Department of Banking & Finance

Welcome to the website of the Department of Banking & Finance.

The Department of Banking & Finance is the pioneer department to offer a specialized degree in Banking & Finance in Sri Lanka. Bachelor of Science (Special) Degree in Banking & Finance is a four-year duration programme conducted in English medium offered with the objective of providing a sound academic & professional background in Banking & Finance enabling the graduates to learn a wide array of subjects from the areas of Banking & Finance. The department is offering students an outcome-based education through outcome-based teaching and learning process to develop their personal capabilities, discipline-specific competencies, professional, ethical and social attributes in order to become a skilled graduate who can compete in the global context.

The department focuses on the holistic development of undergraduates by a combination of both curricular and extracurricular activities. Apart from the curriculum, the department provides the opportunity for students to follow several certificate courses developed to improve their soft skills, language fluency and research competencies. The department has partnered with many reputed banks and financial institutions enabling students to gain the opportunity to expose to real-world, by completing a comprehensive internship programme of six months during the degree programme.

The department staff comprises many PhD qualified academics and well-experienced staff in the discipline of Banking & Finance. The entire fraternity of the Department of Banking & Finance cohesively works and commits towards the accomplishment of its mission of achieving excellence as a department in the arena of Banking and Finance.

This website provides you an overview of the academic programs, research activities, and profiles of staff members along with details of the student activities of the department.

Mr. AGDLK Gunaratna.