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FSSL History

The Faculty of Social Sciences and Languages had its beginning at the same time, when the University commissioned her study programs in 1996. The Faculty initially possessed two Departments of studies i.e. The Department of Languages and The Department of Social Sciences. The third Department of the Faculty, The Department of English Language Teaching was initiated in 2004 while the fourth, The Department of Economics and Statistics commenced in 2009.The Department of Geography and Environmental Management was established as the fifth Department in 2015. Currently, the Faculty consists of the following five Departments:

  1. Department of Economics and Statistics
  2. Department of English Language Teaching
  3. Department of Geography and Environmental Management
  4. Department of Languages
  5. Department of Social Sciences
  6. Department of Information Technology

Past Deans

   Prof. Dayananda Somasundara

   1996 - 1997(Actg Dean)

 

 

 

   Prof. Rajiwa Wijesigha

   1997 -1998 (Dean), 2001 - 2005(Actg Dean)

 

 

 

   Mrs.C.L.Amarasekara   

   1998 -2001 (Actg Dean)

 

 

 

   Dr.J.M.N.G.Samarakoon

   2005 - 2008

 

Past Deans

   Prof.H.M.S.Priyanath

   2008 -2011

 

 

 

   Prof. M. Sunil Shantha

   2011 -2014

 

 

 

   Prof. Manoj Ariyarathne

   2014 -2020

 

 

 

   Dr.Sampath Fernando

   2020 -2023