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Student Definitions 1994/95
1. Coverage
Higher education students are those students on programmes that are of a standard that is higher than the Advanced Level of the General Certificate of Education, the Higher Grade of the Scottish Certificate of Education, or the BTEC or SCOTVEC National Certificate/Diploma.The HESA student record contains information about individual enrolments, which, because a student can be enrolled on more than one programme of study, will exceed the number of actual students. For ease of reading, however, the terms enrolment and student have been used interchangeably throughout this volume.
The HESA Standard HE Population has been derived from the HESA July (whole session) individualised student record. It includes all higher education enrolments as at 1 December 1994 except (i) Dormant students (those who have ceased studying but have not formally deregistered) and (ii) Postdoctoral students. Students who left the institution prior to 1 December 1994 or who commenced a course after this date are not included in the figures.
In the tables, �not applicable� is represented by n/a.
2. Mode
Full-time students include all students studying full-time (for more than 18 weeks in the academic year), students on thick or thin sandwich courses (except where they have been tabulated separately), and those on a study-related year out of their institution.Part-time students include those studying part-time, on block release, during the evenings only, full-time for less than 18 weeks in the academic year or those employing other modes of study, that is, students writing up theses or on sabbatical (except where they have been tabulated separately).
3. Level
Postgraduate programmes of study are those leading to higher degrees, diplomas and certificates (including Postgraduate Certificates of Education and professional qualifications) which usually require a first degree as an entry qualification.Higher degrees include doctorates, masters degrees and higher bachelors degrees.
First degrees include first degrees, first degrees with Qualified Teacher Status (some of which may lead to registration as a school teacher with the General Teaching Council for Scotland), enhanced first degrees, first degrees obtained concurrently with a diploma and intercalated first degrees.
Other undergraduate includes all higher education programmes of study not included above.
4. First year students
First year students are those in their first year of a programme of study. In some cases the student�s first year of study may be the second or subsequent year of a programme.5. Domicile
Domicile data was supplied to HESA in the form of postcodes (UK domiciled students) or country codes. Postcodes were mapped to counties and UK nations following consultation with Geoplan Postcode Marketing. Countries were mapped to geographical regions following consultation with Department for Education and Employment statisticians and the British Council. Where no data was supplied about the student�s domicile his fee status was used to determine whether he was UK, Other EU, or Other Overseas domiciled.UK domiciled students are those normally resident in the United Kingdom, including those living in the Channel Islands and Isle of Man.
Of those students from Overseas, Other EU students are those normally resident in countries which were European Union members as at 1 December 1994, therefore excluding Austria, Finland and Sweden who joined the EU on 1 January 1995. Other Overseas includes students whose normal place of residence prior to commencing their programme of study is outside the EU.
6. Age
Age is as at 31 August 1994.7. Subject Areas
Programmes of study have been aggregated to 19 broad subject areas. The relationship of the academic content of the programme to the 19 areas has been compiled according to the following rules:- a programme with a single subject is allocated to its area.
- if a combination of two subjects lies within one area, the programme is allocated to that area.
- if a combination of two subjects lies within more than one area, with a major/minor split, the programme is allocated to the area relating to the major part of study.
- if a combination of two subjects lies within more than one area, with an equal split, the programme is allocated to the Combined area.
- subject combinations containing Education are placed in the Education subject area.
8. Highest Qualification on Entry
A student�s highest qualification on entry is not necessarily that applicable for entry to the institution. Categories used are:Postgraduate (excluding PGCE) includes all postgraduate degrees, diplomas and certificates including the Postgraduate Certificate of Education.
PGCE - as described.
First degree of UK institution - as described.
Other graduate and equivalent qualifications include graduate qualifications obtained outside the UK, NVQ/SVQ level 5 plus any other qualifications at graduate level not listed above.
HE Credits include Open University credits and credits from other UK HE institutions.
Other HE and professional qualifications include certificates and diplomas of education, HNC or HND (including BTEC and SCOTVEC equivalents), diplomas in HE, NVQ/SVQ level 4 and professional qualifications.
GCE A-level, SCE Highers and equivalent - as described plus ONC or OND (including BTEC and SCOTVEC equivalents).
A-level equivalent vocational qualifications include GNVQ/GSVQ level 3 and NVQ/SVQ level 3.
ACCESS courses - as described (both accredited and unaccredited).
GCSE/O-level qualifications only; SCE O grades and Standard grades - as described.
Other qualifications include International Baccalaureate, foundation courses, GNVQ/GSVQ levels 1 and 2, NVQ/SVQ levels 1 and 2, and any other qualifications not listed above.
No qualification required/held - the institution does not require the student to hold a qualification on entry or it is known that the student has no qualification.
Not known - nothing is known about the student�s qualifications on entry to their programme of study.
