General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University

Postgraduate Courses ================ Master of Philosophy / Doctor of Philosophy Master of Laws Master of Business Administration in E-Governance Master of Business Administration in Logistic Management MSc in Management MSc in Strategic Studies and International Relations MSc in Electrical Engineering MSc Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering MSc in Civil and Structural Engineering MSc in Disaster Risk Reduction and Development MSc in Biomedical Engineering Undergraduate Courses ================= Faculty of Medicine MBBS Faculty of Engineering BSc (Hons) Aeronautical Engineering BSc (Hons) Biomedical Engineering BSc (Hons) Civil Engineering BSc (Hons) Electrical & Electronic Engineering BSc (Hons) Electronic & Telecommunication Engineering BSc (Hons) Mechanical Engineering BSc (Hons) Mechatronic Engineering BSc (Hons) Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering Faculty of Computing BSc (Hons) Computer Science BSc (Hons) Software Engineering BSc (Hons) Computer Engineering BSc (Hons) Information Technology BSc (Hons) Information Systems BSc (Hons) Data Science and Business Analytics Faculty of Management, Social Sciences and Humanities Bachelor of Science in Logistics Management Bachelor of Science in Management and Technical Sciences Bachelor of Science in Social Sciences BSc in Applied Data Science Communication BA in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages (TESOL) Faculty of Law Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Faculty of Defence and Strategic Studies BSc Strategic Studies and International Relations Faculty of Allied Health Science BSc (Hons) Nursing BSc (Hons) Physiotherapy BSc (Hons) Medical Laboratory Sciences BSc (Hons) Radiography BSc (Hons) Radiotherapy Bachelor of Pharmacy (Hons) Faculty of Built Environment and Spatial Sciences Bachelor of Architecture (B Arch) BSc (Hons) Quantity Surveying BSc (Hons) Surveying Sciences Faculty of Technology BET (Hons) Construction Technology BET (Hons) Building services Technology BET (Hons) Biomedical Instrumentation Technology BT (Hons) Information and Communication Technology General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) was initially established as the “General Sir John Kotelawala Defence Academy” by the Parliamentary Act No 68 of 1981 and subsequently it was elevated to University status by the amendment Act No 27 of 1988, thereby empowering it to award Bachelors’ and Postgraduate degrees in Defence Studies. KDU is a member of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (United Kingdom) and maintains necessary standards for educating and grooming Officer Cadets to meet the challenges of modern defence management. KDU is now open for civil students who wish to continue their higher studies in the fields of Engineering, Law, Management, Social Sciences and IT.