - Second Semester

Course Code	Course	Credit
1	Main Course	3
2	Main Course	3
3	Compulsory Course	3
4	Compulsory Course	2
5	Dissertation /Internship & Report	2
Total Credits		15

CHOOSING A SPECIALIZATION

The choice of specialization is an important process, requiring inquiry, reasoned judgment, and ability on the part of the student. One of the most reliable sources of information on fields of specialization is the Dean of the Faculty and Heads of the Departments.

All the Departments have specific requirements for admitting students for their special degree programs, and the relevant information is posted during the time the students should apply for admission to these programs. The field of study is important; but it is not the sole requirement for securing employment opportunities after graduation. In addition to subject knowledge, employment opportunities depend on many other attributes such as English proficiency, Information Technology, analytical and problem solving skills, writing and communication ability. Students are strongly advised to develop these skills while pursuing degree programs. There are many opportunities and resources that may be effectively used by students to improve the chances

FIELDS OF STUDY

Economics

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
ECS	1101	Introductory Micro Economics	03
ECS	1201	Introductory Macro Economics	03
ECS	2101	Intermediate Micro Economics (G)	03
ECS	2102	Environment and Natural Resource Economics	03
ECS	2103	Economics and Social Statistics	03
ECS	2201	Intermediate Macro Economics(G)	03
ECS	2202	Banking and Financial Market	03
ECS	2203	Labour Economics	03
ECS	3101	Sri Lankan Economy (G)	03
ECS	3102	Advanced Micro Economics	03
ECS	3103	Public sector Economics	03
ECS	3201	International Trade & Finance (G)	03
ECS	3202	Advanced Macro Economics	03
ECS	3203	Econometric Applications	03
ECS	4101	Development Economics	03
ECS	4102	Economics of Sustainable Tourism	03
ECS	4103	Project Appraisal	03
ECS	4201	Gender Economics	03
ECS	4202	Regional Development	03
ECS	4203	Dissertation / Internship and Report Writing	07

Geography

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
GEO	1101	Fundamental of Physical Geography	03
GEO	1201	Fundamentals of Human Geography	03
GEO	2101	Cartography and Computer Assisted Mapping	03
GEO	2102	Population Geography	03
GEO	2103	Climatology	03
GEO	2201	Economic Geography	03
GEO	2202	Geomorphology	03
GEO	2203	Computer Application in Geography	03
GEO	3101	Natural Resource Management	03
GEO	3102	Geographic Information System	03
GEO	3103	Practical: Climatic data analysis & Socio economic data analysis**	03
GE	3104	Urban Geography (Elective)**	03
GEO	3201	Population and Settlement Geography	03
GEO	3202	Remote sensing	03
GEO	3203	Climate Change	03
GEO	4101	Medical Geography	03
GEO	4102	Disaster Management	03
GEO	4103	Watershed Management	03
GEO	4104	Regional development (Elective)	03
GEO	4201	Physical Environment of Sri Lanka	03
GEO	4202	Environmental impact Assessment (EIA)	03
GEO	4203	Agriculture Geography (Elective)	03
GEO	4204	Dissertation / Internship and Report Writing	07

History

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
HIS	1101	History of Pre Modern Sri Lanka	03
HIS	1201	Themes in the History of Modern Sri Lanka	03
HIS	2101	The Magadhan Empire in India	03
HIS	2201	The Turks and the Mughals in India	03
HIS	3101	The history of Europe from 1453 - 1789 AD	03
HIS	3201	The French Revolution and Nationalism in Europe	03

Philosophy and Psychology Counseling

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
PHY	1101	Issues and Problems in Philosophy	03
PHY	1201	Fundamental Issues in Psychology	03
PHY	2101	Modern Western Philosophy	03
PHY	2102	Greek and Medieval Philosophy	03
PHY	2103	Psychology of Human Development	03
PHY	2201	Social Psychology	03
PHY	2202	Contemporary European Philosophy	03
PHY	2203	Muslim Fine Arts and Aesthetic	03
PHY	3101	Moral Issues and Social Justice	03
PHY	3102	Philosophy of Religion	03
PHY	3103	Advance Logic and Scientific Method	03
PHY	3201	Political Philosophy and Human Rights	03
PHY	3202	Philosophy of Marxism	03
PHY	3203	Abnormal Psychology	03
PHY	4101	Philosophy of Science and Social Science	03
PHY	4102	Philosophy of Violence and Peace	03
PHY	4103	Theories and Strategies in Counseling	03
PHY	4201	Recent Trends in Continental Philosophy	03
PHY	4202	Psychological Counseling: Techniques and Methods	03
PHY	4203	Internship Report or Dissertation	07

Politics and Peace Studies

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
PPS	1101	Introduction to Politics-I Political Ideas	03
PPS	1201	Introduction to Politics-II Political Structures	03
PPS	2101	Elements of Public Administration	03
PPS	2102	An Introduction to International Relations and Major Themes	03
PPS	2103	Political Philosophy	03
PPS	2201	Constitutional Development in Sri Lanka	03
PPS	2202	Gender and Politics	03
PPS	2203	Political Systems in Western Europe	03
PPS	3101	Peace and Conflict -Theoretical Analysis	03
PPS	3102	Media and Politics	03
PPS	3103	Public Policy** Comparative Politics **	03
PPS	3104		03
PPS	3201	Conflict Resolution and Management - Case Studies	03
PPS	3202	Contemporary Terrorism and Violence	03
PPS	3203	Foreign Policy of Sri Lanka	03
PPS	4101	State and Region in South Asia	03
PPS	4102	Ethnic Conflict and Minority Politics in Sri Lanka	03
PPS	4103	Democracy and Human Rights	03
PPS	4201	Issues in Sri Lankan Politics	03
PPS	4202	Post Conflict Development and Peace Buildings	03
PPS	4203	Dissertation / Internship and Report Writing	07

Sociology

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
SOC	1101	IntroductionAnthropology to Sociology and Social	03
SOC	1201	Sri Lanka Society	03
SOC	2101	Social Psychology	03
SOC	2102	Mass Communication	03
SOC	2103	Foundations of Sociological theories	03
SOC	2201	Social Institutions	03
SOC	2202	Sociology of South Asia	03
SOC	2203	Rural & Urban Sociology	03
SOC	3101	Sociology of Gender	03
SOC	3102	Advanced Social Research Methods	03
SOC	3103	Political Sociology	03
SOC	3201	Contemporary Social Issues	03
SOC	3202	Sociology of Development	03
SOC	3203	Sociology of Disaster Management	03
SOC	4101	Applied Sociology	03
SOC	4102	Ethnicity and Conflict Resolution	03
SOC	4103	Advanced Social Theories	03
SOC	4201	Medical Sociology	03
SOC	4202	Sociology of Religion	03
SOC	4203	Dissertation	07

Statistics

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
STS	1101	Descriptive Statistics	03
STS	1201	Introduction to theory of Probability	03
STS	2101	Theoretical probability distributions	03
STS	2201	Sampling Methods, Sampling Distribution and inference	03
STS	3101	Regression analysis and Time Series Analysis	03
STS	3201	Non Parametric and Multivariate statistical method	03

English

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
ENG	1101	Introduction to Literature	03
ENG	1201	Commonwealth Literature	03
ENG	2101	Poetry and Short Story	03
ENG	2201	Fiction	03
ENG	3101	Linguistics and Syntax	03
ENG	3201	Principles of Practical Criticism	03

Hindu Civilization

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
HIC	1101	The Sources of the Hindu Tradition	03
HIC	1201	Introduction to Hindu Civilization	03
HIC	2101	History of Hinduism in India up to AD 1200	03
HIC	2102	The religion and Philosophy of the panishads and the Bhagavad Gita	03
HIC	2103	Hindu Civilization in South East Asia**	03
HIC	2104	The Six Systems of Hindu Philosophy (excluding the Vedanta) **	03
HIC	2201	Hinduism in Medieval and Modern India	03
HIC	2202	The Vedanta School of Hindu Philosophy	03
HIC	2203	Hinduism in Sri Lanka**	03
HIC	2204	Bhakti Literature of the Palleva period (AD 500 - 850) **	03
HIC	3101	Hindu Architecture	03
HIC	3102	Women in Hindu Society	03
HIC	3103	Hindu Dances: Classical and Folk Traditions**	03
HIC	3104	Mural and Portrait Paintings**	03
HIC	3105	Buddhism and Jainism in India**	03
HIC	3201	Hindu Sculpture and Iconography	03
HIC	3202	Medieval Saiva and Vaisnava Literature in Tamil	03
HIC	3203	History of Hindu Music**	03
HIC	3204	Hindu Political Theories and Institutions**	03
HIC	3205	Hindu Ethics**	03
HIC	4101	Schools of Saivism	03
HIC	4102	Hinduism and Globalization	03
HIC	4103	Hindu Science**	03
HIC	4104	Introduction to Sanskrit Literature**	03
HIC	4201	Vedic and Agamic Traditions	03
HIC	4202	Hindu Social and Political Theories and Institutions**	03
HIC	4203	Saiva Siddhanta with Reference to Selected Texts**	03
HIC	4204	Critical Essay / Dissertation	07

Sinhala

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
SIN	1101	Introduction to Sinhala Language and Practical Grammar	03
SIN	1201	Introduction to Sinhala Literature and Literary Appreciation	03
SIN	2101	Prescribed Text	03
SIN	2201	Literature from Other Languages	03
SIN	3101	Translation Studies	03
SIN	3201	Folk lore in Sinhala	03

Tamil

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
TML	1101	Introduction to Tamil Literature and Literary Appreciation	03
TML	1102	Introduction to Tamil Language and Practical Grammar	03
TML	2101	Structure of Modern Tamil: Phonology and Morphology	03
TML	2102	Practical Criticism and Literary Aesthetics	03
TML	2103	Modern Poetry in Tamil	03
TML	2104	Development of Short Story in Tamil	03
TML	2105	Islamic Literature in Tamil	03
TML	2201	Modern Tamil Syntax	03
TML	2202	Folk Literature and Folk Literary Studies in Tamil	03
TML	2203	Development of Novel in Tamil	03
TML	2204	Ethical Literature in Tamil	03
TML	2205	Principles of Modern Linguistics	03
TML	3101	Classical Tamil Poetry and Poetics	03
TML	3102	Modern Literary Theories	03
TML	3103	Tamil Drama and Theatre	03
TML	3104	Devotional Poetry in Tamil	03
TML	3105	Translation: Theory and Practice	03
TML	3201	Classical Tamil Grammar	03
TML	3202	Research Methodology and Report Writing	03
TML	3203	Epic Poetry in Tamil	03
TML	3204	History of Tamil Studies	03
TML	3205	Tamil Poetics: Prosody and Alankaara	03
TML	4101	Modernization of Tamil Language	03
TML	4102	Tamil Language and Literature in Sri Lanka	03
TML	4103	Medieval Tamil Grammar	03
TML	4104	History of Literary Criticism in Tamil	03
TML	4105	Tamil Journalism	03
TML	4201	History of Tamil Language	03
TML	4202	Tamil Grammatical Tradition	03
TML	4203	Lexicography: Theory and Practice	03
TML	4204	South Asian Literature in Tamil Translation	03
TML	4205	Tamil Paleography & Inscriptions	03
TML		Dissertation & Report Writing	07

AUXILIARY SUBJECTS

First Semester, First Year

SOCIAL HARMONY

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
SOH	1101	Social Harmony	02

Second Semester, First Year

BASIC MATHEMATICS

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
BMT	1201	Basic Mathematics	02

BASIC MATHEMATICS

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
LOG	1201	Logic and Scientific Method	02

First Semester, Second Year

HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
HRD	1201	Human Resource Development	02

Second Semester, Second Year

BASIC SINHALA

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
BSN	1201	Basic Sinhala	02

First Semester, Third Year

PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
PMG	1201	Principles of Management	02

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

Computer Unit

Computer Unit it is within the purview of the Faculty of Arts and Culture and controlled and supervised by the Dean. This unit offers verities of courses in Information Technology to students in all semesters. Its main task is to strengthen the knowledge of information technology of the students of the Faculty of Arts and Culture.

Information Technology

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
ITS	1101	Introduction to Information Technology	02
ITS	1201	Document Preparation Systems	02
ITS	2101	Spreadsheet and Presentations	02
ITS	2201	Communication and Web Development	02
ITS	3101	Graphical Design Applications	02
ITS	3201	Database Applications	02
ITS	4101	Statistical Analysis Applications	02
ITS	4202	Visual Programming	02

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

English Language Teaching Unit(ELTU)

English Language Teaching Unit is within the purview of the Faculty of Arts and Culture and control and supervises by the Dean. This unit offers various courses in English Language to students in all semesters. Its main intention is to strengthen the knowledge of English Language of the Faculty of Arts and Culture students.

English Languages

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
ENL	1101	Elementary English I	02
ENL	1201	Elementary English II	02
ENL	2101	Pre Intermediate English I	02
ENL	2201	Pre Intermediate English II	02
ENL	3101	Intermediate English I	02
ENL	3201	Intermediate English II	02
ENL	4101	Upper Intermediate English I	02
ENL	4201	Upper Intermediate English II	02

COMPULSORY SUBJECTS

Research Methodology and Writing Skills

Subject Code	Subject No.	Subject	Credit
RMW	3204	Research Methodology and Writing Skills	02