Faculty of Management and Commerce, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka

The Faculty of Management and Commerce (FMC) had two departments namely Department of Management and Department of Accountancy &Finance. The academic works of FMC were started in 1995 with four academic staff and thirty one students with two degrees, Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) and Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com). The faculty offered special degree programmes in Marketing and Accounting & Finance were commenced in 1999 for both BBA and B.Com students for the final year students and lecture programme was conducted at the Academic Programme Centre (APC) of SEUSL in Colombo. Further, the students were given professional training in their field of specialisation at private and public organisations. The year 2002 marked a turning point in the history of the FMC as it restructured the fields of specialisation. The restructuring plan resulted in the formation of eight academic units that function under the departments of Management and Accountancy and Finance, offering the same undergraduate degree programmes with five fields of specialisation, namely Accountancy, Finance, Information Systems, Marketing Management and Human Resource Management. Each unit caters to the needs of all the specialisation programmes by offering courses from its academic area. In 2011 onwards the specialisation programmes are being offered only for the BBA degree. The specialisation in Marketing Management, Human Resource Management, Information Systems and Business Administration are offered under the department of Management whereas the specialisation in Accounting and Finance are offered under the department of Accountancy and Finance. In 2008, the faculty reached another milestone with the introduction of B.Sc. in Information Technology for Management Studies, which transitioned as B.Sc. in Management and Information Technology in 2009 onwards. The Faculty also offers BBA and B.Com. General Degrees (External) through the Centre for External Degrees and Professional Learning.