Diploma in Information Technology
Programming, networks and data foundations taught to partner-university year-one standard, with direct entry into an IT or computer science degree abroad.
- Duration
- 1 year full-time
- Intakes
- January, May, September
Foundation in Information Technology
- 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
- Foundation
Programme overview
The Foundation in Information Technology takes students with no formal computing background and gets them ready for degree-level study. You write your first programs here, learn the mathematics that computing rests on, and build the study and communication skills that carry through the rest of the pathway.
The emphasis is on understanding rather than memorisation: why a program behaves the way it does, why a system is designed one way rather than another.
Successful completion guarantees progression into the PCHE Diploma in Information Technology.
What you will study
- 01Academic English and Study Skills
- 02Introduction to Programming
- 03Mathematics for Computing
- 04Computer Systems and Hardware
- 05Introduction to Web Technologies
- 06Digital Literacy and Data
- 07Problem Solving and Logic
- 08Personal and Professional Development
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
- Progression to the PCHE Diploma in Information Technology
- Entry to year one of a partner computing degree
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- Duration
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- Intakes
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- Duration
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- Intakes
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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.