Health Information and Communication Technology in Sri Lanka: Careers, Curriculum & Future Outlook

📘 Overview

Health Information and Communication Technology sits at the meeting point of healthcare and IT — the systems, data and software that run modern hospitals and health services. Offered as a Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) by the Gampaha Wickramarachchi institute under the University of Kelaniya, it is designed for Technology-stream students who want to digitise and improve healthcare. It suits students interested in both computing and the health sector who want to work on health records, health data and e-health systems rather than clinical practice.

It earns a future-proof score of 7.5 because digital health, health informatics and healthcare data are fast-growing fields worldwide, combining two durable sectors — health and IT — in roles that resist automation at the systems and analysis level.

📚 What You'll Study

The curriculum blends core ICT skills with health-sector knowledge and informatics.

• Foundations of ICT and programming
• Health information systems and informatics
• Electronic health records and hospital information systems
• Health data management and analytics
• Databases and networking for healthcare
• Basic medical terminology and health sciences
• E-health, telemedicine and health software
• Industrial training and a research project

⏳ Duration

This is typically a four-year Bachelor of Health Science (Honours) degree in Information and Communication Technology.

✅ Entry Requirements

This is a Technology-stream degree. To be eligible you must have sat the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination in the Engineering Technology stream or the Biosystems Technology stream and obtained at least Simple (S) passes in any three subjects.

• Engineering Technology — minimum grade S
• Science for Technology — minimum grade S
• Biosystems Technology — minimum grade S

Any second A/L subject is accepted alongside the listed subject(s). Final selection also depends on your Z-score, which varies by university and district every year — check your eligibility with the free tool on findmydegree.lk.

🏛️ Where It's Offered

• Gampaha Wickramarachchi Ayurveda Institute, University of Kelaniya — 70 seats

ℹ️ Entry requirements, seats and universities are sourced from official UGC data (2024/2025 A/L). Career and curriculum details are general guidance — confirm specifics with each university.