IIT International Foundation: Diploma in Computing

About this course

The Foundation Certificate in Higher Education (Computing) is a fast-track pathway for students who want to enter a computing degree. IIT lists it as an eight-month programme, and describes it as running from 8 months to 1 year. The core modules are essential communication skills in English, academic skills in higher education, mathematics for computing, digital skills, working with data, designing innovative solutions, introduction to programming and computer programming. Students on the Computer Science or Software Engineering route also take Digital Circuits and Logic Design, while those aiming for AI and Data Science take Mathematics for Data Science. Completion allows entry to year 1 of BEng (Hons) Software Engineering, BSc (Hons) Computer Science or BSc (Hons) Artificial Intelligence and Data Science, in Sri Lanka or directly in the UK.