Migration and Urbanization - DMG 3256 (2024)

Course Description:

This course aims to provide the students with a sound knowledge of human migration and urbanization. It also provides analytical skills on trends, patterns, and consequences of migration and urbanization.

Course Contents:

1. Introduction: Definitions and concepts of internal migration and urbanization

2. Sources of data

3. Theories of internal migration and urbanization

4. Determinants of internal migration and urbanization

5.  Trends, patterns, and consequences of migration and urbanization

6. Internal migration and urbanization policies

Lecturer: Mrs. Nethra Senadhi

Assisitant Lecturer: Kavindya De Siva



Population Forecasting for Socio-Economic Planning DMG 3243 (2024)


Course Description: This course provides the student with a comprehensive knowledge on methods and techniques of population forecasting used in social and economic planning from a demographic point of view.

Course outline

1. Introduction

2. Concepts and definitions: Economic development, Social development, Social and economic issues, Social welfare, Social services                            

3. Importance of population in planning for social and economic development

4. Indicators of social and economic development

5. Components of Population: Fertility, Mortality and Migration

6. Methods of population estimates and projections

         (Demographic estimating equation, Population growth models and Cohort component method)

7.  Population projections and their applications with special  reference to Sri Lanka

Lecturer: Nethra Senadhi

Assistant Lecturer: Kavindya De Silva

Human Resources Development and Labour Market Planning- DMG 3245

                                               

  W.R.V Wathsala Anuradhi
  Kavindya V.P. De Silva


Population Projection Methods EM/SM - DMG 3257

Course Description

This course provides comprehensive knowledge on methods and techniques of population projections. Through this course a student would gain knowledge and skills that are required to understand the national and sub-national level population projections and their applications. 

Migration and Urbanization - DMG 3256

This course aims to provide the students with a sound knowledge of human migration and urbanization. It also provides the analytical skills on trends, patterns and consequences of migration and urbanization.

The lecture is conducted by

V.P.N Senadhi

Population & Disaster Management








Name of Lecturer(s) : Mr. Hansa Jayarathne

Course Description
This course provides students with a comprehensive knowledge on causation and categorization of disasters and their impact on population. It further appraises the disaster management programmes to enhance the lives of the
                                      affected population with special reference to Sri Lanka

Social Research Methods

Population Forecasting for Social and Economic Planning. - DMG 3243

Name of Lecturer(s) :  Dr. A.M.K.A. Boyagoda

Compulsory for Special Degree Students in DMG Not open for those who follow ECN 3255, GYG 3262