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The respective departments started revising syllabi and developing degree programmes. Each
department followed a shared schedule in the process of revision of curricula. The departments first

identified the areas of importance in their respective disciplines according to the Subject Benchmark

Statements and stakeholder surveys. Based on them, 60% of the components of each degree
programme was subdivided, and modules to be developed were identified. The list of modules was

sent to experts to ensure that the components comprise the core of each discipline. After that, modules
were developed in a series of department-level workshops. Each module was under the scrutiny of an

expert in the relevant subject area. The finalised modules were sent to external experts for refinements.
As a result, the faculty completed 13 degree programmes with revised curricula, out of which 12 were

four-year degree programmes and 1 was a three-year degree programme. In parallel, the by-law

committee of the faculty developed a new by-law enabling the implementation of the new degree
programmes. The complete revised curricula of all 13 degree programmes were submitted to external

reviewers through the CQA of the University of Ruhuna. After receiving reviewers' comments, the

curricula of all degree programmes were revised, incorporating suggestions and taking into
consideration the comments. After completion of curricula revision, a curriculum mapping was done

for each degree programme and graduate profiles were derived accordingly. Finally, the curricula of all
degree programmes were submitted for the senate's approval, with detailed reports prepared addressing

the reviewers' comments. In 2020, by revising the new by-laws, the faculty achieved one of the targets
of the strategic plan of the university: converting all degree programmes to four-year degree

programmes.

Figure 2: Sample Graduate profile

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