{"id":77,"date":"2016-01-21T13:58:32","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T13:58:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bec.mgt.sjp.ac.dev\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2026-01-21T09:58:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T04:28:46","slug":"employment-opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/bsc-hons-business-administration-business-economics\/employment-opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Employment Opportunities"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]<div class=\"su-row\"><div class=\"su-column su-column-size-2-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Being the products of a unique degree program which combines both Management and Economics, the graduates produced by the department have enhanced employment prospects especially in the fields of Economics Policy and Regulation, Business Analysis and Planning, Research and Consultancy in government, semi-government and private sector organizations. Some of the prestigious institutes which have already recruited our graduates are the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Commercial Banks, Finance Enterprises, Stock Brokering and Insurance Companies.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">The Department offers four specialisation areas from the third year onwards that shape students\u2019 academic focus and career paths: Development Studies, Banking, International Economics and Business, and Data Science for Economics. Each specialisation combines economic theory, analytical skills, and practical applications to prepare students for diverse career opportunities.<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Development Studies<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> focuses on understanding economic development and policy analysis, leading to careers in research institutions, government organisations, consultancy firms, and NGOs.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Banking<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> covers bank management, central banking, and monetary policy, preparing students for professional roles in the banking and financial sectors, research institutions, and public organizations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">I<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">nternational Economics and Business<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> provides insights into global trade, finance, and international business, opening pathways in multinational corporations, international trade, finance, and logistics.<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"cvGsUA direction-ltr align-start para-style-body\"><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\">Data Science for Economics<\/span><span class=\"a_GcMg font-feature-liga-off font-feature-clig-off font-feature-calt-off text-decoration-none text-strikethrough-none\"> equips students with strong analytical and data-driven skills for modern economic and business environments, leading to careers in business analytics, public policy analysis, and research and consultancy.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-1 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button has-custom-width wp-block-button__width-50 has-custom-font-size has-medium-font-size\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-black-color has-luminous-vivid-amber-to-luminous-vivid-orange-gradient-background has-text-color has-background wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/my.mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/ims\/login.php\" style=\"border-radius:100px\">Internship Portal<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<\/div><\/div> <div class=\"su-column su-column-size-1-3\"><div class=\"su-column-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\">\n<div class=\"su-note\"  style=\"border-color:#c49689;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\"><div class=\"su-note-inner su-u-clearfix su-u-trim\" style=\"background-color:#deb0a3;border-color:#ffffff;color:#333333;border-radius:3px;-moz-border-radius:3px;-webkit-border-radius:3px;\">\n<p><strong>Employment Opportunities<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n\n\n<div class=\"su-posts su-posts-default-loop \">\n\n\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"su-post-11631\" class=\"su-post \">\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"su-post-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/vacancy-program-assistant\/\">Vacancy: Program Assistant<\/a><\/h2>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-meta\">\n\t\t\t\t\tPosted: March 12, 2026\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"su-post-excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<p>The Department of Business Economics at the University of Sri Jayewardenepura invites applications from enthusiastic and responsible individuals for the position of Program Assistant to support the activities of its Postgraduate Studies in Business Economics. This position provides an opportunity to contribute to the coordination and administration of postgraduate academic programs while gaining valuable experience [&hellip;]<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\n<\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div> <\/div>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text][\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row] &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":4331,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-77","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P7odTZ-1f","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=77"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":11446,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/77\/revisions\/11446"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4331"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mgt.sjp.ac.lk\/bec\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=77"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}