Overview

Objectives

The Sustainable Tourism MSc/MST programmes offered at University of Peradeniya have the following objectives:

After the successful completion of the degree programme, students will be able to
appreciate various forms of tourism and importance of the management of tourism related resources and information;
analyze effects of tourism and prospects for tourism expansion in a sustainable framework;
analyze operational, marketing, management aspects of the tourism industry and successfully operate/manage business related to tourism.

Programme Learning Outcomes

After the successful completion of the degree programme, students will be able to:

appreciate various forms of tourism and importance of the management of tourism related resources and information;
analyze effects of tourism and prospects for tourism expansion in a sustainable framework;
analyze operational, marketing, management aspects of the tourism industry and successfully operate/manage business related to tourism.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Tourism
Economics of Tourism
Governance of Tourism
Visitor Management and Marketing
Environment and Sustainable Tourism
Human Resource Management in Tourism
Heritage and Cultural Tourism

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-07-01 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

40 alternative credits

40 (MST)
60 (MSc)

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Tourism & Leisure

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.

Other requirements

General requirements

A Bachelors’ degree in tourism or a related field obtained from a recognized University;

OR

A Bachelor’s degree in any other field obtained from a recognized University with one year work experience in tourism or related fields.

OR

Professional qualifications equivalent to (i) and (ii) above as accepted by the relevant Board of Study with 2 years of working experience in the industry and pass a qualifying test.

More requirements:

two copies of recent passport size photograph
service letter/s (if required) in the given format.
two referee reports preferably from academics/mentors/supervisors/senior government officers/head of institution (mandatory if applying for MPhil and PhD degrees) in the given format.
synopsis of proposed research (if applying for a research degree)
payment slip of Application Fee (Local: Rs. 1000/-, Foreign: US$ 25/-).
Send duly completed Application Form to Assistant Registrar, PGIHS, PO Box 71, Peradeniya 20400, Sri Lanka.

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Tuition Fees

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Applies to you

Non-residents

2000 USD / year

≈ 2000 USD / year

Additional Details

National: LKR180,000
SAARC Countries and clergy: $1,800
Non-SAARC Countries: $3,000

Funding

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