The course selection is one of the most important decisions a student has to make in higher education. Because that decision plays a major role on defining their future. Therefore, they should make the best choice at the very beginning when selecting the course. The objective of the study is to understand the factors, which influence the most of selection of specialization domains among a group of management students of the Trincomalee Campus, Eastern University, Sri Lanka. This study employed as quantitative research. The respondents in this study were undergraduate students. The sample consisted of 75 respondents from different majoring. The available literature and result of the study supported to establish the background for this problem emphasizing not only how students choose their major field of study but also why many students do not tend to select certain courses. Result of this study shows that the most important in the selection of major subjects are Job related factor and Academic Quality.

Keywords : Course Selection, Personal, Job Related, Academic Quality, Influence, Nature.