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23 Master's degrees offered by the university
Applied Statistics
The Applied Statistics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya welcomes students from a broad range of disciplines to follow intensive degrees strengthening their theoretical and applied statistical knowledge and skills.
Pharmaceutical Botany
The Pharmaceutical Botany MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is focused on training students for the improvement and utilization of our natural products in the pharmaceutical industry, which would virtually be filling a national gap.
Medical Microbiology
The Medical Microbiology MSc course offered at University of Peradeniya aims to produce scientists ready to apply modern methods of diagnosis of infective diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, fungi and other parasites.
Applied Statistics
Applied Statistics MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya is design to help students gain knowledge of statistics is essential not only to analyze data but more importantly at thedesigning stage of an experiment. It is essential that every institute that conducts researchmust have at least one qualified statistician (applied statistician or biometrician as the casemay be).
Science Education
The Science Education MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya seeks to provide an opportunity to students to achieve a perspective of science and science education. An understanding and a suitable adaptation to the future which is becoming more and more complex daily is what science education must strive for.
Industrial Chemistry
Industrial Chemistry MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya introduces students to rapidly in recent decades, not only in terms of the tonnage produced, but also in the diversity of the products.
Medical Physics
This Medical Physics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya will prepare the candidate to take the challenge of meeting not only national needs in diverse areas as stated above, but also to continue toward a higher degree anywhere in the world.
Aquatic Bio-Resources Management and Aquaculture
The Aquatic Bio-Resources Management and Aquaculture MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya was developed to produce specialized graduates who have the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to recognize the complex issues pertaining to management of aquatic resources and to provide effective solutions to solve the issues.
Bio-Statistics
The Bio-Statistics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya welcomes students from a broad range of disciplines to follow intensive degrees strengthening their theoretical and applied statistical knowledge and skills.
Industrial Mathematics
Industrial Mathematics MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya deals with developing mathematical models, finding solutions and interpreting the results of problems that come up in industry.
Physics of Materials
The broad aim of this postgraduate degree is to give a basic knowledge in Physics of Materials with emphasis on technologically important materials. The Physics of Materials MSc course at University of Peradeniya will provide an opportunity to train graduate students required for various industries and also to improve the knowledge and skills of personnel already employed in the industrial sector.
Experimental Biotechnology
By following the Experimental Biotechnology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya, students from a variety of backgrounds with varied levels of Biotechnology experience will develop an understanding of contemporary Molecular Biology and Biotechnology principles and practices.
Plant Biology Conservation and Breeding
This Plant Biology Conservation and Breeding MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide a broad base in principles and applications in major disciplines of plant physiology, genetics and plant breeding, plant systematics, plant biotechnology to develop human resources required for the development of agriculture and other sectors of the country.
Biotechnology
Biotechnology is the most demanding and challenging discipline in the biological sciences. With the advent of recombinant DNA technology and its rapid advances, many novel research and employment avenues have opened up in diagnostics and pharmaceutical industries in addition to conventional fields. The Biotechnology MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.
Soil and Environmental Microbiology
The Soil and Environmental Microbiology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge on eco-physiology of microorganisms with a greater emphasis on soil inhabitants and to train personnel on designing and developing eco-friendly techniques using soil microorganism for the sustainable management of soil and environmental health.
Tropical Soil Management
The Tropical Soil Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya provides essential skills and knowledge to manage soils in the tropical regions.
Poultry Science and Technology
The Poultry Science and Technology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed with the aim of producing a specialized graduate, equipped with the necessary in-depth knowledge and skills, and capable of analysing the complex problems of the poultry sector to develop innovative procedures to improve overall productivity of the industry.
Molecular and Applied Microbiology
The Molecular and Applied Microbiology MSc programme from University of Peradeniya aims to offer graduates the possibility of acquiring extensive and pluridisciplinary knowledge on applied microbiology, focusing at molecular level.
Plant Sciences
This proposed Plant Sciences MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya aims to provide graduate students with a good opportunity to gain an advanced and comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in certain areas of Plant Sciences.
Plant Protection Technology
The objectives of the Plant Protection Technology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya are to train students to cater the needs of the country and global communities, producing, graduates with sound theoretical backgrounds and very high practical skills in all major aspects of crop protection.