B.Sc. Degree programme is designed to contribute towards raising the
general educational standards of the public by providing an opportunity
for higher education in Science. This programme facilitates those
already employed in the field, and late developers to acquire a B.Sc.
degree in their own time at an affordable cost. It specifically aims to:
(a) provide an opportunity for persons to obtain a Science Degree and
thereby improve their promotional/career prospects
(b) enable, particularly those already employed in the field, late
developers, and those who could not avail themselves of higher
education at the end of their secondary school career to obtain a degree
(c) enable any person to pursue a degree course in Science in their own
time at an affordable cost
(d) combine courses within and outside the Faculty to suit a
student’s interest or job requirements.
The mode of delivery of the programme is based on Open and Distance
Learning (ODL) methods. It is different to the conventional study
system most students are familiar with. Student learning is facilitated
through carefully prepared printed course material suitable for self
learning. Printed course materials are supplemented with audio, visual
and online learning material.
Faculty of Natural Sciences offers courses at different Levels. Degree
level courses are at Level 3, 4, 5 & 6. The Level 3-5 is
comparable with the General Degree programme of the conventional
university system, while Level 3- 6 represents a special Degree
programme. The medium of instruction is English. However, Level 3
courses can be offered in Sinhala, English or the Tamil Medium. The
Faculty of Natural Sciences has five departments of study: Botany,
Chemistry, Mathematics & Computer Science, Physics, Zoology,
which offer range of discipline-based courses.
The B.Sc. programme offers courses at Levels 3, 4 and 5/6, equivalent
to the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd years of the B.Sc. Degree programme of a
conventional university. Depending on the qualifications, a student can
choose three disciplines from Botany, Chemistry, Pure Maths, Applied
Maths, Computer Science, Physics or Zoology for the B.Sc. Degree.
