Foundation Courses in Sri Lanka

FOUNDATION PROGRAMME FOR BACHELOR’S DEGREE

BUSINESS / COMPUTING / SCIENCE / ENGINEERING

Duration - 1 Year (Full time)

The Foundation Programme for Bachelor’s Degree is designed to provide participants with a sound knowledge and skills for progression to undergraduate programmes at the National School of Business Management (NSBM). This programme enables participants to gain essential subject knowledge and skills to progress with further studies in a variety of degree programmes offered by NSBM.

KEY FEATURES

Develop knowledge and understanding of participants on specified subject areas to pursue undergraduate studies
Deliver an acceptable level of English proficiency
Enhance self-confidence and learning orientation of participants
Equip participants with appropriate skills for academic success
Provides students with mathematics and physics knowledge required for BEng (Hons) degree programmes.
Provides students with mathematics and physics knowledge required for BEng (Hons) degree programmes.

PROGRAMME CONTENTS

Business

Principles of Management & Business
Computer Applications and Programming Fundamentals
English and Soft skills Development
Fundamentals of Mathematics and Quantitative Techniques
Fundamentals of Economics
Fundamentals of Accounting
Business Theory & Environment
Professional Development
Project Management

Computing

Principles of Management & Business
Computer Applications and Programming Fundamentals
English and Soft skills Development
Fundamentals of Mathematics and Quantitative Techniques
Computer Technology
Web Design and Development
Programming in Python
ICT Project Management
Network Fundamentals

Science

Fundamentals in Chemistry I
Fundamentals in Biology
Fundamentals in Physics
Fundamentals in Mathematics and Quantitative Techniques
Genetics and Human Biology
Fundamentals in Psychology
Fundamentals in Chemistry II
Academic Writing
English and Soft Skill Development

Engineering

Mathematical methods I
Physics I
Applied mathematics
English and Soft skills Development
Mathematical methods II
Physics II
Electronics

ENTRY QUALIFICATIONS

Business and Computing Foundation Programme

G.C.E O/L 6 passes (“C” pass for English & Mathematics)
Cambridge or Edexcel 5 Passes (Credit pass for English & Mathematics)

Science Foundation Programme

Minimum C pass for Science, Mathematics and English language at GCE O/L OR Minimum C pass for Human Biology/Biology, Chemistry and Physics/Mathematics Edexcel and Cambridge O/L examinations.

Engineering Foundation Programme

G.C.E. O/L 6 passes (C) including Mathematics, Science and English.
Cambridge or Edexcel 6 Passes (C) including Mathematics, Science and English.
Completion of any other foreign university-affiliated engineering related foundation program (Subject to the approval of program director).