. ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁had ▁four ▁depart ments : ▁H indu ▁Civil ization , ▁History , ▁Sin h ala ▁and ▁T amil . ▁ ▁The ▁fac ulty ▁was ▁renamed ▁as ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 . ▁The ▁Ram an athan ▁Academy ▁of ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( RA FA ) ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 5 ▁and ▁placed ▁under ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts . ▁RA FA ▁had ▁two ▁depart ments : ▁Dance ▁and ▁Music . ▁E ight ▁new ▁depart ments ▁were ▁created : ▁S ansk rit ▁( 1 9 7 5 ), ▁Education ▁( 1 9 8 0 ), ▁Language ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Studies ▁( 1 9 8 1 ), ▁Fine ▁Arts ▁( 1 9 8 2 ), ▁Econom ics , ▁Geography , ▁Islam ic ▁Civil ization ▁and ▁ ▁Philosoph y . ▁ ▁Following ▁the ▁Black ▁July ▁ri ots ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁Ind igen ous ▁Medicine ▁affili ated ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Col om bo ▁was ▁transferred ▁to ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁J aff na ▁as ▁a ▁department ▁under ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁Language ▁and ▁Cultural ▁Studies ▁was ▁split ▁into ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁L ingu istics ▁and ▁English ▁and ▁Department ▁of ▁Christian ▁and ▁Islam ic ▁Civil ization ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁S idd ha ▁Medicine ▁was ▁removed ▁from ▁the ▁fac ulty ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁and ▁now ▁functions ▁directly ▁under