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MBus Programme HandBook

Faculty of

Commerce and Management Studies

he Faculty of Commerce & Management of them are in the forefront of managerial ranks in
TStudies (FCMS) is one of the finest and fast- public and private sector organizations both locally
growing faculties in the Sri Lankan university and internationally. Further, some of our graduates
system in terms of quality of graduate output, are prominent entrepreneurs in the country.
qualified faculty, and diversified undergraduate and
postgraduate programmes. Its genesis goes back to In line with the rapid changes in the Sri Lankan
1976 with the establishment of the Department of economy the relevance of commerce and
Commerce under the Faculty of Social Sciences. management education has become more
The commitment and efforts of the academic staff, imperative in the country. Identifying the real need
students and other stakeholders, enabled us to locally and internationally the faculty is currently
achieve the Faculty status in 1995. moving towards an e-learning environment
and a research culture. In order to produce
The Faculty is committed to achieving excellence smart, innovative and creative professionals
in providing learners with opportunities to for the community the faculty have realized the
develop knowledge, skills and attitudes to serve importance of providing more opportunities,
the nation with respect to dignity of life. In line introducing new master’s degree programs &
with this mission, the faculty has been rendering extending; undergraduate programs; in Commerce,
its unstinting service to prepare scholars and Accountancy, Human Resource Management
professionals with the capacity, skills and attitude and Marketing Management to Finance,
that drive the economy, support civil society, lead Entrepreneurship and Business Technology.
government, and make important decisions which
affect the entire society. Accordingly, FCMS has so
far produced more than 9000 graduates and most

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