83 Master's degrees offered by the university

The sole aim of the Postgraduate Unit is to enable postgraduate students to acquire the knowledge and skills relation to their chosen field in the discipline of management to help them become competent professionals or academia. The Accounting and Finance MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya.

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.

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. 

The Soil and Environmental Microbiology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is designed to provide an in-depth knowledge on eco-physiology of microorganisms with a greater emphasis on soil inhabitants and to train personnel on designing and developing eco-friendly techniques using soil microorganism for the sustainable management of soil and environmental health.

The subject of Environmental Economics plays an increasingly central role in both understanding the causes of and designing policy solutions to contemporary environmental problems. Apply to the Environmental Economics MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya.

The Data Science MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya has been designed to cater for the current demands for postgraduate training and research in the fields of big data, data mining and Computational Statistics.

The Sustainable Tourism MSc/MST programmes offered at University of Peradeniya will cater to the development of human resources in the tourism sector by giving them training in economic, social, cultural, environmental  and managerial aspects of the tourism and the related industries. 

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.

The Pharmaceutical Botany MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya is focused on training students for the improvement and utilization of our natural products in the pharmaceutical industry, which would virtually be filling a national gap.

The Department of English, University of Peradeniya, is the direct heir to the English Department of the Ceylon University College which was situated in Colombo during the first half of the 20th century. The English MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya. 

The Department of Political Science at Peradeniya is the first such department to be established in a university in Sri Lanka. The Political Science MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya. 

This Development Communication and Extension MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya has been designed to provide the theoretical foundation, develop competencies and interpersonal skills required for planning and implementing agricultural development projects.

The Department of Philosophy is one of the earliest departments which was established in the University of Ceylon. The Philosophy MA programme is offered at University of Peradeniya. 

The Master of Business Administration programme offered at University of Peradeniya exposes students to a broad range of management theories, tools and techniques to develop and sharpen their management skills.

This proposed Plant Sciences MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya aims to provide graduate students with a good opportunity to gain an advanced and comprehensive theoretical and practical knowledge in certain areas of Plant Sciences.

The objectives of the Plant Protection Technology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya are to train students to cater the needs of the country and global communities, producing, graduates with sound theoretical backgrounds and very high practical skills in all major aspects of crop protection.

Industrial Chemistry MSc programme is offered at University of Peradeniya introduces students to rapidly in recent decades, not only in terms of the tonnage produced, but also in the diversity of the products.  

By following the Experimental Biotechnology MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya, students from a variety of backgrounds with varied levels of Biotechnology experience will develop an understanding of contemporary Molecular Biology and Biotechnology principles and practices.

The Aquatic Bio-Resources Management and Aquaculture MSc programme offered at University of Peradeniya was developed to produce specialized graduates who have the necessary knowledge, understanding and skills to recognize the complex issues pertaining to management of aquatic resources and to provide effective solutions to solve the issues.

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.