Faculty of Applied Sciences

Wayamba University of Sri Lanka

ශ්‍රී ලංකා වයඹ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලය
இலங்கை வயம்ப பல்கலைக்கழகம் 

Established 1999 

Type Public University Chancellor 

Prof. C. L. V. Jayathilake 

Vice-Chancellor Prof. A. N. F. Perera

Location Kuliyapitiya and Makandura (NWP), Sri Lanka Colours Maroon      Gold      

Website Official website http://www.wyb.ac.lk

The Faculty of Applied Sciences was established with effect from 1 October 1999 by the Government Notification in the Extraordinary Gazette No. 1093/8 of Tuesday, 17 August 1999. The faculty is in Kuliyapitiya and was assigned with four Departments of study.

• Department of Computing & Information Systems
• Department of Electronics
• Department of Industrial Management
• Department of Mathematical Sciences
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 Department of Computing & Information Systems

The Department of Computing and Information Systems is one of four departments in the Faculty of Applied Science at the Wayamba University of Sri Lanka. It is one of the earliest departments in the University, having been established in 1999.
The Department was established with the objective to equip the students with a sound knowledge on IT to face the challenges at their own work and employment. Therefore the department offers course modules along with projects and an industrial training programme, to achieve the above objectives.
Vision “To be a Center of Excellence in Higher Education for Information Technology in Sri Lanka”
Mission “To contribute effectively towards the development of a human resources base with higher level of knowledge and skills in IT, through conduct of undergraduate and research programs”

 Department of Electronics

The Department of Electronics was initiated in 2000 under the Faculty of Applied Sciences. This is the only Department in the University System, which offers Electronics as a major subject for the Physical Science undergraduates.
Vision To become a center of excellence for the development of human resources in the field of Electronics to match the national and global trends.
Mission The Department intends to contribute to the development of Electronics and its related fields by producing quality graduates who are well versed with theoretical knowledge and practical skills.
Objectives To provide competent, skilled and innovative manpower by providing novel theoretical and practical background whereby the undergraduates can obtain vast knowledge in both aspects to enter to the competitive manufacturing and service enterprises.

 Department of Industrial Management

The Department of Industrial Management has already realized the future challenges and the importance of socio-economic development of Sri Lanka. Therefore, the Department of Industrial Management has articulated its main objective to produce readily employable graduates to face 21st century management challenges.
Vision To become a center of excellence for the development of human resources in the field of Industrial Management to match the national and global trends.
Mission To provide undergraduate reach to education, research facilities and out program in the field of Industrial Management to enable the students perform effectively and efficiently in the manufacturing and service industry.

 Department of Mathematical Sciences

Department of Mathematical Sciences is one of the most important Department in the Faculty of Applied Sciences.The Department of Mathematical Sciences commenced the academic activities in 1996, which is the oldest Department in the Faculty.Around 30-40 students enrolling in the courses every year.
Vision To become a center of excellence for the Mathematical Sciences to match the national and global trends.
Mission To provide undergraduate education with research and application programs to produce competent innovative graduates to perform effectively and efficiently in the manufacturing and service industry.
Objectives Logical and creative thinking are the fundamental approaches for effective and efficient problem solving for continual improvement. Any student who wishes to obtain knowledge in any subject should thoroughly practice the above approaches. Therefore, the main objective of the Department of Mathematical Sciences is to develop thinking power to obtain the required outcomes intended from any system. To achieve the above objectives the department offers Mathematics & Mathematical Modeling and Statistics subject areas. These subject areas will include secure communication, actuarial science leading to insurance and banking, data analysis, sampling methods,design of experiments, linear and integer programming to enhance productivity.
Although the computer laboratories of the Department of Computing & Information Systems are primarily intended to facilitate the conduct of practical components in computing and information systems, they provide facilities for those undertaking project work and offering other major subjects.
The Computer Unit and the English Language Teaching Unit, which come under the purview of the vice-chancellor, operate through a director or a coordinator, offer service courses to the undergraduates of both faculties at Kuliyapitiya to further their IT, oral and written communication skills.
An academic year consists of two semesters of 15 weeks each. Academic programs are based on a course credit system, which embodies characteristics such as modularity, flexibility, and accumulation of credits. After a semester, a two-week study leave is given before the semester-end examinations conducted in a three-week period. However, examinations of practical components, project work, in-plant training programs, etc. may be held before the semester-end examination period as decided by the Department.