Faculty of Science is one of the eight faculties in

University of Peradeniya The University of Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය, ta, பேராதனைப் பல்கலைக்கழகம்) is a Public research university, public university in Sri Lanka ...

. It was established as the second Faculty of Science in

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

in 1961.

Overview

Faculty of Science is situated about half a kilometre from the Galaha Junction,

Peradeniya Peradeniya ( si, පේරාදෙණිය, translit=Pēradeniya; ta, பேராதனை, translit=Pērātaṉai) is a suburb of the city of Kandy Kandy ( si, මහනුවර ''Mahanuwara'', ; ta, கண்டி Kandy, ) is a m ...

. Faculty consists of 110 academic and 120 non-academic staff.

Degree Programs

The Faculty of Science offer undergraduate level programmes that leads to Bachelor of Science (BSc) and Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc (Hons)) degrees. It also offer postgraduate programmes leading to Master of Science (MSc), Master of Philosophy (MPhil), Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees and postgraduate diplomas. Postgraduate programmes are conducted by th
Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS)
which can be considered as the postgraduate arm of the Faculty of Science.

Undergraduate Degree Programs

The ''Bachelor of Science (BSc)'' degree is a 3 academic-year ''(1 academic year = 2 semesters)'' study programme. The principal subject areas offered for Bachelor of Science study programme are *Biology *Botany *Chemistry *Computer Science *Geology *Mathematics *Molecular Biology & Biotechnology *Physics *Statistics *Zoology The ''Bachelor of Science Honours (BSc (Hons))'' degree is a 4 academic-year study programme. The subjects areas offered for Bachelor of Science Honours study programme are *Biology *Botany *Zoology *Chemistry *Computer Science *Environmental Science *Geology *Molecular Biology and Biotechnology *Mathematics *Physics *Statistics *Data Science *Biomedical Science *Microbiology The following 4 academic-year study programmes in the following subject areas are also offered *''Statistics and Operational Research'' leading to ''Bachelor of Science Honours in Statistics and Operational Research.'' *''Computation and Management leading'' to ''Bachelor of Science Honours in Computation and Management.'' Additionally, a 4 academic-year study programme leading to ''Bachelor of Science Honours in Applied Science'' degree is also offered. The subjects areas this programme is based on are *Biology *Geology *Chemistry *Mathematics *Physics *Statistics/Computer Science

Departments and institutions

The faculty consists of nine departments, six units, a separate library and the Postgraduate Institute of Science (PGIS). ; Departments of the Faculty of Science: *Department of Botan

*Department of Chemistr

*Department of Geolog

*Department of Mathematic

*Department of Molecular Biology and Bio-technolog

*Department of Physic

*Department of Statistics and Computer Scienc

*Department of Zoolog

*Department of Environmental and Industrial Science

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