{"id":2936,"date":"2023-03-01T09:27:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-01T09:27:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/neweng.pdn.ac.lk\/?page_id=2936"},"modified":"2025-06-02T09:00:36","modified_gmt":"2025-06-02T09:00:36","slug":"postgraduate-programmes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eng.pdn.ac.lk\/123\/postgraduate-programmes\/","title":{"rendered":"Postgraduate Programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"2936\" class=\"elementor elementor-2936\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-38a24068 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"38a24068\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-70f79c4c\" data-id=\"70f79c4c\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2cc5480d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2cc5480d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.9.2 - 21-12-2022 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The perception among some professional engineers that postgraduate courses are for those seeking academic careers has by and large been dispelled, and engineers in the field\/industry are increasingly aware of the benefits of such courses to update and advance their knowledge. The Faculty has sought to meet the resultant demand for advanced knowledge by offering appropriately designed postgraduate courses, with combinations of lectures, coursework and research in varying proportions and scope that lead to diplomas\/degrees. The courses are available at four levels:<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Postgraduate Diploma in an approved field<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Degree of Master of the Science of Engineering &#8211; MScEng<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Degree of Master of Philosophy &#8211; MPhil<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Degree of Doctor of Philosophy &#8211; PhD<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>The programs are sufficiently flexible in structure to accommodate students with diverse professional backgrounds and varying degrees of financial and time constraints.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list -->\n<ul><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Regular full-time graduate students<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Regular part-time graduate students<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Provisional students<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item -->\n<li>\u00a0\u00a0 Casual students<\/li>\n<!-- \/wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<!-- \/wp:list --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>All the departments conduct Postgraduate Diploma \/ MScEng Courses.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph {\"align\":\"center\"} -->\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>The minimum qualifications required for direct admission to postgraduate programmes offered by the Faculty of Engineering are listed at:<\/strong><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/cerps.pdn.ac.lk\/admission-requirements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/cerps.pdn.ac.lk\/admission-requirements\/<\/a><br \/><br \/><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The perception among some professional engineers that postgraduate courses are for those seeking academic careers has by and large been dispelled, and engineers in the field\/industry are increasingly aware of the benefits of such courses to update and advance their knowledge. 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