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13 Master's degrees offered by the university
Tropical Agriculture
The Tropical Agriculture MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide a multidisciplinary approach to expand the overall background in the basic and applied management of natural resources for agricultural development in tropical environments.
Floriculture and Landscape Architecture
The Floriculture and Landscape Architecture MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed for students seeking research and professional careers in design, implementation and management of landscaping projects for commercial enterprises and home gardens.
Horticulture
The Horticulture MSc programme from University of Peradeniya offers an impressive array of courses and practices of modern technologies to develop man-power in the horticulture sector to improve this industry in Sri Lanka.
Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering
Crop damage and postharvest losses due to climate change, increasing fuel costs and food security are some of the burning issues in the agricultural sector. The Agricultural and Bio-systems Engineering MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya addresses the issues on diligent use of technological inputs to establish sustainable agricultural production systems.
Animal Science
The Animal Science MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is carefully designed after a thorough investigation of the needs of livestock sector of the country and global demand with the aim of producing a graduate capable of providing in depth analysis of the problems and challenges of the livestock sector, and proposing innovative solutions to these issues.
Dairy and Meat Product Technology
The Dairy and Meat Product Technology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya was developed as a focused specialization programme which provides much needed expertise and capabilities to handle advanced operations and laboratory testing and monitoring procedures in the animal product processing industry, to understand the issues related to processing industry.
Fish and Wildlife Management
The Fish and Wildlife Management MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide the interested graduate student with the necessary theoretical and practical background in Fish and Wildlife management. It will provide the necessary background to the fish and wildlife managers as well as to those who are involved in research in these fields.
Crop Science
The Crop Science MSc programme from University of Peradeniya offers an impressive array of courses on the principles and practices of modern crop production technologies aimed towards increasing the productivity and profitability of a wide range of agricultural and horticultural crops.
Poultry Science and Technology
The Poultry Science and Technology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed with the aim of producing a specialized graduate, equipped with the necessary in-depth knowledge and skills, and capable of analysing the complex problems of the poultry sector to develop innovative procedures to improve overall productivity of the industry.
Environmental Forestry
The Environmental Forestry MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya enables students to obtain postgraduate qualifications in analysis and synthesis of knowledge and skill to apply principles and practices of agroforestry, plantation forestry and natural forests and their management in the context of sustainable development.
Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables
This Postharvest Technology of Fruits and Vegetables MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya, designed within this multidisciplinary framework, is intended to impart scientific knowledge and technology of postharvest management of fruits and vegetables for those engaged or seek employment in fruit and vegetable industry.
Plantation Crop Management
The Plantation Crop Management MSc programme from University of Peradeniya offers a wide array of courses tailor-made for the needs of the industry in a professional manner.
Food Science and Technology
Food Science and Technology is a rapidly expanding field in Sri Lanka and the food industry is presently the second largest foreign exchange earner, next to the garment industry. The Food Science and Technology MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.