Vision
To maintain excellence by nurturing independent thought, critical analysis, awareness of social responsibility, respect for cultural diversity and ethical values through multi-disciplinary and inter-disciplinary collaboration with a commitment to development of Sri Lanka in particular and South Asia in general.
Mission
To advance and promote the socio-economic, political, cultural and academic development of Sri Lankan society through teaching, research, innovation and intellectual leadership.
Faculty of Social Sciences
The faculty of social sciences, in terms of student population, is the largest faculty in the University of Kelaniya. Although it was instituted in the academic year 1981/82, its constituted of the University, itself.
At the beginning, the Vidyalankara University, the predecessor of the University of Kelaniya, consisted of several faculties of which the faculty of Arts was divided into two namely, the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Humanities. Owing mainly to their common origin, these two faculties still maintain a close relationship.
The academic staff of the departments represents a fine blend of academicians and professionals. While the traditional disciplines of History, Archeology, Geography, Philosophy, Economics and Sociology strengthen the academic content of the faculty, the new departments like Mass Communication, Library & Information Science and Sport Science & Physical Education have opened their doors to professionals. The Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Kelaniya was the first to house department of Mass Communication and department of Sport Science & Physical Education in a university in Sri Lanka.
Faculty of Social Sciences
News - Faculty of Social Sciences
Senior Lecturer Thusitha Chamara assumes duties as the Head of the newly established Department of Information Technology
The Department of Information Technology was newly established under the Faculty of Social Sciences
The Department of Information Technology was newly established as the 13th department under the Faculty of Social Sciences and was gazetted on 06th April 2022.
Discussion Forum for Early Career Academics of the Faculty of Social Sciences
The RCSS has organized a series of discussions fora on research and publications for the early career academics of the Faculty of Social Sciences. The first forum of the series was held on 26th April 2022 in the Faculty Board Room.