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Elective Modules

On the Undergraduate Certificate foundation course, you will study four elective modules chosen from two subject routes:

• Business and Arts
• Computing

You must choose subjects most relevant to your proposed degree. See the full list of degree options.

Route 1: Business and Arts

Principles of Economics 1: Understand economic systems, types of goods, allocation of resources, elasticity, price controls, types of markets, cost and revenue, economies of scale and market failure.

Principles of Economics 2: Learn about aggregate demand and aggregate supply, economic policies, inflation, unemployment, international trade and development economics.

Introduction to Management Accounting: An introduction to the role of management accounting in providing managers with the information for decision-making, planning and control.

Introduction to Financial Accounting*: Learn about double entry bookkeeping, preparation of trial balances, profit and loss statements, depreciation, limited companies, manufacturing accounts and interpretation of accounts.

Introduction to Business Studies: Develop your understanding of the operational and strategic problems facing business people in the modern market economy. The module will focus on a wide range of issues, such as management, human resource practice, marketing and ethical aspects.

*This module is compulsory for students wanting to study a Bachelor in Accountancy.

Route 2: Computing

Computing 1: Study HTML and website design, and learn how the use of Javascript promotes website interactivity. An introduction to the programming language Java 1.5.

Computing 2: Continue your study of Java 1.5, developing an understanding of the principles of programming and of the steps involved in running a program written in a high-level language. You will also further develop an understanding of the principles of usability and good design, applied to program and Web interfaces, and yourself apply these principles in practical situations.

Choice of Modules

Note that it is necessary to take specific modules in other routes to qualify for progression to some Combined Honours degrees. ISC staff will advise on the most appropriate elective choices on arrival at the University.