Peace and Conflict Resolution in Sri Lanka: Careers, Curriculum & Future Outlook

📘 Overview

Peace and Conflict Resolution is an interdisciplinary social-science degree that studies why conflicts arise and how they can be prevented, managed and resolved. Offered in English by the University of Kelaniya, it draws on politics, sociology, law and development. It suits thoughtful, communicative students who care about justice, reconciliation and social change, and who want to work in development, human rights, governance or international organisations.

It earns a future-proof score of 6.5 because the analytical, mediation and communication skills it builds transfer well to the development, NGO and governance sectors, and the English medium broadens opportunities, though the formal job market is fairly specialised and funding-dependent.

📚 What You'll Study

The four-year programme combines peace theory with practical skills and real-world application.

• Theories of peace and conflict
• Conflict analysis and resolution
• Mediation, negotiation and dialogue
• Human rights and international law
• Reconciliation and transitional justice
• Development, governance and democracy
• Research methods
• Fieldwork and a dissertation

⏳ Duration

This is a four-year degree programme, taught in the English medium.

✅ Entry Requirements

This programme is open to applicants from any A/L stream. To be eligible you must obtain at least Simple (S) passes in three subjects and score 30% or more for the Common General Paper 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

• University of Kelaniya — 33 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.