Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya

Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya is the largest single faculty in the entire university system of Sri Lanka.[1]

For other uses, see Faculty of Arts (disambiguation).
Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
TypePublic
Established1942
DeanProf. A.M. Navarathna Bandara
Academic staff
201
Students3614
Undergraduates2905
Postgraduates709
Location
Peradeniya
,
Sri Lanka
CampusSuburban
Websitewww.arts.pdn.ac.lk

Location
Foundation of Departments of the Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya
DepartmentYear Founded
Department of Classical Languages1942
Department of English1942
Department of Geography1942
Department of History1942
Department of Philosophy1942
Department of Oriental Languages (Dissolved in 1943)1942
Department of Economics1942
Department of Tamil1943
Department of Pali1943
Department of Sanskrit1943
Department of Sinhalese1943
Department of Law1945
Department of Arabic1945
Department of Sociology1949
Department of Education1949
Department of Modern Languages1949
Department of Archaeology1959
Department of Buddhist Philosophy1964
Department of Fine Arts2001
Department of Management Studies2002

Faculty of Arts is located approximately in the middle of the university's main campus. Faculty is about two kilometres away from the Galaha junction in the Galaha road. It is well known for its supreme natural beauty.

History

Faculty's history dates back to the beginning of Sri Lanka's university system. Sri Lanka's first university, University of Ceylon is established in 1942 under the guidance of Sir Ivor Jennings. Faculty of Arts and Faculty of Oriental Studies were two of the 4 academic faculties in the university.[2] They were located in Colombo at the beginning. With the establishment of the Peradeniya campus, those faculties were brought to Peradeniya in 1952. The two faculties operated separately until they were amalgamated in 1972.

Academic programs

Faculty of Arts offers a number of undergraduate and postgraduate degrees.

Undergraduate study

Faculty has 16 academic departments for undergraduate study. Traditional degrees offered at undergraduate level are; Bachelor of Arts (General), Bachelor of Arts (Special) – in 18 different disciplines and Bachelor of Commerce. Other than that, faculty has started conducting two new degree programs, Bachelor of Business Administration and LLB in recent years.

Departments of the Arts faculty

Arts faculty of the University of Perdeniya has 18 departments, Units and centers. Those departments are separately established for provide course enrollments.

S.NoDepartments and Unitsavenue
01Department of ArchaeologyMain Arts building (MA)
02Department of Arabic and Islamic civilizationMain Arts building (MA)
03Department of Classical LanguagesMain Arts building (MA)
04Department of Economic and StatisticsNew Arts Building (NA)
05Department of EducationJasuriya Building (JB)
06Department of EnglishMain Arts building (MA)
07Department of Fine ArtsA-4 Building
08Department of GeographyGeography Building (GB)
09Department of HistoryMain Arts building (MA)
10Department of LawA-5 Building
11Department of Management StudiesNew Arts Building (NA)
12Department of Pali and Buddhist StudiesMain Arts building (MA)
13Department of Philosophy and PhysoclogyNew Arts Building (NA)
14Department of Political ScienceNew Arts Building (NA)
15Department of SinhaleseMain Arts building (MA)
16Department of SociologyNew Arts Building (NA)
17Department of TamilMain Arts building (MA)
18Post Graduate UnitPost Graduate Building (PG)
19English Language teaching UnitMain Arts building (MA)

Postgraduate study

Postgraduate degrees leading to Master of Arts (M.A.), Master of Philosophy (M.Phil.) and Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) and several Postgraduate Diplomas are also offered. Study programs are conducted in all English, Sinhala and Tamil media.[3]

Library

Main library of University of Peradeniya serves primarily the Arts faculty. It is one of the largest libraries in Sri Lanka containing more than 800,000 items.

Organization
A traditional lion statue in front of the senate building of the university. Sculptures like this are all over the faculty

Dean is the head of the academic and non-academic staff. Heads of departments, the assistant registrar, bursar several other key officers work under the dean.

Architecture

Faculty of Arts, University of Peradeniya is also known for its architecture. The Senate building, located within the faculty, is constructed on hundreds of stone pillars. Each of them contains traditional carvings of Sri Lanka. Other than that, the seven-floor library building and Sarachchandra open-air theatre are notable constructions within the faculty. Many traditional sculptures are seen all over the faculty premises.

See also

References
  1. "Message from Dean: Faculty of Arts". University of Peradeniya. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-08-08. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  2. "Historical Background: Faculty of Arts". University of Peradeniya. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-08-06. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
  3. "Education Guide: Sri Lanka". Education Guide. 2009. Retrieved 2010-06-12.
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