The postgraduate degrees offered by the Faculty of Applied Sciences shall be administrated by the Postgraduate Unit established under the purview of the Faculty Board.
Administrative Composition of the Postgraduate Unit
- The Dean of the Faculty of Applied Sciences (Chair)
- Coordinator of the Postgraduate Studies
- Representative of the FAS to the University Research and Publication Committee
- Heads of Academic Departments of the FAS
- A representative of Senate, appointed by Senate (appointed for a period of three years)
- The Assistant Registrar / Registrar / Deputy Registrar of FAS (Secretary)
The Postgraduate Unit shall propose Board of Study to manage programs in specific fields of study to the Faculty Board for its recommendation and to the Senate for its approval as and when necessity arises.
Boards of Study of Postgraduate Unit
Health Promotion and Health Science
- Prof. E.M.R.K.B. Edirisighe – Coordinator of the Postgraduate Studies
- Dr. L. Senarathna – Head/ Department of Health promotion
- Prof. G.N.D. Guruge – Senior lecturer/ Department of Health Promotion
- Dr. (Mrs.) B.A. Wickramasinghe – University of Colombo
- Prof. Diyanath Samarasinghe – Professor in Psychiatry
Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo
Life Sciences
- Prof. E.M.R.K.B. Edirisighe – Coordinator of the Postgraduate Studies
- Dr. P.N. Yapa – Head/ Department of Biological Sciences
- Dr. K.D.B. Ukuwela – Senior Lecturer/ Department of Biological Sciences
- Dr. M.G.T.S. Amarasekara – Senior Lecturer/ Department of Agricultural Engineering and Social Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, RUSL
- Prof. K.M.G. Jayasooriya – Professor in Botany, Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, University of Peradeniya
Mathematics and Computing
- Prof. E.M.R.K.B. Edirisighe – Coordinator of the Postgraduate Studies
- Mr. M. Mohmad – Head/ Department of Physical Sciences
- Dr. K.A.S.H. Kulathilake – Head/ Department of Computing
- Prof. W.B. Daundasekara – Department of Mathematics, University of Peradeniya
Physics and Chemistry
- Prof. E.M.R.K.B. Edirisighe – Coordinator of the Postgraduate Studies
- Mr. M. Mohmad – Head/ Department of Physical Sciences
- Dr. N.B. Jayaratna – Head / Department of Chemical Sciences
- Mr. S. Kuhanesan – Department of Physical Science, Faculty of Applied Sciences, Vavuniya Campus, University of Jaffna