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Good Practices from AAOU Members

through their academic departments offer Health Basic Sciences
educational programs in study areas of Social Sciences Health Education and
Sciences, English Language, Law, Library Research
Sciences, Management, Education, Natural
Sciences, Industrial Studies in Agriculture, Medical Laboratory
Textiles, Apparel and Fashion, Engineering, Sciences
Nursing, Medical Laboratory Sciences, Nursing
Psychology and Pharmacy leading to Degrees, Pharmacy
Diplomas and Certificates. Table 2 lists these Psychology and Counselling
Faculties and Departments. Humanities English Language Teaching
and Social Language Studies
Sciences
Table 2 Legal Studies
Faculties and Academic Departments of the Social Sciences
OUSL Management Accounting and Finance
Studies Human Resources
Faculties Department Management
Education Early Childhood and Marketing Management
Primary Education Organizational Studies
Secondary and Tertiary Natural Botany
Education Sciences Chemistry
Special Needs Education Computer Science
Educational Leadership and Mathematics
Management Physics
Engineering Agricultural and Plantation Zoology
Technology Engineering
Civil Engineering Being an institution that promotes lifelong
Electrical and Computer learning, there is no strict admission criteria
Engineering other than being over 18 years of age, and the
Mathematics and entry point to the university will be decided by
Philosophy of Engineering the qualifications of the applicant. Currently
Mechanical Engineering the university offers 75 academic programs
Textile and Apparel at Certificate, Advanced Certificate, Diploma,
Technology Higher Diploma, Bachelors and Masters’
level and several short courses. Foundation
courses in Science and Social Science are
also offered to provide an avenue for those
who do not have the requisite school level
entry qualifications to degree programs.

The Open University of Sri Lanka (OUSL)