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'{{more citations needed|date=June 2019}} The [[University of Colombo]] currently has seven faculties with 41 academic departments and two interdependent schools with five academic departments. All faculties and schools carries out courses of study and research in both graduate and undergraduate studies. In addition, the university has several institutions that specialize in different areas of research.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cmb.ac.lk/?page_id=140 |title=Academic of University of Colombo |access-date=2010-05-30 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100606064300/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/?page_id=140 |archive-date=2010-06-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref> ==Faculties & Schools== {| class="toccolours" style="float:right; margin-left:1em; font-size:90%; line-height:1.4em; width:300px;" ! colspan="2" style="background:#6B3FA0; color:white; font-weight:bold" | '''Founding of Faculties & Schools of the University of Colombo''' |- | '''Faculty'''|| '''Year founded''' |- | colspan="2" |<hr> |- | [[Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo|Faculty of Medicine]] || 1870 |- | [[Faculty of Science, University of Colombo|Faculty of Science]] || 1942 |- | [[Faculty of Law, University of Colombo|Faculty of Law]] || 1947 |- | [[Faculty of Education, University of Colombo|Faculty of Education]] || 1949 |- | [[Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo|Faculty of Arts]] || 1963 |- | [[Faculty of Management and Finance, University of Colombo|Faculty of Management and Finance]] || 1979 |- | [[Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo|Faculty of Graduate Studies]] || 1987 |- | [[Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo|Faculty of Technology]] || 2017 |- | [[Sri Palee Campus]] || 1996 |- | [[University of Colombo School of Computing|School of Computing]] || 2002 |} ===Faculty of Arts=== In terms of student population the '''[[Faculty of Arts, University of Colombo|Faculty of Arts]]''' is the largest faculty in of the University of Colombo. 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. ; Departments of the Faculty of Arts: *Department of Demography *Department of Economics *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 ===Faculty of Education=== The '''[[Faculty of Education, University of Colombo|Faculty of Education]]''' was established in 1973, followed by the merger of Departments of Education of the Peradeniya, [[Vidyodaya University|Vidyalankara]] and [[Vidyodaya]] that had been brought back to Colombo in 1975. However it traces it roots to 1949 when the Department of Education was founded in Colombo before it move to Peradeniya. It has become the primary center of undergraduate and postgraduate studies and research in education. ; Departments of the Faculty of Education: *Department of Humanities Education *Department of Educational Psychology *Department of Social Science Education *Department of Science and Technology Education ===Faculty of Graduate Studies=== The '''[[Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo|Faculty of Graduate Studies]]''' (FGS) is a [[graduate school]] it conducts post-graduate degree programs in many fields, via on campus lectures and [[distance learning]]. It has the largest number of distance learning course offered via [[e-learning]] and [[m-learning]] with a student base in both [[Sri Lanka]] and the [[Maldives]]. It was established by the ''Faculty of Graduate Studies Ordinance No. 03 of 1987''. ===Faculty of Management and Finance=== The '''Faculty of Management and Finance''' traces it roots to the establishment of the Department of Commerce and Management Studies which was later upgraded to a faculty made up of six academic departments. Studies into [[accounting]], [[business economics]], [[finance]], [[human resource management]], [[management]], [[organization studies]] and [[marketing]]. Its Postgraduate & Mid-career Development Unit which conducts the highly recognized [[MBA]] program of the Colombo University. ; Departments of the Faculty of Management and Finance: *Department of Accounting *Department of Business Economics *Department of Finance *Department of Human Resource Management *Department of Management Studies *Department of Marketing ===Faculty of Medicine=== [[File:Colombo Medical College UoC.jpg|thumb|right|The [[Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo|Faculty of Medicine]] building and the [[Koch Memorial Clock Tower]] on Kynsey Road.]] The '''[[Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo|Faculty of Medicine]]''' is the oldest faculty of the university and oldest medical school in Sri Lanka. Established in 1870 as the Colombo Medical School later renamed as the Colombo Medical College, it was integrated as a faculty of the University of Ceylon at its formation in 1942. The Faculty has close links with several hospitals for teaching, training, clinical services and research. These include; *[[The National Hospital of Sri Lanka]] (Colombo General Hospital) *De Soysa Maternity Hospital *Castle Street Maternity Hospital *[[Lady Ridgeway Hospital for Children]] ; Departments of the Faculty of Medicine: *Department of Anatomy *Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology *Department of Clinical Medicine *Department of Community Medicine *Department of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology *Department of Microbiology *Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology *Department of Paediatrics *Department of Parasitology *Department of Pathology *Department of Pharmacology *Department of Physiology *Department of Physiotherapy *Department of Psychological Medicine *Department of Surgery ===Faculty of Law=== The '''[[Faculty of Law, University of Colombo|Faculty of Law]]''', was founded at the Department of Law in Colombo in 1947 within the University of Ceylon and was moved to Peradeniya as part of the Faculty of Arts. However the department was later shifted to the Colombo Campus of the University of Ceylon upgrade to a Faculty of Law in 1968. ===Faculty of Science=== <!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:UoC Math Dept.jpg|thumb|right| Iconic [[Old Royal College Building, University of Colombo|old College Building]], now home to the Department of Mathematics]] --> The '''[[Faculty of Science, University of Colombo|Faculty of Science]]''' was established in 1942 with the founding the University of Ceylon. Part of the faculty was moved to Peradeniya, with other department remaining in Colombo. The faculty carries out research and studies [[chemistry]], [[mathematics]], [[nuclear science]], [[physics]], [[plant sciences]], [[statistics]] and [[zoology]]. ; Departments of the Faculty of Science: *[[Department of Chemistry, University of Colombo|Department of Chemistry]] *Department of Mathematics *Department of Physics **[[University of Colombo, Centre for Instrument Development|Centre for Instrument Development]] *Department of Plant Science *[http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/Science/Departments/Statistics/index.php Department of Statistics] *Department of Zoology *Department of Nuclear Science ===Sri Palee Campus=== The '''[[Sri Palee Campus]]''' of the University of Colombo is located in Wewala, [[Horana]]. Established in 1996 it conducts courses in the field of [[performing arts]] and [[mass media]]. It was established by a notification of the Sri Lanka government [[gazette]] (Extraordinary ) No 928/1 dated June 20, 1996. The campus is located in buildings and land donated to the [[University of Sri Lanka]] by the ''Sri Palee Trust'' in memory of [[The Honourable|Hon]] [[Wilmot A. Perera]]. The Sri Palee Trust was established by Wilmot A. Perera with his personal lands. The campus is due to expand into two faculties with five academic departments. ; Departments of the Sri Palee Campus: *Department of Performing Arts *Department of Mass Media ===School of Computing=== The '''[[University of Colombo School of Computing]]''' (UCSC) was formed in 2002 by Professor [[V. K. Samaranayake]] with argumentation the Department of Computer Science and the Institute of Computer Technology. ; Departments of the School of Computing: *Department of Computation and Intelligent Systems *Department of Communication and Media Technologies *Department of Information Systems Engineering ==Affiliated institutes== ===Postgraduate Institute of Medicine=== The '''[[Postgraduate Institute of Medicine]]''' (PGIM) is the only [[graduate school]] in the country that provides specialist training of medical doctors. It was established in 1976 as the Institute of Postgraduate Medicine under the University of Ceylon Act No.1 of 1976 with Professor [[K. N. Seneviratne]] its first director, it was reorganized and given its current name under the Postgraduate Institute of Medicine Act No.1 of 1980. ===National Institute of Library & Information Sciences=== The '''National Institute of Library & Information Sciences (NILIS)''' is a [[graduate school]] that focus on the study and research of [[library science]], [[information management]], and allied fields. It was established in 1999 by an ordinance under section 18 and 24 of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978 as an institution affiliated to the University of Colombo. ===Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology=== The '''[[Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology (IBMBB)|Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology]]''' (IBMBB) is the Sri Lankan node for the [[EMBnet|European Molecular Biology Network]]. It is also designated as a resource centre for molecular life sciences by the international program in chemical sciences, [[University of Uppsala]]. ===Institute of Indigenous Medicine=== The '''[[Institute of Indigenous Medicine]]''' specialize in the study of the form of [[ayurvedic medicine]], which has been practiced in the island for over two thousand years. It is located in [[Nawala]] a suburb of Colombo. ===Institute of Human Resource Advancement=== The '''Institute of Human Resource Advancement''', formerly the ''Institute of Workers Education'' provide access to education and lifelong learning for adults. It conducts studies in many areas that is part of [[adult education]]. ===Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science=== The '''Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science''' is an affiliated institute of for the UoC, located in [[Hambantota]] in the [[Southern Province, Sri Lanka|Southern Province]] of the country. ==Former Institutes & entities == * Institute of Computer Technology (ICT) (now functioning as the [[University of Colombo School of Computing|School of Computing]]) * Institute of Workers Education (now Institute of Human Resource Advancement) * Department of Architecture (now Faculty of Architecture, University of Moratuwa) ==References== <references /> == External links == *[http://www.cmd.ac.lk Official Website of the University of Colombo]{{Dead link|date=August 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} *[http://www.ugc.ac.lk/ University Grants Commission of Sri Lanka] *;Official faculty websites: **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100606063438/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/arts/Home/index.htm Faculty of Arts] **[http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/edu/ Faculty of Education] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100607111721/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/gradustd/index.htm Faculty of Graduate Studies] **[http://www.mgmt.cmb.ac.lk/new/ Faculty of Management and Finance] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100529152253/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/medicine/index.htm Faculty of Medicine] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20090625162853/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/law/index.htm Faculty of Law] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100529110142/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/Science/index.htm Faculty of Science] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100522084040/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/sripalee/index/index.htm Sri Palee Campus] *;Official Institute websites: **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100614040356/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/pgim/index.htm Postgraduate Institute of Medicine] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100819014726/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/academic/institutes/nilis/index.html National Institute of Library & Information Science] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100614055955/http://www.cmb.ac.lk/ibmbb/index.html Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology] **[http://iim.cmb.ac.lk/ Institute of Indigenous Medicine] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20100201234724/http://192.248.16.122/ Institute of Human Resource Advancement] **[https://web.archive.org/web/20110627073431/http://iars.nodes.lk/ Institute of Agro Technology and Rural Science] {{University of Colombo}} [[Category:Departments and faculties of the University of Colombo| ]]'