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Postgraduate (Taught Courses)

The Department offers professional degree programs with a major emphasis on coursework. Master of Science (MSc) and Master of Business Administration (MBA) programs are designed to provide practicing professionals with a greater depth of technical knowledge as well as exposure to emerging and niche areas. A candidate may choose to take a set of compulsories and many electives to concentrate on an area of study that interests them. Candidates also need to complete a 20-credit research module designed to enhance research skills, critical thinking, and academic writing. The program is structured as a 6 semester (2-year) degree program with each semester consisting of 14 weeks of academic activities. Lectures are also supplemented with online interactions via Moodle, Zoom, Google Hangout, etc. In a typical study program arrangement, the first 3 semesters consist of taught course modules while the 4th and 5th semesters are a mix of taught courses and research. The final semester is used for the research project and thesis writing.

Postgraduate degree programmes (taught)

  • MSc in Computer Science

    • 2 years
    • Part-time
    • Saturdays
    • SLQF 10

    Designed to give practising professionals a greater depth of technical knowledge, and exposure to emerging and niche areas in modern computing.

    Specialisations: Cloud Computing · Computer Networks · Data Science, Engineering and Analytics · Information Systems Management · Mobile Computing · Parallel Computing · Security Engineering · Software Architecture

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  • POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMS

    MBA in Information Technology

    Applications closedNext intake opens July 2027

    • 2 years
    • Part-time
    • Saturdays
    • SLQF 10

    Combines the very best of general MBA programmes with specialist knowledge of applying information technology in management.

    Specialisations: Business Analytics · Information Technology

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  • MBA in e-Governance

    • 2 years
    • Part-time
    • Saturdays
    • SLQF 10

    Combines the very best of general MBA programmes with specialist knowledge of applying IT in e-governance.

    Core topics: Public Sector Management · e-Government Concepts · Interoperability and Integration in e-Government · Legal Frameworks for e-Governance · e-Development Case Studies

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  • MSc in Data Science and Artificial Intelligence

    • 2 years
    • Part-time
    • Saturdays
    • SLQF 10

    For practising professionals with an engineering or science background: in-depth knowledge of, and exposure to, emerging and niche topics in data science and AI.

    Compared with the Data Science, Engineering and Analytics specialisation of the MSc in Computer Science, it goes further into machine learning, deep learning, artificial intelligence and data science, alongside core software engineering and computer science topics, with a wider range of electives on emerging topics in data science and AI and their applications.

    Core topics: Machine Learning · Deep Learning · Data Mining · Visualization · Business Intelligence · Big Data · Data Analytics · Machine Vision · Image Processing · Natural Language Processing · Bioinformatics · Cloud Computing · Game Theory · Information Security · MLOps · Data Engineering

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  • Master of Computer Science (MCS)

    • 1 year
    • Coursework only
    • SLQF Level 9

    A fully coursework-based, one-year degree that complies with the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework Level 9 (SLQF-L9). A platform for professionals from engineering, science or relevant technology backgrounds to upskill and sharpen their computer science knowledge.

    Ideal for:

    • IT professionals with a bachelor’s degree who want to refresh and extend their computer science knowledge.
    • Holders of a 3-year (SLQF-L5) bachelor’s degree who plan to study for a research-based MSc, MPhil or PhD in Sri Lanka or abroad, to bridge the qualification gap.
    • Experienced IT professionals with professional qualifications but no formal degree, who want to strengthen their academic profile with a master’s degree.
    • Professionals with an engineering, science or relevant technology bachelor’s degree who want to move into an IT career.
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  • Master of Data Science and Artificial Intelligence (MDS&AI)

    • 1 year
    • Coursework only
    • SLQF Level 9

    A fully coursework-based, one-year degree that complies with the Sri Lanka Qualifications Framework Level 9 (SLQF-L9). A platform for professionals from engineering, science or relevant technology backgrounds to upskill and sharpen their data science and AI skills.

    Ideal for:

    • IT professionals with a bachelor’s degree who want to refresh and extend their data science and AI knowledge.
    • Holders of a 3-year (SLQF-L5) bachelor’s degree who plan to study for a research-based MSc, MPhil or PhD in Sri Lanka or abroad, to bridge the qualification gap.
    • Experienced IT professionals with professional qualifications but no formal degree, who want to strengthen their academic profile with a master’s degree.
    • Professionals with an engineering, science or relevant technology bachelor’s degree who want to move into a data science and AI career.
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