Why do this programme at GISMA?

• Targeted bridging: designed specifically to give the core knowledge and study skills you need for GISMA’s undergraduate degrees (Business or Computer Science).

• Fast route: one semester (≈6 months) — quicker than redoing a full year of study.

• Practical, career-oriented focus: combines academic foundations with practical activity and orientation to the German higher-education style.

 

Programme structure & topics covered

The Foundation is pathway-based. typical (representative) modules include:

Business Pathway

• Introductory Business & Management principles

• Academic skills (essay writing, research methods)

• Basic Accounting & Finance concepts

• Math & Quantitative skills for business

• English for Academic Purposes / Business English

Computer Science Pathway

• Fundamentals of Programming & Computational Thinking

• Mathematics for Computing (algebra, discrete maths basics)

• Intro to Databases / Systems

• Academic English for Technical Studies

 

Disciplines / who it leads into

The Foundation is explicitly the gateway into GISMA’s undergraduate programmes such as:

• BSc International Business Management (and specialisations like Marketing, HR)

• BSc Business Management variants

• BSc Computer Science
  (Your chosen Foundation pathway maps to the bachelor you wish to join).

 

Highlights & special features

• Two pathways (Business & Computer Science) so the content is tightly relevant to your intended degree.

• Short (6-month) and intensive — lets you join the bachelor programme quickly.

• On-campus delivery with practical labs (CS) and employability orientation that eases the cultural and academic transition to German higher education.

 

Career outcomes (why it matters)

The Foundation itself is not a vocational credential — its value is that it prepares you to enter a bachelor’s degree which in turn leads to graduate roles (business, HR, marketing, software, data etc.). Students who complete Foundation + BSc are typically better prepared for bachelor-level coursework, internships and employability activities offered by GISMA.

 

Latest updates & special requirements

• Intakes: GISMA currently advertises four intakes a year (Jan, Apr, Jun, Oct) across programmes — this gives flexibility, but Foundation availability may vary per intake so confirm with admissions.

• Documents for placement: Admissions may request additional syllabus extracts or transcript detail if your prior schooling is unusual — keep scanned transcripts and translated documents ready.