About us

Postgraduate Studies Division (PGS division) in the Faculty of Architecture at University of Moratuwa, Sri Lanka was set up under the Dean of the Faculty of Architecture for the administration of research degrees in the faculty. It is headed by the Director of the Postgraduate Studies (Director/PGS), who is also the Chairperson of the Board of Studies for Research Degrees of the Faculty of Architecture. The division is responsible for the promotion of postgraduate research and facilitation of research degree programmes (mainly MSc by research, MPhils and PhD degrees) from the stage of application to final examination.

Board of Studies for Research Degrees is a subcommittee of the Faculty Board of the Faculty of Architecture, which meets once a month to review matters relating to all postgraduate degree programmes and to make recommendations to the Faculty Board. It deals with matters such as postgraduate course curricula and syllabuses, selection of candidates, applications for registration, progress monitoring of research students and final examinations. The Board of Studies for Research Degrees generally comprises of Postgraduate Director (chairperson), Research Coordinators (RC) of each department and faculty nominees.


The Current members of the Board of Studies for Research Degrees are:

Dr. (Mrs.) PKSVS Gunatilake  

 

Chairperson, BOS Research Degrees/ FoA, Director/Postgraduate Studies

Prof. JN Munasinghe

 

Head, Dept of Town and Country Planning

Prof. (Mrs.) END De Silva

 

Head, Dept. of Facilities Management

Prof. (Mrs.) KGAS Waidyasekara

 

Head, Dept. of Building Economics

Prof. NGR Perera

 

Head, Dept. of Architecture

Ms. RJ Senanayake

 

Head, Dept. of Integrated Design

Sen. Prof. (Mrs.) BAKS Perera

 

Senior Professor, Dept. of Building Economics

Prof. KWJP Wijesundara

 

Professor, Dept. of Architecture

Prof. (Mrs.) IGP Rajapakse   

 

Professor, Dept. of Architecture

Prof. RMKU Rajapakse  

 

Professor, Dept. of Architecture

Prof. (Mrs.) U Kulatunga

 

Professor, Dept. of Building Economics

Dr. (Mrs.) SSMR Samarawickrama 

 

Research Coordinator, Dept. of Integrated Design

Dr. (Mrs.) P Sridarran

 

Research Coordinator, Dept. of Facilities Management

Dr. RMSR Rathnayake   

 

Research Coordinator, Dept. of Town & Country Planning

Dr. (Mrs.) SM   Hirudini   

 

Research Coordinator, Dept. of Architecture

Dr. (Ms.)PLI Wimalaratne  

 

Research Coordinator, Dept. of Building Economics

Dr. LSR. Perera     

 

Nominee from Outside the University