Management Studies (TV) - Any Subject Combination in Sri Lanka: Careers, Curriculum & Future Outlook

📘 Overview

Management Studies is a broad business degree that builds the core skills needed to run organisations — people, money, marketing and operations. This programme is offered at the Trincomalee Campus of the Eastern University and the University of Vavuniya, and is open to students from any A/L subject combination. It suits versatile, practical students who want flexible career options across almost every industry, and who value a management qualification accessible regardless of their A/L stream.

It earns a future-proof score of 7.0 because management skills are universally needed and resilient to automation at the leadership level, though graduates benefit from sharpening a specialisation and strong practical skills to stand out.

📚 What You'll Study

The curriculum builds broad business foundations across the main management disciplines.

• Principles of management and organisational behaviour
• Marketing management
• Financial and management accounting
• Human resource management
• Economics and business statistics
• Operations and project management
• Business finance and strategy
• Specialisation areas and a research project

⏳ Duration

This is typically a three- to four-year degree in Management Studies, depending on whether you follow the general or honours track.

✅ Entry Requirements

This programme is open to applicants from any A/L subject combination. To be eligible you must have offered any three subjects at the G.C.E. (Advanced Level) Examination, with no specific subject requirement.

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

• Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka — 242 seats
• University of Vavuniya — 216 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.