The Undergraduate Programme offered by the Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering,
University of Peradeniya has the following revised structure for the Batches E23 Onwards:

The degree program is designed for completion within four academic years. All the semesters, except the two short semesters and the 8th semester, are of 14-week duration (academic work) each.  General Electives are covered in each of the short semesters which are of 8-week duration. During the 8th semester, students will undergo Industrial Training. During a single semester, a student can enroll up to 18 credits of courses being offered. The courses are organized at five different levels indicated by the course numbers in 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000 (based on academic year), and 5000 series (elective courses). The technical elective courses are categorized according to the six sub-specializations of the department. 

The UG program is separated into two stages: the 1st semester or common core modules (General Program, GP, as previously known) in Engineering covering 1000-level courses and the Specialization Program in Engineering covering some of the 1000-level courses (2nd semester), and the courses 2000 level and above. The General Program is common to all the students entering the Faculty of Engineering. At the end of the 1st semester, students are streamed into specializations based on their academic performance and their personal preferences. Electrical and Electronic Engineering has been one of the most sought-after disciplines among students for many years. Both the Common and Specialization programs have courses with contributions to (i) Mathematics, Basic sciences, and Computing, (ii) Engineering Sciences & Engineering Design: Projects, and (iii) Complementary Studies: Management, Engineering economics, Communications, Humanities & Social sciences, and Engineering ethics.

In the Specialization Program, theory and practice are developed further through lectures, experiments, designs, and project work. Subjects in areas such as electrical measurements, electronics, electrical power, telecommunications, systems & control, electrical machines, power systems, embedded systems, digital systems, and programming are taught as core courses throughout the program. Laboratory work consisting of practical and experimental studies, and design work, relating to the main engineering subjects are undertaken in small groups. For more details on the course structure in the EE Specialization program see below.

Industrial training is given to all undergraduates in their 8th semesters (final year) in general or specialized fields of study. However, in line with the objectives of the Department Career Guidance program, which is to motivate the DEEE students to decide on their career path as early as possible, the department encourages the students to select Industrial Training according to their intended area of focus as the initial step of their career planning process. The total duration of the industrial training is 24 weeks (6 Credits). The industrial training is a compulsory part of an engineering degree program and completion of the industrial training to the satisfaction of the faculty is a requirement for the successful completion of the final course in engineering. If any student fails to meet the required standards in the industrial training program, he/she will be required to undergo further training to be eligible for the award of the degree of Bachelor of the Science of Engineering. The final grade of the industrial training component is included in the academic transcript as well. Read more ...

Credit Requirement of the EEE Specialization

Course Structure for the Specialization in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

The department provides basic courses for all engineering undergraduates on the principles of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, in appropriate depth, to acquire essential fundamentals. Also, it offers several advanced courses to the specializing students. Proper selection of technical electives available from within the above six sub-specializations, backed by the undergraduate research project and industrial training engagements, pave the way for the electrical and electronic engineering students to specialize in one of the above subdisciplines. More importantly, the curriculum of the Electrical and Electronic Engineering study program has been designed flexibly so that students can obtain a major specialization in one of the above areas while obtaining a minor specialization in another area selected out of the same six sub-disciplines mentioned above.

Recommended Technical Elective Courses
for the Specialization in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

In the Electrical and Electronic Engineering specialization program, there are 6 sub specializations identified by the department as mentioned above. The recommended Technical Elective courses under the sub-specializations: Artificial Intelligence and Signal Processing (AISP), Biomedical Engineering (BME), Communication and Information Engineering (CIE), Electronics and Instrumentation Engineering (EI), Power High Voltage and Energy Systems Engineering (PHE), and Control, Robotics and Automation Engineering (RCA), are listed below.

Recommended General Elective Courses
for the Specialization in Electrical and Electronic Engineering

Technical Elective courses allow the students to learn in great depth in specialized areas of interest while General Electives (Complimentary Subjects or GE) enable them to gain a broader perspective of their role as professionals. GE courses are coordinated by the Engineering Education Unit (EEU) of the Faculty of Engineering. Each of these courses belongs to one of the following categories: Management/Economics/Law, Arts/Humanities, and Politics/Social Sciences.