Overview

Discover the Department of Archaeology by applying to the Archaeology BA programme at University of Peradeniya

At present, over one hundred undergraduates are following the Special and General Degree courses in Sinhala and English media at the Department. The teaching of archaeology at Peradeniya, was originally introduced as an auxiliary subject to history, as a sub-department, for the purpose of training future archaeological officers required by the state. In 1957, Dr. Senarat Paranavitana on his retirement from the post of Commissioner of Archaeology was appointed as the Professor of Archaeology, which marked the official beginning of the Department of Archaeology, University of Peradeniya. The notable archaeologists, namely, Prof Senarat Paranavitana, Prof. P.L. Prematilleke and Prof. Sudharshan Seneviratne have served in the Department.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Palaeo-Human Biology and Ethno-Archaeology
Socio-Economic History of Ancient India
Archaeological Theory and Methods
Cultural Resource Management
Conservation of Archaeological Material
Formation of Ancient Civilizations
The Socio-Economic History of Ancient Sri Lanka

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00

Application deadline not specified.

Language

English

Credits

138 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Kandy, Sri Lanka

Disciplines

Archaeology

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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

Students are admitted to the undergraduate programme primarily on the basis of their performance at the General Certificate of Education (Advanced Level) Examination.

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