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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.

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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.

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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 - Degree Completion Rate

Academic Year	Registered Students	No of Stu. First Time sat for the Final Exam	No of Stu First Time Pass for the Final Exam	Pass Rate %
2004/2005	561	602	528	88
2005/2006	596	824	765	93
2006/2007	836	556	535	96
2007/2008	707	572	528	92
2008/2009	633	594	555	93
2009/2010	633	833	802	96
2010/2011	608	671	633	94
2011/2012	931	602	548	91
2012/2013	711	656	614	94
2013/2014	922	714	640	90
2014/2015	916	790	752	95
2015/2016	713	Pending

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