Overview

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.

Modules

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

OR

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

OR

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.

Duration

8 months full time
15 months part time

Contact Details

+94 11 7 675100
http://www.apiit.lk
388, Union Place, Colombo 02