Program Details
Information & Communication Tech (A.A)
Associate of Sciences – Information and Communication Technology
Aims to give students the opportunity to explore a broad range of aspects of ICT, and to graduate them with knowledge and skills in a variety of key areas of ICT for a lifelong career. The degree offers units across the complete spectrum of ICT, ranging from non-technical areas such as the nature of information and organisational needs for ICT, through the hardware, software, network and creative technologies which are used to satisfy these needs, to the communication, design, and development skills needed to create, and implement ICT components.
ENTRY REQUIREMENTS
Candidate MUST have Five (5) subjects at CXC General Proficiency including Mathematics, English and Information Technology.
Awards
The first is the award of a Certificate showing each CAPE Unit completed.
The second is the CAPE Diploma, awarded to candidates who have satisfactorily completed at least six Units, including Caribbean Studies.
The third is the CAPE Associate Degree, awarded for the satisfactory completion of ten CAPE Units including Caribbean Studies, Communication Studies and Integrated Mathematics.
To qualify for an Associate Degree, you require ten (10) units, including Communication Studies, Caribbean Studies, Integrated Mathematics, 4 core courses based on your specialization, 2 approved adjunct/supporting courses and 1 other elective course of your choice.
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| Communication Studies | Caribbean Studies | Integrated Maths |
| COMM1001 Module 1 - Gathering and Processing Information COMM1002 Module 2 - Language and Community COMM1003 Module 3 - Speaking and Writing |
CCST1181 Module 1 - Caribbean Society and Culture CCST1182 Module 2 - Issues in Caribbean Development CCST1183 Module 3 - Investigating Issues in the Caribbean |
CMTH1331 Module 1 - Foundations of Mathematics CMTH1332 Module 2 - Statistics CMTH1333 Module 3 - Calculus |
Core Courses
Computer Science Unit 1
COMP1051 Module 1 - Computer Architecture and Organisation
COMP1052 Module 2 – Problem-Solving with Computers
COMP1053 Module 3 - Programming
Computer Science Unit 2
COMP2051 Module 1 - Data Structures
COMP2052 Module 2 - Software Engineering
COMP2053 Module 3 - Operating Systems and Computer Networks
Information Technology Unit 1
IFTH1201 Module 1 - Fundamentals of Information Technology
IFTH1202 Module 2 - Information Technology Systems
IFTH1203 Module 3 - Information and Problem-Solving
Information Technology Unit 2
IFTH2201 Module 1 - Information Management
IFTH2202 Module 2 - Use of Information Technology Tools
IFTH2203 Module 3 - Social, Organizational and Personal Issues
Adjunct/Supporting Courses
Candidates pursuing the CXC CAPE Associate Degree are required to select at least two CAPE® Units from the Approved Adjunct/Supporting Course Listing in order to fulfil the requirements of the degree.
- One Unit must be selected from the Humanities and Fine Arts
- The second Unit must be selected from the Natural, Physical Sciences and Technology OR Social, and Behavioural Sciences.
At least 2 single Units can be chosen from any of the CAPE® options based on the following categories:
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Humanities and Fine Arts |
Social and Behavioural Sciences |
Natural, Physical Sciences and Technology |
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Art and Design Unit 1 |
Economics Unit 1 or 2 |
Applied Mathematics Unit 1 |
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French Unit 1 |
Entrepreneurship Unit 1 or 2 |
Biology Unit 1 |
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History Unit 2 |
Geography Unit 1 or 2 |
Pure Mathematics Unit 1 |
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Law Unit 1 |
Sociology Unit 1 or 2 |
Environmental Science Unit 1 or 2 |
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Spanish Unit 1 |
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Information Technology Unit 1 or 2 |
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Electives
Choose one or two Units from any other CAPE® syllabus
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| Accounting Applied Mathematics Art & Design Biology Chemistry Caribbean Studies Communication Studies Computer Science Digital Media Economics Environmental Science Entrepreneurship French Geography History Information Technology Integrated Mathematics Law Literatures in English Management of Business Physic Pure Mathematics Sociology Spanish Tourism |
Principles of Accounts Mathematics Visual Arts or Clothing & Textiles, or Technical Drawing, or Information Technology, or Woodwork Biology, Chemistry Chemistry, Mathematics None None Information Technology , Mathematics None but Information Technology and Visual Arts are assets None but Economics and Mathematics are assets Geography, Integrated Science or Chemistry or Physics or Biology None but English A is an asset French but English B is an asset Geography History Information Technology Mathematics History or English B English A, English B Principles of Accounts is an asset Physics, Mathematics Mathematics History or Social Studies or Geography Spanish but English B is an asset None but English A is an asset |
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**Note Well
Even if the student has done the examination at CSEC and has failed, he/she will be eligible as he/she will have knowledge of the content.
When it is mentioned that a prerequisite is an asset, it does not mean that one cannot pursue the course of study. It means that further advisement must be sought with the lecturer of that subject to make an assesment to determine if the student does not have that particular prerequisite labelled as an asset.