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Prospectus 2014-2015

Prospectus

2014-2015

Faculty of Agriculture

University of Ruhuna

Sri Lanka



Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna

Mailing address Faculty of Agriculture


Mapalana

Kamburupitiya

Sri Lanka

Phone 041 229 2200/229 2382

Fax 041 229 2384

E-mail [email protected]

Web www.agri.ruh.ac.lk

Revised and edited by

Mr S Wijetunga

Dr PLN Lakshman


The Mission

The Mission of the Faculty of Agriculture is to

develop human resources and technology to cater

to contemporary and future needs of the

agricultural sector, to advance and disseminate

knowledge and to provide advice and guidance in

the field of Agriculture, for sustainable economic

development.


Table of Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 1 1.1 Introduction to the Faculty of Agriculture ................................................. 2 1.2 The University of Ruhuna .......................................................................... 5 1.2.1 Deans of the Faculties ............................................................................. 5

1.2.2 Administrative Officers ........................................................................... 6 1.2.3 Librarian .................................................................................................. 7 1.2.4 Senior Assistant Registrars and Assistant Registrars .............................. 7 1.2.5 Deputy Bursar, Senior Assistant Bursars and Assistant Bursas .............. 8

1.3 Staf of the Faculty of Agriculture .............................................................. 8 1.3.1 Administrative Staff ................................................................................ 8 1.3.2 Department of Agricultural Biology ....................................................... 9

1.3.3 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension ......................... 10 1.3.4 Department of Agricultural Engineering ............................................... 11

1.3.5 Department of Animal Science ............................................................. 12 1.3.6 Department of Crop Science ................................................................. 13 1.3.7 Department of Food Science and Technology ...................................... 14

1.3.8 Department of Soil Science ................................................................... 15 1.3.9 Computer Unit ....................................................................................... 16

1.3.10 Academic Supporting Staff (Dean’s Office) ....................................... 17

Vacant ............................................................................................................. 17

1.3.11 Organizing Structure of the Faculty of Agriculture ............................ 19 1.3.12 Visiting Academic Staff ...................................................................... 20

1.4 Departments of Study ............................................................................... 23 1.4.1. Department of Agricultural Biology .................................................... 23 1.4.2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension ......................... 24

1.4.3 Department of Agricultural Engineering ............................................... 26 1.4.4 Department of Animal Science ............................................................. 29 1.4.5 Department of Crop Science ................................................................. 30

1.4.6 Department of Food Science and Technology ...................................... 33

1.4.7 Department of Soil Science ................................................................... 35

1.5 The Library ............................................................................................... 38 1.5.1 Library Membership .............................................................................. 38 1.5.2 Registration ........................................................................................... 38 1.5.3 Borrowing Facilities .............................................................................. 39 1.5.4 Return of Issued Books ......................................................................... 39

1.5.5 Fines and Payments ............................................................................... 40 1.5.6 The Organizational Structure of the Library Books .............................. 40 1.5.7 Other Services ....................................................................................... 40

1.5.8 Use of the Library ................................................................................. 40


1.6 Computer Unit .......................................................................................... 41

1.7 The English Unit ...................................................................................... 43 1.8 The Research Farm ................................................................................... 43 1.9 Academic Committee ............................................................................... 44 2. Undergraduate Programmes ....................................................................... 45 2.1 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Resource Management &

Technology (BSc Agric Res Mgt & Tech) ............................................... 46 2.1.1 Name of the degree ............................................................................... 46 2.1.2 Graduate profile ..................................................................................... 46 2.1.3 Admission requirements and registration .............................................. 47

2.1.4. Structure of the academic programme ................................................. 47

2.1.5. Course structure for the new degree of BSc Agricultural Resource

Management & Technology ........................................................................... 48 2.1.6. Course contents/descriptions ................................................................ 49 2.1.7. Elective courses .................................................................................... 50

2.1.8 Compulsory non-credit courses ............................................................. 50 2.1.8. Final year specialization programme ................................................... 50

2.1.9. Industrial Training ................................................................................ 51 2.2.1. Background .......................................................................................... 56 2.2.2. Structure of the BSc Agribusiness Management Degree Programme . 58

2.3.3. Course Descriptions ............................................................................. 62 2.2.4. The Examination Regulations / By Laws ............................................. 62

2.3 Bachelor of Science in Green Technology (BSc in G.Tech) ................... 63 2.3.1 Introduction ........................................................................................... 63

2.3.2 Structure and Design of curriculum ...................................................... 66 2.3.3 Course Structure .................................................................................... 67

3. Course Descriptions ................................................................................... 71 3.1 Courses Offered by Department of Animal Science ................................ 72 3.2 Corses Offered by the Department of Agricultural. Biology ................... 77

3.3 Common Courses Offered by the Faculty ................................................ 83 3.4 Courses Offered by the Department of Crop Science .............................. 88

3.5 Courses Offered by the Department of Agric. Economics and Extension

.................................................................................................................. 92

3.6 Courses Offered by the Deparmrnt. of Agricultural Engineering .......... 101 3.7 Coures Offered by the Deparment. of Food Science and Technology ... 110 3.8 Inter Departmental Courses .................................................................... 114 3.9 Courses Offered by the Department of Soil Science .............................. 117

4. Evaluation procedure and examination by-laws ...................................... 120 4.1 Examination Regulations/By-Laws ........................................................ 121 4.2 Evaluation procedure .............................................................................. 121 4.3 Course coordinators ................................................................................ 122 4.4 Grade and grade point average for courses ............................................ 122


4.5 Calculation of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) ......................... 122

4.6 Calculation of Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) ........................... 123 4.7 Restrictions for number of course credits for degree programs ............. 124 4.8 Restrictions for number of attempts for course examinations ................ 124 4.9 Restrictions for the period for completion of the degree ....................... 124 4.10 Final year specialization programme ................................................... 125

4.11 Eligibility requirements to sit end semester examination of a course .. 126 4.12 Guidelines for the Calculation of Final Marks for Courses in

Examinations .......................................................................................... 126 4.13 Absentees at Examinations ................................................................... 127

4.14 Examination Procedure, Offences and the Punishments ...................... 128

4.15 Medical certificates for failure to attend examinations ........................ 128

4.16 Scheme for awarding degrees .............................................................. 129 4.17 Effective Date of the Degrees .............................................................. 129 5 Students services ....................................................................................... 130

5.1 Introduction ............................................................................................ 131 5.2 Financial assistance ................................................................................ 131

5.2.1 Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Scheme .............................. 131 5.2.2 Bursaries .............................................................................................. 131 5.2.3 Endowed Scholarships ........................................................................ 132

5.3 Student Union and Societies .................................................................. 132 5.3.1 University Student Union and Faculty Student Union ........................ 132

5.3.2 Societies .............................................................................................. 133 5.4 Physical Education ................................................................................. 133

5.5 Accommodation and Lodging ................................................................ 133 5.6 Health Facilities ...................................................................................... 134

5.7 Social events of the students .................................................................. 134 5.8 Freshers’ Welcome ................................................................................. 134 5.9 Final Year Going Down Party ................................................................ 134

5.10 Students Common Room, Canteen and Other Facilities ...................... 134 5.11 Career Guidance Activities .................................................................. 135

5.11.1 Faculty Adviser to the Cultural Center and Career Guidance Unit ... 135 5.12 Student Counseling and Welfare Unit .................................................. 135

5.13 Academic Counseling .......................................................................... 136 5.14 Academic Sub Wardens ....................................................................... 137 6. University Contacts .................................................................................. 138 6.1 Wellamadama Campus ........................................................................... 139

6.2 Faculty of Medicine ............................................................................... 140 6.3 Faculty of Engineering ........................................................................... 140 6.4 Faculty of Agriculture Contacts ............................................................. 140 7. Faculty Intercom Numbers ....................................................................... 142


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1. Introduction


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1.1 Introduction to the Faculty of Agriculture

The Ruhuna University College, established in 1978, was upgraded to

University status in 1984, to fulfill a long cherished desire of the people of

the southern Sri Lanka for a University in the region. The University of

Ruhuna consists of seven faculties at present. The Faculties of Science,

Humanities & Social Sciences, Management & Finance and Fisheries &

Marine Science Technology are located at the Wellamadama Campus, 3 km

from Matara city, near Dondra. The Faculty of Medicine is located at

Karapitiya in Galle. The Faculty of Engineering was established in 2000 at

Hapugala in Galle. The Faculty of Agriculture, one of the pioneering faculties

of the University, is located at Mapalana, 16 km from Matara, and 2 km from

Kamburupitiya along Matara, Kamburupitya road. The Faculty premises of

50 hectares include several academic and administration buildings which

house lecture theaters, laboratories, the library, student residences, student

recreational facilities, canteen, auditorium, etc., supporting academic and

research programs. The Faculty Farm is also located within its premises,

integrating farm activities with teaching, research and outreach programs.

At present, the Faculty has seven academic Departments of study, namely,

Agricultural Biology, Agricultural Economics and Extension, Agricultural

Engineering, Animal Science, Crop Science, Food Science & Technology

and Soil Science. The BSc (Agriculture) degree is of 4 years duration and the

course is conducted in the English medium. The annual enrollment grew from

15 in 1978/79 to 150 in 1997 making the undergraduate student population in

the faculty to approximately 600. A special intake was initiated in 2007 to

provide an opportunity to a limited number of experienced diploma holders in

agriculture to follow the degree program. Under curriculum revision in 2013,

Faculty commenced to offer three parallel degrees namely, BSc in

Argicultural Resource Management and Technology, BSc in Agribusiness

Management and BSc in Green Technology. Now the student intake has

increased up to 250 per year.

The Faculty also offers six masters degree programs to meet the

contemporary needs of the graduates in the region, this is in addition to MPhil

and PhD degrees by research. Equipment and laboratory facilities for

teaching and research at both undergraduate and post-graduate levels are

available in each Department of Study.

The staff strength of the Faculty was increased progressively since the

inception and now the Faculty has 67 permanent and approximately 15

temporary academic staff, including 7 Senior Professors and 12 Professors. In


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addition, the Faculty has made every endeavor to obtain the services of

outstanding agricultural scientists, administrators, policy makers, planners,

etc. in the country to supplement and enrich the academic program.

The number of visiting lecturers in the Faculty presently exceeds 50, who

come from the Faculty of Agriculture of University of Peradeniya, Faculties

of Science and Humanities & Social Sciences of the Universities of Ruhuna,

Kelaniya and Sabaragamuwa, Coconut Research Institute, Rubber Research

Institute, Tea Research Institute, Industrial Technology Institute, Export

Development Board, Department of Agriculture, Department of Export

Agriculture, World Bank, UNDP; and Agribusiness Council, etc.

While fostering national education, the Faculty is becoming increasingly

committed to community and regional development. The former affiliated

university collage site at Karagoda Uyangoda has been acquired for the

expansion of the field teaching programs, practical training and for out-reach

activities. The faculty is strongly committed towards Southern area

development and to foster the University-Industry link. As a result, an

Industrial Placement Office (IPO) was established in 2005 and an Industrila

Placement Officer was recruited to meet the needs of the graduates' incarrier

guidance, internship, job seeking, etc. The IPO is working in collaboration

with many outside organizations. To this end, many academic of the Faculty

are serving as consultants and resource persons in a number of national and

international institutions and agencies.

Under the new GPA system introduced in the year 2006, the Faculty has

revised the courses to match with the emerging trends in the society. In the

new system, students are given a choice to select elective courses from a vast

array of subject combinations and preferences. Also, students have more

opportunities to be involved in extracurricular activities, learning of

languages, skill development and carrier guidance activities. The third year

second semester of the BSc Agricultural Resource Management and

Technology degree program consists of practical farm training conducted at

the Faculty Farm and at Karagoda-Uyangoda. The students get the

opportunity to visit public and private sector farms, research centers and other

institutions during the course of study. In addition, the students are given

training in plantation crops conducted at nearby estates. A Farm

Mechanization Training course is conducted at the Karagoda-Uyangoda site.

Each student, during the final year of the degree program, will have to follow

compulsory courses in Applied Statistics, Technical Writing and Presentation

Skill Seminars and Selected optional courses in addition to the courses

offered in the specialization field of study selected by the student. For the


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specialization course, the students have to follow advanced course modules

offered by the particular Department and conduct a research project and

submit a project report.

The Faculty established a postgraduate program leading to MPhil degree in

1985 which was extended for doctoral studies in 1995. Presently, more than

120 post-graduate students follow MSc courses, namely, MSc Agricultural

Economics and Resource Management, MSc Agri-Business Management,

MSc Animal Science, Master of Food Science & Technology (MFST), MSc

Crop Protection and MSc in Green Technology offered by different

Departments. The Faculty is proposing to start one more MSc programmes,

namely, MSc Crop Production Technology degree was commenced in 2013.

Further, the Faculty is making arrangements to establish a Postgraduate Unit

within the faculty premises to provide all the services to the students

following these masters’ courses.

The staff of the Faculty has excelled in research as well, and have been

successful in securing many competitive and prestigious research grants from

agencies such as PSTC of USAID, BOSTID of National Academy of

Sciences in USA, World Bank, CIDA, IDRC, IAEA, GTZ Germany and

NORAD to name a few. Regarding the out-reach programs, the Faculty

proposes to use the recently acquired Affiliated University College (AUC)

premises at Karagoda-Uyangoda and relevant programs are already being

jointly developed with the National Institute of Education, HARTI, UNDP,

Matara Chamber of Commerce, Hambanthota Chamber of Commerce,

District Secretariat in Matara, Southern Development Authority, Ministry of

Indigenous Medicine, Irrigation Department, Sri Lanka Center for

Development Facilitation (SLCDF), EDB, IFCO etc. In addition to all

achievements, many academics of the Faculty have received International and

National prestigious research and invention awards.

An analytical service laboratory to help farmers, industry and other interested

organizations has commenced their operations recently. The Faculty has

embarked upon publishing an International Journal titled “Tropical

Agricultural Research and Extension”. An unprecedented interest has been

shown by researchers working in the tropics to publish in the journal.

In the year 2008, the Faculty initiated an annual event to hold National

Symposia to enable students, academics, and researchers of the Faculty and

outside agencies and organizations to present papers on topical themes

relevant to Agriculture. It has become an international event since 2010 and

the Faculty is organizing to hold the 6th International Symposium on


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Agriculture and Environment (ISAE 2015) in November 2015.

In keeping with the broad objective of the Faculty to develop as an entity of

international standing, the Faculty has already developed link programmes

with Lund University of Sweden, University of Tokyo, Ibaraki University of

Japan, Ryukyus University of Japan and Karlsruhe Waterworks, Germany.

The Faculty has already developed collaborative research activities and

student/staff exchange programmes with these international institutions.

The students have the opportunity to improve their talents in sports, arts and

in many other areas by participating in various extra-curricular activities

organized by the University as well as through student societies. In addition

to free higher education, financial assistance through several scholarship

schemes is available. The hostel facilities are also subsidized, providing equal

opportunities for students to peruse higher education.

This Prospectus has been prepared with the objective of providing

information pertaining to teaching, research and development activities of the

Faculty of Agriculture. It also provides basic guidelines to the students of the

Faculty for their career development.

The facts given herein are valid as of 15th February 2015.

1.2 The University of Ruhuna

Chancellor

Rajakeeya Pandith Most Venerable Pallaththara Sri Sumanajothi Nayaka

Thero, MA

Vice-Chancellor

Senior Prof SGJN Senanayake

BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), PhD (Copenhagen)

Deputy Vice-Chancellor

Dr AMN Alagiyawanna, BSc Eng. (Moratuwa), MEng (AIT, Thailand),

DEng (Nagaoka, Japan)

1.2.1 Deans of the Faculties

Agriculture


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Senior Prof S Subasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (AIT, Thailand)

(Agric. Systems), PhD (Ruhuna) (Cropping Systems)

Humanities & Social Sciences

Prof S Wawwage, BA (Peradeniya), MPhil (Ruhuna)

Medicine

Prof. Sarath Lekamwasam - MBBS, MD, MRCP, FRCP, FCCP

Science

Prof WGD Dharmaratne, BSc (Peradeniya), MSc, PhD (Tuffs, USA)

Engineering

Dr PD Chandana Perera, BSc, PhD, CEng, MIEEE

Management & Finance

Prof (Mrs) HSC Perera, PGDip (Canada), MPhil (Ruh, SL), BSc (SJP, SL)

Fisheries & Marine Science Technology

Dr. R A Maithreepala, BSc (Ruhuna), M.Phil. (Ruhuna), Ph.D. (National

Tsinghua University, Taiwan)

Graduate Studies

Prof LP Jayatissa, BSc (Ruhuna), PhD (UK)

1.2.2 Administrative Officers

Registrar

Mrs P S Kalugama, BA (Sri J’pura), MA (London, UK), PDBA (Ruhuna)

Bursar (Acting)

Mr AMA Siriwardhane, BSc (Sri J’Pura), ICASL

University Medical Officers

Dr LGS Yapa Main Campus

Dr MG Ravisinghe Faculty of Agriculture (Visiting)

Works Engineers

Mr S Diyunuge, BSc Eng. (Moratuwa)

Ms JM Weerasuriya, Chartered Engineer MIESL, IESL Part I & II


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Chief Security Officer

Mr HN Dias

1.2.3 Librarian

Mr K Ananda, Bdev (Colombo), Dip. in Library & Information Science

(Kelaniya), MSc (Kelaniya)

1.2.4 Senior Assistant Registrars and Assistant Registrars

Deputy registrar (General administration)

Mrs C Senenviratna BSc (Ruhuna), PDBA (Ruhuna)

Deputy Registrar (Examinations)

Mrs PMSP Yapa, BSc (Ruhuna), MBA (Ruhuna)

Deputy Registrar (Legal & Documentation)

Mr GL Erathne, LLB (Sri Lanka), Attorney-at-Law, PG Dip. in Conflict

Resolution (Colombo)

Senior Asst. Registrar (Academic Establishment)

Mrs HGN Devika, BA (Kelaniya)

Senior Asst. Registrar (Non-academic Establishments)

Mrs KGCA Bandarathilake, BSc Management (Sri J’pura), ICASL

(Intermediate), Executive Dip. in Accounting & Finance

Senior Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Agriculture)

Mrs SKK Mudalige, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), Proficiency

Certificate in HRM (Massey, New Zealand), MBA ( Ruhuna)

Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Engineering)

Mr L Isuru Kalpage, BSc Finance

Senior Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences)

Mr Kamal Gunawardene, BSc (Ruhuna), MA (Ruhuna)

Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Medicine)

Mrs V Hiroshini Piyadasa, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna)


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Senior Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Science)

Mr PA Piyal Renuka, BA Statistics (Sri J’pura), Postgraduate Dip. in

Community Devt. (Colombo), PDBA (Ruhuna)

Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Management & Finance)

Mr KG Nalintha Kumara

Asst. Registrar (Faculty of Fisheries & Marine Science Technology)

Mrs Thanuja DG Pathirana, BSc (Ruhuna)

1.2.5 Deputy Bursar, Senior Assistant Bursars and Assistant

Bursas

Assistant Bursar (Supplies)

Mrs VGM Priyangika ICASL (Intermediate)

Senior Assistant Bursar (Payment)

Mrs KVR Vidhyaratne, BBA (Ruhuna)

Assistant Bursar (Faculty of Agriculture)

Miss HR Pushpika Hewarathna, BBMgt (Kelaniya), Diploma in Accountancy

(SLIATTE)

Actg. Assistant Bursar (Faculty of Medicine)

Miss ASI Fernando

Assistant Bursar (Faculty of Engineering)

Ms. Surani Iresha. B.com(kelaniya).

1.3 Staf of the Faculty of Agriculture

1.3.1 Administrative Staff

Dean

Senior Prof S Subasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (AIT, Thailand)

(Agric. Systems), PhD (Ruhuna) (Cropping Systems)

Senior Assistant Registrar (Faculty of Agriculture)


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Mrs SKK Mudalige, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), Proficiency

Certificate in HRM (Massey, New Zealand), PDBA (Ruhuna)

Assistant Bursar

Miss HR Pushpika Hewarathna, BBMgt (Kelaniya), Diploma in Accountancy

(SLIATTE)

Farm Manager

Mr BDG Udesh, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Ruhuna)

Senior Assistant Librarian

Mrs S Gammanpilla, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Colombo)

1.3.2 Department of Agricultural Biology

Head of the Department

Prof KL Wasantha Kumara

Senior Professor of Agric. Biology

Senior Prof RHS Rajapakse, BSc Agric. (Sri Lanka), MSc Agric. (Sri Lanka),

PhD (Florida, USA) (Entomology and Integrated Pest Management)

Senior Prof SGJN Senanayake, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), PhD (Copenhagen)

(Genetics and Plant Breeding)

Professors

Prof KL Wasantha Kumara, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), PhD

(Bangalore, India) (Plant Pathology)

Senior Lecturers

Dr (Mrs) WADPR Ratnasekera, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya),

PhD (Beijing, China) (Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology and

Biochemistry)

Dr (Mrs) AL Ranawake, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc, PhD (Kobe, Japan)

(Molecular Biology and Biotechnology)


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Dr (Mrs) N Dahanayake, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), PhD

(China) (Plant Systematics and Crop Botany, Development of Physiology of

Plant and Molecular Biology)

Dr (Mrs) Sudarshanee Geekiyange, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MSc

(Peradeniya), PhD (Japan) (Applied Plant Molecular Biology)

Dr (Mrs) NP Ranatunge, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MSc (Peradeniya), PhD

(Melbourne, Australia) (Molecular Plant Pathology)

Dr (Mrs) A Mannakkara, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), PhD

(China) (Entomology and Integrated Pest Management)

Lecturers

Mrs. A. Liyanage, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Melbourne, Australia),

(Environmental Biology and Biodiversity)

Ms. Dananjali Mekhala Gamage, BSc. Agric.(Ruhuna), (Bioinformatics)

1.3.3 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension


Dr (Mrs) WN De Silva

Senior Professor of Agric. Economics

Senior Prof WMMP Wijeratne, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MSc Agric. Econ.

(Ghent), PhD (Wageningen) (Agric.Econ. & Extension Science), LLB

(OUSL)

Professors

Prof Mangala De Zoysa, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MSc (Wageningen), PhD

(Tokyo) (Agriculture and Forest Policy)

Prof O Amarasinghe, BSc Agric. (Sri Lanka), MSc Agric. Dev. (Ghent), PhD

(Namur) (Agricultural and Fisheries Economics)

Prof LM Abeywickrama, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya) (Resource

Management), MA, PhD (PAU, India) (Agric. Economics)


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Senior Lecturers

Dr (Mrs) WN De Silva, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya)

(Agric. Economics & Environmental Economics), PhD (India)

(Environmental Policy)

Mr AL Sandika, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Dharwad, India) (Agric.

Extension)

Dr (Mrs) GC Samaraweera, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Agric. Economics)

(India), PhD (China)

Lecturers

Mrs MADP Wickremaratne, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MBA (Colombo),

Reading for PhD (Japan)

Ms DN Koralegama, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Vietnam)

Mrs KNN De Silva, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MABM (Ruhuna), Reading for

PhD (Germany)

1.3.4 Department of Agricultural Engineering


Mr S Wijetunga

Professors

Prof PLAG Alwis, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc, PhD (Montpelier, France)

(Farm Machinery)

Prof (Mrs) CM Navaratne, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc Computing (UK), PhD

(Ruhuna) (Agricultural Engineering)

Prof GY Jayasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Kelaniya), MSc (Ryukyus,

Japan), PhD (Ryukyus, Japan)

Senior Lecturers


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Mrs CP Rupasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (AIT, Thailand) (Agric.

Engineering)

Mr S Wijetunga, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (Southern Yangtze, China)

(Environmental Engineering)

Dr BM Jinendra Siriwijaya, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Kobe, Japan), PhD

(Kobe, Japan)

Lecturers

Mrs MGG Awanthi, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna)

Mr KMTS Bandara, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna)

1.3.5 Department of Animal Science


Dr (Mrs) NY Hirimuthugoda

Emeritus Professors

Prof KK Pathirana, BVSc (Peradiniya), MSc, PhD (McGill, Canada) (Animal

Nutrition)

Professor of Animal Science

Senior Prof (Mrs) RT Seresinhe, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), Dip. Ing. Agro.

(ETH, Zurich), PhD (Zurich) (Pasture Science & Animal Nutrition)

Senior Professors

Senior Prof WWDA Gunawardena, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), Dip. Ing. Agro.

(ETH, Zurich), PhD Nat. (ETH-Zurich) (Animal Production, Animal

Genetics & Breeding)

Professors

Prof NSBM Atapattu, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Massey, New Zealand)


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(Poultry Science and Nutrition)

Senior Lecturers

Dr (Mrs) NY Hirimuthugoda, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (Peradeniya),

PhD (Ocean, China) (Aquaculture)

Dr PW Anton Perera, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Colombo), PhD (Zhejiang,

China) (Waste Management)

Dr (Mrs) NMNK Narayana, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya),

PhD (NDRI, India) (Dairy Science & Technology)

Mrs D Senaratne, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), Dip. Environ. Mgt. (Israel), MSc (Sri

J’pura) Reading for PhD (Peradeniya) (Animal Welfare and Behaviour)

Dr DPIN Pathirana, BVSc (Peradeniya), PhD (Osaka, Japan) (Reproductive

Physiology)

Dr A Manawadu, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Ruhuna), PhD (Ruhuna)

(Ruminant Nutrition)

Lecturers

Mr CJ Gajaweera, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna)

Mrs NA Pethiyagoda, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Norway) (Fisheries

Economics)

1.3.6 Department of Crop Science


Mrs MKTK Amarasinghe

Senior Professor of Crop Science

Prof Ranjith Senaratne, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD

(Vienna, Austria) (Plant Nutrition and Biological N fixation)

Prof S Subasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (AIT, Thailand) (Agric.

Systems), PhD (Ruhuna) (Cropping Systems)


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Professors

Prof KKIU Arunakumara, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Moratuwa)

(Environmental Management), PhD (Ocean, China) (Marine Biology)

Senior Lecturers

Mrs DABN Gunarathna, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (KU Leuven, Belgium)

(Plant Nutrition and Biometry), PG Dip. in Applied Statistics (Peradeniya)

Mrs MKTK Amarasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya) (Crop

Science), MPhil (Ruhuna) (Agro Forestry)

Dr (Mrs) DLC Kumari Fonseka, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya)

(Floriculture and Landscaping Architecture), MSc (Colombo) (Tissue

culture), PhD (Durham, UK)

Dr (Mrs) WGD Lakmini, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (Peradeniya), PhD

(Durham, UK)

Mr IR Palihakkara, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Sri J’pura) (Forestry and

Environment) Reading for PhD (Tokyo, Japan)

Lecturers

Mr PHM Dharmasena, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (AIT, Thailand) (Agric.

Systems)

Mrs Menaka Fernando, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (UMB, Norway) (Agro

Ecology), Reading for PhD (Nottingham, UK)

Ms NDN Priyadarshani, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (Ruhuna)

Mr HKMS Kumarasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), Reading for MPhil

(Ruhuna)

Scientific Assistant

Mr PA Sunil, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (Peradeniya)

1.3.7 Department of Food Science and Technology



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Dr PLN Lakshman

Professors

Prof (Mrs) V Wijeratne, BSc Agric. (Peradeniya), Dip. in Rural Soc. Dev.

(Philippines), MSc (Ghent), PhD (KVL, Denmark) (Food Science &

Technology)

Prof Vijith S Jayamanne, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (SL), PhD (Surrey,

England), MIBiol (SL) (Food Microbiology & Safety)

Senior Lecturers

Dr PLN Lakshman, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), MSc (Ryukyus,

Japan), PhD (Ryukyus, Japan) (Food Enzymology)

Dr (Mrs) PABN Perumpuli, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Ryukyus, Japan),

Reading for PhD (Ryukyus, Japan) (Food Science and Technology)

Lecturers

Mrs AAM Subodinee, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Sri J’pura) (Food Scinece

& Technology)

Mrs GSN Fernando, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), Reading for MSc (Ruhuna) (Food

Science & Technology)

1.3.8 Department of Soil Science


Dr (Mrs) BC Walpola

Professors

Prof Sudas D Wanniarachchi, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc, PhD (Guelph,

Canada) (Soil Biology & Biochemistry, Soil Biogeochemistry)

Prof (Mrs) DAL Leelamanie, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya), PhD

(Tokyo, Japan) (Soil Physics, Soil Water repellency, Soil & Water

Conservation)


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Senior Lecturers

Dr (Mrs) BC Walpola, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Kelaniya), PhD (South

Korea) (Soil Fertility, Soil & Environmental Chemistry)

Dr. (Mrs.) S.R. Amarasinghe, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MPhil (Open

University), PhD (Saitama, Japan) (Solute transport in soil, Solid waste

management)

Lecturers

Mr WMCJ Wijekoon, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Peradeniya)

(Environmental Soil Science, Soil Biology & Ecology), Reading for PhD

(Ryukyus, Japan)

Mrs SHR Piyadharshani, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (UPLB, Philippines)

(Plant Nutrition, Water Balance & Chemistry of Rice Soils), Reading for PhD

(Germany)

1.3.9 Computer Unit

Senior Lecturers

Dr MKDK Piyarathne, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna), MSc (Computer Science)

(Kelaniya), Reading for PhD (China)

Lecturers

Mr. KKLB Adikaram, BSc (Ruhuna), MSc (Computer Science) (Colombo),

Reading for PhD (Germany)

Scientific Assisstant

Mr UI Samarawickrama, BSc Agric. (Ruhuna)

System Analyst cum Programmer

Mr DT Andrahannadi, BSc (Ruhuna)


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System Engineer

Mr SACP Priyankara, BSc Computer Science (Colombo)

1.3.10 Academic Supporting Staff (Dean’s Office)

Scientific Assistant

Vacant

Industrial Placement Officer

Vacant


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Paravi Island adds beauty to the Matara city

Ancient Dutch clock tower and fortress in Matara city


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1.3.11 Organizing Structure of the Faculty of Agriculture


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1.3.12 Visiting Academic Staff

1.3.12.1 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL BIOLOGY

Dr Abhaya Balasooriya, Senior Lecturer (Plant Pathology), University of

Rajarata

Dr Keerthi Mohotti, Deputy Director Research (Nematology), Tea Research

Institute, Talawakelle

Prof Saman Abeysinghe, Professor (Plant Pathology), Faculty of Science,


Porf Dammini Pemachandra, Professor (Nematology), Faculty of Science,


Dr Thushara Wickramaarachchi, Research Officer (Plant Pathology),

Department of Agriculture

Mr Indika Gunawardanc, Divisional Director – Crop Solutions, (Plant

Protection) CIC PLC, Colombo

Mr Saman Warushawithana (Plant Protection) John Piper International Pvt

Ltd., Colombo

Dr K G Premathilake, Senior Lecturer (Weed Science), Uwa Wellassa

University, Badulla

Dr. TG Dayananda (Crop Botany and Molecular Biology), Faculty of

Science, University of Ruhuna

Prof. P.D. Abeysinghe (Molecular Biology), Faculty of Science, University

of Ruhuna

1.3.12.2 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS &

EXTENSION

Prof C Sivayoganathan Agricultural Extension

Prof C Bogahawatta Macro-economics

Dr Sarath Kodituwakku Enterpreneurship

Dr P Wanigasundara Use of audio visual media in

Agric. Communication.

Dr Vijaya Jayathilake Rural Sociology

Dr Anoma Ariyawardene Agric. Marketing

Dr LHP Gunarathne Production Economics

Dr S Thiruchelvam Agric. Economics

Dr Nimal Sanderatne Agric. Economics

Dr A P Keerthipala Economics

Dr Nihal Atapattu Project Management

Dr Nihal Samarappuli BOI Projects for Agric. Dvp. of

Sri Lanka


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Dr Gamini Batuwitage Rural Development

Dr Fredrick Abeyratne Agric. Management

Dr Terance Abeysekera Community driven development

Mr D Kariyawasam Forest Economics

Mr Satish De Mel Community Development

Dr Achini De Silva Marketing Management

Mr RM Ratnayake Management Process

Ms Nalika Jayawardene Agricultural trade

Mr Sanjeewa De Silva Financial Management

Mr HK Kumara Kithsiri Macro Economics

1.3.12.3 DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Prof AR Ariyarathna Agric. Engineering

Dr Ranjana Piyadasa Geohydrology

Dr PA Jayantha Computing

Dr SB Nawaratna Food Processing Engineering

Dr BMKS Thilakarathna Processing Technology

Mr Chandana P Gunasena GIS and RS

Mr KT Ariyawansa Agricultural Machinery

Dr GGT Chaminda Green Building Designing

Mr Vidya Rupage Sena Peiris Cleaner Production

Dr RA Maithreepala Green Chemistry

Mr RNR Jayaratne Atmospheric Pollution

1.3.12.4 DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL SCIENCE

Dr Dematawewa Animal Genetics

Dr (Mrs) Pradeepa Silva Animal Genetics

1.3.12.5 DEPARTMENT OF CROP SCIENCE

Dr MA Wijeratne Tea Agronomy

Dr Keerthi Mohotti Organic Agriculture

Dr Cyril Wijesundara Landscape Gardening and

Floriculture

Mrs Nalika Kodikara Export Standards

Dr Lionel Weerakoon Sustainable Agriculture

Ms Indika Priyadarshani Medicinal Plants

Dr Janakie Mohotti Tree Crop Physiology

Mr Gamini Wijesinghe Cinnamon


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1.3.12.6 DEPARTMENT OF FOOD SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY

Prof KKDS Ranaweera Food Biotechnology

Prof C Liyanage Human Nutrition and

Community Nutrition

Dr Bilesha Perera Human Nutrition and Nutritional

Epidemiology

Dr Manjula Hettiarachchi Human Nutrition

Dr RAUJ Marapana Meat Science & Technology

Dr SB Navaratne Bakery Science and Fat & Oil Technology

Prof DAN Dharmasena Food Process Engineering

Dr Terrence Madhujith Sanitation and Food Quality

Control

Dr MAJ Wansapala Food Analysis

Mr EG Somapala Food Chemistry

Mrs Roshni Hafeel Sensory Evaluation of Food

1.3.12.7 DEPARTMENT OF SOIL SCIENCE

Prof RB Mapa Soil Physics

Prof AN Jayakody Soil Chemistry

Prof KA Nandasena Soil Fertlity

Dr A Tennakoon Soil Microbiology

Dr JDH Wijewardena Soil Fertility

Dr RS Dharmakeerthi Soil Science

Dr DB Wickramasinghe Soil Science

Dr Priyantha Weerasinghe Soil Science

Dr DN Samaraweera Soil Science


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1.4 Departments of Study

1.4.1. Department of Agricultural Biology

The undergraduate compulsory courses offered by the Department of

Agricultural Biology include Agricultural Botany, Weed Science, Plant

Physiology, Genetics and Plant Breeding, Plant Pathology, Entomology,

Applied Plant Protection, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology,

Environmental Biotechnology, Bio-diversity conservation, along with the

specialization modules consist of applied and advanced areas of the above

subjects. In addition to these compulsory courses, Department also offers

various optional courses based on the interest of the students and the demand.

The basic compulsory courses are offered during the first four semesters of

the degree programmes. The subjects offered by the Department are of a

fundamental importance for an agriculture graduate since they give an

understanding of basic processes that decide the final yield of a crop and the

health of the agro-ecosystem. A large proportion of time is allocated for

practical classes, assignments, and seminars thus strengthening the other

skills of the future graduates. The academic programme and administrative

activities of the Department are handled by twelve permanent staff members,

with the support of four temporary cadres and three non-academic staff

members. Adjunct professors and visiting staff from different Universities

and Institutes take part conducting some courses whenever needed in addition

to the regular courses offered by the permanent academic staff in the

Department. Students are trained for research methodologies, statistical

analysis, communication skills, critical thinking, report writing, presenting in

scientific forums and manuscript writing during six-month-research period in

the Department. The Department offers W.G. Don Kirigoris Appuhamy

Memorial Gold Medal at the annual general convocation every year to the

graduate who followed the Agricultural Biology specialization course for the

Degree of Bachelor of the Science of Agriculture Resource Management &

Technology and obtained the highest Grade Point Average with First Class

Honours.

The Department offers M. Phil and PhD degree courses in almost all the

allied fields within the Agriculture Biology stream. Laboratory facilities

equipped with modern instruments are available for the fields of Entomology,

Plant Pathology, Crop Botany, Plant Physiology, Molecular Biology,

Biotechnology and Tissue culture for both undergraduate and postgraduate

studies. Other than these, mushroom cropping rooms and well controlled

green houses are available in the Department for researches. Currently, a


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large number of postgraduate students leading to MPhil and PhD degrees are

undertaking their research studies in the Department with the help of funds

generated through various research projects run by the well qualified

academic staff.

The development plan of the Department, with future introduction of plant

biotechnology and molecular biology as subjects envisages the setting up of a

separate facility for plant biotechnology. It has been proposed to set up a

Plant Biotechnology Center, which can cater to the needs of different fields

of studies. The Department is also having plans to set up a service laboratory

to serve farmers, especially in the southern region of the country. Setting up

of an arboretum for conservation of indigenous, rare species of economically

useful plants is another desire of the Department. For this purpose, part of the

land that has been earmarked for acquisition from the adjacent rubber estate

expected to be used and the tissue culture facilities will aid in the collection

and establishment of different species in the arboretum.

1.4.2 Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

To understand different systems of agriculture, one has to be knowledgeable

about the different components of these systems; crops and animals,

technology used, and the human factor. While the student gathers knowledge

on the former two aspects in other Departments, the Department of

Agricultural Economics is mainly concerned with the last, the human factor,

especially management. Though the Department is named as Agricultural

Economics, it offers courses in two other important disciplines in the field of

agriculture, which are Agricultural Extension and Agricultural Management.

The Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension is one of the

pioneering Departments, which were started at the beginning of the Faculty

of Agriculture in 1978. The important fact about the package of knowledge

offered by the Department of Agricultural Economics is the emphasis laid on

the understanding of the farmer and his Environment. Towards achieving this

objective, first, the student will be equipped with theoretical knowledge on

economics and resource management, sampling techniques, survey

methodology, analytical techniques, econometrics, Farm accountancy, Rural

Development and Basic Management Principles. Next, the student is trained

to conduct field studies using the acquired knowledge. This explores the

student to understand the agricultural sector, its inter-related components and

constraints. Further, the practical aspect of the programme provides an

opportunity to apply the theoretical knowledge into realistic practice. The

third year (Semester II), farm practice program aims at achieving above


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objectives. Management of agriculture as a business is another aspect of

commercial agriculture, which is gaining importance with development. The

student, in the third year (Semester II), will have the opportunity to learn

about the various problems the farm manager is confronted with, and the

economic principles that guide his decisions which form the basis of

production Economics. Farm planning techniques, such as budgeting, gross

margin analysis and linear programming, and methods of project appraisal

are also taught during the third year.

During the final year, depending on the performance of a student and his

choice, a subject in which he will specialize for a period of two terms will be

selected. The Department offers an array of sub-disciplines for specialization;

farm management, agricultural and fisheries economics, marketing, agri-

business management, agricultural extension, etc. This programme is often

conducted in collaboration with other research institutes in the country and

private sector organizations. A series of special lectures will provide a sound

understanding on the above mentioned sub-disciplines. Finally, based on the

empirical study, student has to submit a report.

However, the efforts of the agricultural scientists will fail unless they

understand the farmer and his environment quite well and the process by

which knowledge generated by research is transferred to the producer. That is

why agricultural extension is included in the curriculum as a separate

discipline. This subject deals with extension methodology, diffusion theory,

technology adoption, linkages, extension approaches, technology transfer,

rural sociology, communication, participatory approach, concept of farming

systems research and extension, etc.

In addition to academic work, staff members carry out research programmes

on agricultural, fisheries, environmental and forest economics, marketing,

technology transfer, adult education, agricultural policies, rural participation,

adoption studies, impact evaluations, etc. Further, the Department conducts

ad-hoc training programmes for extension workers, development workers and

farmers through its out-reach programme.

As the Department has identified increasing demand of expertise manpower

in the fields of agricultural economics and resource management, the

Department has commenced a MSc Program in Agricultural Economics and

Resource Management (MSc AgERM) from the year 2006 in addition to

conventional MPhil and PhD degree programs. In the year 2008, the

Department started the second postgraduate programme of Master of

Agribusiness Management (MABM) to cater the emerging demand of the


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manpower requirement of the agribusiness sector with the support of leading

government and non-government organizations in the southern region. At

present, about 75 postgraduate students have attached to the Postgraduate

programmes. The Department in Planining to offer a Master Degree in

Agriculture economics And Development incollaboration of Hector

Kobbakaduwa Agrarian Reseach and Training Institute.( HARTI )

The Department has signed a MOU with UNDP Art Gold program to

enhance the research component of undergraduate students and to be

corporative with the current demand of the agriculture and allied sector of the

country. The Department is planning to launch a BSc degree programme in

Agribusiness Management (BSc ABM) in near future to cater the emerging

demand of the country. In addition to academic programs, the staff members

of the Department is working in research and development programs in

collaboration of different government and non-government institutions

towards national development.

1.4.3 Department of Agricultural Engineering

Department of Agricultural Engineering was created in 1993. The objective

of the Department is to train students to apply knowledge derived from

various branches of pure and applied sciences for the development of

engineering skills and technology know-how for agricultural sector. It deals

with the entire chain of agricultural Engineering operations commencing

from land clearing to farm up to fork.

The VISION of the Department of Agricultural Engineering is committed to

the Vision of University of Ruhuna.

The MISSION of the Department of Agricultural Engineering is to promote

teaching, research and extension aspects of Agricultural Engineering and

Technology development for the wellbeing of the mankind.

Department of Agricultural Engineering offers undergraduate and

postgraduate coureses and conduct research to cover the major areas on

Agricultural Engineering and Green Technology. During first five semesters

Farm Power and Mechanization, Agricultural Meteorology and Applied

Hydrology, Post Harvest Technology, Agricultual Mechinery System

Engineering and Irrigation and Water resource Engineering are offered as

core courses for B.Sc in Agricultural Resource Managemnet and Technology

degree program. In the second semester of the third year, Department offers

program of field practises for Agricultural Engineering including two wheels


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and four wheels tractor training, surveying and leveling.

Students who opt to specialize in Agricultural Engineering can fallow the

Advanced Agricultural Engineering course during the first semester of the

fourth year. After fourth year first semester, students are being given

industrial training. Thereafter, students carry out research projects under the

supervision of an academic staff member of the department. Students are

encouraged and facilitated to engage with external organizations and

institutions to conduct final year research project.

The courses related to major thematic areas of sustainable resource

management, sustainable environmental design, sustainable environmental

technology and sustainable energy are offered in B.Sc. in Green Technology

degree program during first six semesters. The fourth year first semester is

allocated for insdutrial training and other advanced courses such as disasters

and green technology, innovation and technology transfer, etc. Last six

months of the degree program are allocates for research study where students

will be able to get the on-hand experience in interested research areas in the

Faculty of Agriculture oroutside institutions.

The Department of Agricultural Engineering offers the postgraduate degrees

namely MSc, MPhil, and PhD. The structure of the M.Sc in Green

Technology program is composed of one-year course work component and

one-year research component. It covers the major areas of Environmental

Impacts Assessment, Renewable energy, Energy management and Agro

Entrepreneurship Development.

The department has a well-equipped lecture room with facilities to

accommodate 100 students. The laboratory and field laboratory facilities are

available to conduct practical classes relevant to soil and water engineering,

agricultural machinery and agro processing. Model home garden with biogas

and rainwater harvesting units, Cinnamon processing and distillation units,

water purification unit, protected house for hydroponics are other research

and demonstration units attached to the Department. Department has a well-

equipped meteorological station with automated equipments for teaching and

research activities. The science and technology park has been developed by

the Department and it has facilities to conduct and demonstrate several

practical applications relevant to irrigation and water management, hydro

power, solar energy, wind energy and bio mass energy utilization, low cost

devices for post harvest technology and some selected indigenous agricultural

technologies.

Department has a separate IT unit which are being used for preparation of


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teaching materials and for conducting lectures for specialization students.

Facilities are available for conducting practical classes relevant to GIS and

Remote sensing and landscape engineering in the IT unit. Engineering

workshop in the Department has facilities for teaching and research. It also

caters to the needs of the Faculty. Basic metalwork, welding, lathe operation

and, repair and maintenance of farm machinery are conducted using the

facilities available in the workshop. Research programs pertaining to

designing and fabrication of machines, testing of agricultural machinery and

equipment for the specialization students are also conducted in the workshop.

The Department won the best Department of the University in the VC’s

award ceremony held in 2004. This is the one and only Department who won

such an award so far in the University of Ruhuna. Apart from that, academic

staff of the Department won several awards for their new inventions and

innovations, international relations, international fund raising for research,

most outstanding resracher in VC awards ceremonies, CVCD award

ceremonies and other ceremonies.

The Department has established links with other Universities and Institutes

Strong research links are established with Practical Action to conduct joint

research and development programs. Department has conducted international

workshop on Biogas technology in 1998 and since then this program took a

prominent position in national biogas research. The program is strengthened

with the German cooperation and other links, which helped to conduct other

two national workshops.

Further, the Department jointly works with the Survey Department of Sri

Lanka and University of Queensland Technology, Australia. Recently the

Department has developed a link program with University of Reukyus,

Okinawa, Japan. The Department conducts community awareness programms

and awareness programs for schoolchildren with the support of SLWP,

NetWwater and CapNetLanka on Climate Change, Water resource

Management and Impact on River sand mining since 2006. Further,

Department conducts a series of seminars on water and water realted

activities/problems for schoolchildren annually at World Water Day since

2007 with painting and essay competitions. Further, the Department

developed joint research and development activities related to water

management with Karlsruhe University, Germany since 2005.

Department plans to initiate the Certificate/ Diploma Course in GIS, Remote

Sensing and PrecisionAgricultural technology, biogas Technology and

Maintanance of Farm Mechineriries.


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1.4.4 Department of Animal Science

Department of Animal Science is one of the oldest Departments in the

Faculty, completed its Silver Jubilee in 2003. The academic staff consists of

an emeritus professor, three professors, six senior lecturers and two

probationary lecturers.

The VISION of the Department is to advance technologies to help the animal

industry to provide healthy, nutritious food economically, power, and

recreation for mankind through sustainable crop stock integration without

compromising either the environment or the welfare of animals.

The MISSION of the Department is to provide leadership through high

quality academic programmes to enhance human resources, in research to

improve efficiency of animal production and product quality and through out-

reach programmes to disseminate knowledge.

Animal Science is one of the subjects of the BSc Agriculture syllabus that

taught throughout all four years of the undergraduate programme offered by

the Faculty. The course structure of the subject of Animal Science

encompasses not only livestock but also a wide range of other economically

important species including poultry, fish, companion animals and wildlife.

The first five semesters focus mainly on theoretical aspects such as animal

breeds and breeding, anatomy and physiology, nutrition and feeding, housing,

management, prevention of diseases, products technology, by-products and

waste management, welfare and behaviour and environmental interactions.

During the third year second semester, students are engaged in an on-farm-

training in practical livestock production.

Students who interested in specializing in Animal Science are enrolled to

follow one-year specialization programme in Animal Science. The fourth

year first semester specialization programme consists of advanced courses in

Animal Nutrition, Agrostology, Animal Genetics and Breeding, Meat

Science, Dairy Science, Aquaculture, Waste Management, Animal

Reproductive Technologies, Animal Behavioure and Welfare etc. Field visits

and short in-plant trainings are also included in this semester. During the

final year second semester, students undertake a research project that will be

conducted in the Department or in an outside institute. The objectives of this

research component are to train the students in research methodology and, to

provide an opportunity to apply their theoretical and practical knowledge in

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In 2009, the Department of Animal Science launched a two-year cause work

plus research MSc in Animal Science. Research based MPhil and PhD

opportunities are available under following disciplines

Animal Nutrition

Animal Product Technology

Animal Genetics & Breading

Aquaculture

Bio Diversity and Conservation

Forage Crops

Livestock Waste Management

Livestock and Fisheries Biotechnology

Livestock Production and Welfare

Reproductive Physiology of Farm Animals

The number of postgraduate students attached to the Department is 26. The

Department of Animal Science is one of the top animal science research

centers in the country. A number of research programes funded by local and

international funding agencies are currently underway.

Apart from Undergraduate and Postgraduate level teaching and research

activities the Department of Animal Science provides training opportunities

for a wider community including school children and teachers, farmers,

livestock officers, potential entrepreneurs and general public through various

outreach programmes.

1.4.5 Department of Crop Science

Vision of the Department of Crop Science is to advance technologies in the

spheres of plant sciences to meet present and future challenges in augmenting

plant productivity.

Mission of the Department of Crop Science is to encompass agronomy and

physiology of plant species, which are of nutritive, industrial, medicinal,

energy and environmental importance. Accordingly, our mission is the

development of human resources and technologies on present needs and

future challenges in those spheres for the purpose of assuring enhanced plant

productivity.


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Students during the Farm Practice course at the Dept. of Crop Science

Students during the Farm Practice course at the Dept.of Crop Science


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Crop science is one of the basic disciplines in Agriculture and thus represents

the core of the Faculty of Agriculture. In principle, the Department of Crop

Science deals with agronomic, eco-physiological and post-harvest aspects of

all plant species, which are of nutritional, industrial, medicinal, energy and

environmental importance. At the same time, major emphasis is placed in

maintaining an appropriate balance between farming and environment with

the aim of conserving the environment while sustaining the plant/crop

productivity under constantly changing socio-economic needs.

In serving this purpose, Department has completely revamped the contents

and the structure of curriculum. While maintaining the core of Agronomy and

Crop physiology, arrays of new courses are being introduced encompassing

the current interests in above spheres. In general, all the courses offered under

Crop Science are strongly practical based and thus accompanied with a

detailed practical program of laboratory and field components, which will be

conducted parallel to theory classes. The 3rd Examination in Agriculture part

II program is designed to cover all the production aspects of vegetables and

field crops, starting from nursery up to harvesting to gain hands-on

experience and skills of modern agriculture.

The Department of Crop Science maintains an effective functional

relationship with all the leading research and educational institutes and

policy-making bodies of the government sector as well as private sector. TRI,

RRI, CRI, SRI, ITI, EDB, NARA, Dept. of Agric., Department of Export

Agric., Mahaweli Development Authority, Ministry of Forestry &

Environmental Resources, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Indigenous

Medicine, IUCN, Southern Development Authority, Faculty of Agriculture,

University of Peradeniya in particular and also with other Faculties of

Agriculture in the University system are the major collaborating institutes.

The knowledge and experience generated are shared by way of joint research

programmes and exchange of resource personnel among these institutions for

the purpose of serving the challenges of present and future needs of the

country in the sphere of crop production.

The Department consists of a teaching laboratory, research laboratory and

plant tissue culture laboratory, which are modestly equipped to cater to the

ongoing teaching and research programs of the Department. Further, several

plant houses and protected agriculture units facilitated with hydroponics

system are also available to serve the same. In recognition of the scientific

merits of the research programmes conducted in the Department, numbers of

research grants are offered to some senior members of the Department from

national and international funding agencies.


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1.4.6 Department of Food Science and Technology

The Department of Food Science and Technology was formed in June 2006

fulfilling a contemporary and future need of the faculty. Prior to this, the

Department was named Department of Agricultural Chemistry consisting of

the two former divisions; Food Science and Soil Science.

The VISION of the Department is to become a national leader in food

science education and research by training undergraduate and postgraduate

students for careers in the food industry, promoting and facilitating research

programmes that will enhance the wholesomeness and availability of food

and transferring research knowledge to the consumer and the food industry.

The MISSION of the Department is to achieve and sustain excellence in

teaching and research in the field of food science and technology; to develop

and maintain its position as a leading service provider to the food industry

and to enrich regional, national and international communities through the

significance of its innovative research and quality programmes of education.

People are dependent upon products of plant and animal origin for their food.

The need for preserving food for long periods of time has increased with the

modern lifestyles. Therefore, the importance of food preservation and product

development is imperative to sustain the growing human population of the

world. Considerable attention has been given to Food Science and

Technology as a discipline during the past few decades by universities

worldwide due to its industrial and contemporary importance. Having

realized the importance of the field of Food Science, the University Grant

Commission (UGC) of Sri Lanka also has taken prompt actions to introduce a

separate degree of BSc in Food Science & Technology in the recent past.

The Department of Food Science & Technology of the University of Ruhuna

is the fifth such Department to have been established in the Sri Lankan

University system. Compared to all other disciplines in Agriculture, Food

Science is probably the most important single subject with regard to both its

industrial applications and employment opportunities for graduates.

The academic staff of the Department at present consists of three Senior

Lecturers and three lecturers in the various fields of Food Science and

Technology. Research of the academic staff of the Department is in the

following main areas.

Processing and preservation of food

Food product developments (RTS and convenient foods, value- added

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Post harvest technology of fruits and vegetables

Food microbiology and safety

Fermentation technologies

The Department laboratories are equipped for experimental work in Food

Chemistry, Food Microbiology and Food Technology. Research in the

Department reflects the wide range of disciplines encompassed by Food

Science and Food Technology. The research is conveniently grouped into

two sections. Minimal processing aims to minimize process severity (and

hence maximize product quality) while improving or maintaining product

quality. This involves developing new process, applications of alternative

(less severe) processes, applications or combing minimal processes.

Food microbial interactions are studies in relation to fundamental and applied

aspects of the beneficial uses of micro-organisms in foods, both in food

fermentation and in novel applications. The major objective is to understand

and control the mechanisms by which food grade micro-organisms restrict the

growth of pathogenic and spoilage organisms and modify the taste, texture

and nutritional value of foods.

Research facilities include a range of analytical instruments such as Atomic

Absorption Spectrophotometer, UV-VIS Spectrophotometer, Flame

Photometer, Dehydrators, Kjeldhal Unit, Soxhlet Unit, Incubator, Laminar

Flow Bench, Autoclave etc. There are special experimental facilities

developed in connection with sponsored research for dehydration of food

utilizing solar energy.

The Department at present offers MPhil and PhD degrees by research in the

areas of Food Chemistry, Food Microbiology and Safety and Food

Processing and Preservation Technology. Interested students could follow

post-graduate degrees in above areas, at the Department of Food Science and

Technology depending on the availability of funding for research.

Considering the relative importance of Food Science & Technology as a

single academic discipline, the Department is proposing to start a new BSc

degree in Food Science and Technology with a view to catering to the

emerging demand for food science education by students in the region in

particular and the country in general. The Department started its first master’s

programme of Master of Food Science & Technology (MFST) and the

Postgraduate Diploma in Food Science & Technology (PGDipFST) in 2009.

Currently, there are around 50 students following these two postgraduate

programmes at the Department.


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1.4.7 Department of Soil Science

The importance of soil as a natural resource has long been recognized by

people and, along with water and atmosphere, soil act as the life support

system of our planet earth. Although the scientific study of soil started with

the rapid development of agriculture, it is now considered as a fundamental

subject with applications in agriculture, forestry, engineering and

environmental sciences. However, despite the significant transition from

agriculture related subject to a fundamental one, the mandate for Soil Science

education and research is still vested with agricultural colleges/faculties of

universities around the world.

Teaching and research in Soil Science at the Faculty commenced initially in

the former Department of Agronomy in 1978. When four new Departments

were created by the dissolution of the Agronomy Department in 1993, the

mandate for Soil Science was vested with the former Department of

Agricultural Chemistry, which functioned till May 2006. The new

Department of Soil Science was established in June 2006 and it is the second

such Department in the country.

The VISION of the Department is to become a national leader in teaching

and research in soil science, land resource management and related

environmental sciences.The Department is expected to provide nationally

recognized extension and outreach services in sustainable and productive use

of land resources and environmental management.

The MISSION of the Department is to develop knowledge of basic soil

science and the interrelationships with plant nutrition and environmental

quality; to apply this knowledge to advance resource efficient and

environmentally sound soil, plant, and environmental management

technologies; to improve the quality of life by providing research-based

information and educational opportunities on the appropriate use and

management of land resources; to prepare undergraduate students with an

understanding of and ability to apply fundamental principles of soil science,

agronomy, environment, and natural resource management; and to prepare

graduate students to conduct basic and applied research that will be used to

solve problems for the advancement of soil science

Under the new curriculum adopted at the Faculty, Soil Science is taught from

an environmental and natural resource management perspective, deviating

from the traditional agricultural bias. This is extremely important,

considering the role of agriculture graduates in future Sri Lankan society. The

Department presently offers 8 credits of compulsory courses in the first


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(Introductory Soil Science), second (Soil Plant Relations & Nutrient

Management) and third (Land Resource Management) years of the BSc

degree program. In addition, the Department offers optional/elective courses

from Third year onwards depending on the student demand and availability

of senior academic staff during the semester concerned. As compulsory

courses are formulated to offer only the essentials of Soil Science needed for

agriculture and life sciences undergraduates, students planning to pursue a

career in Soil Sciences/Natural Resource Management are strongly

encouraged to select appropriate optional courses in consultation with

academic staff of the Department.

Interested students can select Soil Science for specialization/majoring in the

final year. Students follow an advanced module in Soil Science (comprising

of courses/sub modules in Soil Physics, Soil & Environmental Chemistry,

Soil Biology & Biochemistry, etc.) during the first semester of the final year,

a research project of six-month duration in Soil Science is conducted during

the second semester of the final year. Depending on the interest and

availability of opportunities, students are allowed to conduct their research

projects at the Department or at various research institutes and government

departments in the country.

The academic staff of the Department conducts research in Soil Science and

the research laboratory is equipped with Atomic Absorption & Flame

Emission Spectrophotometers, UV/VIS Spectrophotometer, TOC analyzer,

Flame Photometer, etc. Opportunities available for interested graduates to

follow post-graduate degrees (MPhil. and PhD by research) in Soil Science at

the Department, depending on the availability of funding for research.


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Students during a Soil Science practical session

Students during a Soil Science practical session


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1.5 The Library Every student who has been registered at the University of Ruhuna is able to

use the Library free of charge. All students are advised that they are bound

by the rules and regulations of the Library. Working hours of the Library is as

follows

On weekdays 8.00 am - 7.00 pm

Saturdays 8.00 am - 6.00 pm

The working hours of the library are extended during the study leave (two

weeks before the examinations) and examination periods of the Faculty. It

will be as follows, unless announced otherwise;

Weekdays 8.00 am - 8.00 pm

On Saturdays and Sundays 8.00 am - 6.00 pm

The Library hours may be altered (shortened) during vacation of the Faculty.

The library will be closed on public holidays and on special holidays of the

University.

1.5.1 Library Membership

Full membership of the Library is available to all registered students, both

undergraduate and postgraduate, and to the members of the staff of

University of Ruhuna. Postgraduate students should pay a non-refundable

deposit of Rs.2000/ for registration. The Librarian at her discretion may

permit other students and scholars to use the Library during vacations for

postgraduate research or genuine scholarly needs.

1.5.2 Registration

All students are required to register their names in the Library by applying on

the prescribed form obtainable from the Library. They are required to

produce their duly endorsed Student Identity Card and Record Book, at the

time of the registration. At the beginning of each academic session,

undergraduate and postgraduate students spending more than one academic

year are required to register in the Library, by re validation of the Library

Tickets.


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1.5.3 Borrowing Facilities

The Library has Lending, Reference, Periodicals and Special Collection

sections. The Lending Section issues books for a period of two weeks to

undergraduates and nonacademic staff and a period of one month to academic

staff. The Reference Section comprises of permanent reference materials and

scheduled reference materials.

Permanent reference materials are to be consulted solely in the Library.

Scheduled reference books are the books in demand, and therefore are

available for use in the

Library, and if necessary, can be borrowed for use overnight or on weekends.

Reference materials are issued on weekdays within two hours of closing the

Library and must be returned by 10.00 a.m. on the following day. Readers are

requested not to remove books or other documents in the Special Collections.

With the exception of certain categories, (i.e., permanent Reference books,

Dictionaries, Atlases, Books in Special Collections, Glossaries, Periodicals)

all other books may be borrowed. Cards (tickets) for borrowing books are

issued at the time of registration. Student Cards are issued as follows:

Each card enables a student to borrow one book for a period of two weeks.

The University Record Book or the Identity Card must be produced when

borrowing books. Loss of tickets should be immediately reported to the

Librarian. Declaration forms for lost tickets are available at the circulation

counter. Library tickets are not transferable. After declaration, a duplicate

may be issued in the next registration after verification of the loss and on

payment of Rs.25/ per ticket. Lending books may be borrowed from the time

of opening to 5.00 p.m and the Reference books issued only from 3.00 p.m on

each day.

1.5.4 Return of Issued Books

A borrowed book remains the responsibility of the borrower as long as the

borrower’s ticket remains valid. Borrowed reference materials should be

returned by 10.00 a.m on the following day.

All Library materials borrowed should be handed over to the Library to

collect the verification letter at the time of completion of the degree course.

Without this verification letter, the University will not issue the degree

certificate.


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1.5.5 Fines and Payments

A fine of Rs. 1.00 per day will be imposed in respect of each lending book

not returned by the due date. A fine of Rs. 2.50 for the first day and Rs.3.50

on every other day will be imposed in respect of reference books.

1.5.6 The Organizational Structure of the Library Books

Books are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification System.

The main Catalogue has been arranged under:

1. Subject of the Books

2. Author, Editor, Title and Series

3. The Subject titles and subject concepts of the books.

Any of the above sources can be used when searching for a book.

1.5.7 Other Services

Photocopy Service

Students can obtain photo-copies of allowed library materials. A charge will

be levied for this service.

Inter-Library Loan

Arrangements can be made to obtain books, photocopies of the papers in the

journals, not available in the Library, but available elsewhere on Inter-

Library-Loans. Readers who wish to avail themselves of this facility should

apply on the prescribed forms available at the Library Office. Materials

obtained in this way must be used in the Library.

1.5.8 Use of the Library

Except for a few half sheets, the students are not allowed to bring personal

books, files, notebooks, bags, umbrellas, etc. into the Library. Those items

should be kept in the file rack before entering the Library. Smoking is

completely prohibited and complete silence should be observed within the

Library. The cellular phones are also not allowed to be used within the

library. All these rules, regulations and conventions are aimed at providing a

better library service. More information on other facilities available can be

obtained from the Library. The library is managed by the Senior Assistant

Librarian with postgraduate qualifications, assisted by several library

assistants.


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1.6 Computer Unit The Computer Unit of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna was

established in 1991 as a separate unit in the Faculty. The vision for the

computer unit is to educate, support and expose latest developments in ICT to

all parties in the Faculty and engage with Undergraduate, Postgraduate and

community development program in pair with the University and Faculty

mission and vision.

Under the new curriculum adopted at the Faculty, the Unit has introduced a

Computer Awareness Programme for 1st year 1st semester, Information and

Communication Technology course for 1st year 2nd semester as compulsory

courses and Database Systems for 2nd year 1st semester and Rapid

Application Developments for 2nd year 2nd semester as optional courses. In

addition to those, the Unit facilitates all other 7 Departments to conducted

soft skill development applications, such as Statistical Application Packages,

Geographic Information Systems and Remote Sensing (GIS and Remote

Sensing).

The objectives to those courses are to provide students with basic knowledge

to use microcomputers, sound knowledge of working with application

software and operating systems, Proper usage of internet services, Database

handling, simple application development and data analysis skills for their

research, in their future carrier as a tool and media in work.

Further, Computer Unit allows Undergraduate and Postgraduate students of

the faculty to conduct their Information and Communication activities such as

reference, preparation of presentations, data analysis and thesis writing.

The Computer Unit is responsible for maintaining and upgrading fiber optic

backbone Departmental local area networks and wireless network of the

faculty, providing email, web and other internet services, maintaining and

updating Faculty Web, maintaining web server, mail server, file servers and

other servers. In addition, Computer Unit provides technical support for

maintaining and repairing computer systems in the faculty.

The Computer Unit introduces the Learning Management System (LMS) in

the faculty since 2007. Some examinations such as assignments and quizzes

are offered online to the students and lecture notes are uploaded with this

system. All other IT facilities viz: Internet, e-mail facilities of the faculty are

maintained by the Computer Unit. Each and every student is provided with an

official e-mail address to make easy communication among students and

staff.


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Bakmaha Ulela 2012 at the Faculty of Agriculture

Bakmaha Ulela 2012 at the Faculty of Agriculture


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1.7 The English Unit The English Unit of the Faculty of Agriculture (EUFA) forms an integral part

of the academic activities of the faculty. Objectives of the English Unit are to

equip the graduates with necessary language skills required for effective

learning and communication. Two kinds of teaching programmes are

undertaken by the English Unit (EUFA).

Upon the entry of the new students into the faculty, the EUFA

conducts an intensive English course.

On-going English program designed for senior undergraduates.

Upon the successful completion of the English course, students sit for an

exam and a Proficiency Certificate is awarded for the successful students. A

full-time English instructor is attached to the EUFA and qualified trained

English instructors are also hired for the intensive English course. The

English unit possesses basic audio-visual materials, equipments and reading

materials. The coordinator of the English Unit is appointed by the faculty

board and Dr (Mrs) WGD Lakmini is working as as the coordinator at

present.

1.8 The Research Farm The University Research Farm at Mapalana encompasses about 65 Ac of both

upland and lowland land. It consists of about 5 Ac of Lowland Paddy, 9 Ac

of Cinnamon, 10 Ac of Coconut, 5 Ac of grassland, 1 Ac of Banana, and

small extents of Pepper, Coffee, Cloves, Pineapple, Mango, Papaya, Durian,

Vegetables and a jungle reserve. Quite a substantial area is still under-

utilized. Jack, Bamboo and a large array of timber species dominate this area.

The Faculty Farm has a nursery, consisting of a wide variety of nursery plants

for sale. Recently much effort has been made to upgrade the nursery to cater

to the increasing demand for planting materials. The two Orchid houses,

which started as an attraction, are also becoming commercial with more and

more Dendrobiums, Vandas, etc. on sale. the Poultry units accommodate

about 900 layers and 500 broilers. Plans are under way to increase the

capacity of the poultry unit. The cattle herd is about 10 Cows and 12 Heifers,

with a milk yield of about 35 L/day. Fifteen buffaloes consisting mainly of

Murrah breed are also reared on the farm and are primarily used for curd

production. A herd of about 100 goats is on the farm and a programme is

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The major aims of the farm are to provide assistance in teaching, research and

demonstration, income generation and to address the problems of farmers in

the area. The farm is managed by a farm manager with post-graduate

qualifications assisted by two supervisors. The farm development committee

appointed by the Faculty Board advices the farm manager for the

development of the farm.

1.9 Academic Committee The Academic Committee, consisting of all professors and the Heads of the

Departments, is responsible for the continuous revision and development of

the curriculum of the undergraduate programe, making decisions on academic

activities, development of examination by-laws, dealing with postgraduate

research degree programs, preparation of academic calendars and other

several activities of academic programs of the Faculty. Recently, the

Academic Committee has recorded remarkable achievements in the academic

programs of the Faculty.

Transition of the academic program from annual evaluation method to

semester based evaluation system with the introduction of new courses in the

year 2000, introduction of Grade Point Average (GPA) and optional courses

in 2006, introducing master programs of MSc AgERM (2006), MABM and

MFST (2009), MSc Animal Science (2009), MSc Green Technology (2011)

and MSc Crop Production Technology (2012) are landmarks of the

curriculum development process. Four parallel undergraduate programs,

namely, Bachelor of Food Science and Technology, BSc Agribusiness

Management, BSc Green Technology and restructuring of BSc Agriculture to

the degree of BSc Agricultural Resource Management and Technology are

important milestones. As the curriculum development is a continuous

process, all stakeholders including undergraduate students can make

suggestions in order to develop the academic programs to cater to the

emerging demands of the society. Academic Committee summons regular

monthly meetings on every first Wednesdays of the month before Faculty

Board meeting and frequent meetings for special issues.

The Faculty Board appoints chairperson and secretary to the academic

committee. All heads of the departments and professors of the faculty of

agriculture become members of the committee. At present, Dr PLN

Lakshman and Mr S Wijetunga are the chairperson and the secretary

respectively.


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2. Undergraduate Programmes


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2.1 Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Resource

Management & Technology (BSc Agric Res Mgt &

Tech)

2.1.1 Name of the degree

Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Resource Management and Technology

(BSc Agric Res Mgt & Tech)

2.1.2 Graduate profile

A graduate in BSc Agricultural Resource Management and Technology

should be professionals of art and science of crop and livestock production,

technology and management with the developed attitudes and ethics to

integrate biological and physical resources in environmentally friendly,

socially acceptable and economically feasible manner for the production of

food, feed, fiber, renewable energy and other agricultural products for the

betterment of mankind emphasizing the local, regional, national and

international needs.

A graduate in BSc Agricultural Resource Management and Technology

should be able to deal with all the aspects of the Agricultural production

systems commencing from land exploitation up to the formulation of finite

products (farm to fork), research, manage and communicate, with a good

understanding and skill development to mix indigenous knowledge with new

technologies. Further, an Agriculture graduate should be armed with the

sound theoretical and practical knowledge in Agriculture as well as other

essential skills to achieve the followings.

Identifying and analyzing issues related to Agriculture.

Finding acceptable solutions

Engaging in the areas of research, management, academia and

entrepreneurship

Making agriculture as a commercial venture

An effective team leader/player with required skills in Information

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2.1.3 Admission requirements and registration

2.1.3.1 Admission under general admission policy implemented by the

University Grant Commission

All applicants for admission to the BSc Agricultural Resource Management

& Technology degree programme in the Faculty of Agriculture, University of

Ruhuna must satisfy the general University admission requirements for

Faculties of Agriculture as laid down by the University Grants Commission

of Sri Lanka. However, a separate widow needs to be created by the UGC for

the proposed new degree of BSc Agricultural Resource Management &

Technology. Students admitted to the Faculty shall register as full-time

students and pay any fees as prescribed by the University.

2. 1.3.2 Admission of foreign students

Foreign students are accepted for the degree programme under the guidelines

decided by the University Grant Commission.

2.1.4. Structure of the academic programme

2.1.4.1. Semester system

The academic programme leading to the degree of BSc Agricultural Resource

Management & Technology shall be a full time course organized on a two-

semester system, over a period of four academic years. Thus, the degree

programme shall consist of 8 semesters. Each course will be taught and

evaluated within the semester and end semester examinations, which will be

held at the end of each semester. The semester (except fourth year first and

second semesters) consists of 15 weeks of academic work. Courses will be

evaluated under a credit scheme. The fourth year second semester will be

comprised with the courses and a research programme extending a maximum

of six month duration. One credit unit is equivalent to 15 hours of lectures, or

30 hours of practical classes or 45 hours of field works or 90 hours of

industrial training or 90 hours of research work including the literature survey

or an equivalent combination of theory, practical, fieldwork, seminars and

assignments approved by the Faculty Board.


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2.1.4.2. Course Notations

Course notation consists of two letters at the beginning representing the

relevant department as follows,

AS – Department of Animal Science

BL – Department of Agricultural Biology

CS – Department of Crop Science

EC – Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension

EN – Department of Agricultural Engineering

FS – Department of Food Science and Technology

SS – Department of Soil Science

CC – Common Courses

ID – Inter-Departmental Courses

The four-digit number represents the year, semester and the course number

for the semester of the department.

First Numeral = Year

Second Numeral = Semester (1 or 2)

Third and fourth = Course number of the semester of the department

Eg: CS 2103 (Crop Science, Second Year, First Semester, Third Course

offered by the department in the third semester (Second year first semester)

2.1.4.3. Basic course structure and credit allocations

The minimum number of total credits required for the degree is 128. Table

2.1 shows the credit allocations for each Department of Study.

The credit allocation for different semesters of the degree of BSc Agricultural

Resource Management & Technology is shown in table 2.2.

2.1.5. Course structure for the new degree of BSc Agricultural

Resource Management & Technology

In keeping with the objectives of the curriculum revision, many new courses

were introduced to the new degree of BSc Agricultural Resource

Management and Technology. Table 2.3 shows the courses offered by each

Department in the degree of BSc Agricultural Resource Management &

Technology.


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Table 2.1: The credit allocations for each Department of Study

Deparments and components Compulsory course credits

Crop Science 18

Animal Science 17

Agric Biology 16

Agric Engineering 15

Agric Economics 15

Soil Science 8

Food Science & Technology 8

Common courses 11

Elective credits (minimum) 6

Specialization credits 6

Industrial Training 2

Research project 6

Total minimum credits

required for the degree

128

Table 2.2: Credit allocation for semesters

Year Semester Required Numbers of Credits

Total Compulsory Optional

1 I 16 16

II 17 17

2 I 17 17

II 19 19

3 I 17 2 or more 19

II 17 17

4 I 11 2 or more 15

II 8 8

122 6 128

2.1.6. Course contents/descriptions

The contents/descriptions of the courses offered by different Departments of

Study for the degree of degree programs are given in section 3.


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2.1.7. Elective courses

Elective courses will be offered in the third year first semester and final year

first semester only. The minimum number of elective credits a student shall

follow to qualify for award of the degree is 06. Elective courses offered in

each semester will be announced at the beginning of the semester. To offer an

elective course a minimum of five students should be registered for the

course. Students can select elective courses within first two weeks of the

semester. Elective courses can be changed (deleted or added) within the first

four weeks of the semester with the permission of the respective coordinators

of the course.

2.1.8 Compulsory non-credit courses

Students should follow the compulsory non-credit courses and credits of

these courses will not be counted for the numbers of required credits.

2.1.8. Final year specialization programme

Students can apply for the field of specialization at the end of third year

second (3-2) semester based on their performance and preference. Only those

students who have OGPA of more than 2.7 by the end of third year first (3-1)

semester will be given the specialization field at the end of the third year

second semester (3-2) based on their preference. Other students will be

allocated by the Faculty Board among the departments based on the student’s

performances, their preference and resources available in the departments for

the specialization programme. In the fourth year first semester (4-1) students

should study specialization modules of the respective department, all the

compulsory common courses and optional courses as directed by the

respective heads of the department subjected to maximum credit limits per

semester.

The length of the fourth year first semester (4-1) has been reduced to 12

weeks in order to facilitate the Depts to send students for the Industrial

Training.

In the fourth year second semester (4-2) student should undertake a

research/training project as directed by the supervisor and the respective head

of the department. After completion of the project the student shall submit a

letter from the project supervisor indicating that the project report is ready to

be evaluated at the examination along with a completed draft project report to

the head of the department of study at least a week before the final


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examination. Such candidate shall have a minimum of 45% marks obtained

for the conduct of project report and preparation of the project report prior to

appearing for the examination. Failure to fulfill above requirements shall

disqualify a candidate from sitting the examination.

In the event of project supervisor being not available to evaluate the project

report, the head of the department or a person designated by supervisor

and/or head of the department shall evaluate the project report.

2.1.9. Industrial Training

All the students will be sent to selected outside public or private intuitions for

a 8-week Industrial Training immediately before commencement of the

fourth year second semester (final year research project). This component

will contribute two credits to the total credit requirement of the degree. The

Deparments may opt to combine the industrial training and the research

project and send the students to outside institutions if the case permits.


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Table 2.3:Courses offered by each Department of Study in the degree of BSc

Agricultural Resource Management & Technology

Year and

Semester

Courses Offered Credits and

Teaching

hours

1-I Compulsory Cources

AS 1101 Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals (2:15T+30P)

BL 1101 Agricultural Botany and Weed Science (3:30T+30P)

CC 1101 Basic Mathematics and Statistics (2:30T+00P)

CS 1101 Principles of Agronomy (3:30T+30P)

EC 1101 Micro Economics (2:30T+00P)

EN 1101 Farm Power and Mechanization (2:15T+45F)

FS 1101 Introductory Biochemistry and Food Chemistry (3:30T+30P)

Compulsory non-credit cources

CC 1102 Computer Awareness (0:15T+30P )

1-II Compulsory Cources

AS 1201 Forage Crop Production (2:30T+00P)

BL 1201 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology (2:15T+30P)

BL 1202 Entomology (2:15T+30P)

CC 1201 Information and Comm.Tech.in Agriculture (2:15T+30P)

CS 1201 Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture (2:15T+30P)

EC 1201 Macro Economics (2:30T+00P )

EN 1201 Agro-Meteorology and Applied Hydrology (2:15T+45F)

SS 1201 Introductory Soil Science (3:30T+30P)


AS 2101 Genetics and Animal Breeding (2:30T+00P)

BL 2101 Fundamentals of Genetics and Plant Breeding (2:30T+00P)

BL 2102 Introductory Plant Pathology (2:30T+00P)

CC2101 Applied Statistics I (2:30T+00P)

CS 2101 Forest Management (2:15T+30P)

EC 2101 Agricultural Development and Policy (2:30T+15P)

EN 2101 Postharvest Technology (2:15T+45F)

SS 2101 Soil Plant Relations and Nutrient Management (3:30T+30P)


EN 2102 Engineering Drawing (1:00T+30P)


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AS 2201 Animal Nutrition and Feeding (3:30T+30P)

AS 2202 Non-Ruminant Management (2:30T+00P)

BL 2201 Introductory Molecular Biology and Biotech. (2:30T+00P)

CS 2201 Fruit Crop Management (2:15T+30P)

EC 2201 Agribusiness Management (3:30T+30P)

EN 2201 Machinery Systems Engineering (2:15T+45F)

EN 2202 Applied Green Technologies in Agriculture (2:15T+45F)

FS 2201 Food and Nutrition (3:30T+30P)


AS 3101 Animal Diseases and Hygiene (2:15T+30P)

BL 3101 Pest and Disease Management (2:15T+30P)

CS 3101 Export Agricultural Crop Management (2:15T+30P)

CS 3102 Plantation of Crop Management (2:15T+30P

EC 3101 Principles of Comm. and Knowledge Dissemi (2:30T+00P)

EN 3101 Irrigation and Water Resource Engineering (3:30T+30P)

FS 3101 Food Preservation and Processing Technology (2:15T+30P)

SS 3101 Land Resource Management (2:30T+00P)


CS 3103 Training on Plantation Crops (2weeks) (1:00T+45F)

Elective (Optional) Courses

AS 3102 Animal Products for Consumers (2:30T+00P)

BL 3102 Plant Protection Practicum (6:00T+60P)

CC 3101 Database Management Systems (2:15T+30P)

CS 3104 Nursery Management (2:15T+30P)

EN 3102 Ergonomics (2:30T+00P)

FS 3102 Fermentation Technology (2:30T+00P)

SS 3102 Land Suitability Evaluation (2:30T+00P)


AS 3201 Ruminant Management (2:15T+ 30P)

AS 3202 Practical Livestock Production (2: 00T+90F)

BL 3201 Crop Protection and Improvement (2:00T+60P)

CS 3201 Production Techn.of Field Crops and Vegetables (3:00T+135F)

CS 3202 Floriculture (1:00T+45F)

CS 3203 Protected Agriculture (1:00T+45F)

EC 3201 Social Science Research Methods (2:30T+45F)

EC 3202 Agricultural Extension (2:15T+30P)

EN 3201 Field Practices in Agricultural Engineering

(2:00T+90F)


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EN 3202 Training in Agricultural Machinery (0:00T+45F)

EN 3203 Surveying and Leveling (0:15T+60P)

4-I Common Compulsory Credits

CC 4101 Applied Statistics II (3:30T+30P)

CC 4102 Technical Writing and Presentation Skills (2:15T+30P)

Specilization Credits

AS 4101 Advances in Animal Production (3:30T+00P)

AS 4102 Aquaculture (1:15T+00P)

AS 4103 Animal Behaviour and Welfare (1:15T+00P)

AS 4104 Wildlife Management (1:15T+00P)

BL 4101 Applications of Genetics, Molecular Biology and

Plant Physiology

(3:30T+30P)

BL 4102 Applications of Pest and Disease Management (2:15T+30P)

BL 4103 Advances in Plant Improvement* (1:15T+00P)

BL 4104 Introduction to Plant Protection Research* (1:00T+90F)

CS 4101 Aquatic Crop Management (2:15T+30P)

CS 4102 Management of Medicinal Plants (1:08T+15P)

CS 4103 Cropping Systems (1:08T+15P)

CS 4104 Crop Experimentation (2:15T+30P)

CS 4105 Floriculture and Landscape Gardening Training (0: 00T+60P)

EC 4101 Human Resource Development (2:30T+00P)

EC 4102 Natural Resource Management (2:30T+00P)

EC 4103 Agricultural Marketing (2:30T+00P)

EN 4101 Advanced Climatology and Reservoir Hydrology (2:15T+45F)

EN 4102 Advanced Machinery and Processing Engineering (4:30T+90F)

EN4103 CAD and Computer Programming (0:00T+60P)

EN4104 GIS and Remote Sensing (0:15T+30P)

SS 4101 Soil Physics (2: 30T+00P)

SS 4102 Soil Chemistry (2: 30T+00P)

SS 4103 Soil Biology and Biochemistry (1:15T+00P)

SS 4104 Techniques in Soil Research (1: 15T+00P)

FS 4101 Food Microbiology and Safety (2: 30T+00P)

FS 4102 Food Chemistry and Analysis (2: 30T+00P)

FS 4103 Food Process Engineering (1:15T+00P)

FS 4104 Human Nutrition (1:15T+00P)


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?? represents the letters of specialized Department (Ex: AS, BL, etc). T and P

represent the theory hours of teaching and practical hours, respectively. *One

course of BL4103 and BL4104 should be followed by the students who are

specialized in Agricultural Biology.

Note: Refer section 3 for course details (pp: 73)


AS 4105 Animal Waste Management (2:30T+00P)

AS 4106 Care and Management of Companion Animals (2:30T+00P)

AS 4107 Livestock Economics and Legislations (2:30T+00P)

BL 4105 Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Agriculture (2:30T+00P)

CC 4103 Rapid Application Development (2:15T+30P)

CC 4104 Bioethics (2:30T+00P)

CC 4105 Career Guidance and Development (2:15T+30P)

CC 4106 Non-parametric Statistical Methods (2:30T+00P)

CS 4106 Landscape Gardening (2:15T+30P)

CS 4107 Plant Tissue Culture (2:15T+30P)

EC 4104 Project Management (2:30T+00P)

EC 4105 Fisheries Economics & Management (2:30T+00P)

EN 4105 Precision Agricultural. Technology (2:30T+00P)

EN 4106 Electronics and Instrumentation in Agriculture (2:30T+00P)

FS 4105 Cereal Chemistry and Bakery Product Technology (2:30T+00P)

FS 4106 Sanitation and Food Quality Control (1:15T+00P)

SS 4105 Land use and Environmental Quality (2:30T+00P)

SS 4106 Soil Fertility Management (2:30T+00P)

4-II ??4100 Industrial Training 2 (8 Weeks)

??4200 Researct Project 6 (24 Weeks)


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2.2 Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness Management (BSc

Agribusiness Management)

2.2.1. Background

The Department of Agricultural Economics and Extension is one of the

pioneering departments, which were started at the beginning of the Faculty of

Agriculture in 1978. The department is offering a series of courses in the BSc

Agriculture degree programme in all four years. One of the major

responsibilities of the Department is to equip the student with a sound

background of principles of Micro economics, Macro economics,

Agricultural Economics, Agricultural policy, Agricultural development,

Agricultural Extension, Social science research methods, Agricultural

marketing, Project management, International trade, programming techniques

for resource allocation, Resource economics, Agribusiness management,

Human resource development, Fisheries economics and management, Farm

management, Participatory appraisal techniques and other relevant fields in

the context of economics and extension.

In addition to academic work, staff members carry out research programmes

on agricultural, fisheries, environmental and forest economics, marketing,

technology transfer, adult education, agricultural policies, rural participation,

adoption studies, impact evaluations, etc. Further, the Department conducts

ad-hoc training programmes for extension workers, development workers and

farmers through it is out-reach programme.

As the department has identified increasing demand of expertise manpower in

the fields of agricultural economics and resource management, the

department has commenced a MSc Program in Agricultural Economics and

Resource Management (MScAgERM) from the year 2006 in addition to

conventional MPhil and PhD degree programs. In this year, 23 students are

performing their research activities towards MScAgERM degree after

completing their course work. In the year 2008, the department started the

second postgraduate programme of Master of Agribusiness Management

(MABM) to cater the emerging demand of the manpower requirement of the

agribusiness sector with the support of leading government and non-

government organizations in the southern region. At present in the

Department, there are three PhD students and about 50 Masters Students are

conducting the course work and research studies.

As there are ten qualified staff members in different disciplines related to

agribusiness management, the department has planned to introduce new


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undergraduate degree programme in the field of agribusiness management.

The professionals at the Faculty of Management and Finance of the

University of Ruhuna and experts from Government and Private sector will

be invited as visiting staff to improve the quality of the proposed degree

programme.

During recent year about one third of the students (30-45 students per batch

in every year) of the faculty are specializing in the department, particularly in

the fields of agribusiness management and agricultural marketing. Moreover,

majority of the students who completed the BSc Agriculture degree in recent

past have found employment opportunities in the fields of marketing,

agribusiness management, banking, human resource management and

different managerial positions in the public and private sectors. Also, recent

studies have revealed that entrepreneurial and managerial skills are more

important and useful to find jobs in private sector and also for self

employment. Moreover, several recent studies have emphasized the

requirement of value addition and marketing of agricultural sector.

Therefore, there is a timely requirement to offer a new degree, which will be

competitive in job market blending the agricultural and managerial skills.

As there is no space for a large number of courses designed in the disciplines

of agribusiness management such as agricultural marketing, project

management, human resource management, entrepreneurship and

international trade in the present BSc degree, new degree programme will

provide an opportunity to utilize the resources in the department effectively.

The aim of the degree programme is to provide an opportunity to the students

to acquire knowledge and skills of basic agricultural concepts, production of

agricultural commodities, entrepreneurial abilities and business management

tools. This will be the first undergraduate programme in Sri Lankan

universities, which blends agricultural knowledge with business management,

entrepreneurial and marketing tools. Proposed new degree programmes is a

four-year degree programme consists of research components in the final

year. Many of the courses are synchronized with main BSc degree

programme and other parallel degree programs to minimize the workload of

staff members and to increase the efficiency of resource use. The department

believe that with the new BSc programme, the physical and human resources

of the faculty can be effectively utilized.


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2.2.2. Structure of the BSc Agribusiness Management Degree

Programme

Table 2.4 gives the brief structure of the degree programme. In the first year

the students follow the courses which are offered in the main degree

programme (*) except two new courses. In the second year first semester and

the second semesters, two and three new courses are offered respectively in

each semester with the courses offered in the main degree programme.




1 I 16 16

II 15 15

2 I 16 16

II 16 16

3 I 10 6 16

II 11 6 17

4 I 11 6 17

II 8 (2+6) 08

103 18 121

From the Third year first semester student can select elective courses from

the main degree programme in addition to compulsory courses to fulfil the

minimum credit requirement. From the third year first semester, number of

compulsory courses will be reduced to give freedom to select elective courses

from other disciplines. However, students will be directed by the Academic

Counsellors in selecting elective courses. Names of the courses with the

respective credit numbers and time allocations are given in table 2.5


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Table 2.5 Courses offered by each Department of Study in the degree of BSc

Agribusiness Management

Year and

Semester


Teaching hours

1-I

Compulsory Courses

BL 1101 Introductory Crop Botany and Weed Science (2:15T+30P)*

CC 1101 Basic Mathematics and Staticstics (2:30T+00P)*

CS 1101 Principles of Agronomy (3:30T+30P)*

EC 1101 Micro Economics (2:30T+00P)*

EC 1102 Agriculture and Sri Lankan Economy (2:30T+00P)

EN 1101 Farm Power & Mechanization (2:15T+45F)*

FS 1101 Introductory Biochemistry and Food

Chemestry

(3:30T+30P)*

Compulsory Non Credit Courses

CC 1102 Computer Awareness (0:15T+30P)*

CC 1103 English (0:30T+00P)

1-II

Compulsory Courses 16

AS 1201 Forage Crop Production (2:30T+00P)*

BL 1201 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology (2:15T+30P)*

CC 1201 Information and Communication

Technology in Agriculture

(2:15T+30P)*

CC 1202 Applied Statistics –I (2:30T+00P)

EC 1201 Macro Economics (2:30T+00P)*

EC 1202 Principles of Business Management (2:30T+00P)

SS 1201 Introductory Soil Science (3:30T+30P)*



2-I

Compulsory Courses

BL 2101 Fundamentals of Genatics and Plant

Bereeeding

(2:30T+00P)*

EC 2101 Agricultural Development and Policy (2:30T+00P)*

EC 2102 Principles of Resource Management (2:30T+00P)

EC 2103 Agricultural Finance (2:30T+00P)


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EC 2104 Consumer Behaviour (2:30T+00P)

EN 2101 Post Harvest Technology (2:15T+45F)*

SS 2101 Soil Plant Relations and Nutrient

management

(3:30T+30P)*



2-II

Compulsory Courses

AS 2201 Animal Nutrition and Feeding (3:30T+30P)*

BL 2201 Introductory Molecular Biology and

Biotechnology

(2:30T+00P)*

CS 2201 Fruit Crop Management (2:15T+30P)*

EC 2201 Agribusiness Management (3:30T+30P)*

EC 2202 Economic statistics (2:30T+00P)

EC 2203 Book Keeping and Accountancy (3:30T+30P)

FS 2201 Food and Nutrition (3:30T+30P)*



3-I

Compulsory Courses

EC 3101 Principles of Communication and

Knowledge Dissemination

(2:30T+00P)**

EC 3102 Project Management (2:30T+00P)

EC 3103 Marketing Management (2:30T+00P)

EC 3104 International Trade (2:30T+00P)

EC 3105 Entrepreneurship (2:30T+00P)


AS 3101 Animal Diseases and Hygiene (2:15T+30P)*

BL 3101 Pest and Disease management (2:15T+30P)*

CS 3101 Export Agricultural Crop Management (2:15T+30P)*

CS 3102 Plantation Crop Management (2:15T+30P)*

FS 3101 Food Preservation and Processing

Technology

(2:15T+30P)*

SS 3101 Land resource Management (2:30T+00P)*


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3-II

Compulsory Courses

EC 3201 Social Science Research Methods (2:15T+45F)*

EC 3202 Agricultural Extension (2:15T+30P)*

EC 3204 Environmental Impact Assessment and

Valuation Techniques

(2:15T+30P)

EC 3205 Food Policy and Legislations (2:30T+00P)

EC 3206 Organizational Management (2:30T+00P)


AS 3201 Ruminant Management (2:15T+30P)*

AS 3202 Practical Livestock Production (2:00T+90F)*

CS 3202 Floriculture (1:00T+45F)*

CS 3203 Protected Agriculture (1:00T+45F)*

EN 3202 Training in Agricultural Machinery (0:00T+45F)*

4-I Compulsory Courses

CC 4101 Applied Statistics - II (3:30T+30P)*

CC 4102 Technical Writing, and Presentation Skills

and Seminar

(2:15T+30P)*

EC 4101 Human Resource Development (2:30T+00P)*

EC 4103 Agricultural Marketing (2:30T+00P)*

EC 4106 Participatory Rural Appraisal (2:15T+45F)


CC 4105 Career Guidance and Development (2:15T+30P)*

CC 4106 Non-parametric Statistics (2:30T+00P)*

CS 4106 Landscape Gardening (2:15T+30P)*

CS 4107 Plant Tissue Culture (2:15T+30P)*

EC 4102 Natural Resource Management (2:30T+00P)*

FS 4105 Cereal Chemistry and Bakery Product

Technology

(2:30T+00P)*

FS 4106 Sanitation and Food Quality Control (1:15T+00P)*

EC4100 Industrial Training (2:8 Weeks)

4-II EC4200 Research / Training Project (6: 24 Weeks)

*Courses offered in other BSc programmes as compulsory courses or elective

courses



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Although, the minimum credit requirement of the elective courses is 18,

students can follow more optional courses subjected to maximum limits of

the course credits per semester in the examination by-laws of the degree

programme.

The programme has been designed parallel to the Other BSc Agriculture

degree programmes of the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna.

During the first two years, the majority of the courses are synchronized with

the existing degree programme. Students will be specialized in the field of

Agribusiness Management during second half of the degree programme.

2.3.3. Course Descriptions



2.2.4. The Examination Regulations / By Laws

Examination regulations for the degree of the Bachelor of Science in

Agribusiness Management has been approved by the senate of the university

of Ruhuna under section 136 of the universities act no. 16 of 1978 as

amended by the universities (amendment) act no. 7 of 1985. Examination

bylaws for BSc in Agribusiness Management is almost similar to the bylaws

of other BSc degrees offered by the Faculty of Agriculture, University of

Ruhuna (Section 6) otherwise they have been given.

These regulations provide the criteria and other conditions relating to

examinations leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Agribusiness

Management (B.Sc. Agribusiness Management). Any interpretations of these

regulations shall be submitted to the senate and the decision of the Senate

shall be final.


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2.3 Bachelor of Science in Green Technology (BSc in

G.Tech)

2.3.1 Introduction

The University of Ruhuna, Faculty of Agriculture comprises of seven

departments. The BSc (Agric.) degree has been offered from the inception of

the faculty in 1978. The students' intake of the faculty at the beginning was

about 20 per year and now, it was increased up to 150 per year. The most of

staff members has completed the postgraduate studies in various disciplines

related to natural sciences and their capabilities with respect to modern

knowledge and technologies are quite expanded. Apart from the bachelor

degree courses, the regular Master degree programs have already been

initiated in the recent past related to agriculture and natural resources

management, basically, due to higher demand in the southern province of Sri

Lanka. The faculty has decided to offer several parallel bachelor degree

programs for the expanding of student intake of the faculty as well as

providing the opportunity for the student to study in various disciplines

according to their wish and country demand while utilizing the human

resources in the faculty efficiently. The BSc in GT degree program was

basically formulated to produce graduates who can contribute the national

development using modern technologies while minimizing the environmental

degradation occurred due to the development activities.

With the development, the natural resources are being heavily utilized,

reduced and polluted creating numeric problems for all living beings in the

world. Therefore, for the sake of all living being, it is essential to utilize

natural resources for the betterment of the human needs and development by

minimizing the environmental burdens associated with them. Officers in

government, non-government and private organizations who work in the

development projects, especially in rural areas where more priorities have

been identified for the future development, should arm with the knowledge

and technology, which can be used for the sustainable development through

production and services by minimizing the environmental burdens. At

present, officers of the government, private and non-government organization

who work in development projects is not much consider about environment

which vital for the sustainable development. This degree program produces

graduates who are capable of working in development projects including


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service based organizations with considering the environmental aspects also.

The course will cover environment management, renewable energy

production, energy efficiency, and crop production for bio-based products,

sustainable land use, waste management and recycling, traditional/indigenous

technology, production technologies for bio-products, environmental

improvement, and efficient management of water and quality management.

A graduate in BSc Green Technology should be a professional for rural

development, small-scale renewable power generation, sustainable

production of crops for energy, raw materials for industry, and infra structure

development with the integration of sustainable concepts in a

multidisciplinary approach to the environmentally sensitive production with

resource optimization by maintaining environmental quality standards.

2.3.1.1 Objectives

The objective of this degree program is to produce BSc graduates combining

technical and scientific skills with an understanding of the environment,

renewable energy management, waste utilization, resource management and

land based industries who can contribute to the national and global

development.

2.3.1.2 General course description

The course will cover environment management, renewable energy

production, energy efficiency, and crop production for bio-based products,

sustainable land use, waste management and recycling, traditional/indigenous

technology, production technologies for bio-products, environmental

improvement, and efficient management of water and quality management.

2.3.1.3 Graduate Profile

A graduate in BSc Green Technology should be a professional for rural

development, small-scale renewable power generation, sustainable

production of crops for energy, raw materials for industry, and infra structure

development with the integration of sustainable concepts in a

multidisciplinary approach to the environmentally sensitive production with

resource optimization by maintaining environmental quality standards.

2.3.1.4 Job Profile

Based on the outcome of the seminars, discussions and workshops conducted

and participated, it was identified that there is a great opportunity for BSc

Green Technology graduates employ in government, non-government and


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private organizations as consultants, development officers, managers,

environmental officers, technical officers, extension officers, and similar

positions in wide variety of fields.

2.3.1.5 Entry Requirement

Candidates should meet the following requirements

They should be qualified for entry requirements set by University Grant

Commission in Sri Lanka to admit students to Universities in biological

stream.(Biology,Chemistry, Physics/Agriculture/Soft technologies)

Candidates should have at least grade “C” pass for English in GCE (O/L)

examination.

2.3.1.6 Number of students per Year

Maximum number of candidate admitted to this course in a year will be

limited to fifty (50).

2.3.1.7 Duration of the course

The academic program leading to the Degree of BSc in Green

Technology shall be a full time course organized on a two semester

system, over a period of four academic years. Thus the degree program

shall consist of 8 semesters. Each course will be taught and evaluated

within the semester. And end semester examinations will be held at the

end of each semester. One semester (except last two semesters) consists

of 15 weeks of academic work. Courses will be evaluated under the credit

scheme. Fourth year first semester will be allocated for an industrial

training. Fourth year second semester will be a research project extending

a maximum of six month duration.

2.3.1.8 Degree Offered

BSc in Green Technology will be offered to candidates who have

successfully completed the required courses, industrial training and the

research component.


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2.3.2 Structure and Design of curriculum

2.3.2.1 Major Thematic Areas of the Degree Course

Sustainable Resource Management (SRM)

Natural Resources of Sri Lanka

Efficient Use of Natural Resources

Conservation Principles

Environmental Pollution

Environmental Sociology

Laws and Regulations with respect to Natural Resources

and Pollution Prevention

Human Resources Management

Sustainable Environmental Design (SED)

Land Use Planning

Environmental Tools

Environmental Economics

Wildlife and Biodiversity

Project Planning

Climate Change

Carbon Crediting

Sustainable Environmental Technology (SET)

Wastewater Management

Solid Waste Management

Emission Control

Cleaner Production

Product Processing

Quality Management

Indigenous Technology

Sustainable Energy (SE)

Energy and Development

Renewable Energy Sources

Energy Analysis and Management


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2.3.3 Course Structure

Credit allocation for differen years and semesters are shown in Table 2.6.

Total numbers of credits for the BSc in Green Technology is 124. Names of

the courses with the respective credit numbers and time allocations are given

in table 2.7.




1 I 18 18

II 16 16

2 I 16 2 18

II 16 2 18

3 I 16 2 18

II 16 2 18

4 I 06 06

06* 06

II 06** 08

116 8 124

*Industrial Training; ** Research Project

2.3.4.1Course Descriptions




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Table 2.7: Courses offered by each Department of Study in the degree of BSc

Green Technology

Year and

Semester


Teaching

hours

1-I

Compulsory Courses

CC 1101 Basic Mathematics and Statistics (2:30T+00P)

CC 1104 Information and Communication Techn. (2:15T+30P)

CS 1101 Principles of Agronomy (3:30T+30P)

EC 1103 Economic principles (2:30T+00P)

EN 1102 Applied Hydrology and Climatology (3:30T+30P)

ID 1101 Environment and Pollution (2:15T+30P)

ID 1102 Atmospheric Pollution and Prevention (2:15T+30P)

ID 1103 Natural Resources of Sri Lanka (2:15T+30P)

1-II

Compulsory Courses

CC1204 Basic Statistics (2:30T+00P)

BL 1203 Environmental Biotechnology (2:15T+30P)

BL 1204 Biodiversity Conservation (2:15T+30P)

EN 1202 Virtual Water and Water Foot Print (2:15T+30P)

EN 1203 Renewable Energy I (2:15T+30P)

EN 1204 Climate Change and Carbon Balancing (3:15T+60P)

SS 1201 Introductory Soil Science (3:30T+30P)

2-I

Compulsory Courses

EC 2105 Environmental Economics (3:45T+00P)

EN 2103 Machinery Principles and power units (2:15T+30P)

EN 2104 Renewable Energy II (3:30T+30P)

EN 2105 Biomass Energy Technology (2:15T+30P)

EN 2106 Energy analysis and budgeting (2:15T+30P

ID 2101 Introductory Green Chemistry (2:15T+30P)

ID 2102 Basic concepts of Quality and Productivity (2:15T+30P)


BL 2103 Introductory Plant Protection (2:15T+30P)

CC 2102 Data Base Management (2:15T+30P)

CS 2102 Urban Agriculture (2:15T+30P)

ID 2103 Electronics and Instrumentatin (2:15T+30P)

ID 2104 Spiritual Development (2:00T+60P


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2-II

Compulsory Courses

AS 2203 Sustainable Livestock Production Systems (2:15T+30P)

CS 2202 Sustainable Crop Production Technology (3:30T+30P)

EN 2204 Biogas technology (2:15T+30P)

EN 2205 Sustainable Solid Waste Management (2:15T+30P)

EN2206 Ergonomics (2:15T+30P)

EN 2203 Water Resource Management (2:15T+30P)

ID 2201 Green Buildings Designing (3:30T+30P)


EN 2207 Phytoremediation (2:15T+30P)

EN 2208 Precission Agricultural Technology (2:15T+30P)

EN 2209 Water Quality and Purification (2:15T+30P)

ID 2202 Cleaner Production (2:15T+30P)

3-I

Compulsory Courses

CS 3105 Landscape Architecture (2:15T+30P)

CS 3106 Forest Ecology (2:15T+30P)

EC 3106 Business Management and Entrepreneurship (2:30T+00P)

EC 3107 Eco-tourism (2:15T+30P)

EN 3103 GIS and RS (2:15T+30P)

EN 3104 Post Harvest Technology (2:15T+30P)

FS 3103 Organic Food Production and Preservation (2:15T+30P)

ID 3101 Waste Water Treatment (2:15+30P)


CC 3102 Rapid Application Development (2:15T+30P)

EC 3108 Human Resources Management (2:30T+00P)

EN 3105 Integrated Water Resource

Management

(2:15T+30P)

SS 3101 Land Resource Management (2:15T+30P)

3-II

Compulsory Courses

CC 3201 Applied Statistics (2:30T+00P)

CC 3202 Research methodology and Scientific

Writing

(2:30T+00P)

CC 3203 Carrier Development (2:15T+30P)

EC 3203 Project Planning and Management (2:30T+00P)


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ID 3201 Quality management tools and problem

solving

(2:15T+30P)

ID 3202 Life Cycle Assessment (2:15T+30P)

ID 3203 Indigenous Knowledge Systems (2:30T+00P)

ID 3204 Green Productivity

(2:15T+30P)


EN 3204 Ecological Sanitation (2:15T+30P)

EN3205 Composting Technology (2:15T+30P)

ID 3205 Building Wiring and Air Condition (2:15T+30P)

ID 3206 Environmental Evaluation (2:15T+30P)

4-I

Compulsory Courses

EN 4107 Non destructive measurements (2:15T+30P)

ID 4101 Disasters and Green Solutions (2:15T+30P)

ID 4102 Innovation and Technology Transfer (2:15T+30P)

EN 4100 Industrial Training (6:12 Weeks)

4-II

EN4200 Research Project (6: 24 Weeks)



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3.1 Courses Offered by Department of Animal Science

AS 1101 Anatomy and Physiology of Farm Animals (2: 15T+30P) Anatomy and physiology of the digestive systems and physiology of

digestion in farm animals, Anatomy of the male reproductive systems,

Reproductive physiology, Anatomy and physiology of female reproductive

systems of farm animals, Estrous cycle, Heat detection, Artificial

insemination, Physiology of parturition, Anatomy of mammary glands,

Lactation physiology, Reproductive endocrinology, Anatomy in relation to

minor surgery.

AS 1201 Forage Crop Production (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction, Pasture production systems in Sri Lanka, Agronomy of grasses

and legumes, Pasture establishment, Soil fertility and fertilization of forages,

Role of the legume, Pasture management Defoliation, grazing and pasture

conservation techniques, Herbage quality, Measurement of pasture

production.

AS 2101 Genetics and Animal Breeding (2: 30T+00P)

Domestication and origin of farm animals, growth and development,

Principles of genetics, Nature of gene and heredity, Maternal chromosome,

Their evolution and conservation, Cytogenetics, New technology in animal

breeding, Genetic polymorphism, Population genetics, Relationship,

Repeatability, Relationship, inheritance of economic traits, Genetics and

phenotypic variance, Population genetics, Heritability and repeatability and

their estimation, Selection, Basis of selection, Selection methods, Breeding

systems: Inbreeding and cross breeding, Heterosis, Genetic improvement,

Improvement of livestock with special reference to situation in Sri Lanka.

AS 2201 Animal Nutrition and Feeding (3: 30T+30P) Nutrients and feedstuffs, Classification of nutrients, water and dry matter in

animal nutrition, Carbohydrates, proteins and amino acids, Lipids, Minerals,

Vitamins in animal nutrition and feeding; Sources, Functions, Deficiency

symptoms, Requirements, Toxicities, Interactions, Growth promotants,

Digestion metabolism of carbohydrates and proteins in ruminants and non

ruminants, Utilization of NPN and fibrous feeds, Classification of livestock

feeds, evaluation of livestock feeds, Ration formulation principles for

ruminants and non ruminants, Nutrition and feeding of dairy cattle, Swine,

Poultry, Goat, Fish and Companion animals.


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AS 2202 Non-Ruminant Management (2: 30T+00P)

Swine Management (Terminologies, Potentials & advantages and constrains

of swine industry, Selection of site for piggery, Swine breeds, Pig production

systems, Swine management operations, Selection of a Sow/Gilt,

Management of gilts, Selection of a boar, Management of boar, Management

of pregnant animals, Baby pig management, Management of fatteners,

Planning of a piggery, Sow productivity), Poultry Management (Technical

terms and definitions in poultry management, Classification, Different breeds

of poultry, Structure of an egg , Incubation, Incubators, Brooding, Grower

management, Layer Management, Housing, Moulting, Culling in poultry,

Broiler management, Management of ducks, Broiler processing).

AS 2203 Sustainable Livestock Production Systems (2: 15T+30P) History and evolution of livestock production; present situation of the

livestock industry, Animal husbandry Vs Animal Industry; Nutrient, water

and energy cycles through livestock systems; Utilization efficiencies of

nutrient, water, and energy in livestock systems; Environmental burdens of

livestock industries; Feeding strategies for sustainable livestock production,

crop and livestock breeding strategies for sustainable livestock production;

Concepts and practices of organic livestock production systems; Livestock as

components of integrated farming systems.

AS 3101 Animal Diseases and Hygiene (2: 15T+30P)

Principles of animal hygiene and diseases, Causative organisms of diseases,

Clinical examinations and disease diagnosis, Common diseases of cattle,

Swine, Poultry, Goat and other farm animals, Their symptoms, Diagnosis,

Prevention and control, Important zoonotic diseases.

AS 3102 Animal Products for Consumers (2: 30T+00P) Introduction to dairy science and technology, General characteristics of milk,

definition of milk, major and minor constituents of milk, Factors influencing

the composition, Properties of milk, Effect of heat on milk properties, Food

value of milk, Milk contamination and prevention of contamination, Milk

testing, Milk processing. Introduction, Structure and composition of muscle,

Conversion of muscle to meat, Eating quality of meat, Factors affect on meat

consumption level, Nutritive value of meat, Slaughtering of farm animals,

Meat colour, Carcass evaluation, Basic techniques in meat processing).


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Students during a practical session at the Dept of Animal Science


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AS 3201 Ruminant Management (2: 30T+00P) Introduction to ruminant management, Dairy production, Present situation,

Statistics of milk production, Breeds of dairy cattle, Principles of ruminant

management, Farm animal and environment, Housing for ruminants, Dairy

hard management, Dairy cow management, Care of the dam at parturition,

Management of heifers, Management of bull, Calf management, Different

systems of calf management, Buffalo management, Small ruminant

management, Buffalo management (Introduction, Population, distribution and

production statistics, Buffalo breeds, Advantages and problems associated

with buffalo management, Buffalo production systems, Crop-buffalo

interactions in crop-livestock systems, Contribution of buffaloes to rural

development, Uses of buffalo management, Routine management practices,

Management of new born calves up to weaning, weaning to 6 months of age,

six months to conception, management of pregnant animals, Management at

parturition, Lactating herd, Breeding bull and management of draught herd).

AS 3202 Practical Livestock Production (2: 90F) On farm training in practical livestock production: Clean milk production,

Ration formulation, mixing and feeding, Housing of farm animals,

Management of broilers, , Slaughtering and processing of broilers, Pasture

Production and Conservation, General clinical examination of farm animals,

Pregnancy diagnosis, Artificial insemination, Livestock economics and farm

planning, Farm records, Vaccination techniques for farm animals, Body

condition scoring and dairy cow score cards, Routing practices of farm

animals, Zoometrical measurements of farm animals, Milk processing,

Restraining and casting of farm animals, Day old chick management,

Management of broilers, Methods of urea feeding, calibration of common

containers for livestock feeds and water, Filed visits and seminar.

AS 4100 Industrial Training (2: 8 Weeks)

AS 4101 Advances in Animal Production (3: 30T+30P)

Advances in Animal Product Technology (dairy, meat and egg), Advances in

Animal Genetics and Breeding, Advances in animal reproductive

technologies, Recent developments in Ruminant Nutrition, Recent

developments in forage utilization, Animal feed processing technology,

Nutrition and feeding of breeding stocks, feeding strategies for product

quality, feeding strategies for sustainability, selected topics in recent

advances in animal nutrition and feeding, Ration formulation for ruminants,

The role of fiber in ruminant ration, Supplementary feeding for ruminants,


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Determination of Dry Matter Digestibility, Ethical evaluation of animal

experiments

AS 4102 Aquaculture (1: 15T+00P)

Inland fisheries sector of Sri Lanka (Past, Present and Future development),

economically important aquatic resources of Sri Lanka, Principles of food

fish culture, Ornamental fish farming, Shrimp bivalves and other culturing

aquatic animal species, Fish breeding, Value added fish products, Aquatic

weeds and aquatic plant production, integrated animal-fish mixed cropping

systems. Aquatic pollution, conservation and management of aquatic

resources.

AS 4103 Animal Behaviour and Welfare (1: 15T+00P)

Introduction to Animal Behavior and Welfare (animal behavior, impotency of

animal behavior, animal Welfare, Behavior as an indicator of welfare,

Welfare terminologies and concepts, understanding of abnormal behaviors)

History and Evolution of the topic Animal Welfare (Religious development

and legal development, Some welfare movements in the past, Brambell

committee recommendations, Animal Ethics), The 5 Freedoms in Animal

Welfare (Definitions and measurements of 5 Freedoms)The Animal Welfare

Act 1999, Domestication and associated welfare issues, Welfare issues

associated with different animal species; Cattle, poultry, pigs, sheep/goat and

zoo animals.

AS 4104 Wildlife Management (1: 15T+00P)

Economically important aquatic resources of Sri Lanka, Principles food fish

culture, Aquatic weeds and aquatic plant production, Integrated animal-fish

mixed cropping systems, Conservation and management of Aquatic

resources, biodiversity (Definition, Present Situation in Sri Lanka,

Importance, Threats, Conservation, Current issues), Eco-systems

(Definitions, Importance, Different eco systems with special emphasis in Sri

Lanka), Wildlife on Sri Lanka (Present situation, Issues, Potentials, Principles

of conservation and management), Conservation of wildlife with special

emphasis on elephant as a flagship species, human elephant conflicts, etc.,

Range management: requirements of different species; carrying capacities,

stocking rate, etc., population dynamics of selected species, Research

methodologies, field techniques, appropriate analysis methods, etc., Eco-

tourism: Concepts, Potentials, Strategies & constraints, Government policies

& legal aspects, International conventions


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AS 4105 Animal Waste Management (2: 30T+00P)

Livestock waste as a resource, The harmful effect of animal wastes on the

environment, Effect of animal waste on human health, Characteristics of

animal wastes, The techniques to minimize the detrimental effects of

livestock waste on the environment, Livestock waste composting, The biogas

generation from animal manure, Livestock waste water treatment principles,

Aerobic, anaerobic and wetland treatments.

AS 4106 Care and Management of Companion Animals (2: 30T+00P) Breeds of cats and dogs, Common diseases of companion animals, Zoonotic

diseases and vaccination programs, breeding management of companion

animals.

AS 4107 Livestock Economics and Legislation (2: 30T+00P) Present situation of the global and Sri Lankan livestock industry, Factors

affecting the profitability of the livestock operations, Special features of

livestock commodities, Acts related to livestock industry in Sri Lanka,

Ethical issues related to animal industry, Ethical evaluation of animal

experiments.

AS4200 Research Project (6: 24 Weeks)

3.2 Corses Offered by the Department of Agricultural.

Biology

BL 1101 Agricultural Botany and Weed Science (2: 15T+30P)

Plant Systematics/ Taxonomy (Plant classification, How to draw floral

diagram and how to write floral formula, How to write a key, Use of Plants

by humans, Plant description, Modifications of plant parts, Categories of

inflorescence), Economic Botany (Economic plant communities, The

economical and sustainable management for the environment for the

production of plants to enhance human life), Botany/Morphology and special

characters of Agricultural Plants, Common Weeds, Ornamental value of

tropical plants, Crops with Miscellaneous Uses.

BL 1201 Fundamentals of Plant Physiology (2: 15T+30P)

Fundamentals of plant physiology (photosynthesis, respiration, transpiration,

nutrition, translocation and development) will be emphasized.


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Students engaged in research at the Dept. of Agricultural Biology


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BL 1202 Entomology (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to insects (Place of insects in the living world, characteristic

features of arthropods and insects, Different orders of insects and their

ecological significance (27 orders), Biology of insects, Anatomy, Physiology

and development of insects and behavior (Basic features of the common

insect orders, Behavior and ecology of major insect orders), Practical

entomology (Classification, nomenclature, identification, collection,

preservation etc.).

BL 1203 Environmental Biotechnology (2: 15T+30P) Fundamentals of biological interventions Components of environment,

Environmental components as resources, Cycling materials in the

environment :Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Carbon, Sulphur, water, Changes in

natural environment: Environmental pollutants and pollution, Global

warming, Climate change, Extreme environmental conditions, Principles of

biotechnology (Gene regulation, DNA and RNA: structure, Genetic code,

Gene expression : replication, transcription, translation, Gene manipulation:

Recombinant DNA technology (Restriction sites, restriction enzymes,

vectors, hosts, Use of plasmids in biotechnology), Microbes in

Biotechnology, Types of micro organisms, Extreme environmental

conditions for microbes, Utilization of micro organisms for environmental

biotechnology, Micro organism metabolism, utilization of knowledge on

microbe metabolism for environmental biotechnology, Over view of

anabolism (Photosynthesis) and Catabolism (Respiration), Biotechnology for

environmental monitoring, remediation, reduction or removal of wastes, and

pollution prevention, Environmental biotechnology, Detection of pollution:

Bio markers and Biosensors , Control methods for environmental pollution,

Bioremediation, Phytoremediation, Biotreatment technologies, Waste water

biotreatment, membrane bioreactor technology, Use of molecular techniques,

metal removal by micro organisms, Soil biotreatment, Solid waste

biotreatment, Gaseous stream biotreatmet, Prevention of environmental

pollution through cleaner production and integrated environmental protection

approach

BL1204 Biodiversity Conservation (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to the fundamental principles of conservation biology (clearly

define terms and principles relevant to conservation biology), Introduction to

Bio diversity conservation with definitions and terminologies mostly used in

this subject area. Introduce three main factors of biodiversity (species

diversity, genetic diversity and eco system diversity). Identification of the


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distribution of global biodiversity (biodiversity hot spots, species richness).

Provide general idea about value of biodiversity to the persistence of the life.

Loss of bio diversity-identify major threats facing by communities and eco

systems (Climate change, habitat loss and degradation, habitat fragmentation,

Invasive species, human population and resource consumption). Reasons for

species extinction/rate of extinction, Addressing conservation threats -ex situ

conservation, corridors, International Union for Conservation of Nature

(IUCN) red list categories and criteria. Introduce Bio diversity conservation

act in Sri Lanka, National and international institutions for Bio diversity

conservation. (IUCN/WWU/CBD), Biodiversity assessment techniques

(Habitat restoration, community based conservation), National and

international Biodiversity conservation areas. (Yala, Kannneliya), Case

studies in Bio diversity conservation in other countries, Economic and social

value of Bio diversity conservation.

BL 2101 Fundamentals of Genetics and Plant Breeding (2: 30T+00P)

Development and scope of Plant Genetics, Fundamentals of Plant Genetics

(Mendel’s laws of inheritance, Gene interactions, Chromosome theory of

inheritance, Chromosomal aberrations, Linkage), Principles of Plant Breeding

(Historical perspective and importance of plant breeding, Evolution of

cultivated crops, Objectives of plant breeding, Plant Introduction and

domestication, Reproductive systems in crops, Plant breeding methods based

on crop reproductive systems).

BL 2102 Introductory Plant Pathology (2: 30T+00P)

Overview of science of plant pathology, Plant Disease, Major groups of plant

pathogens, Principles of disease development, Plant disease epidemics,

Principles of management of plant diseases.

BL 2103 Introductory Plant Protection (2: 15T+30P)

The biological basis of agricultural biology, crop production and protection,

and ecosystem management, Abundance, diversity and distribution of

invertebrates, non-insect arthropods, insects in agro-ecosystems; functional

relationships among different groups. Biology, importance and management

of, Termites, Wasps, Ants and Bees, Indicators of sustainability; diversity of

natural systems, conservation areas, Industrial plant pathology and

entomology, Forensic Plant Pathology and forensic entomology. Use of bio

control agents and other techniques in modern agriculture, Modern

techniques in identification and diagnosis of plant pathogens and pests,

diseases and weeds diagnosis. Practical aspects of pest, disease and weed


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management - Preventive methods, monitoring systems, intervention methods

for pest and disease management Identification of common pests and diseases

and weed flora, Molecular biological applications and genetic engineering in

plant protection, Computer modeling and pests and disease forecasting, Use

of modern telecommunications in pests,

BL 2201 Introductory Molecular Biology and Biotechnology(2:30T+00P)

DNA and RNA: structure, DNA methylation and histone modification,

Genetic code, Gene expression : replication, transcription, translation, RNA

splicing and processing, Modifications of gene expression; Operon model,

Gene manipulation: Recombinant DNA technology (Restriction sites,

restriction enzymes, vectors, hosts, Use of plasmids in biotechnology), Plant

gene transformation, Methods of plant gene transformation, transposons,

Classifications Mutations, Molecular basis of mutations, DNA repair

systems, Pedigree analysis, Southern hybridization, DNA Finger printing,

Polymerase chain reaction.

BL 3101 Pest and Disease Management (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to crop protetion (concepts of crop protection, IPM, IPVM,

Ecosystem based crop protections, tools and methods of crop protections),

Plant diseases of agricultural importance, Pests of agricultural importance,

Weeds of agricultural importance, Chemicals in plant protection.

BL 3102 Plant Protection Practicum (1: 00T+30P)

Practical concepts of plant pathology and agricultural microbiology:

introduction to microbiology laboratory and equipment usage, ascetic

techniques, culture media preparation and pure culture techniques,

identification techniques for different plant pathogens, Koch’s postulates,

plant disease assessment, setting up simple laboratory and green house based

bioassays; Practical aspects of entomology and pest management: permanent

preservation of insects and other small arthropods, use of plant protection

equipment, pesticide application techniques, collection, preservation and

identification of agriculturally important insect pests, diseases, weeds and

natural enemies. Vertebrate pest management, post harvest pest management

and biological control, field visits.

BL 3201 Crop Protection and Improvements (2: 00T+60P) Practical aspects of pest, Disease and weed management; Preventive

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management Identification of common pests and diseases and weed flora,

Physiological disorders of crops, Crop breeding programme.

BL4100 Industrial Training (2: 8 Weeks)

Experience and understanding situations in an industrial or research

organization, over view of how knowledge could be applied in real situation,

parallel and hierarchal communication ability for favorable human relations,

exposure to working society for hands – on experience, motivation of

students for working in the field, widening the skills and providing

opportunity to understand own weaknesses prior to graduation, development

of sense of responsibility in the society. At the end of the training, students

are supposed to submit a comprehensive report and or present their

observations on the followings; Type and structure of the organization and its

activities, Issues, problems, and practices relevant to the

Institute/agency/company, sort of information gathered during the training,

evidences for keep a log of activities and observations by the interns.

BL 4101 Applications of Genetics, Molecular Biology and Plant

Physiology (3: 30T+30P)

Mendelian Genetics, Population genetics, Genetic basis of selection,

Quantitative genetics, Genomic and DNA libraries, Molecular tools in

analysis of crop genetic variation, Transgenic plant production and their

applications, Developmental Physiological processes and their applications

(Flowering and its applications, principles related to production by crop

canopies, solutions to problems of crop yield and quality, Dormancy and seed

physiology, physiology of plant movements), Stress physiology (emphasis on

salinity and drought), Stomatal physiology under adverse environment.

BL 4102 Applications of Pest and Disease Management (2: 15T+30P)

The biological basis of agricultural biology, Crop production and protection,

and ecosystem management, Abundance, Diversity and distribution of

invertebrates, Non-insect arthropods, Insects in agro-ecosystems; Functional

relationships among different groups (Including mollusca, oligochaeta),

Functional relationships of spiders (araneae), Mites (acari), Isopoda,

Earthworms, and Other important phyla in agricultural ecosystems, Biology,

Importance and Management of, Termites, Wasps, Ants and Bees, Indicators

of sustainability; Diversity of natural systems, Conservation areas, Molecular

biological applications and Genetic engineering in plant protection, Industrial

plant pathology and entomology, Forensic Plant Pathology and forensic

entomology. Use of bio control agents and other techniques in modern


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agriculture, Modern techniques in identification and diagnosis of plant

pathogens and pests, Computer modeling and pests and disease forecasting,

Use of modern telecommunications in pests, Diseases and weeds diagnosis.

BL 4103 Advances in Plant Improvement (1:15T+00P)

Issues in Agricultural Bio diversity, Techniques in biotechnology for plant

improvement, Use of plant transformation, hybrid vigor, mutation breeding

and molecular markers as tools in plant improvement, Economical Botany,

Weed science, Bioinformatics, Understanding on biological interactions and

their problems in agriculture, Ethical and environmental dimensions of those

problems and issues, Designing, conducting, analyzing and interpreting

individually designed short experiments (mini projects) on various aspects in

relation to plant sciences in the area of Agricultural Biology.

BL 4104 Advances in Plant Protection (1: 15T+00P)

Understanding on complex plant health problems, Ethical and environmental

dimensions of problems and issues, Designing, conducting, analyzing and

interpreting individually designed short experiments on various aspects of

Plant Protection.

BL 4105 Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Agriculture (2: 30T+00P)

Indigenous knowledge in irrigation, Pest and disease control, Farming

systems, Farm machinery, Post harvest technology.

BL4200 Research Project (6: 24 Weeks)

Application of theoretical knowledge to solve a selected specific problem in

the field of agricultural Biology, designing a scientific research project,

experimental designs, identification of exact parameters and control

experiments, proposal presentation, collecting, tabulating, analyzing and

presenting data in logical manner, writing the theses, presenting in scientific

forum, manuscript preparation, development of personal skills: time

management, communication skills, working in a group, critical thinking,

research ethics, writing skills, gathering information. The course is examined

by a dissertations submitted and an oral presentation at the end of the

semester.

3.3 Common Courses Offered by the Faculty

CC 1101 Basic Mathematics and Statistics (2: 30T+00P)


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Equations of straight lines, Circle and parabola, Counting techniques,

Common mathematical series, Set theory, Derivatives of functions and

differentiation, Integration, Application of differentiation and integration in

agriculture.

CC 1102 Computer Awareness (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to Computer Systems, Concepts and Applications of Operating

Systems, Introduction to Word Processing Applications, Introduction to

Spreadsheet Applications, Introduction to Presentation Applications.

CC 1103 English

CC 1104 Information and Communication Technology (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to operating systems, Word processing, Spread sheet application,

Data base management, Presentation applications, Introduction to computer

programming (Visual Basic).

CC 1201 Information and Communication Technology in Agriculture (2:

15T+30P) Computer Maintenance, Introduction to Computer Hardware, Introduction to

Network, Applications, Word Processing Applications in Advance,

Spreadsheet Applications in Advance, Presentation Applications in Advance,

Introduction to Database Management Applications, Internet & Emails.


CC1203 English

CC1204 Basic Statistics (2:30T+00P)

Introduction to data analysis, Probability, Probability distribution, Sampling

distribution, Hypothesis testing, one sample tests of hypothesis, Test of

hypothesis involving two samples


CC 2102 Data Base Management (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to Database Systems, Databases and Database Users, Database

System Concepts and Architecture, Data Modeling Using the Entity-

Relationship (ER) Model, The Relational Data Model and Relational

Database Constraints, Relational Database Design by ER to Relational


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Mapping, Introduction to Structured Query Language (Oracle/My SQL);

SQL: Schema Definition, Constraints, and Queries; Restricting and Sorting

Data, Displaying Data from Multiple Tables, Aggregating Data Using Group

Functions, Manipulating Data.

CC2103 English (0:30T+00P)

CC2201 English (0:30T+00P)

CC 3101 Database Management Systems (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to Database Systems, Databases and Database Users, Database

System Concepts and Architecture, Data Modeling Using the Entity-

Relationship (ER) Model, The Relational Data Model and Relational

Database Constraints, Relational Database Design by ER to Relational

Mapping, Introduction to Structured Query Language (Oracle/My SQL).

CC 3102 Rapid Application Development (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to programming languages, Concepts of RAD, Visual Basic –

Foundation Level, Develop reusable modules, Database handling using

Visual Basic.

CC 3201 Applied Statistics (2: 15T+30P) Analysis of variance, two factor analysis, linear regression and correlation,

Goodness of fit tests for categorical data.

CC 3202 Research methodology and Scientific Writing (2: 15T+30P) Research and World Economy, What is research, Concepts, basic

requirements, literature survey (Definitions, Information literacy, Sources of

information, Search techniques, Search strategy, Evaluate information and

judge its quality, Evaluation criteria, Web databases, How to select a proper

database, Manual search tools, Interpretation of researched results (Scientific

writing).


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Opening of the new Computer Laboratory at the Faculty

Students of Lund University, Sweden doing a presentation


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CC 3203 Carrier Development (2: 15T+30P) Development of communication, assertiveness, presentation skills, leadership

development.

CC 4101 Applied Statistics II (3: 30T+30P)

Experimental designs (Complete randomized designs, Randomized complete

block designs, Latin squire designs, Split plot designs, Incomplete block

designs, Confounding designs, Fractional factorial design) Mean separation

methods, Data transformation methods, Covariance techniques, Multiple

regression analysis and introduction to non- linear regression, Introduction to

time series analysis.

CC 4102 Technical Writing and Presentation Skills (2: 15T+30P)

Components of scientific research article or theses (title, abstract, keywords,

introduction, objectives, materials and methods or methodology, results and

discussion, conclusion, references), Descriptive title, writing an abstract,

tenses use in an abstract, Selecting keywords, Construction of an

introduction, paragraph development, writing to point, theme news

relationship of sentences, tenses use in introduction, Writing materials and

methods, tenses use in materials and methods, SI unit system, Results; self

descriptive tables and figure, figure caption, table heading and foot note,

Development of an argument in a discussion, putting evidences for

arguments, discussing limitations, Conclusion: a summary of the arguments,

restating main point of view, the implications, recommendations, forecasting

future trends, Acknowledgements, Citing references in text, Reference list,

Reference styles; Harvard system, electronic reference system, paraphrasing

and plagiarism, proof reading and editing, Writing a manuscript (authors,

author affiliation, corresponding author, formatting, author guidelines),

responding for reviewers, Presenting in scientific forum, preparation of

technical poster.

CC 4103 Rapid Application Development (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to programming languages, Concepts of RAD, Visual Basic –

Foundation Level, Develop reusable modules, Database handling using

Visual Basic.

CC 4104 Bioethics (2: 30T+00P)

History and philosophy of science; Bioethics and the ethics of science and

technology, Making choices, Autonomy, justice, beneficence and non-

maleficence, Diversity and bioethics, Ethics in history love of life, Moral

agents, Environmental ethics, Ecology and life, Biodiversity and extension,


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Ecological ethics, Sustainable development, Energy crisis and resources and

management, The earth centre initiative, Ethics of genetic engineering,

Genetically modified food, Genetic privacy and information, The human

genome project, Human gene therapy, Universal Declaration on Human

Genome and Human Rights, International Declaration on Human Genetic

Data, Ethical aspects of research involving human subjects, Ethics in animal

subjects, History and evolution of animal experiments, Uses of animals in

research, Arguments for and against animal experiments, three R concept,

Animal pain, Welfare of animals in experiments, Research ethic issues,

Authorship, Plagiarism, Peer review, Conflicts of interest, Data management,

Research misconduct, IPR.

CC 4105 Career Guidance and Development (2: 15T+30P)

Career literature (concept, techniques, tools and processes), Linking

theoretical and empirical research with practical lifelong skill development,

Self assessment, Working styles, Interest, Personality, Career pathways and

communication, Identification and assessment of factors related to career

decision making, Including needs values, Interests, Aptitudes, Strengths, and

Goals, Changing workplace and skill needed to be successful, Participation

in workshops and presentations, Use of appropriate recourses for career

information research and decision- making.

CC 4106 Non-parametric Statistical Methods (2: 30T+00P)

Importance of non- parametric statistical tools, Different types of

measurements, Ranking scores, Rank and permutation tests of one, Two and

k samples, Application of non parametric tests in different scenarios.

3.4 Courses Offered by the Department of Crop Science CS 1101 Principles of Agronomy (3: 15T+30P)

Introduction to Agriculture, Agro-climate of Sri Lanka, Impact of climate on

crop production, Crop growth, Growth indices and their value in crop

production and yield determination, Principles of land management; Land

Use Classification, Fertilizer management in Crops; Principles of farming

systems, Plant propagation, Nursery management, Quality parameters of

seeds; Seed germination, Micro propagation; Physical and Chemical plant

growth regulation and manipulation, Traning and pruning of Horticulture

Crops, Principles of Orchard Management, Principles of Landscape

Gardening.


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CS 1201 Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to Agroecology, Management of ecosystem & agroecosystem,

System thinking approach, Sustainability of farming system, Introduction to

Sustainable Agriculture, Management of sustainable ecological farming,

Indigenous knowledge used in ecological farming systems, Effective

management of soil fertility in ecological farming.

CS 2101 Forest Management (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to forest (natural and man made), Importance and role of forest

on Agriculture and Environment, Establishment of man made forest (species

selection, different nursery establishment methods, field planting, aftercare

operations, timber volume measurements), Forest conservation practices.

Agroforestry – Introduction to Agroforestry, Agroforestry systems, Potential

roles and ancillary benefits of Agroforestry systems. Tree-crop interface,

Management of tree- crop components, Choice of tree species, Opportunities

and problems.

CS 2102 Urban Agriculture (2: 15T+30P)

Hydroponic, Aeroponics, Roof Gardening, Protected houses, Poly-tunnel

Techniques

CS 2201 Fruit Crop Management (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction, Ecological requirements, Taxonomy, Morphology, Physiology,

Propagation methods, Cultivation techniques and post harvest techniques of

Banana, Mango, Pineapple, Avocardo, Citrus, Rambutan, Grapes, Cashew,

Dragon fruit, Papaya, Minor fruit crops (Guava, Jambu, Mangoose, Anoda)

etc.

CS 2202 Sustainable Crop Production Technology (3: 30T+30P) Crop and environment, Basic crop requirements, Inputs in crop production,

Land preparation, Land management and harvesting technologies.

CS 3101 Export Agricultural Crop Management (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction, Ecological requirement, Taxonomy, Morphology, Physiology,

Propagation method, Cultivation Techniques and post harvest technique of

Export agricultural Crops (i.e. Cinnamon, Pepper, Coffee, Cocoa, Citronella,

Cloves, Cardamom, Nutmeg, Betel, Betel nut, Vanilla, Garcenia and Tamarin

etc.).


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CS 3102 Plantation Crop Management (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction, Ecological requirement, Taxonomy, Morphology, Physiology,

Nursery management, Cultivation techniques and post harvest technique of

Tea, Rubber, Coconut, Oil palm and Sugarcane.

CS3103Training in Plantation Crops (0:00T+45F)

CS 3104 Nursery Management (2: 15T+30P)

Definition of nursery, Factors affecting for area and site selection for a

nursery, Nursery structures, Propagators, Shade Houses, Nursery types,

Mother plant selection and management, Bud wood nursery, Root stock

nursery, Sand beds, Different propagules used for the propagation (Cuttings,

Soft wood cuttings, Semi hard wood cuttings, Hard wood cuttings, Layering,

Budding and Grafting, Pruning), Nursery feeding, Organic fertilizer,

Chemical fertilizer, Potting of nursery plants, potting media, Labelling of

potted plants, Containers used for potting, Characteristics of potting mixtures,

Pest and disease control of a nursery.

CS 3105 Landscape Architecture (2: 15T+30P) Landscape drafting, Plant design, Landscape technology, Open space design,

Urban design, History of architecture, Landscape construction, Lawn

Sprinkler System and Drainage, Water Gardening, Annual and Perennial

Culture, Home Landscape Construction, Habitat Gardening, Home

Landscape Design, Horticulture Internship.

CS 3106 Forest Ecology (2: 15T+30P) Ecosystem concepts, The physical and biotic environment, Ecological

energetic, Transfer and storage of energy in ecosystem, Ecosystem structure

and species interactions, Ecological succession, Species strategies, Pioneer

and climax, Productivity of forest ecosystems, Nutrient cycling, Major forest

types, their climatic control and characteristics, Role of forest, Disturbance in

ecosystems and regeneration of soil and vegetation, Gap theory.

CS 3201 Production Technologies of Field Crops and Vegetables (3:

135F)

Traditional and modern crop technologies; Crop growth and development;

Site and crop selection; Propagation techniques; Nursery management

techniques; Crop establishment techniques; Field management; Crop

protection; Pests and Disease management; Weeds and weed management

strategies; Harvesting techniques and Post harvesting handling.


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CS 3202 Floriculture (1: 45F)

Introduction, Principles and methods of species classification, Ecology,

morphology and physiological requirement of flowers and foliage crops, Production and post harvest management of cut flowers (Orchids, Anthurium,

Roses, Carnation, Gerbera, and Petunia), Cut foliages (Draceana,

Diefanbarchea) and other ornamental species. Packing, lebelling and

marketing of floricultural products.

CS 3203 Protected Agriculture (1: 45F)

Introduction, History and world status of protected agriculture, Present status,

potential for expanding and limitation of protected agriculture in Sri Lanka, Different methods of protected Agriculture, Different types of protected

houses, Soil less culture/Hydrponics, Quality control and marketing of the

production.

CS4100 Industrial Training (2: 8 Weeks)

CS 4101 Aquatic Crop Management (2: 15+30) Introduction to Seaweed farming, Economically important seaweeds,

Geographical distribution, Taxonomy, Biology, Domestication, Farming

Techniques, Industrial uses and processing, Economically important micro

algae, Geographical distribution, Taxonomy, Biology, Farming Techniques,

Industrial uses and Processing, Economically important aquatic plants,

Taxonomy, Biology, Farming Techniques, Industrial uses and Processing.

CS 4102 Management of Medicinal Plants (1:08T+15P)

Medicinal plants as an important Bio-resource – status and scope, domestic

and global market, Relation between biodiversity and cultural diversity,

Contemporary relevance of traditional knowledge related to medicinal plants,

Traditional Sri Lankan Healthcare systems and their contemporary relevance,

Botanical overview of medicinal plants resources of Sri Lanka, Current

conservation scenario of medicinal plants in Asia, Existing threats to

medicinal plants populations, Need for conservation, Methods for

conservation (insitu gene banks, Ethno medicinal gardens, Sustainable

harvest and conservation education facilities, Development of multi-

disciplinary databases for medicinal plants conservation), Propagation as a

tool for conservation, Cultivation and management systems of important

medicinal plants.


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CS 4103 Cropping Systems (1: 08T+15P)

Introduction, Classification, Monocropping and Multiple cropping,

Advantages and disadvantages of monocropping and multiple cropping,

Factors affecting selection of components of multiple cropping, Different

cropping pattern used in different agro-climatic zones. Productivity

improvement of lands by using different multiple cropping models.

CS 4104 Crop Experimentation (2: 15T+30P)

How to increase the precision of an experiment, Soil heterogeneity,

Systematic designs, Nested designs, Missing data analysis, Competition

effects, Multi locational and multiseasonal trials.

CS 4105 Floriculture and Landscape Gardening Training (2:00T+60P)

CS 4106 Landscape Gardening (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction (historical concepts and landscape tradition of Sri Lanka,

Evaluation of modern landscape gardening, technical aspects of Landscape

designing, Ecological and Environmental concern on designing of landscape

gardening. Introduction of soft landscaping, selection of plants and

classification of plant material, Brief introduction to hard landscape material.

CS 4107 Plant Tissue Culture (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction, History of plant tissue culture, Laboratory organization and

maintenance, Culture condition, Preparation of stock solutions, Plant growth

regulators in tissue culture, Micro-propagation, Cell and Callus culture,

Germplasm preservation, Artificial seed production.

CS4200 Research Project (6: 24 Weeks)

3.5 Courses Offered by the Department of Agric.

Economics and Extension

EC 1101 Micro Economics (2: 30T+00P)

Nature, Definitions, Scope and importance of economics, Economics as a

science, Basic micro-economic concepts, Theories of consumption,

Production and markets, Pricing of products and factors of production, Profit

maximization and cost minimization, Introduction to welfare economics,

Mathematical approach of economic analysis.


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EC 1102 Agriculture and Sri Lankan Economy (02)

Study of the composition of Sri Lankan Economy using available secondary

sources of information, Comparative analysis of Sri Lankan Economy in the

Region and in the World context, Agricultural sector and the contribution to

the Sri Lankan Economy, SWOT analysis for different sectors, Development

models of Agriculture Sector, Evolution of the agricultural sector, Problems

and prospects, Indicators and models of Agricultural Development.

EC 1103 Economic Principles (2: 15T+30P) Nature, definitions, scope and importance of economics, Economics as a

science, Basic micro-economic concepts, theories of consumption, production

and markets, Pricing of products and factors of production, Profit

maximization and cost minimization, Introduction to welfare economics,

Mathematical approach of economic analysis

EC 1201 Macro Economics (2: 30T+00P)

Definitions, National income accounting, IS-LM analysis of macro-economic

models, Equilibrium in dynamic system, Classical, Keynesian and post-

Keynesian theories of output and employment, Theories of money and prices,

International trade, Money and Banking, Role of international and regional

economic agencies.

EC 1202 Principles of Business Management (02)

Management and Manager, Evolution of Management, Management and

Manager, Evolution of Management, Ethics and social responsibility,

management in diverse and multi cultural environment, decision making,

planning and strategies, motivation and performance, Leadership, Effective

group and tem communication and Information Systems.

EC 2101 Agricultural Development and Policy (2: 30T+00P)

Institutional setting, Inter-sectoral forward and backward linkages, Political

and economic factors and agriculture, Models of agriculture development

(Karl Mark, Rostow, Schultz, Jorgenson, FEI, Mellor, Todaro and Boserup),

Development problems in Sri Lankan agriculture and South Asia,

Agricultural finance, World agricultural trade and WTO, Importance of

agricultural policies with special reference to Sri Lanka, Policies of price,

Research, Land, Credit, Irrigation and Insurance, Improving food and

nutrition security, Increasing Competitiveness, Increasing Investments,

Export and Marketing development, and Institutional and Management


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Reforms, Analytical tools for agricultural policies, New economic order, IPR

and International trade policies, Sustainability of Development.

EC 2102 Principles of Resource Management (02)

Classification of resources, Theories of welfare economics, Economic

theories of management of different types of natural resources, Conservation

of resources vs. protection, Environmental degradation and resource use,

Technical and allocative efficiency of resource use, Strategies to concerve the

resources and to minimize the environmental degradation. Principles of

intertemporal allocation of resources, Carbon, water and energy foot print.

EC 2103 Agricultural Finance (02)

Theory of Financial Management, Time Value of Money, Inflation, interest

rates, real growth, and real prices, Compounding, annuities, amortization,

capital recovery charge, capitalization, future value of an annuity, sinking

funds, and growth in capital flow , Investments, Net Present Value (NPV)

budgets, Capital Recovery Charge (CRC) and annual budgets, Discount rates,

Internal Rate of Return (IRR), and land net present value, Leverage,

Liquidity, Risk management and insurance, Farm Records System, Financing

institutions in Sri Lanka, Problems and prospects of financing agribusiness

EC 2104 Consumer Behaviour (02)

Introduction to Consumer Behavior (Policy, consumerism and ethics),

Internal Influences on Consumer Behavior (Motivation and Involvement,

Personality, Self-Image, and Life Style, Consumer Perception, Consumer

Learning, Consumer Attitude Formation and Change, Communication and

Consumer Behavior), External Influences on Consumer Behavior (Influences

of Culture on Consumer Behavior, Subcultures and Consumer Behavior,

Social Class and Consumer Behavior, Reference Groups and Family,

Consumer Influence and the Diffusion of Innovations), Consumer Decision

Making (Consumer Decision Making-Process, Consumer Decision Making-

Outcomes )

EC 2105 Environmental Economics (3: 45+00PT) Natural resource economics, the fundamental balance, terminologies, Cost-

benefit analysis. Biological valuation, Environmental economic analysis-

impact, cost-effectiveness, benefit-cost, risk. Case studies. Environmental

policy, modeling Pollution,


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EC 2201 Agribusiness Management (3: 30T+30P)

Introduction to farm business management, Theories of farm management,

Managerial decision making, Gross margin analysis, Financial statement

analysis, Financial intermediation in agriculture, Management control system,

Budgeting Techniques and General procedures, Measuring Risk and Returns,

Cost Accounting, Linear and non linear programming techniques in farm and

business planning.

EC 2202 Economic statistics (02)

Nature of economic data series, Time series data sets, Decomposition of time

series data sets in to components, Forecasting methods, Business forecasting,

Periodogram analysis, Development and uses of index numbers, Engle’s low,

Box Jenkin approach, Practical work based on different time series economic

data sets.

EC 2203 Book Keeping and Accountancy (03)

Introduction to Bookkeeping (Bookkeeping Goals and Values, The

Bookkeeping Mindset, The History of Bookkeeping, Computers and

Bookkeeping Personnel, A Day in the Life of a Bookkeeping, A Glossary of

Accounting and Bookkeeping Documents) Fundamental Bookkeeping

Practices (The Purpose of Bookkeeping, The Balance Sheet, The Income

Statement, Analyzing Transactions, Steps in The Bookkeeping Process, The

Journal and the Ledger, Preparation of Financial Statements) The Accounting

Cycle (Adjusting Entries, Income Statement, Balance Sheet, Preparation of

Closing Entries, Revisiting the Accounting Cycle, Post Closing Entries and

Trial Balance,Practicing the Steps in the Accounting Cycle, Buying

Merchandise Inventory, Selling Merchandise Inventory,Preparing Financial

Statements for a Merchandise Company, Subsidiary Ledgers and Special

Journals, Using the Special Journals, Payroll and Taxes, Dealing with Cash,

The Statement of Cash Flows, Accounting for Partnerships, Closing the

Books, Farm inventory and control of inventories

EC 3101 Principles of Communication and Knowledge Dissemination (2:

30T+00P)

Introduction, Definitions, Needs of communication, Nature of

communication, Communication models, The two way communication

process, Communication Barriers, Communication in agriculture,

Communication skills, Level of Communication, Communication and

Diffusion, Elements of Diffusion, The innovation decision process, Perceived

Attributes of an Innovation, Rate of Adoption, Innovation Decisions,


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Consequences of Innovation, Adopter Categories, Opinion leaderships, The

Change agent, Communication channels, Adoption index, Change

management and attitudes change, Barriers to change.

EC 3102 Project Management (02)

Introduction to the project planning and management cycle, Project

management process and strategic context of projects, Project planning and

management cycle, Feasibility analysis and Appraisal of projects,

Organizational design for project management, Project planning and

management information system, Project monitoring, Evaluation and control,

Interpersonal dynamics in the management of projects and the cultural

elements, New prospects of projects planning and management.

EC 3103 Marketing Management (02)

Introduction, Evolution of marketing, Production approach, Product

approach, Sales approach, Market approach, Societal marketing approach,

Understanding the market place and customer needs, Marketing mix – 7 Ps,

Understanding customers, Cultural factors, Social factors, Psychological

influences on consumer behaviour, Consumer decision making, Stimulus

response model, Theory of Planned behaviour model, Buyer decision process,

Customer driven marketing, Strategic marketing, International marketing,

Globalization, Online marketing (B to B, B to C, E-commerce).

EC 3104 International Trade (02)

Evolution of international trade, International and inter regional trade,

Classical theories of international trade, Neo-classical theories of

international trade, Institutional framework of international trade, Models and

measurements of performance of international trade, Process and practice of

international trade, Global and regional agreements of international trade,

Problems and prospects of Sri Lankan Agricultural trade in the present

context.

EC 3105 Entrepreneurship (02)

The Nature and Importance of Entrepreneurs, Definition of Entrepreneur, The

Entrepreneurial Decision Process, Intrapreneurship, Ethics and Social

Responsibility of Entrepreneurs, The Entrepreneurial and Intrapreneurial

Mind, The Individual Entrepreneur, International Entrepreneurship

Opportunities, Legal Issues for the Intrepreneurs, The Business Plan:

Creating and Starting the Venture, The Marketing Plan, The Financial Plan,

The Organizational Plan, Sources of Capital, Informal Risk Capital and


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Venture Capital, Preparing for the New Venture Launch: Early Management

Decisions

EC 3106 Business Management and Entrepreneurship (2: 30T+00P) Introduction to Management, Manager as Leader, Management Functions and

Decision Making, Planning and Organizing, Implementing and Controlling,

Human Resource Planning, Employee and Organizational Development,

Organizational Communication, Definition of entrepreneurship, business plan

outline, business model, attracting stakeholders.

EC 3107 Eco-tourism (2: 15T+30P) What is eco tourism, Current issues in eco tourism, Global environmental

travel, ecotourism travel plan development, agro tourism.

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Students during a PRA training sesson at the Dept.of Agric.Economics and

Extension

EC 3108 Human Resources Management (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction to HRM (HRM function in Organization, Leadership,

Management style and team work, Decision making) Strategic HRM (Role of

HRM function for strategic formulation, Competence of HR Manger,

Acquiring Human Resources (HR planning recruitment and placing),

Developing Human Resources (Motivation, Training, Employee development

and career management), Performance Management (Job Evaluation,

Assessing work, performances appraisal, managing employee Benefit),

Managing Internal and External Environment (Legal Environment and

employee Relation, working condition, Health and safety), Counseling.

EC 3201 Social Science Research Methods (2: 15T+45F)

Definitions, Social science research process, Social science research ethics,

Variable and measurements, Research designs, Preparation of research

proposals, Hypothesis development and testing, Types of data, Different

methods of data collection, Questionnaires and schedules, Sampling

techniques, Parametric and non-parametric statistical tools for social science

research, Preparation of research reports, Presentation skills, Field surveys.


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EC 3202 Agricultural Extension (2: 15T+30P) Introduction (Origin of extension, Definitions, Extension process, Need of

extension, Agricultural Supporting Services, Extension Organization, Level

of extension) Historical development of extension system in Sri Lanka,

Principles of Agricultural Extension (Philosophy, Function, Scope, Principle,

Extension process, Objectives of Agricultural Extension, Extension

fundamentals, Basics of Effective Extension) Agricultural Growth Potential

Areas, Task of Agricultural Extension, Extension agent in rural community

and role of extension agent, Extension education (Extension teaching learning

process, Formal and Non-formal education, Extension teaching methods,

Teaching aids), Extension approaches (The scheme approach, The

commodity approach, The technical change approach, Target category

approach, The functional group approach, The farm group approach, The cost

sharing approach, The institutional approach, The project approach, The

farmer field approach) Programme planning and evaluation, Extension

administration and operation system in Sri Lanka.

EC 3203 Project Planning and Management (2: 30T+00P)








EC 3204 Environmental Impact Assessment and Valuation Techniques

(2:30T+00P)

Identifying and screening of environmental impacts of development projects,

Methods of quantification and valuation of environmental and social impacts

of development projects, Application of valuation techniques, Case studies of

EIAs and IEA and SEIAs, Guidelines of environmental and social impact

assessments.

EC 3205 Food Policy and Legislations (02)

Ethics and social responsibility of food processing and marketing, Marketing

strategies, Food Act and amendments, International trade policies of food and

agricultural commodities, International standards of food processing, trade

and marketing, International trade agreements and food trade, Case studies.


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EC 3206 Organizational Management (02)

Fundamentals and evolution of the subject, Models of organizational

behaviour, Perceptions, attitudes, Personality, motivation, leadership,

Organizational communication, Stress management, Conflict management,

Group formation and development, Organizational culture, Case studies.

EC4100 Industrial Training (2: 8 Weeks)

EC 4101 Human Resource Development (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction to HRM (HRM function in Organization, Leadership,

Management style and team work, Decision making) Strategic HRM (Role of

HRM function for strategic formulation, Competence of HR Manger,

Acquiring Human Resources (HR planning recruitment and placing),

Developing Human Resources (Motivation, Training, Employee development

and career management), Performance Management (Job Evaluation,

Assessing work, performances appraisal, managing employee Benefit),

Managing Internal and External Environment (Legal Environment and

employee Relation, working condition, Health and safety), Counseling.

EC 4102 Natural Resource Management (2: 30T+00P)

Nature and scope of production relations, Concepts of production functions,

Optimal product and input combinations, Market economic systems, Market

failure, Concepts of welfare economic, Property right, Public goods and

Common property resources, Economics of renewable resources, Fisheries,

Forest, Water resources, Non-renewable resources, Land and Labour

management, Strategies to control resource overuse and pollution.

EC 4103 Agricultural Marketing (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction, Evolution of marketing, Production approach, Product

approach, Sales approach, Market approach, Societal marketing approach,

Understanding the market place and customer needs, Marketing mix – 7 Ps,

Understanding customers, Cultural factors, Social factors, Psychological

influences on consumer behaviour, Consumer decision making, Stimulus

response model, Theory of Planned behaviour model, Buyer decision process,

Customer driven marketing, Strategic marketing, International marketing,

Globalization, Online marketing (B to B, B to C, E-commerce).

EC 4104 Project Management (2: 30T+00P)




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EC 4105 Fisheries Economics and Management (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction to fisheries and aquaculture sector (Aquaculture and capture

fishery, Fresh water, brackish water, and marine fishery, Reservoir fishery,

Possible aquatic species, Fishing crafts and gears, Introduction to Fisheries

Economics (Basic bio – economic model, Open access fishery, (MSY, MEY,

OAE), Fishing vessel economics, Yield and stock effect of fishing, Fisheries

management (Growth of fish stock, Catch and effort management, Catch

control-taxation. License, TAC), Post harvest technology (Post harvest

techniques, Marketing), Socio – economic issues in fisheries (Risk,

Vulnerability, Access to capital, Fisheries governance), Future of the fishery

(Fish based farming systems, Issues, prospects, and challenges).

EC4106 Participatory Rural Appraisal (2:15T+30P)

EC4200 Research Project (24 Weeks)

3.6 Courses Offered by the Deparmrnt. of Agricultural

Engineering

EN 1101 Farm Power and Mechanization (2: 15T+45F)

Indigenous Farm Technology, Tractors, Prime movers and Transmission of

power, Appropriate Mechanization, Basic Engineering Mechanics-Statics.

EN 1102 Applied Hydrology and Climatology (3: 30T+30P) Hydrological cycle, components in hydrological cycle, Soil water

relationships, Plant water relationships, Water movement in the soil, Water

requirements of crops.

EN 1201 Agro-Meteorology and Applied Hydrology (2: 15T+45F)

Precipitation, Occurrence and Causes, Measurement of rainfall, Interpretation

of Rain-gauge data, Graphical Representation of Rainfall, Infiltration, Factors

affecting for runoff, Estimation of runoff, Hydrograph, Unit hydrograph ,

Practical usage of hydrograph , Hydrological cycle, Clouds formation, Clouds

classification.


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EN 1202 Virtual Water and Water Foot Print (2: 15T+30P) Issues on virtual water; virtual water footprints, virtual water cycle and

calculator, virtual water in food production and trade, virtual food

consumption; food storage as reservoirs of virtual water, passage from real to

virtual water, Virtual water value, Concept of marginal virtual production

site, principles in assessing virtual water, applications and features of virtual

water, computing virtual water trade at global level, applying the principle of

marginal gain in estimating virtual water, virtual water imports generates real

water savings, virtual water trade generates global real water savings, food

storage generates real water savings, high value of virtual water of sea

products, impacts of diet changes on water requirements, historical decline of

water needs for food.

EN 1203 Renewable Energy I (2: 15T+30P) Concept of Energy, Units and Measurement, Types of energy, Energy and

Power, Energy demand, History of fossil fuels, Sources of Energy, Solar,

wind, biomass, animal, human.

EN 1204 Climate Change and Carbon Balancing (3: 15T+60P) Weather, climate, factors affecting for climate change, greenhouse gases,

greenhouse effect, Impact of climate change on natural resources. Ecological

footprint, Life Cycle Assessment (LCA), carbon footprint of products,

persons, feature of carbon offsets, carbon credits, carbon trading.

EN 2101 Post Harvest Technology (2: 15T+45F) Post harvest systems, Loss and damage, Physical characteristics of food

materials, Mechanism of heat transfer, Temperature measuring devices, Food

dehydration & drying, Refrigeration, Controlled atmosphere storage,

Modified atmosphere storage, Packaging.

EN 2102 Engineering Drawing (00: 00T+30P) Introduction to engineering

drawing, Geometrical constructions, Orthographic drawing, Isometric

drawing, Sectioning

EN 2103 Machinery Principles and Power Units (2: 15T+30P)

Different types of engines and their working principles, Systems in engines;

Power transmission by gears, belts, fluids, etc.


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EN 2104 Renewable Energy II (3: 30T+30P) Energy in water, Power contained in Static and flowing water, Components

in a hydropower system, Energy assessment, Site assessment; configuration,

sizing, installation and maintenance issues of a micro hydropower system,

economic evaluation. Tidal waves Energy, Nuclear energy, Fuel cells and

Hybrid technologies.

EN 2105 Biomass Energy Technology (2: 15T+30P) Biomass classification, Biomass characteristics, Biomass production

techniques, Harvesting of biomass, Biomass processing for rural use, Energy

efficiency biomass burner, Gasifier and its process, Producer gas, Bio-ethanol

production, bio-diesel production, Electricity generation from biomass.

EN 2106 Energy Analysis and Budgeting (2: 15T+30P) Energy flows and suppliers, Energy basics (Units, measurements, etc), Global

and Domestic energy demand, Energy inputs and Outputs in Agricultural

Products, Energy sources, Energy flow in production process, Energy

auditing, Energy conservation.

EN 2201 Machinery Systems Engineering (2: 15T+45F)

Soil dynamics for tillage, Farm Production Engineering, Machinery for land

preparation, Primary tillage implements, Secondary tillage implements,

Sowing and planting machines, Plant protection machines, Fertilizer

distributors, Harvesters and threshers, Water lifting Devices, Agricultural

Soil Mechanics, Traction mechanics, Testing and Evaluation of Agricultural

Machinery.

EN 2202 Applied Green Technologies in Agriculture (2: 15T+45F)

Concepts of green technology, Application of green technology to agriculture

towards sustainability, Concepts of sustainability, Green technology and

rural environmental concerns, Inputs in agriculture, selection of technology,

Energy basis, solar energy, Wind energy, Bio mass energy, Hydro power

energy, Geo-thermal energy, Tidal/wave energy, etc; Environmental pollution

and agriculture, Impacts of wastes, Classification of wastes, Properties of

agricultural wastes, Effect of agricultural wastes on natural resources, Effect

of agricultural wastes on environmental pollution, Objectives of agricultural

waste management(AWMS), Planning of AWMS, Different methods of

organic waste management, Composting technology, Biogas technology, etc.

Impacts of green technologies.


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EN 2203 Water Resource Management (2: 15T+30P) Surface and ground water resources, Wetland conservation, Runoff routing,

Design and construction of a minor irrigation tank, Dam construction,

Spillways and spillway design, Hydrology of a farm reservoir, Ground water

estimation, Different wells and construction.

EN 2204 Biogas technology (2: 15T+30P) Importance of biogas production, Biological process involved in Anaerobic

digestion, Suitable raw materials, factors affecting for biogas production,

Uses of biogas, uses of digested material, Designing of small biogas

digesters, Construction of a digester, Industrial level biogas plants for

electricity generation.

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EN 2205 Sustainable Solid Waste Management (2: 15T+30P) Wastes, Classification, Waste generation and composition, Properties of

wastes, Basic requirements of waste management, 3R concept, Waste

management techniques, Waste collection, Sorting, Concepts of sustainable

waste management, Development of Integrated Sustainable Waste

Management System.

EN 2206 Ergonomics (2: 15T+30P) Definition, The application of ergonomic principles, Development in

Ergonomics, Ergonomic Model, The Nature of Basic Human Factors involve

in performing the task, Anthropometry, Application of Anthropometric Data

Design Consideration, Main body types, Body measurement categories, Use

of Anthropometric Data, Body motions, Terms used in Body movement,

Body Movement Classification, Energy Expenditure in Physical Activities,

Working posture, Work-Space Layout, Operator Exposure to Environmental

Factors, Thermal Comfort in Operator Enclosures.

EN 2207 Phytoremediation (2: 15T+30P) Introduction, Overview of Phytoremediation, Technical Considerations,

Economic Considerations, Regulatory Considerations, Ecosystem


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Restoration, Evaluation of Phytoremediation Technologies

(Phytoextraction,Rhizofiltration, Phytostabilization, Rhizodegradation,

Phytodegradation, Phytovolatilization, Hydraulic Control, Vegetative

Cover Systems, Riparian Corridors/Buffer Strips), Phytoremediation System

Selection and Design Considerations; Remedial Objectives, Treatability, and

Evaluation; Introduction to onsite wastewater treatment systems.

EN 2208 Precision Agricultural Technology (2: 15T+30P) Guidelines for adopting precision Agricultural practices, Management of

information relevant to Precision Agriculture: Basic, strategies and tools,

Potential application of remote sensing, Collection of crop, field data and

mapping, Procedure for accurate yield mapping, Yield map interpretation,

Data layer smoothing and interpolation in yield mapping and interpretation,

Mapping of land and crop information using GIS techniques, Variable Rate

Technology (VRT) in precision Agriculture, Site specific management

strategies used in precision agriculture, Adoption and economics of precision

agriculture technologies, Site specific management of crop and land

parameters, Techniques for conducting field scale research with precision

agriculture tools.

EN 2209 Water Quality and Purification (2: 15T+30P) What is water quality?, Water quality for agriculture, Water quality for

industry, Water quality for drinking, Water purification technologies for

drinking and other purposes

EN 3101 Irrigation and Water Resource Engineering (3: 30T+45F)

Water movements in conduits, Bernullie Theory, Venturi meter, Orifice

meter, Open channel flow, Hydraulics and fluid mechanics, Measurements of

water flows, Current meter, Weirs, Flumes, Tracer method adopted in flow

measurements, surface and ground water resources, Soil waster movements

under saturated and unsaturated conditions, Darcy’s law, Hydraulic

conductivity, Permeability, Ground Water Availability, Ground Water

Movements, aquifers, Quality of Ground Water, Ground Water Pollution.

Soil water relationships in relation to the irrigation, Soil moisture constants,

Determination of soil moisture,Water requirements of crops, Estimation of

ET, Irrigation scheduling, Irrigation systems, Problems related with

irrigation, Surface irrigation methods, Uncontrolled flooding, Border, Check

basin and Furrow irrigation, Sub surface irrigation, Sprinkler irrigation, Drip

irrigation, Water quality for agriculture, Drainage, factors affecting water

logging, Drain design, Determination of drain spacing, Drainage methods.


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EN 3102 Ergonomics (2: 30T+00P)

Definition, The application of ergonomic principles, Development in

Ergonomics, Ergonomic Model, The Nature of Basic Human Factors involve

in performing the task, Ergonomic Research, Parts of Ergonomic Research,

Anthropometry, Application of Anthropometric Data Design Consideration,

Main body types, Body measurement categories, Use of Anthropometric

Data, Body motions, Terms used in Body movement, Body Movement

Classification, Energy Expenditure in Physical Activities, Working posture,

Seat designing for tractor, Seat Design parameters, Controls of the machine,

Typical tractor seat position, Controls relative to the seat, Work-Space

Layout, Operator Exposure to Environmental Factors, Thermal Comfort in

Operator Enclosures, Noise and Vibration in Off-Road Vehicles, Roll-Over

Protection, Accidents and safety in agriculture, Types of Accidents, Factors

causing accidents.

EN 3103 GIS and RS (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to GIS, Maps and Spatial Data Management, Spatial data,

characteristics and models, spatial data analyses in GIS, Concepts of Remote

sensing, Sensors and Platforms, Interpretation of Satellite Images and Air

Photos, Applications of Remote Sensing.

EN 3104 Post Harvest Technology (2: 15T+30P)

Post harvest systems, Methodology of loss assessment and estimation,

Village level practices, Preservation and processing of selected crops (drying

and dehydration, refrigeration and freezing), Psychometry, Storage,

Packaging, Post harvest systems for grains, Post harvest systems for fruit and

vegetables, Post harvest engineering and Processing of Spices: Cinnamon,

Citronella, Distillation technologies for Essential oils. Mathematical

principles and application in food processing, Material and Energy balances,

Heat transfer, Thermal process calculation, Emerging technologies in food

processing, Process control in food processing, Separation, Mixing

emulsification and size reduction in food processing.

EN 3105 Integrated Water Resource Management (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to IWRM, Important of IWRM, Water management principles,

Water users, Process of implementing IWRM, Policy and legal frame work,

Institutions frame work, Practical management instruments, Water supply and

sanitation.


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EN 3201 Field Practices in Agricultural Engineering (2: 90F) Farm machinery performance, Machine capacity, Field efficiency, Tractor

performance test, Calibration of plant protection equipment,Usage of work

shop tools and welding process demonstration, Identification of farm

implement, Evaluation of power operated water pumps, Measurement of soil

parameters that related with irrigation and land preparation, Aggregate

analysis, True density, Bulk density and Porosity, Field capacity, Water

infiltration method, Atterberg limit, Permeability co-efficient, Standard

Proctor compaction test, Measurement of soil moisture and development of

soil moisture calibration curves.

EN 3202 Training in Agricultural Machinery (0:00T+45F)

Maintenance and repair of farm implements, Training in two wheel tractor

and two wheel tractor attached farm implements.

EN 3203 Surveying and Leveling (0: 15T+60P)

Introduction to surveying and leveling, Surveying methods; Chain Surveying,

Plane table surveying (Radiation & Intersection), Leveling; Contouring &

Profile leveling

EN 3204 Ecological Sanitation (2: 15T+30P) What is ecological sanitation? Sanitizing human excreta, Design and

management features, recycling the nutrients, Grey water and management;

Planning, promotion and support; Future development.

EN 3205 Composting technology (2: 15T+30P) What is composting? Advantages and limitations, Raw materials, Essential

requirements, Different technologies, Selection criteria, Quality of compost,

How to use compost.

EN4100 Industrial Training (6: Weeks)

EN 4101 Advanced Climatology and Reservoir Hydrology (2: 15T+45F)

History of the climate classification, Agro-Climate classification, Sources of

water and Availability of water, Wetland conservation and River Basin

Management, Climate change and their impacts of Agriculture, Hydrology of

a farm reservoir.


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EN 4102 Advanced Machinery and Processing Engineering (4: 30T+90F)

Mathematical principles and application in food processing, Material and

Energy balances, Heat transfer, Thermal process calculation, Emerging

technologies in food processing, Process control in food processing,

Separation, Mixing emulsification and size reduction in food processing,

Engine performance maps, Two wheel tractor for wetland farming,

Machinery for, lowland rice cultivation, Harvesters and Threshers (Grain,

Forage crops, Root crops, Fruit and vegetable crops, Tropical crops (Sugar

cane, Cotton, Ground nut, Coffee), Farm water systems, Grain conveyance

systems, Production of coir yarn (Dry milling and wet milling), Testing and

evaluation of farm machinery, Precision farming.

EN 4103 Computer Aided Drawing and Computer Programming

(2:00T+60P)

Geometrical constructions, Orthographic projection, Sectioning, Isometric

drawing, Screw threads, Helices and Fasteners, Computer Aided Drawing

(CAD) (Auto CAD and Solid Works), Three dimensional modeling,

Introduction to programming languages, Introduction to variable types,

Introduce programming environment in Visual Basic, Defining, Declaring,

Initializing variables in Visual Basic, Sub programmes in Visual Basic,

Control constructors in Visual Basic, Debugging a programme, Error

handling in Visual Basic.

EN 4104 GIS and Remote Sensing (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to GIS, Maps and Spatial Data Management, Spatial data,

characteristics and models, Spatial data analyses in GIS, Concepts of Remote

sensing, Sensors and Platforms, Interpretation of Satellite Images and Air

Photos, Applications of Remote Sensing.

EN 4105 Precision Agricultural Technology (2: 30T+00P) Guidelines for adopting precision Agricultural practices, Management of

information relevant to Precision Agriculture: Basic, strategies and tools,

Potential application of remote sensing, Collection of crop, field data and

mapping, Procedure for accurate yield mapping, Yield map interpretation,

Data layer smoothing and interpolation in yield mapping and interpretation,

Mapping of land and crop information using GIS techniques, Variable Rate

Technology (VRT) in precision Agriculture, Site specific management

strategies used in precision agriculture, Adoption and economics of precision

agriculture technologies, Site specific management of crop and land


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parameters, Techniques for conducting field scale research with precision

agriculture tools.

EN 4106 Electronics and Instrumentation in Agriculture (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction to General Electronic Instruments and Devices, Static and

Dynamic Performance of Instruments, Diodes Applications and Power

Supply, Potentiometer Circuit and the Whetstone Bridge, Transistors and

Amplifiers, Applications of OP AMP Digital Techniques in Instrumentation,

Measurement Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration, Measurement

Temperature, Moisture, Humidity and Radiation, Measurement of Force and

Torque, Measurement of Flow and Pressure, Measurement of Vibration and

Noise, Recording Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing.

EN 4107 Non Destructive Measurements (2:15T+30P)

Fundamentals of non destructive detection, Non invasive detectors and

transducers, Basic Principles of Near Infrared Spectroscopy, NIRS and its

early history, The Advantages and Disadvantages of NIRS, NIR instruments,

Instrument durability, Spectral quality, Useful Statistics for Evaluating NIRS

Calibrations, Discriminate Analysis, Distribution of differences between

NIRS and reference data, Data handling, Mathematical pretreatment, Scatter

correction, Calibration model development and evaluation, Outlier detection,

Special graphics, Basic Steps in Calibration, Reference methods and their

error, Assembly of samples, Preparation of samples for scanning, Scanning of

samples, Reference analysis, Calibration development, Verifying accuracy

and reproducibility, Calibration transferability, How to Improve a

Calibration. NIRS in Feed Industry, Flour Milling, Forage Analysis, Grain

Handling, Manure Analysis, Plant Breeding, Precision Agriculture fruit and

vegetable quality grading

EN4200 Research Project (24 Weeks)

3.7 Coures Offered by the Deparment. of Food Science

and Technology

FS 1101 Introductory Food Chemistry and Biochemistry (3: 30T+30P)

The water molecule, Physical properties of Water and Ice, Water activity and

relative vapor pressure, Moisture sorption isotherms, Structures and chemical


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reactions of Monosaccharides, Disaccharides, Oligosaccharides and

Polysaccharides, Introduction to lipids, Nomenclature of fatty acids,

Classification of food lipids, Physical and chemical properties of lipids,

Introduction to proteins, Structure and physicochemical properties of amino

acids, Protein structure, Protein denaturation, Functional and nutritional

properties of proteins, Introduction to vitamins, Bio-availability of vitamins,

Water-soluble vitamins, Fat-soluble vitamins, Optimization of vitamin

retention, Principles of mineral chemistry, Nutritional aspects of minerals,

Mineral composition of foods, Chemical and functional properties of

minerals in foods, Introduction to enzymes, Enzyme nomenclature, Rates of

enzyme catalyzed reactions.

FS 2201 Food and Nutrition (3: 30T+30P)

Functions of Food, Fate of ingested aliments, Introduction to metabolism

Carbohydrate metabolism, Lipid metabolism, and Protein metabolism,

Integration of metabolic cycle, Endocrine regulation, Diseases and disorders

with a nutritional component.

FS 3101 Food Preservation and Processing Technology (2: 15T+30P) Introduction of food spoilage, Methods of food preservation, Preservation of

fruits, Vegetables, Dairy products meat, Fish etc., Food storage and losses,

Food processing at ambient temperature, Processing by application and

removal of heat, Post processing operations, (coating, packaging, filling and

sealing).


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Students during a Food Science practical session

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FS 3102 Fermentation Biotechnology (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to food biotechnology, Brewing and fermentation of foods and

beverages, Enzymatic and microbial production of sweeteners, Flavors and

colors, Food proteins and proteases, Lipases, Emulsifiers, Stabilizer and

flavors, Enzyme infusion technology, Application of molecular biological

methods, To improve quality of foods, Biotechnological methods in food

analysis and quality control, Consumer knowledge and concern on

biotechnology products, molecular farming.

FS 3103 Organic Food Production and Preservation (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to Food Science and Preservation, Food losses, Organic Food

Production Techniques, Consumer demands for organic foods, Food

Preservation by removal of Heat, Food Preservation by application of heat,

Postharvest Technology, Organic Food Preservatives, Green Food Packaging,

Green techniques used in Food Preservation and Processing.

FS4100 Industrial Training (2: 8

FS 4101 Food Microbiology and Safety (2: 30T+00P) History of microorganisms in foods, Role and significance of microorganisms

in foods, Intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of food that affect microbial

growth, Determination of microorganisms and/or their products in foods,

Properties of psychrotrophs, thermophiles and radiation-resistant bacteria,

Molecular Biotechnology of microorganisms in foods, Fermentation and

fermented foods, Indicator organisms of food safety and quality.

FS 4102 Food Chemistry and Analysis (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction to Food Chemistry, Societal role of food chemists, Properties of

water and ice, Water activity, Moisture sorption isotherms, Monosaccharides

and monosaccharide reactions, Non-enzymatic browning, Polysaccharides

and polysaccharide reactions, Gelatinization of starch, Nomenclature,

Physical aspects and chemical aspects of lipids, Lipolysis, autooxidation and

thermal decomposition of lipids, Effect of processing, cooking and storage

environment on proteins, Pigments, Food flavours, Food Enzymes, Food

additives, Introduction to Food Analysis, Sampling techniques used in food

analysis, Chemical analytical methods for carbohydrates, Lipids and Proteins

in food, Instrumental analytical methods; Colourimetry, Chromatography,

Spectroscopy, Spectrophotometry, Flame photometry, Refractometry and

Polarimetry, Enzymatic methods used in food analysis, Interpretation and


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presentation of analytical results, Analysis of additives and contaminants in

foods.

FS 4103 Food Process Engineering (1: 15T+00P)

Physical characteristics of food materials, Units and dimensions, Material and

energy balance, Fluid flow, Heat transfer, Water activity, Size reduction,

Mechanical separations, Heat Processing Techniques, Psychrometry,

Evaporation and concentration, Extrusion cooking, Microwave technology,

Refrigeration and freezing systems, Food dehydration and drying equipments,

Modified Atmosphere (MA) and Controlled Atmosphere (CA) Storage

Techniques.

FS 4104 Human Nutrition (1: 15T+00P)

Functions of food, Dietary requirements, Absorption, digestion, transport and

excretion of nutrients, Protein homeostasis, Energy balance and weight

control, Nutrition during pregnancy and lactation, Nutrition from infancy to

adolescence, Nutrition and ageing, Nutritional deficiency disorders, Eating

disorders, Other disorders with a nutritional component, Nutrition health and

national development.

FS 4105 Cereal Chemistry and Bakery Product Technology (2: 30T+00P)

Introduction, Role of raw materials in bakery industry, Quality control of raw

materials for bakery products, Bread, Buns, Cakes and Pastry manufacturing

processes, Maintenance of GMP in a bakery, Problems associated with

bakery products.

FS 4106 Sanitation and Food Quality Control (1: 15T+00P)

Introduction to sanitation and quality control, Good manufacturing practices

(GMP), Hygienic design principles of food plants, Cleaning compounds and

sanitizers used in food plants, CIP and COP cleaning techniques, Application

of HACCP systems in the food industry, ISO quality management systems in

food industry

FS4200: Research Study (6: 24 Weeks)

3.8 Inter Departmental Courses

ID 1101 Environment and Pollution (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to GT, Definition, principles background and scope of

environmental science, Understanding of environment and measurements,


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Environmental Science and technology, Media and people, decision making

and applications of Environmental Science. Environmental ethics, Global and

national environmental issues, Human impact on environment and its

consequences

ID 1102 Atmospheric Pollution and Prevention (2: 15T+30P) Air Quality standards, Emission standards, Criteria pollutants, Air pollution

and meteorology, Atmospheric stability, Atmospheric dispersion, A line-

source dispersion model, Area-source models, Indoor air quality, Indoor air

quality model, Emission control, Emission controls for vehicles.

ID 1103 Natural Resources of Sri Lanka (2: 15T+30P) Population, Economic development and trends, land resources, Water

resources, Energy resources, Mineral resources, Forest resources, Coastal and

marine resources, Inland aquatic resources, Biological diversity, towards

sustainable development.

ID 2101 Introductory Green Chemistry (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to chemistry, Organic chemistry, Biological molecules

(Isomerism, proteins, polysaccharides, nucleic acid, etc.), Microbial

metabolism, Water quality chemistry (Oxygen demand, BOD, COD, Acidity,

Alkalinity, Hardness, Chemical characteristics of freshwater, Chemistry and

Environmental remediation.

ID 2102 Basic concepts of Quality and Productivity (2: 15T+30P) Total quality management productivity indicators, cooperate culture for

quality and productivity improvement, KAIZAN and continuous

improvement.

ID 2103 Electronics and Instrumentation (2: 15T+30P) Introduction to General Electronic Instruments and Devices, Static and

Dynamic Performance of Instruments, Diodes Applications and Power

Supply, Potentiometer Circuit and the Whetstone Bridge, Transistors and

Amplifiers, Applications of OP AMP, Digital Techniques in Instrumentation,

Measurement Displacement, Velocity and Acceleration, Measurement

Temperature, Moisture, Humidity and Radiation, Measurement of Force and

Torque, Measurement of Flow and Pressure, Measurement of Vibration and

Noise, Recording Instruments, Data Acquisition and Processing.


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ID2104 Spiritual Development (2:0T+60P)

An introduction to spiritual development, yoga and physical excersises,

mental excersises, relaxation excersises, human aura and kundlini energy,

practical youga

ID 2201 Green Buildings Designing (3: 15T+30P) What is green building?, architecture of green building, planning and

management of green building,

ID 2202 Cleaner Production (2: 15T+30P) What is cleaner production, Importance of cleaner production, Steps of

cleaner production, Flow chart, Material balances, Energy balances, Cost

assignments, Review process, Generating cleaner production opportunities,

Selection of Workable opportunities, Implementing cleaner production,

Monitoring and evaluation, Sustain cleaner production, Limitations and

opportunities, A case study.

ID 3101 Wastewater treatment (2: 15T+30P) Problem of wastewater, Sources, Properties of wastewater (physical,

chemical, biological, etc), different treatment technologies (Physical,

Chemical, Biological including Phytoremediation), Wastewater sampling and

analysis.

ID 3201 Quality management tools and problem solving (2: 15T+30P) Process Decision program charts, Matrix data analysis and problem solving

processes.

ID 3202 Life Cycle Assessment (2: 15T+30P) What is life cycle assessment? Benefit of Life cycle approach, Limitations,

Structure of Life cycle assessment, Life cycle inventory, Life cycle inventory

models, A case study.

ID 3203 Indigenous Knowledge Systems (2: 30T+00P) Indigenous technology and knowledge on environment and natural resource

management and conservation.

ID 3204 Green Productivity (2: 15T+30P) Sustainable development, tools and techniques of GP methodology, Green

Productivity Strategic plan, Green supply chain and productivity.


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ID 3205 Building Wiring and Air Condition (2: 15T+30P)

Basics of electricity, conductors, safety devices, insulators, two phase and

three phase wiring, Principles of air condition, criteria for air condition,

layout.

ID 3206 Environmental Evaluation (2: 15T+30P) Environmental tools, Initial environmental evaluation, Concept of

Environmental impact assessment.

ID 4101 Disasters and Green Solutions (2: 15T+30P)

Introduction to disasters (natural, manmade, water related), impact of

disasters on community/culture, Economics of disasters, Pre disaster

preparedness and vulnerability reductions, Post disaster response relief and

rehabilitation, disaster mitigation and long term developments, Information

technology in disaster planning.

ID 4102 Innovation and Technology Transfer (2: 15T+30P)

Importance of innovations, sources of innovations and networks, commercial

exploitation of science and technology, new trends in technology

management, importance of bridging network for technology transfer,

importance of intellectual properties and patenting.

3.9 Courses Offered by the Department of Soil Science SS 1201 Introductory Soil Science (3: 30T+30P)

Soil as a renewable natural resource, Importance and functions, Minerals,

Rocks and Weathering, Physical Properties of Soils, Mineralogical and

Chemical Properties of Soils, Biological Properties of Soil, Soil Genesis, Soil

Taxonomy, Soils of Sri Lanka.

SS 2101 Soil-Plant Relations and Nutrient Management (3: 30T+30P)

Soil-plant-water relations, Soil organic matter: plant residue decomposition

and nutrient release, mineralization and immobilization of nutrients, Plant

nutrients and nutrient cycles, Managing soil fertility and plant nutrients: soil

fertility evaluation, inorganic fertilizers, composts and other organic

amendments.


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SS 3101 Land Resource Management (2: 30T+00P)

Land as a natural resource, Use of land for agriculture and forestry, Soil

survey and mapping: interpretation and land use planning, Managing soil

physical fertility: soil erosion and conservation, soil aggregation, Problem

soils and their management: salt-affected soils, acid sulphate soils,

reclamation of saline and other problem soils, Land degradation and

desertification: causes, on site and off site effects.

SS 3102 Land Suitability Evaluation (2: 30T+00P)

Aims, Nature and principles of land evaluation, Land utilization and land use

types, Land suitability and capability, Land suitability classification, Soil

parameters of agricultural significance, Standards of evaluating soil

parameters, Methods and techniques of evaluating soils: drainability tests,

infiltration, compaction, depth, Crop requirements from soils properties

perspective, Crop selection for a land based on soil properties. Limitations

and improvements of land qualities.

SS 4101 Soil Physics (2: 30T+00P)

Soil physical properties: texture and structure of soils, soil densities, particle

size distribution, Soil physical processes: Soil water and air flow, Soil water

potential, Water movement in soils, Solute transport, Wetting and non-

wetting properties of soils, Surface free energy of soils, adhesion vs.

cohesion, tillage and soil structure management, Soil compaction, Importance

of Soil water management, Erosion and sediment control, Water shortages &

conservation, Monitoring and maintaining Soil Moisture.

SS 4102 Soil Chemistry (2: 30T+00P)

Minerals in soil environments: silicates and non-silicates, clay minerals, origin

of clay minerals, Atomic structure of clay minerals, types of clay minerals,

properties and identification of clay minerals, Acidity and alkalinity, metal

toxicity, chelation and complexation, phase interactions, water quality, soil

solution, precipitation - dissolution reactions, oxidation and reduction

reactions, charge characteristics and surface chemistry, retention of organic

molecules.

SS 4103 Soil Biology and Biochemistry (1: 15T+00P)

Concept of energy flow and functions of ecosystems, Role of soil in the

ecosystem, Components of the soil ecosystem, Microbial life and the soil

ecosystem, Soil food web, chemical composition of soil organic matter,

Decomposition of plant/crop residues and stabilization of organic matter,


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Characterization of SOM, Carbon cycle, Soil management for carbon

sequestration, pools of SOM and introduction to modeling, Nutrient cycling

in forest and agricultural ecosystems: Nitrogen, Phosphorus, Potassium and

Sulfur cycles.

SS 4104 Techniques in Soil Research (1: 15T+00P)

Selection of sampling sites and field data collection, Sampling, Preparation

and storage of soil for research, Techniques in soil and plant analysis:

Elemental composition, extraction of nutrient fractions, Soil organic matter

and biological properties: Total organic matter and fractions, Soil microbial

biomass, Soil respiration, Instruments used in soil analyses: Colorimeter,

Spectrophotometer, Atomic absorption spectrometer, Techniques and

instrumentation in soil physical properties, Use of isotopes in soil research.

Application of GIS and remote sensing in soil research.

SS 4105 Land Use and Environmental Quality (2: 30T+00P)

Soil and the environment: land use and cover change, Greenhouse effect and

global warming: Soils as source of greenhouse gases, Ozone depletion,

Carbon sequestration in soils, Atmospheric pollution: Types of air pollutants

Land use and environmental pollution: Soil and water pollution due to

agricultural activities, Eutrophication, chemical pollution of soil & water,

Landfills in garbage disposal; Remediation of polluted soils, Monitoring,

Assessment and control of air, Water and soil pollution.

SS 4106 Soil Fertility Management (2: 30T+00P)

Concept of soil fertility, Mechanisms of nutrient uptake by plants: Ion

concentration in the soil solution, Mass flow and diffusion, Rhizosphere:

Carbon supply and microbial activity in the rhizosphere, Soil fertility

evaluation: Interpretation of results of soil and plant analysis, Critical nutrient

concentration, Critical nutrient range, Diagnosis and recommendation,

Introduction to tropical soils and major soil groups in Sri Lanka, Wetland rice

growing soils, Nutrient management practices of tropical soils and rice soils.


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4. Evaluation procedure and

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4.1 Examination Regulations/By-Laws Examination regulations for all the degrees approved by the senate of the

University of Ruhuna under section 136 of the universities act no. 16 of 1978

as amended by the universities (amendment) act no. 7 of 1985 are as follows.

These regulations provide the criteria and other conditions relating to

examinations leading to all three degrees. Any interpretations of these

regulations shall be submitted to the Senate and the decision of the Senate

shall be final. These regulations shall be effective for the new entrants for the

academic year 2013/2014 and thereafter.

4.2 Evaluation procedure Courses of all the three undergraduate degrees shall be evaluated on the basis

of different components as tabulated below. Limits of marks to be allocated

for each component are given in Table 4.1

Table 4.1: Limits of Marks in Different Evaluation Components

Component Marks

End Semester Examinations 50% - 80%

Mid Semester Examinations 00% - 25%

Practicals / Field Work / Field Book. Etc 00% - 40%

Assignment / Seminars 00% - 25%

Oral Examinations (End Semester) 00% - 10%

Total 100%

End semester examination is compulsory for each course and should be

conducted according to a prescribed timetable. Mid semester examinations, if

any, also should be conducted within the prescribed period. In addition to the

end semester examination, evaluation of each course shall contain at least one

other component. Students should obtain a minimum of 40 % each for

theory and practical components in the end semester examination to pass

the examinations.

The final year research project shall be evaluated on the basis of proposal

presentation, supervisors’ evaluation reports, final presentation and draft final

report. Limits of the marks for each component are given in Table 4-2. The

results of the research project will be finalized after completion of all the

components.


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Table 4-2: Limits of Marks in Different Evaluation Components in Research

Project

Component Marks

Proposal Presentation 10% - 15%

Supervisors evaluation reports, laboratory / Field

Evaluation etc 25% - 40%

Final Presentation / Oral examination 30% - 40%

Evaluation of final draft report 20% - 30%

Total 100%

Industrial training component of BSc in Agricultural Resource Management

Technology and BSc in Agribusiness Management degree programs will be

evaluated on the basis of attendance, supervisors’ report and final report

submitted by the student.

The industrial training components of BSc in Green Technology degree

program will be evaluated based on final presentation, final report and

monthly progress reports submitted by the student.

4.3 Course coordinators The Coordinator of a course shall be a member of the academic staff of

seniority not less than that of a senior lecturer. Scheme of evaluation of each

course of the semester will be announced at the beginning of the semester by

the lecturer concerned. In the case of common courses (CC) and combined

courses (ID), course coordinator or coordinators shall be appointed by the

Faculty Board.

4.4 Grade and grade point average for courses Grades and Grade points shall be assigned for each course according to the

overall marks obtained for all components for the course. Marks with

respective grades and grade points are shown in Table 4-3.

4.5 Calculation of Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) Semester Grade Point Average (SGPA) is calculated using the following

formula and students will have a grade based on their performance for the

semester (Table 4-4).

i

ii

C

GCSGPA


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Where, Ci is the number of credits for ith

course

Gi is the grade point obtained for the ith

course

Table 4-3: Marks with Respective Grades and Grade Points

Marks (%) (Out of 100) Grade Grade Points Remarks

85 A+ 4.0 Distinction

80 – 84 A 4.0 Excellent

75 – 79 A- 3.7 Very Good

70 – 74 B+ 3.3 Good

65 – 69 B 3.0 Good

60 – 64 B- 2.7 Good

55 – 59 C+ 2.3 Satisfactory

50 – 54 C 2.0 Satisfactory

45 – 49 C- 1.7 Pass

40 – 44 D+ 1.3 Conditional Pass

35 – 39 D 1.0 Conditional Pass

35 > E 0.0 Fail

Table 4-4: SGPA and Respective Grades

SGPA Grade

SGPA 3.70 First Class

3.30 SGPA < 3.70 Second Class Upper Division

3.00 SGPA < 3.30 Second Class Lower Division

2.00 SGPA < 3.00 Pass

SGPA < 2.00 Scholastic Probation if the OGPA is also less

than 2.00

4.6 Calculation of Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) The Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) will be calculated at the end of

each semester using the formula;

ij

iji

C

GCOGPA

Where, Ci is the number of credits for the ith

course in the jth

semester.

Gi is the grade point obtained for the ith

course.

The student should maintain the Overall Grade Point Average (OGPA) at

the level of 2.0 or above. The student should repeat the courses with less


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than D grade at the next earliest opportunity and the student can only

obtain a maximum of C grade. If the student has obtained C- or D grades for

a course he/she has alternatives either to repeat the course or to keep the

grade as it is if he she can maintain the minimum OGPA requirement.

Students with an OGPA of less than 2.0 will come under Scholastic

Probation until the OGPA is raised to 2.00, by repeating failed courses

and/or taking more optional courses.

For non-credit compulsory courses, students should obtain a minimum of C-

grade to pass the course. Students who fail to achieve a minimum of C-

grade for a non-credit compulsory course should repeat the examinations at

the next earliest opportunity.

Students who fail to sit the end semester examination, but have fulfilled all

other requirements and also have obtained concessionary approval from the

faculty board can sit for the final examination at the next earliest opportunity

and cannot obtain more than a maximum of A- grade. Students with failed

marks for final examination and successfully completed all other

requirements cannot obtain more than a maximum of C grade at the next

attempt.

4.7 Restrictions for number of course credits for degree

programs Allocated credit numbers and limits for different componets in three degree

programs are given in table 4-5.

4.8 Restrictions for number of attempts for course

examinations Number of attempts to sit an end semester examination shall be not more

than three, unless the student has obtained concessionary approval from the

Faculty Board and the Senate.

4.9 Restrictions for the period for completion of the

degree The maximum allowable time period to complete a BSc degree in the Faculty

of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna is Seven Years unless the student has

obtained concessionary approval from the Faculty Board and the Senate.


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Table 4-5: Allocated Credits Numbers for Degree Programs

Component Numbers of Credits

BSc

ARMT

BSc

ABM

BSc

GT

Maximum number of course credits per semester 22 22 22

Minimum requirement of optional course credits 6 18 8

Specialization Course credits 6 0 0

Research credits 6 6 6

Industrial Training 2 2 6

Total number of compulsory course credits for the

degree programme

114 95 104

Minimum requirement of course credits for the degree 120 113 112

Minimum requirement of total credits including research 128 121 124

4.10 Final year specialization programme Students who follows BSc in Agricultural Resource Management and

Technology degree can apply for a field of specialization at the end of 3-2

semester, based on their performance and choice. Only those students who

have an OGPA of 2.7 or more by the end of 3-1 semester will be given the

specialization field based on their preference. Other students will be allocated

by the Faculty Board among the Departments based on the Student’s

performances, their preference and resources available in the Departments for

the specialization programme. In the fourth year first semester, students

should study specialization modules of the respective Department, all the

compulsory common courses and optional courses as directed by the

respective Head of the Department, subjected to maximum credit limits per

semester.

In the fourth year second semester students should undertake a

research/training project as directed by the assigned supervisor of the student

and respective head of the Department. After the completion of research

project the student shall submit a letter from the project supervisor indicating

that the project report is ready to be evaluated at the examination along with a

completed draft project report to the Head of the Department of study at least

a week before the final examination. Such candidate shall have a minimum of

45% marks obtained for the conduct of project and preparation of the project

report prior to appearing for the examination. Failure to fulfill above

requirements shall disqualify a candidate from sitting the examination. In the

event of project supervisor being not available to evaluate the project report,


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the Head of the Department or a person designated by supervisor and/or Head

of the Department shall evaluate the project report.

4.11 Eligibility requirements to sit end semester

examination of a course To be eligible to sit for end semester examination of a course, a student

should fulfill the attendance requirement of a minimum of 80% for

practical, fieldwork and other assessments. A candidate shall attend and

undertake tests and assignments related to continuous evaluation and obtain

not less than 40% of marks to be eligible to sit for the end semester

examination.

A candidate shall also submit all assignments, laboratory/practical reports,

specimen collections, etc., related to continuous evaluation to be eligible to

sit for end semester examination. Candidates who fail to undertake mid-

semester examinations/tests/ quizzes and/or submit assignments/reports, etc.,

related to continuous evaluations shall be given zero marks for the particular

test and/or component of continuous evaluations.

Failure to fulfill the attendance requirements shall disqualify a candidate from

sitting for that examination, but it shall be treated as an attempt. Such

candidate/s shall repeat the entire course and shall be required to pay the

examination fees as stipulated by regulations.

4.12 Guidelines for the Calculation of Final Marks for Courses in

Examinations

The theory component of an end-semester examination of a course may

consist of multiple choices, structured and essay type questions and the

Departments of study shall decide on the composition of the examination

paper, subjected to approval by the Faculty Board.

The practical components of courses shall be assessed continuously, by an

end-semester examination or by both methods depending on the course and

Department of study.

Oral examinations, when held shall be as a component of practical

assessment or as a separate examination.

For each course, an appropriate evaluation scheme shall be determined by the

Department of study prior to the commencement of the semester which


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would be approved by the Faculty Board and the Senate.

An introduction to the course, class/laboratory activities, assignments and

weights assigned to each component of evaluation shall be announced to the

students by the Department of study at the beginning of the course.

4.13 Absentees at Examinations

(1) A candidate who has been absent from a whole end-semester

examinations shall be treated as if he/she has used an occasion, unless a

valid reason has been furnished by the candidate and accepted by the

Faculty Board and the Senate. A candidate with an accepted valid reason

shall take the whole end-semester examination on the next immediate

occasion and shall get grading for courses and the examination according

to the schemes given in Section 4.4 and Section 4.6 respectively. If a

candidate avoids taking the whole end-semester examination on the next

immediate occasion without furnishing a valid reason, it shall be treated

as an attempt.

(2) If a candidate has sat only for a part of one or more course/s of an end-

semester examination, it will be treated as a complete attempt for all

prescribed courses in that examination, unless a valid reason has been

furnished by the candidate and accepted by the Faculty Board and the

Senate.

(3) Absence of a candidate from an end-semester examination on account of

bereavement in the family (death of a parent, brother or sister, and if

married, spouse or child) will be excused if approval is obtained from the

Faculty Board and the Senate by submission of a death certificate and

appropriate proof of relationship.

(4) A candidate who is absent only for a part of an end-semester examination,

shall take absent course/s at the next immediate occasion subject to

restrictions given in Section 4.4 If a candidate fails to sit absent course/s

on the next immediate occasion without furnishing a valid reason, it shall

be treated as an attempt.

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medical certificate obtained from a person listed under item 4.15. These

medical certificates shall be endorsed by the University Medical Officer

before being presented to the Faculty Board and the Senate for approval.

(6) An end-semester examination, which involves different components, shall

be taken at one occasion, except in the case of continuous evaluations. In

the case of repeat or absent candidate, marks obtained for continuous

evaluations shall be counted in the next end-semester examination.

(7) A candidate, who is absent at a mid-semester examination/test/quiz with a

reason accepted as valid by the teacher concerned shall be given another

opportunity to sit the said mid-semester examination/test/quiz within two

weeks of the date of the earlier examination/test/quiz.

4.14 Examination Procedure, Offences and the Punishments

Regulations made by the Senate of the University of Ruhuna under section

136 read with Sections 29, 45 and 46 of the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978

as amended by the Universities (Amendment) Act No. 7 of 1985 are

applicable.

4.15 Medical certificates for failure to attend examinations

Students are requested to support the absence from course work or

examinations due to illness by a valid medical certificate conforming to the

format of a medical certificate issued by a government hospital. Such medical

certificate should be obtained from the following persons.

University Medical Officer

District Medical Officer

Consultant Specialist in the relevant field

Head of a government base hospital

Medical Superintend of a provincial Ayurvedic government hospital

Ayurvedic physician registered in the Ayurvedic Medical council

Students who fall ill during sessions of examination time should contact the

University Medical Officer at the University Health Center immediately. If a

student falls sick at home or elsewhere during the session of an examination

time he/she or his/her guardian should inform the Dean of the Faculty within

seven days by telegram followed by a letter indicating the nature of the

illness and the name of the attending doctor and other relevant information.


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Medical certificate supporting the illness of the student should also be sent to

the Dean of the Faculty.

4.16 Scheme for awarding degrees

Subject to appropriate by-laws, a candidate who has completed all the

requirements of the three degrees fulfilled the proficiency requirements

(minimum of level I of the proficiency in English conducted by the

University of Ruhuna) in English may be awarded First Class Honors,

Second Class Honors (Upper or Lower Division), or a Pass.

To award the degree the student shall complete all the components of the

degree course including compulsory courses, optional cources, industrial

training and research project and also shall complete the minimum numbers

of credit requirement with respect to the degree program (Section 2.4.6). To

obtain a degree with a class, the student should complete the credit

requirement within a period of four academic years (eight semesters) unless

special approvals have been obtained from the Senate.

4.17 Effective Date of the Degrees

The effective date of the all three degrees shall be the last date of the

stipulated examination period on which the Final Examination of the fourth

year second semester. To be eligible for this effective date, a candidate shall

submit the completed five bound copies of the project report within six

months after completion of the examination. For repeat students, effective

date shall be the date of commencement of the final examination of the final

year second semester after completion of all the requirements of the degree.


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5.1 Introduction The Assistant Registrar (Students Welfare) and his office is located at the

Wellamadama Campus, near Matara, on the second floor of the

administration building. All the needs of the students outside their study

courses such as loan facilities, government scholarships, hostel facilities, and

cafeteria are operated through this Welfare Branch at Wellamadama.

5.2 Financial assistance Financial assistance to the students entering this University may be

categorized as follows:

1. Mahapola Scheme

2. Bursary Scheme

3. Endowed Scholarships and other scholarships

5.2.1 Mahapola Higher Education Scholarship Scheme

Mahapola Scholarships are awarded to students on their performance at the

GCE (A/L) Examination on the result of which admissions to the University

are based and also on a District basis. Selections are made by the University

Grants Commission, which categorizes the awards. Mahapola Trust Fund is

responsible for award of these Scholarships.

The two categories of Mahapola Scholarships are as follows,

1. Merit Scholarships 2. Ordinary Scholarships

Annual value of Merit Scholarship is Rs.25500/- and that of Ordinary

Scholarship is Rs.25000/-. Both awards are paid in 10 installments per year.

Being a four years course, an undergraduate following the BSc Agric. course,

will normally receive a Total of 40 installments during the four years. The

scholarship can be suspended or cancelled when a student’s work, conduct or

attendance is unsatisfactory. An absolute majority of students in the Sri

Lankan Universities are supported by this scheme, which is a unique feature

of higher education in Sri Lanka.

5.2.2 Bursaries

Bursaries are awarded to eligible students who do not receive Mahapola


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Scholarships. The applications for bursaries are received by the Students’

Welfare Branch of the University. The selections for the bursaries are made

on the basis of parental income, the number of siblings fewer than 18 years

and the distance from home to the University.

The two categories of bursaries available are

1. Merit Bursary 2. Ordinary Bursary

The annual value of Merit Bursary is Rs. 20000/- per installment and that of

Ordinary Bursary is Rs. 19000/-.The bursaries are also paid in 10

installments. The bursary may be suspended or cancelled when the student’s

work, conduct or attendance is not satisfactory.

5.2.3 Endowed Scholarships

Endowed scholarships are awarded by the University Grants Commission.

Applications are called from students who do not receive Mahapola and

Bursaries. The details about Government financial assistance can be obtained

from Students Welfare Branch of the University. The details of other personal

scholarships can also be obtained from this Branch.

5.3 Student Union and Societies Student union is formed according to the Universities act. The legally

accepted student union of the Faculty is the Faculty of Agriculture Student

Union

5.3.1 University Student Union and Faculty Student Union

There shall be a faculty student union in the Faculty of Agriculture for every

academic year. The faculty student union is formed according to the

regulations on student union.

By-law No. 01 of 1990 made under the Universities Act No. 16 of 1978,

amended by act No. 7 of 1985.

The faculty student union consists of the following office bearers.

President

Vice President

Secretary

Editor

Junior Treasurer


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Members (the number decided on the basis of the

number of registered students in the Faculty).

University student union consists of the office bearers and the members of

each faculty student union.

5.3.2 Societies

The students can form societies for the purpose of academic and social

objectives with the approval of University authorities.

5.4 Physical Education Sports facilities are provided to the students by the Department of Physical

Education located at Wellamadama Campus. Facilities for the following

games are available in the University: Athletics, Badminton, Volleyball,

Netball, Table tennis, Weight lifting, Basketball, Wrestling and Cricket.

When facilities are not available, the University provides support for students

to practice the sport of their preference by providing facilities available

elsewhere. A playground has been partly constructed within the Faculty

premises. All the necessary assistance is given to students for their training

for representing the Faculty and University at sports. There are regular inter-

faculty and inter-university games and sports festivals with an annual colours

night to recognize the achievements of students at sports and for around of

University colours.

5.5 Accommodation and Lodging Accommodation is provided for the students in the hostels of the Faculty.

Those involved in research projects such as Research Assistants and post-

graduate students are also allowed accommodation in the hostels. Six Units

with accommodation for 33 each and several renovated buildings are

available at present Eight hostel blocks to accommodate 160 students.

Several houses in the vicinity of the campus have been also leased to

accommodate the increased demand for hostels. The students who wish to

find such accommodation may contact Assistant Registrar- Agriculture or

Sub Wardens. For unmarried members of the staff, there are two quarters

with a total of 11 rooms. A room in one of the bachelors’ quarters is reserved

for guests. A housing complex with 15 houses to provide accommodation to

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Sub Warden for Boys Hostels Sub Warden for Girls Hostels Mr Jayantha Vitharana Mrs P Kumarasinghe

BSc Agric. (Ruhuna) BSc Agric. (Ruhuna)

5.6 Health Facilities Free OPD treatment to the students is provided by the Medical Centre of the

Faculty. More serious cases are referred to the Kamburupitiya Base Hospital

at Andapana or to the General Hospital in Matara. The students can also

consult the University Medical Officers at the main University premises.

5.7 Social events of the students The Faculty of Agriculture has several traditional social events in its annual

agenda. These are memorable occasions in the students’ life in the Faculty

and have been safeguarded even during the periods of civil unrest.

5.8 Freshers’ Welcome On the first day of registration, the new students with the accompanying

parents are given a welcome at the Faculty by the staff. The second year

students who are immediate seniors, accept the new students to the Faculty

by organizing a “Freshers’ Welcome”. All the students and the staff of the

Faculty take part in this event.

5.9 Final Year Going Down Party This event celebrated as the “Agro Harvesting Night” is organized by the

batch of students who are immediately junior to the batch, which has passed

out from the Faculty. It gives an opportunity for the present and the past

students to meet with the staff and share their experiences. A prominent

person in the field of agriculture or higher education is usually invited as the

chief guest.

5.10 Students Common Room, Canteen and Other

Facilities A common room for the students with some indoor game facilities, daily

papers, etc. and a canteen adjacent to it has been built at the time when the

student numbers were low. Further expansion of these facilities is being

planned to accommodate the increasing number of undergraduate and

graduate students of the Faculty. Many more developmental works for

making the working atmosphere a pleasant one for the students are underway.


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The long felt need of a volleyball court and a play ground are being

completed at present.

5.11 Career Guidance Activities Career development has been considered as one of the important areas in the

undergraduate education in this Faculty. Considering this, Faculty has

introduced a course in career development into the curriculum of the final

year first semester as an optional course. At present, career guidance

activities of the Faculty are organized in collaboration with the Industrial

Placement Office of the Faculty under the supervision of Faculty advisor to

the Career Guidance Unit of University of Ruhuna. Currently all career

guidance activities are planned, modified and scheduled according to the

various types of requests made by students and also suggestions made by

stake holders. These activities are conducted with a view for creating

personality rich, superior quality graduates at the end of their four years of

training in the three degree programmes.

5.11.1 Faculty Adviser to the Cultural Center and Career Guidance

Unit

Mr AL Sandika, Senior lecturer attached to the Department of Agricultural

Economics and Extension is the Faculty advicer to the Cultural Center and

Career Guidance unit, at present.

5.12 Student Counseling and Welfare Unit The aim of student counseling is to provide assistance and guidance to

students to solve problems in order to continue the academic activities in a

pleasant environment by improving the confidence and talents. The students

of the Faculty of Agriculture have the opportunity to consult student

counselors regarding problems Associated with academic activities,

difficulties in the new environment and personal problems.

All complaints and consultations are kept strictly confidential. Following

teachers have been appointed as the committee of student counselors for the

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Deputy Senior Student Counselor

Dr (Mrs) DLC Kumari Fonseka (Senior Lecturer /Dept. of Crop Science)

Student Counselors of the Faculty

Dr BMS Jinendra (Senior Lecturer/Dept of Agric Engineering)

Dr (Mrs) NP Ranatunge (Senior Lecturer/Dept. of Agric. Biology)

Dr (Mrs) AL Ranawaka (Senior Lecturer/Dept. of Agric. Biology)

Dr (Mrs) Nilathi Dahanayeke (Senior Lecturer/Dept. of Agric. Biology)

Dr DPIN Pathirana (Senior Lecturer/Dept. of Animal Science)

Dr A Manawadu (Senior Lecturer/Dept. of Animal Science)

Mr CJ Gajaweera (Lecturer/Dept. of Animal Science)

Mr HKMS Kumarasinghe (Lecturer/Dept. of Crop Science)

Mrs AAM Subodinee (Lecturer/Dept. of Food Science and Technology)

Mrs GSN Fernando (Lecturer/Dept. of Food Science and Technology)

Dr NMNK Narayana (Senior Lecturer/Department of Animal Science

Mrs. NA Pethiyagoda (Lecturer/Department of Animal Science)

Dr (Mrs) Amani Mannakkara (Senior Lecturer/Dept. of Agric. Biology)

Mrs A Liyanage (Lecturer/Dept. of Agric. Biology)

Mr SGS Samaraweera

5.13 Academic Counseling The Faculty at the moment is maintaining an effective academic counseling

service for the benefit of students. The academic counseling provides

necessary guidance for students to select courses from the very beginning of

the academic program.

Accordingly, seven academic counselors have been appointed from each

Department.

Dr S Geekiyanage Dept of Agric. Biology

Dr (Mrs) Nilantha De Silva Dept of Agric. Economics and Extension

Mr S Wijetunga Dept of Agric. Engineering

Dr (Mrs) NMNK Narayana Dept of Animal Science

Dr KKIU Arunakumara Dept of Crop Science

Prof Vijith S Jayamanne Dept of Food Science and Technology

Dr (Mrs) DAL Leelamanie Dept of Soil Science


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5.14 Academic Sub Wardens Dr. PLN Lakshman and Mrs MKT Amarasinghe, senior lecturers attached to

Department of Food Science and Technology, and Department of Crop

Science, respectively have been appointed as academic subwardens for the

academic year 2014/2015


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6. University Contacts


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6.1 Wellamadama Campus

Address

University of Ruhuna, Wellamadama, Matara, Sri Lanka

Telephone Exchange/Reception with Intercom Extensions

Administration, Faculties of Humanities and Social Sciences, Science,

Fisheries and Marine Science Technology, Management & Finance

Wellamadama Complex 041 222 2682/681

041 222 7001/7002/7003/7004

Fax 041 222 2683

The University

Vice Chancellor 041 222 7005 Ext. 2000

[email protected]

Office of the Vice Chancellor 041 222 0830

Fax & Personal Secretary to VC 041 222 2683 Ext. 2101

Deputy Vice Chancellor Ext. 2001 0ff. 2137

Registrar 041 222 2998 Ext. 2110

[email protected]

Bursar 041 222 2209 Ext. 2150

AR (Examinations) 041 222 7001 Ext. 2130

AR (Non - Academic) 041 222 7002 Ext. 2140

SAR (Student Affairs) 041 222 7004 Ext. 2135

Director (Physical Education) 041 222 7007 Ext. 2223

Director (Career Guidance Unit) 041 223 1255 Ext. 2132

Chief Security Officer 041 222 7003

Main Library 041 222 7028


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6.2 Faculty of Medicine Address: Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Karapitiya, Galle, Sri

Lanka

Exchange 091 223 4801 / 091 223 4803/ 091 223 4730 /

091 223 4731

Dean

Phone 091 222 3407

Fax 091 222 2314

Senior Asst. Registrar 091 224 3240

6.3 Faculty of Engineering Address Faculty of Engineering, University of Ruhuna,

Hapugala, Galle,

Sri Lanka

Exchange 091 224 5764 / 65

Dean 091 224 5761

Asst. Registrar 091 224 5763

6.4 Faculty of Agriculture Contacts Postal Address: Faculty of Agriculture, University of Ruhuna,

Mapalana Kamburupitiya,

Telephone Exchange/Reception with Intercom extensions

041 229 2200/ 041 229 2380/ 041 229 2812/ 041 229 2815

FAX 041 229 2384

Dean 041 229 2382

[email protected]

Asst. Registrar 041 229 2380

Heads of Departments

Agricultural Biology 041 229 2383 E-mail: [email protected]

Agricultural Economics - 0412292385 E-mail: [email protected]


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Agricultural Engineere 041 229 2386 E-mail: [email protected]

Animal Science 041 229 2387 E-mail: [email protected]

Crop Science 041 229 2389 E-mail: [email protected]

Food Science & Technology 041 229 2813 E-mail: [email protected]

Soil Science 041 229 4378 E-mail: [email protected]

Useful E-mails

Journal Publication Unit [email protected]

Industrial Placement Office [email protected]

Web Sites

University web site http://www.ruh.ac.lk

Faculty web site http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk

Tare Journal http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/tare/index.html

Industrial Placement Office http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/ipo/index.html

Ruhuna Agri Alumni http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/alumni/index.html


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7. Faculty Intercom Numbers


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TELEPHONE EXCHANGE

Dean’s Office Complex Office/ TO. -261

DEAN -201 Computer Room/ Draftman -262

Senior Asst. Registrar -202 Animal Science

Asst. Bursar -369 HEAD -254

Dean’s Office -374

Dean’s Office (Down) -382

Prof WWDA Gunawardana -257

Shroff -372 Prof (Mrs) RT Serasinghe -247

Works Superintendent -288 Mr A Manawadu -253

Examination Room -380 Prof NSBM Atapattu -258

Student Counter -366/370 Dr PWA Perera -306

Tea Room -379 Ms NMNK Narayana -250

Conference Hall -203 Mr CJ Gajaweera -248

Staff Common Room -370 Mrs NY Hirimuthugoda -251

Tea Room -379 Mrs D Senarathne -307

Journal Publication Unit -371 Mrs NA Pethiyagoda -252

Cleaning Service -300 Dr Indunil Pathirana -389

PABX ROOM -204 TO/ Mr Lal /Mr Kapila -256

Industrial Placement Office (IPO) -361 Temp. Staff -332

Scientific Asst. -381 Anatomy Laboratory -249

Agricultural Engineering Computer Room -252

HEAD -260 Crop Science

Prof KDN Weerasinghe -299 HEAD -229

Prof PLAG Alwis -263 Prof Ranjith Senarathne -243

Prof (Mrs) CM Nawarathna -265 Prof S Subasinghe -303

Mrs CP Rupasinghe -264 Ms DABN Gunarathne -315

Dr BMS Jinendra -266 Mr HKMS Kumarasinghe -301

Mr CP Gunasena/Dr GY Jayasinghe -268 Mr PHM Darmasena -304

Mr S Wijetunga -270 Mrs MKTK Amarasinghe -311

TO/ Mr C Rathnayake -261 Mr. I.R. Plihakkara -311

TO /Mrs CK Welahetti -272 Dr (Mrs) WDG Lakmini -311

Temp. Staff Room -271 Mrs Menaka Franando -302


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Work shop I -227 Mr PA Sunil -322

Work shop II -310 Dr KKIU Aruna Kumara -231

Meteorology Station -230 Ms N Priyadarshani -245

Workshop/ staff room -246

Dark Room -267 Teaching Lab -357

R.A and Visiting Staff Room -269 Mr Upali / Mr Namal -240

Temp. Staff Room -357 Research Assistant -324

Tissue Culture Lab -319 Research Lab -242/318

Culture room -321 Botany Lab -235

TO/Mrs A Widanagama -323 Preparation Room -239

Lecture Hall -238 Entomology Lab -313

Tea Room -245 Agricultural Economics

Food Science & Technology HEAD -208

HEAD -379 Prof M Wijerathne -215

Prof (Mrs) V Wijerathne -222 Prof O Amarasinghe -210

Prof Vjith S Jayamanne -223 Prof Mangala De Zoysa -212

Dr N Liyanage -224 Mrs GC Samaraweera -213

Mrs AAM Subodinee -216 Prof LM Abeywickrama -214

Students Lab -225 Dr (Mrs) WN de Silva -358

Office/ Technical Officer -205 Mr AL Sandika -359

Soil Science Ms MADP Wickramarathne -211

HEAD -378 Research Assistant -217

Prof SD Wanniarachchi -219 Mrs DN Koralegama -211

Dr (Mrs) DAL Leelamanie -220 Technical Officer -209

Mrs BC Walpola -221 Computer Unit

Mr WMCJ Wijekoon -295 Mr Dimuthu Piyarathne -286

Ms SHR Priyadarshani -295 Mr Lasantha Adikaram -286

Dr. (Mrs.) SR Amarasinghe -295 ACP Priyankar -320

Soil Sc. Research Lab -206 TO/ Mrs Kumarage -274

Students Laboratory -225

TO/Mr SH Disanayaka -218 Common Places

Agricultural Biology Drivers’ Room -327


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HEAD -241 Maintenance -328

Prof RHS Rajapakshe -233 Stores -329

Prof Gamini Senanayaka -236 Sports Room -330

Dr RWK Punchihewa -326 Common Room -331

Prof KL Wasantha Kumara -234 Canteen -297

Dr L Nugaliyadda -287 Carpentry -295

Dr (Mrs) WADPR Rathnasekara -237 Auditorium -291

Dr N Dahanayaka -325 English Unit -367

Dr (Mrs) S Geekiyanage -287 Staff Quarters

Dr (Mrs) AL Ranawake -317 A1 – Prof VS Jayamanna -334

Dr (Mrs) N Ranathunge -324 A2 – Prof KL Wasantha Kumara -339

Farm A3 – Prof LM Abeywickrema -335

Manager -273 B1 – Dr A Manawadu -342

Office -298 B2 – Dr Dimutu Priyarathna -341

Sales Room -275 B3 – Dr Amani Mannakkara -333

Security Service B4 – Dr (Mrs) WADPR Rathnasekara -338

Sub Inspector -296 B5 – Dr S Geekiyanage -337

Office -285 C3 – Mrs N Hettige -345

Main Gate -226 C4 – Mrs P Wellage -340

Library C5 – Mrs AP Lakmali -336

S. Asst. Librarian -350 C6 – Ms GU Nagoda -316

Conference Room -351 B Q 1 -276

Computer Room -346 B Q 2 -277

Office -348 Students Hostels / Students Council

Counter -349 Unit 4 (Girls) -278

Upstairs -347 Unit 1 (Boys) -279

Finance Branch Unit 5 (Girls) -282

AB -369 Unit 2 (Boys) -280

Office -373 Unit 6 (Girls) -283

Shroff -372 Unit 3 (Boys) -281

Other Places Unit 7 (Boys) -308

Exam Hall -353 Student Council -228

PABX Room -204 Student Common Room -284


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