Teaching Areas

Undergraduate Degree Programs

Conducted lectures of the following sociology undergraduate course units in the Department of Sociology, University of Colombo:

  • SOC 2124 Social Inequality (2015 – 2016/2016 – 2017/2017 – 2018)
  • SOC 2134 Minorities and Society (2013 – 2014/2014 – 2015/2015 – 2016)
  • SOC 2138 Introduction to Social Work (2011 – 2012)
  • SOC 2219 Research Methodology (2022-2023/2023-2024 Core course)
  • SOC 2220 Sociology of Gender (2013 – 2014)
  • SOC2223 Social Statistics (2022-2023/2023-2024 Core course)
  • SOC 2228 Understanding Sri Lankan Society (2014 – 2015/ 2017 – 2018)
  • SOC 2231 Social Policy and Social Planning (2016 – 2017)
  • SOC 2269 Social Work with Groups at Risk of Social Exclusion and Poverty (2013 – 2014/2014 – 2015/ 2024-2025)
  • SOC3147 Applied Social Research (2022 – 2023/2023-2024)
  • SOC3173 Neo-classical Sociological Theory (2022 – 2023/ Core course/shared)
  • SOC3177 Crime, Deviance and Social Justice (2024-2025)
  • SOC3246 Contemporary Social Issues (2013 – 2014)
  • SOC3257 Sociology of Environment and Disaster Management (2022 – 2023) (Conducted a guest lecture only)
  • SOC 3160 Gender and Development (2023-2024)
  • ENH3154: Introduction to Displacement (2022 – 2023) (Conducted a guest lecture only).
  • SOC4178 Sociology of Medicine (2011 – 2012/2022 – 2023/ 2024-2025(Shared))
  • SOC4183 Violence and Conflict Related Psychological Issues (2015 – 2016)
  • SOC4187 Community Social Work (2013 – 2014/2014 – 2015/2015 – 2016/2016 –  2017/2017 – 2018)
  • SOC4239 Collaborative Social Work (2014 – 2015/2015 – 2016/2016 – 2017/2017 – 2018/ 2022-2023/2023-2024/2024-2025)
  • SOC4282 Sociology of Mass Media (2015 – 2016)
  • ELT2222 Gender and Media (This is a course coordinated and conducted by Journalism Unit. I conducted section on “Sociological Perspectives on Gender and Media” (2013 – 2014)
  • FND1123/1223 Skills for University Education (A lecture on “How to take effective fieldnotes? , 2022-2023/ 2023-2024)
  • FND 1213 Gender Studies (This a foundation course which is collaboratively conducted by 6 departments   in the Faculty of Arts for First year students. I did lectures on “Gender and Media module (2013 – 2014/2014 – 2015) and “Introductory module” (2015 – 2016/2016 – 2017/2017 – 2018).

Postgraduate Degree Programs

Conducted lectures of the following postgraduate sociology course units in the Department of Sociology, University of Colombo:

  • Masters in Arts in Sociology – 2024/2025 (2nd Semester) – MAS 616 Quantitative data analysis in social research(Optional course)
  • Masters in Arts in Sociology – 2023/2024 (2nd Semester)/ 2024-2025 (1st Semester) – MAS 602 Research Methodology (Core course/Shared)
  •  Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Sociology – 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 (1st Semester)- PDAS 503 UrbanDevelopment and Urban Planning (Shared)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Sociology – 2016-2017 / 2017-2018 (2nd Semester)- PDAS 508 Quantitative Analysis in Social Research.

Other Faculty courses

Undergraduate Degree Programs (Other Faculty course units):

  • Faculty of Technology, University of Colombo – FT 3202: Sociology and Values for a Technological Society, (2023-2024/ 2024-2025).

Other Faculty courses

Postgraduate Degree Programs (Other Faculty course units):

  • Master of Gender and Women’s Studies (MGWS), In Faculty of Graduate Studies,  University of Colombo, (2025-2026) MGWS 6131 Introduction to Gender and Women’s Studies course. (Core course/ Co-teach).
  • MSc in Community Medicine, In Postgraduate Institute of Medicine, University of Colombo, Two lectures on “Gender inequalities in health: Socio-cultural construction of gender and its impact on health” and “Health disparities and challenges experienced by the LGBTIQ+ community with special attention to Sri Lanka”, (2023/2024)
  • Postgraduate Diploma in Child Protection and Rights, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, Faculty of Law,University of Colombo, PGDCPR 8204: Field  Work Placement Module, Course developer and module lecturer in-charge (2024).
  • Advanced Certificate in Child Care and Rights, Centre for the Study of Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Colombo, Module 1: Introduction to Child Development and Child Care (2024) (Co-teach)
  • PgD in Counselling and Psychosocial Support, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, A lecture on “Qualitative Data Analysis and Writing”, (2024)
  • PgD in Counselling and Psychosocial Support, Faculty of Graduate Studies, University of Colombo, Panel member of the practice placement viva examination, (2024)