SLQF Level: SLQF 11
Medium: English
Duration of the Programme:
Two Years (Full Time) Three Years (Part Time)
Application Period : As notified by the Faculty
Application process/guidelines/link to the webpage:
A person who wishes to be a candidate for the Degree of Master of Philosophy in the Faculty shall obtain the prescribed application form and the prospectus on payment of the prescribed fees.
(Only the applications complete with relevant documents as specified in the application form will be processed.)
Every applicant must submit a research proposal of 1000 words which should include an introduction, objectives, justification, research problem, methodology, and a brief bibliography, on the subject matter of proposed research which the candidate wishes to undertake.
Registration Procedures:
On acceptance of his/her candidature by the Faculty Board and the Senate an applicant shall register provisionally as an MPhil student of the University within a month to follow the relevant Programme of study.
He/she shall pay the prescribed non-refundable provisional registration and course fees and any other fees as prescribed by the University, at the time of registration.
The candidate shall be initially registered for the Degree of Master of Philosophy (M.Phil) with an opportunity for upgrading to the Ph.D. level, on the basis of his/her performance during the first year of study, except where the candidate has already obtained a Degree of Master of Philosophy from a recognized University, in which case he/she may be directly registered at the Ph.D. level.
Admission requirements:
- A Bachelor’s degree from a recognized University/Institution by the UGC;
or
Completion of NVQ level 7 (equivalent to Bachelor’s degree in SLQF) with relevant work experience as determined by the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education and approved by the Senate of the University of Colombo.
- Secure a minimum of 50% marks from an interview comprising of a panel as determined by the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Education and approved by Senate of the University of Colombo.
- Good command of English acceptable to the Faculty. (English proficiency for foreign nationals: IELTS 5.0)
Programme fee: Local students: Rs. 500,000 (tentative)
International students: USD 8000 (tentative)
Contact details:
Course Coordinator: Dr. Jeevani Herath
Course Assistant: Ms. Indunika Gunadasa
Email: mphil.phd@edu.cmb.ac.lk
Applicants who are interested in following the above programme, please fill out the Google Form using the link provided.