Foundation Certificate in Information Technology

A one-year Curtin Colombo foundation for O/L students covering mathematics, programming and systems analysis, leading into Curtin computing degrees.

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 Information Technology is a one-year full-time pre-university programme at Curtin Colombo for students who have completed their O/Levels. It builds the mathematics, communication and computing skills needed for undergraduate study. Semester 1 units are Academic and English Communication I, Mathematics I, Information Technology, Programming Skills and Design Ideation. Semester 2 covers Academic and English Communication II, Mathematics II, Programming Skills II and Systems Analysis and Design. Learning is interactive and project-based, covering programming basics, software applications and computer systems. The page lists progression into five Curtin Colombo degrees: Computing (Cyber Security), Computing (Software Engineering), Information Technology, Science (Computer Systems and Networking) and Science in Data Science (Specializing in AI). The page does not say who awards the certificate, so the awarding body is not recorded here. The application intake shown is July.

Modules

9 modules

Academic and English Communication I (FCIT101)

Mathematics I (FCIT102)

Information Technology (FCIT103)

Programming Skills (FCIT104)

Design Ideation (FCIT105)

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.