Foundation in Business
The post-O/L entry route into business study: academic skills, quantitative grounding and an introduction to how organisations work.
- Duration
- 1 year full-time
- Intakes
- January, May, September
Diploma in Business
- Duration
- 1 year full-time
- Intakes
- January, May, September
- Study load
- 15 - 20 hours per week
- Mode
- On campus, full-time
- Location
- PCHE Colombo
- Level
- Diploma
Programme overview
The Diploma in Business is built around the first year of an Australian bachelor of business. You cover the same management, marketing, accounting and economics ground that partner universities teach in year one, assessed to the same standards, so the credit transfers rather than merely counting as preparation.
Teaching is deliberately practical. Case studies are drawn from Sri Lankan and regional companies, group work mirrors the way project teams actually operate, and assessment mixes written work with presentations and live business problems.
You finish the year with a recognised qualification in hand and a confirmed place in year two of a partner degree, which means the move abroad is a continuation of your studies rather than a fresh start.
What you will study
- 01Principles of Management
- 02Financial Accounting
- 03Microeconomics and Macroeconomics
- 04Marketing Fundamentals
- 05Business Statistics
- 06Organisational Behaviour
- 07Business Communication
- 08Business Law and Ethics
Module titles are indicative and reviewed each cycle against partner university year-one content. The admissions team can confirm the current structure for your intake.
Where it takes you
Graduates of this programme transfer into year two at the following partner universities.
Careers this leads to
- Business analyst
- Marketing executive
- Management trainee
- Financial services
- Entrepreneurship and family business
Other programmes
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- Duration
- 1 year full-time
- Intakes
- January, May, September
Diploma in Psychology
Foundational psychological knowledge and research method, with direct entry into Sheffield Hallam University's advanced psychology degrees.
- Duration
- 1 year full-time
- Intakes
- January, May
Start Your Journey
Apply to PCHE, or talk to the admissions team about which pathway fits your results, your budget, and where you want to graduate abroad.