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MBus Programme HandBook
Master of Business

Accounting Degree

Master of Business

Finance Degree

he Department of Accountancy (DoA) is one bachelor’ Degrees in the field of Accounting and
Tof the leading departments in the Faculty of Finance. The demand for master’s degrees in this
Commerce and Management Studies (FCMS) of discipline is invariably high due to the opening
the University of Kelaniya. DoA has been offering a up of migration opportunities and meeting the
Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance since demand for trained human resources required
2009. Subsequently, with the development of by the business industry in Sri Lanka and abroad.
technological advancements in the 21st century, Professionals working in the public and private
DoA pioneered embedding technology-based sector organizations demand the need for master’s
delivery mode into master’s degrees in Accounting by coursework program mainly in order to meet their
and Finance fields. As a result, DoA is one of the career advancement requirements as a mean of
departments in the university system conducting striking a balance between work life and family with
its Master’s Degree in Accounting and Finance on continuing education.
an online platform successfully. It’s proven the
popularity of the program amongst the public and Aims and Objectives of the Programme
corporate sector employees who enrolled on this
blended learning platform. Those who thirst to be MBus graduales will enable to:
qualified for a master’s degree in accounting and • Obtain a comprehensive accountancy and
finance are scattered nationally and internationally finance education embracing a range of
demand for online delivery, evaluation and contemporary developments in Accounting and
acceptance of the same have been increasing Finance disciplines.
exponentially. • Inculcate the best practices pertaining to the
ethical issues and code of conduct of corporate
concerns, corporate governance, compliance
The process adopted by the DoA is accepted by the to the international and local financial reporting
stakeholders for this nature of program delivery, standards and disclosures.
and evaluation and it’s proven by observing the • Develop focused approaches for identifying,
numbers enrolled from 2009 - eighteen students to analyzing and solving complex business
one hundred sixty in 2023 following in user-friendly problems.
learning platform nationally and internationally. • Appreciate frontier trends in the Accountancy
The number of graduates and professionals in profession.
the Accounting and Finance field is relatively • Explore research opportunities created by the
higher than in the other professions in Sri Lanka. dynamic global business environment.
Although local and global professional institutions • Enhance the reputation of the Department/
are currently offering professional courses and Faculty as a center for business excellence.

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