The Department of Public Administration currently offers the study programme leading to the Bachelor of Science Honours in Management (Public) Degree Programme commencing from 2022 which was later renamed as the B.Sc.  Management (Public) (Special) Degree Programme since 2015/2016. That had the distinguishing element of revolving around the principal components of the field of Public Policy & Administration; Development Administration, Public Sector Economics, Constitutional and Administrative Law, International Relations, Local Government and Rural Development.

An interdisciplinary approach was, however, present through courses in Management Studies including subjects such as Management Process, Human Resource Management, Organizational Behaviour and Strategic Management as well as through a host of other courses in the fields of Accounting and Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Computing and Information Systems.   Recent changes have made it possible for students to specialize in some areas so as to be able to enhance their own marketability.

Objectives

The programme attempts to integrate Management and Administration theories with the realities of policy formulation and implementation, and is structured to provide a foundation that is intensive, wide in scope   and multidisciplinary in nature.  It is aimed at developing students’ knowledge and managerial skills required in both public and private sector organizations. Thus, this programme is designed to equip students with the skills needed to apply this managerial knowledge to real world decision-making in the capacity of professional managers and Administrators in both public and private sector institutions.

Programme Structure of BSc Honours in Management (Public) Degree Programme – Years I, II, III and IV

Course Code   Code Title Status Credit Hours
Year I – Semester I
BUS 1370 Principles of Management Core 03
DSC 1370 Business Mathematics Core 03
ITC 1370 Information Technology for Business Core 03
PUB 1370 Political Science Core 03
BCC 1370 Business Communication I Core 03
Total Number of Credit – Semester I 15
Year I – Semester II
HRM 1370 Human Resource Management Core 03
DSC 1371 Business Statistics Core 03
ACC 1370 Financial Accounting and Reporting Core 03
BEC 1370 Microeconomics Core 03
BCC 1370 Business Communication II Core 03
Total Number of Credits – Semester II 15
Total Credit Value for the First Year 30
Year II – Semester I
PUB 2370 Sociology and Psychology Core 03
BEC 2370 Macroeconomics Core 03
FIN 2370 Financial Management Core 03
MAR 2370 Marketing Management Core 03
DSC 2370 Operations Management Core 03
ACC 2370 Management Accounting Core 03
Total Number of Credit – Semester I 18
Year II – Semester II
ITC 2372 Business Analytics Core 03
BUS 2371 Organizational Behaviour Core 03
PUB 2371 Theory and Practice of Public Administration Core 03
PUB 2372 Development Administration Core 03
PUB 2373 Managing Rural and Urban Development Core 03
Total No of Credit- Semester II 15
Total Credit Value for the Second Year 33
Year III – Semester I
PUB 3370 Public Management Core 03
PUB 3371 Public Finance Core 03
PUB 3372 Research Methodology Core 03
ITC 3373 Management Information System & ERP Applications Core 03
Only one subject from the following elective subjects
DSC 3370 Operations Research Elective 03
DSC 3371 Data Analysis for Managers Elective
ACC 3372 Auditing and Assurance Services Elective
PUB 3373 Managing Local Government Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester I 15
Year  III – Semester II
PUB 3674 Independent Research Study Core 06
PUB 3375 Public Policy Analysis Core 03
PUB 3376 Procurement Management Core 03
Only one subject from the following elective subjects
PUB 3377 Empirical Policy Analysis Elective 03
PUB 3378 Environment Management Elective
PUB 3379 Managerial Skills and Competencies Elective
ACC 3380 Taxation Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester II 15
Total Credit Value for the Third Year 30
Year IV – Semester I
PUB 4370 E – Governance Core 03
PUB 4371 Public Sector Accounting and Finance Core 03
PUB 4372 Constitutional and Administrative Law Core 03
BUS 4370 Strategic Management Core 03
Only one subject from the following elective subjects
PUB 4373 Internship Elective 03
PUB 4374 Contemporary Issues in Development Elective
PUB 4375 Comparative Public Administration Elective
PUB 4376 Disaster Management Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester I 15
Year IV – Semester II
PUB 4377 Project Management Core 03
PUB 4378 International Relations Core 03
PUB 4379 Development Policy and Management Core 03
Only one subject from the following elective subjects
PUB 4380 Internship II ** Elective 03
PUB 4381 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Elective
PUB 4381 Public Relations Elective
LAW 4371 Commercial Law Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester II 12
Total Credit Value for the Fourth Year 27
Total Credit Value for the programme 120

Programme Structure of BSc Management (Public) (Special) Degree Programme –
Years I, II, III and IV

Course Code   Code Title Status Credit Hours
Year I – Semester I
BUS 1340 Principles of Management Core 03
DSC 1340 Business Mathematics Core 03
ITC 1340 Information Technology for Business Core 03
PUB 1341 Political Science Core 03
BCC 1340 Business Communication I Core 03
Total Number of Credit – Semester I 15
Year I – Semester II
HRM 1340 Human Resource Management Core 03
DSC 1341 Business Statistics Core 03
ACC 1340 Financial Accounting and Reporting Core 03
BEC 1340 Microeconomics Core 03
BCC 1340 Business Communication II Core 03
Total Number of Credits – Semester II 15
Total Credit Value for the First Year 30
Year II – Semester I
BEC 2340 Macroeconomics Core 03
FIN 2340 Financial Management Core 03
MAR 2340 Marketing Management Core 03
DSC 2340 Operations Management Core 03
ACC 2340 Management Accounting Core 03
BCC C001 Certificate in Business Communication Optional –
Total Number of Credit – Semester I 15
Year II – Semester II
ITC 2340 Computer Applications for Managers Core 03
PUB 2340 Sociology and Psychology Core 03
BUS 2341 Organizational Behavior Core 03
PUB 2341 Theory and Practice of Public Administration Core 03
PUB 2342 Public Finance Core 03
Total No of Credit- Semester II 15
Total Credit Value for the Second Year 30
Year III – Semester I
ITC 3340 Management Information System Core 03
PUB 3340 Procurement Management Core 03
PUB 3341 Public Management Core 03
PUB 3342 Development Administration Core 03
Only one subject from the following elective subjects
DSC 3340 Operations Research Elective 03
DSC 3341 Data Analysis for Managers Elective
ACC 3340 Auditing and Assurance Services Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester I 15
Year III – Semester II
PUB 3343 Research Methodology Core 03
PUB 3344 Public Policy Analysis and Decision Making Core 03
PUB 3345 Public Sector Project Management Core 03
PUB 3346 Constitutional and Administrative Law Core 03
PUB 3347 Managing Rural Development Core 03
Only one subject from the following elective subjects
PUB 3348 Managerial Skills and Competencies Elective 03
PUB 3349 Disaster Management Elective
ACC 3345 Taxation Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester II 18
Total Credit Value for the Third Year 33
Year IV – Semester I
BUS 4340 Strategic Management Core 03
PUB 4340 E- Governance Core 03
PUB 4641 Independent Study (Research) Elective 06
PUB 4342 Independent Study (Project) Elective
Select one from the following two subjects if one selects independent study (project)
PUB 4343 Comparative Public Administration Elective
PUB 4344 Environmental Management Elective
Select one from the following electives
PUB 4345 Empirical Policy Analysis Elective 03
PUB 4346 Contemporary Issues in Development Elective
PUB 4347 Public Sector Accounting and Finance Elective
Total Number of Credits – Semester I 15
Year IV – Semester II
PUB 4348 International Relations Core 03
PUB 4349 Development Policy and Management Core 03
PUB 4650 Internship Electives 06
Select two of the following subjects, if one does not select internship
PUB 4351 Conflict Resolution and Mediation Electives
PUB 4352 Public Relations Electives
PUB 4353 Managing Local Government Electives
Total Number of Credits – Semester II 12
Total Credit Value for the Fourth Year 27
Total Credit Value for the programme 120
Internal Degree Programme News

A Two-Day Field Visit to Galle, Maththala  – Katharagama

Posted: October 6, 2023

A two-day field visit was organized for the 3rd year undergraduates of the Department of Public Administration on the 20th and 21st of September 2023. On the 1st day, the students were able to observe the role performed by the Entrepreneurial Councils and Entrepreneurial Associations within the Galle District and the current progress of the […]

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Department of Public Administration,
Faculty of Management Studies and Commerce
University of Sri Jayawardenepura
Gangodawila
Nugegoda

Telephone: +94 112 802006
E mail – headpublic@sjp.ac.lk

Employment opportunity

A degree in public administration is a stepping stone which prepared students for better career options focusing mainly on government Ministries, Departments, Corporations, and Authorities, Local government institutions, Research Institutions, project-based organizations, universities, Banks and private sector as well. Former students have successfully occupied within a wide variety of national and international organizations both in public and private sector. Thus, many eminent positions of the country are gorgeously bearded by the graduates of the Department.

Maximum Intake
It varies from year to year.
Length of the Degree Program
Four (04) Academic Years. An academic year consists of two semesters, consisting 15 weeks each.
Course Load
120 credits covered within a period of 1800 contact hours.