Programme: MA in Development Studies & Public Policy
Department: Social Studies (in collaboration with Marga Institute)
Credit Level: 4
Semester: 1
- Teacher: Dr. Neavis Morais
This
is a 4-credit compulsory course offered to students in their 1st
semester of the MA programme in Development Studies and Public Policy. The broad aim of this course is to introduce concepts and ideas that are
fundamental to understand development from a sociological and
anthropological perspectives.
Programme: MA in Development Studies & Public Policy
Department: Social Studies (in collaboration with Marga Institute)
Credit Level: 4
Semester: 1
- Teacher: Dr. Kanchana Bulumulle
- Teacher: Dr. Sepalika Welikala
This course creates awareness on quantitative and qualitative research methodologies in social sciences. This is a four credit course and offered in MA 2nd year.
- Teacher: Dr Shantha Abeysinghe
- Teacher: Dr G.T Madhubhashini
- Teacher: Dr. Neavis Morais
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
This is a Three credit course offered in the Master of Arts in Development and Public Policy in the 2nd year of the programme.
This course unit explores the relevance of the contemporary political philosophy to study the public policy. Hence, it is a journey through political thought and its practice in the domain of the state policy making and its application. In this course, the students are introduced into the political thought of 11 thinkers whose ideas have inspired and helped policy makers analyze and rethink the state practices and issues therein. The course requires students to read some of the introductory chapters/readings on each thinker and introduces the basic/main concepts and theories in their philosophies.
- Teacher: Dr. Athulasiri Samarakoon
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
This is a 3-credit course offered in the first year of the MA programme to create awareness of fundamental ideas pertaining to Sociology of Development as well as Anthropology of Development.The course is therefore designed to provide a sound understanding of the key concepts, ideas and theoretical models relevant to examining the complex and often contested ideas of social change and development from both sociological and anthropological perspectives. The sessions in this course thus provide the foundation for a critical reading of development discourse and practice which will be offered in the second year of the MA programme.
- Teacher: Dr Sanmugeswaran Pathmanesan
- Teacher: Prof. Anton Piyarathne
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
This course will enlighten students on the economics perspectives of National Development. It will also help students to develop critical perspectives on economic policies.
- Teacher: Dr. Neavis Morais
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
This is a 2 credit course offered in the second year of the MA programme to create awareness on contemporary issues connected with development strategies and policies.
- Teacher: Thilanka Perera
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
Programme: MA in Development Studies & Public Policy
Department: Social Studies (in collaboration with Marga Institute)
Credit Level: 3
Semester: 1
- Teacher: Dr Mahim Mendis
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
This is a 3 Credit (DSP9312) course offered for the MA students at the Level 09. The course is also designed to be offered in Open Distance Learning Mode (ODLM) where the students can learn at their own pace.
- Teacher: Dr Shantha Abeysinghe
- Teacher: Dr. Athulasiri Samarakoon
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe
Programme: MA in Development Studies & Public Policy
Department: Social Studies (in collaboration with Marga Institute)
Credit Level: 4 Semester: 1
- Teacher: Dr Mahim Mendis
- Teacher: Dr. Athulasiri Samarakoon
- Teacher: Thiwankee Wickramasinghe