This course introduces the students to language skills required in different business situations. Upon completion of this course, students should be able to communicate effectively in a variety of situations, write replies to inquiry / request letters, read and respond to texts for a variety of purposes, compose memo type reports, write five paragraph essays and use presentation techniques effectively and make brief presentations.

Human Resource Management (HRM) is about managing people in organizations. The main objective of this course is to provide a systematic and rational understanding of HRM, both conceptual understanding and job-oriented practical understanding. It focuses on a systematic and scientific approach to the analysis and handling of issues/problems in HRM with special reference to the Sri Lankan context. The main areas covered are: introduction to HRM, organization of the HR department, job design, job analysis, human resource planning, recruitment, selection, hiring and induction, performance evaluation, pay management, training and development, employee movements, management of discipline, safety, health and welfare administration, grievances handling and management of labour relations.

This basic course is designed to introduce the microeconomic theories, tools, and methods of analysis that are useful in the study of various economic issues in micro-level decision-making. This is a compulsory course that covers the intermediate theory of demand and supply, theories of consumer behaviour, short-run and long-run cost and its behaviour, production in the short run and in the long run, market structures and competition, factor market for labour, general equilibrium, and welfare. At the end of the course, students will be able to explain microeconomic concepts and apply microeconomic principles in day to day and business decision making. The pre-requisite for this course is Business Mathematics.