Foundation Certificate in Business

A one-year Curtin Colombo foundation in business, economics, accounting and marketing that leads into the Bachelor of Business Administration.

CURT

Offered by

Curtin University Colombo

Next intake: July 2027

LevelFoundation

Duration1 Year

Study modefull-time

CampusColombo

Overview

About this course

The Foundation Certificate in Business is a one-year full-time pre-university pathway at Curtin Colombo for students who have completed their O/Levels. It leads towards Curtin's commerce degrees. Semester 1 covers Academic and English Communication I, Mathematics I, Business Fundamentals and Economics. Semester 2 covers Academic and English Communication II, Mathematics II, Organizational Behavior, Accounting Principles and Marketing Fundamentals. The progression degree listed is the Bachelor of Business Administration, with the specialisations International Management, Digital Marketing, and Innovation and Entrepreneurship. The page also names a long list of other business majors, which it says are available only at Curtin Australia. It does not state who awards the certificate. The application intake shown is July.

Modules

9 modules

Academic and English Communication I

Mathematics I

Business Fundamentals

Economics

Entry requirements

Academic Entry Requirement

GCE Ordinary Level

An O/L pass in at least six subjects, including credits in Mathematics and English (Sri Lanka), or at least five subjects with the same credits (London O/L; the page also says six, so confirm the number).
A pass in the aptitude test and the compulsory English and Mathematics placement tests.

English Language Requirement

No separate English test score is listed. Credit in English at O/L and a pass in the English placement test are required.

Fees & scholarships

Local students

LKR 950,000total

Application feeLKR 10,000

March 2026 fee: Rs. 475,000 per semester for two semesters. The fee table is shared by the IT, Business, Engineering and Health and Life Sciences foundation certificates.

Payment options

Degree fees are published in Australian dollars per semester, with two semesters a year, and apply to degrees completed in Sri Lanka.

Local and international fee rates are listed separately for bachelor's degrees.

Foundation certificates are priced in Sri Lankan rupees: Rs. 475,000 per semester (Rs. 950,000 in total) plus a Rs. 10,000 application fee, as listed for March 2026.

PhD fees are AUD 9,000 per year full-time and AUD 4,500 per year part-time.