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:
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
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)
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 |
First Degree Courses
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Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Civil Engineering
Minor in Structural Engineering
Minor in Environmental Engineering
Minor in Transportation Engineering
Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Computer Engineering
Minor in Data Management
Minor in High Performance Computing
Bachelor of the Science of Engineering in Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Minor in Telecommunication Engineering
Minor in Biomedical 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.
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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 |
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 |
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