The Master of Arts degree in Sinhala intends to provide students an in-depth knowledge in Sinhala language, literature and culture. It will help students to develop their skills and potentials for career advancement. The programme aims at providing an in-depth knowledge in the subject, enhancing abilities of students in critical evaluation of existing and new knowledge, training students in producing scholarly documents in elegant and correct Sinhala and creating and enhancing THE research abilities of students. The programme is generally offered in the Sinhala medium, but it can also be offered in the English medium on request.
Courses offered:
Course Code | Course Title | Credits | Status |
SLS 601 | Research Methodology and Writing Skills for Sinhala | 4 | C |
SLS 602 | Sinhalese Poetry during and after Colonialism | 4 | C |
SLS 603 | Contemporary Applications of Western Literary Theories | 3 | O |
SLS 604 | Socio-linguistics | 3 | C |
SLS 605 | History of the Sinhala Language | 3 | O |
SLS 606 | Cultural Studies | 3 | O |
SLS 607 | Modern Linguistics | 3 | C |
SLS 608 | Sinhala Fiction: Novels and Short stories | 4 | C |
SLS 609 | Principles of Sanskrit Literary Criticism and History of Sinhala Literary Criticism | 3 | O |
SLS 696 | Guided Project | 5 | C |
Students should earn 25 credits from courses and 5 credits from the guided project to complete the degree.
