This APU Foundation in Computing (ODL) is specifically designed to provide: The Foundation in Computing (ODL)  allows young students the opportunity to gain a solid Pre-University qualification from the comforts of their home or country. Open Distance Learning (ODL) as practiced at APU provides a high-quality and flexible learning experience for students utilising state-of-the-art technological innovations & pioneering teaching and learning practices.

The Foundation Course is a study program, taught in English and primarily aimed at candidates who do not possess the minimum schooling requirements outlined in current legislation for enrolment at Italian universities. Attendance of the Foundation Course is mandatory and students must accumulate all the credits provided by the course in order to obtain the final qualification. The modules available within the Foundation Course are taught in English and a Foundation Course in Science prepares students interested in studying a degree program in Medicine, Computer Science, Economics, Engineering, Maths, Natural Sciences, Pharmacy, and Physics.

This Foundation programme will give you the academic knowledge and practical skills in the fields of Mathematics, Statistics and Programming that are necessary to pursue Computer Science at degree level.

This program is only One Semester in duration. Do you want to study Data Science, IT, or Programming? This carefully designed foundation program is a pre-requisite for the BSc in Applied Data Science at Modul University Vienna or other data science study programs across Europe. In addition, our program can be used by students who may not have experienced an introduction into data science or programming, despite feeling a connection to the subject. Topics covered in the semester program include Business Communication, Mathematics, Calculus, and Basics in Computer Programming.