Degree courses in cinema/TV

UNIVOTEC initiative:

Ishara MUDUGAMUWA

For the first time in Sri Lanka, the University of Vocational Technology(UNIVOTEC) has introduced two degree courses for those who engage in the television and cinema industry, Youth Affairs and Skills Development Minister Dullas Alahapperuma said.

Addressing the media at the Youth Affairs and Skills Development Ministry, Minister Alahapperuma said that the cinema industry was started over 60 years ago and television industry was over 30 years old.

But both government or private universities never introduced any degree course for these two fields.

The Bachelor of Screen Studies and Bachelor of Film and Television Studies has been introduced by the UNIVOTEC with the objectives of providing academic and vocational qualification for those who engaged in these two fields, he said.

With the introduction of these degree courses the UNIVOTEC hopes to provide guidance for conducting research relating to cinema and television industries and introduce new technologies and innovative trends in the industries, the minister said.

Experienced personnel in television and cinema fields, students with NVQ qualifications and those who obtained cinema and the television industry related diplomas can follow these degree courses, he said.