Business Foundation

Key Facts

Awarded By

Duration

8 months* / 15 months**

Location

Colombo / Kandy

Overview

The APIIT Sri Lanka Business Foundation programme is an APIIT Sri Lanka award approved by Staffordshire University, UK as an entry qualification for the Staffordshire University Business degree programmes offered at APIIT. It is designed to inculcate study skills and practices based on sound educational methods, while instilling responsibility for studies in all students. The programme introduces students to the field of Business while developing numerate, digitial literacy, and communication skills.

The Business Foundation programme prepares students with GCE O/L qualifications who do not wish to puruse GCE A/L studies or those with inadequate GCE A/L qualifications to enter the Staffordshire University Business degree programmes.

The overall rationale of the programme is to prepare students to pursue and complete satisfactorily the degree studies leading to the awards in Business.

Teaching & Learning

Semester one seeks to equip students with basic study and life skills with the modules English for Academic Purposes and Self & Society as well as discipline-related modules Business Mathematics and Introduction to Business Environments. These modules will assist students in their transition from secondary school to tertiary education.

In the second semester, English for Academic Purposes and Self & Society continue. Building on the foundation laid in the first semester, Digital Literacy & Communication and Organisations & Behaviour are offered.

Semester 1

English for Academic Purposes
Self & Society
Business Mathematics
Introduction to Business Environments

Semester 2

English for Academic Purposes
Self & Society
Digital Literacy & Communication
Organisations & Behaviour

Admission Requirements

The qualifications required for admission to the Business Foundation programme :

GCE Ordinary Level

Local	Cambridge	Pearson Edexcel
5 passes	5 D passes	5 Grade 3 passes
AND
Credit passes for English and Mathematics	C passes for English and Mathematics	Grade 4 passes for English and Mathematics

Local	Cambridge	Pearson Edexcel
5 Credit passes	5 C passes	5 Grade 4 passes
INCLUDING
Credit pass for English	C pass for English	Grade 4 pass for English

Equivalent qualifications acceptable to APIIT/Staffordshire University

Applicants are individually assessed where the basic criteria are not met, but other qualifications or work experience is present.

Special Remarks

* 8 months full time

** 15 months part time

Programme commencement is subject to management approval, for more Information please contact student admission counsellors.

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Areas of study

Important Links

APIIT Sri Lanka is a reputable higher education institution established in partnership with Staffordshire University in the UK. APIIT also has academic liaisons with prestigious universities from Australia, Malaysia and Thailand.