Courses this semester (2024-2025) – Semester II 

  • SOC 3284 – Sociology of the City & Urban Development (Compulsory/4 Credits)

I will be teaching the English medium & Sinhala lectures. Ms. Luxshe Hariharan will be teaching the Tamil Medium course. 

Other course units taught/co-taught (2012-2018, 2022-2023):

  • Social Work Study Stream and related courses (Introduction to Social Work, Social Work with excluded groups and those at risk of poverty, Community Social Work)
  • Courses related to urban studies (Urban development and relocation, The informal sector and the urban economy)
  • Sociology of Knowledge
  • Displacement and Relocation
  • Contemporary Rural Society
  • Sociology of Religion
  • Gender and Development
  • Culture and Personality

Teaching Qualifications 

  • May 2021 – Completed Fundamentals of Teaching and Learning in Higher Education, University of Sussex, UK.
  • April 2013 – December 2013, Completed and qualified for the Certificate of Teaching in Higher Education,  Staff Development Centre, University of Colombo.
  • December 2013, Received accreditation from the Staff Education and Development Association, London, UK.