Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo

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Faculty of Arts is one of seven faculties of the University of Colombo. It conducts both undergraduate and post-graduate degree programs.

The largest faculty in of the University of Colombo, it is made up of eight academic departments and several teaching units, it undertakes studies and research in areas of humanities and social sciences. The origins of the faculty dates back to 1921, with the establishment of the Ceylon University College, as courses in arts subjects where the first to be started. Upgraded to a faculty in 1942 with the establishment of the University of Ceylon that year, it was moved completely to Peradeniya in the early 1950s. In 1963, a new arts faculty was established in Colombo as part of the University of Ceylon, Colombo campus which continues to function as the current faculty. the first Dean of the Faculty of Arts was Prof. Hem Chandra Ray, who was called out of retirement in India. He was former Dean at Peradeniya University.

Departments of the Faculty of Arts[]

• Department of Demography
• Department of English
• Department of English Language Teaching
• Department of Geography
• Department of History and International Relations
• Department of Journalism
• Department of Sinhala
• Department of Sociology
• Department of Political Science and Public Policy

Programs[]

• Bachelor of Arts
• Master of Arts
• Master of Philosophy
• Doctor of Philosophy

References[]

External links[]

• Official website