Introduction

This programme is designed for graduates desiring to enhance their competencies when pursuing a career in information technology and for those graduates in other functional areas desiring to use information technology to enhance their ability to provide effective and efficient solutions to their stakeholders.

Programme Objectives

• Developing high quality IT professionals to meet the growing demand in the IT industry
• Upgrading the professionals who are already in the software industry with the basic knowledge and skills in machine learning and analytics
• Enabling non-computing graduates to secure a career in the IT industry

On successful completion of the programme, the candidates are converted to IT professionals who are able to:

• write high-quality, efficient and effective software code
• contribute effectively as a member of a software development team
• accept responsibilities in non-development careers in IT such as database administration, network and systems administration, UI/UX designing, graphic designing, data analysis, etc.
• identify problems in the environment and propose effective solutions using emerging information and communication technologies
• passionately continue self-study on more focused and advanced disciplines of IT
• start a freelancing career in software development

Eligibility: Bachelor’s degree or equivalent acceptable to the Senate of the University of Kelaniya

 

Duration: 18 Months (Sunday free)

 

Application Procedure:

 

• Application can be submitted online by visiting this link or collected from the Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya

• Application deadline : 15th May 2023

 

• Application fee of Rs. 1000/- can be paid to any branch of People’s Bank to the credit of Account No: 055-1001-8066-9229, People’s Bank, Kelaniya Branch.

 

• Perfected applications should be forwarded to Senior Assistant Registrar, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya along with the certified copies of the following documents and the customer’s copy of the paying-in voucher.

• Certificates of educational and professional qualifications
• Letters in proof of work experience
• Birth certificate
• Identity card/passport
• Other relevant documents (if any)

 

 

Further information is available from the Faculty of Graduate Studies (FGS) and, the postgraduate office and the web site of the Department of Industrial Management.

 

The following criteria applies for the award of the Master of Information Technology degree.

A candidate is eligible for the Master of IT if he/she

 

1. obtains grades of B- or better in course units aggregating to a minimum of 30 credits inclusive of all Compulsory course units.
2. achieves a minimum GPA of 2.70

                     

AND

 

• completes the relevant requirements within a period of three academic years.

 

 

A candidate shall be awarded a Merit Pass provided he/she

1. obtains grades of B+ or better in all course units aggregating to a minimum of 30 credits inclusive of all Compulsory course units.
2. achieves a minimum GPA of 3.70

• Obtain grades of A or better in course units aggregating to at least 50% of total credits for the course units considered for awarding the MIT

                AND

1. completes the relevant requirements in the first attempt.

 

 

A candidate shall be awarded a Distinction Pass provided he/she

1. obtains grades of A or better in course units aggregating to a minimum of 30 credits inclusive of all Compulsory course units.
2. achieves a minimum GPA of 4.00

                AND

• completes the relevant requirements in the first attempt

 

A candidate should apply for the award of the Master of Information Technology (MIT) degree on satisfying the above requirements. On completion of the MIT degree, a candidate is entitled to an official transcript giving the grades in the respective course units after the confirmation of the results by the University Senate.

Note: No refund of the payment would be applicable

Course Code	Course Name	Credit Value	Status (Compulsory /Optional)
IMIT 53203	Computer Systems	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53213*	Programming Concepts	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53223	Database Concepts	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53233	Data Communication and Computer Networks	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53243*	Web and Multimedia Technologies	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53253	Software Engineering	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53263*	Internet of Things	3	Compulsory
IMIT 53272	Intelligent Systems	2	Compulsory
IMIT 53282	Management Information Systems	2	Compulsory
IMIT 53293*	Advanced Programming	3	Optional
IMIT 53302*	Machine Learning	2	Optional
IMIT 53313*	Big Data Analytics	3	Optional
IMIT 53323*	Seminar on Emerging Technologies in ICT	3	Compulsory

 

* - These modules contain guided self-study components

Note: The minimum credit requirement of the Master of IT programme is 30