University of Colombo
(Buddhih Sarvatra Bhrajate)
, mottoeng = ''Wisdom Enlightens''
, established =
, endowment = Sri Lankan rupee, LKR 1.461 1,000,000,000 (number), billion
is located in Wewala,
Horana
Horana ( si, හොරණ, , ta, ஹொரணை) is a town in Kalutara District, in the Western Province of Sri Lanka. It is on the A8 highway between Panadura and Ratnapura, away from Ratnapura and away from Panadura. Horana is connected wi ...
,
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 ...
. Established in 1996 it conducts undergraduate and postgraduate courses in the fields of
performing arts
The performing arts are arts such as music, dance, and drama which are performed for an audience. They are different from the visual arts, which are the use of paint, canvas or various materials to create physical or static art objects. Perform ...
and
mass media
Mass media refers to a diverse array of media technologies that reach a large audience via mass communication. The technologies through which this communication takes place include a variety of outlets.
Broadcast media transmit information ...
.
History
The Sri Palee Campus was first established as the Western Campus of the University of Colombo by a notification of the Sri Lanka government Gazette (Extraordinary) No 928/1 dated 20 June 1996. Its name was subsequently amended as Sri Palee Campus of the University of Colombo, Sri Lanka with effect from 11.09.1998 by an order made by the Hon. Minister of Education and Higher Education under 27(1) of the Universities Act No-16 of 1978.
It is located in the Kalutara district at Wewala, Horana on the lands and buildings donated to the University of Sri Lanka in 1976 by the board of the Sri Palee Trust set up by the local politician and philanthropist
Wilmot A. Perera
Wilmot Abraham Perera (1905–1973) was a Sri Lankan statesman and philanthropist. He was declared a National Hero in 1993. A member of parliament, he was Ceylon's first Ambassador to China.
# Department of Mass Media
# Department of Performing Arts
# Department of Computer Studies
# Department of Language Studies
Undergraduate programs
* Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Mass Media
* Bachelor of Arts (Special) in Performing Arts
Postgraduate programs
* Postgraduate Diploma in Mass Media (one year)
* Masters in Mass Media (two years)
* M.A. in Media Research
Center for Media Research (CMR) and Its Publications
The Sri Palee Campus publishes the International Journal of Communicology (IJC) via the Center for Media Research (CMR). The main task of the Center for Media Research and the International Journal of Communicology is to develop an interface between academics, practitioners, policymakers, and laypersons who are involved in and concerned with the development of the country, the media, and communication. The pioneer of the Center for Media Research (CMR) is Professor. DharmaKeerthi Sri Ranjan. He started the Center for Media Research in 2012 and processed the above journals and journals on Mediology with higher intellectual capital. He is one of the prominent media sociologists in the field of Mass Media and Communication.
Graduate Studies
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The organization and struc ...