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UNISTATS_XCAH03_1.3.5

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Field description Field abbreviation Field version Field length Field type
Common Aggregation Hierarchy, third level grouping UNISTATS_XCAH03 1.3.5 11 CHAR

Valid entries

Code Label
CAH01-01-01 medical sciences (non-specific)
CAH01-01-02 medicine (non-specific)
CAH01-01-03 medicine by specialism
CAH01-01-04 dentistry
CAH02-02-01 pharmacology
CAH02-02-02 toxicology
CAH02-02-03 pharmacy
CAH02-04-01 nursing (non-specific)
CAH02-04-02 adult nursing
CAH02-04-03 community nursing
CAH02-04-04 midwifery
CAH02-04-05 children's nursing
CAH02-04-06 dental nursing
CAH02-04-07 mental health nursing
CAH02-04-08 learning disabilities nursing
CAH02-04-09 others in nursing
CAH02-05-01 medical technology
CAH02-05-02 healthcare science (non-specific)
CAH02-05-03 biomedical sciences (non-specific)
CAH02-05-04 anatomy, physiology and pathology
CAH02-06-01 health sciences (non-specific)
CAH02-06-02 nutrition and dietetics
CAH02-06-03 ophthalmics
CAH02-06-04 environmental and public health
CAH02-06-05 physiotherapy
CAH02-06-06 complementary and alternative medicine
CAH02-06-07 counselling, psychotherapy and occupational therapy
CAH03-01-01 biosciences (non-specific)
CAH03-01-02 biology (non-specific)
CAH03-01-03 ecology and environmental biology
CAH03-01-04 microbiology and cell science
CAH03-01-05 plant sciences
CAH03-01-06 zoology
CAH03-01-07 genetics
CAH03-01-08 molecular biology, biophysics and biochemistry
CAH03-01-09 hair and beauty sciences
CAH03-01-10 others in biosciences
CAH03-02-01 sport and exercise sciences
CAH04-01-01 psychology (non-specific)
CAH04-01-02 applied psychology
CAH04-01-03 developmental psychology
CAH04-01-04 psychology and health
CAH04-01-05 others in psychology
CAH05-01-01 veterinary medicine and dentistry
CAH05-01-02 others in veterinary sciences
CAH06-01-01 animal science
CAH06-01-02 agricultural sciences
CAH06-01-03 agriculture
CAH06-01-04 rural estate management
CAH06-01-05 forestry and arboriculture
CAH06-01-06 food and beverage studies (non-specific)
CAH06-01-07 food sciences
CAH06-01-08 food and beverage production
CAH07-01-01 physics
CAH07-01-02 astronomy
CAH07-02-01 chemistry
CAH07-04-01 physical sciences (non-specific)
CAH07-04-02 forensic and archaeological sciences
CAH07-04-03 sciences (non-specific)
CAH07-04-04 natural sciences (non-specific)
CAH09-01-01 mathematics
CAH09-01-02 operational research
CAH09-01-03 statistics
CAH10-01-01 engineering (non-specific)
CAH10-01-02 mechanical engineering
CAH10-01-03 production and manufacturing engineering
CAH10-01-04 aeronautical and aerospace engineering
CAH10-01-05 naval architecture
CAH10-01-06 bioengineering, medical and biomedical engineering
CAH10-01-07 civil engineering
CAH10-01-08 electrical and electronic engineering
CAH10-01-09 chemical, process and energy engineering
CAH10-01-10 others in engineering
CAH10-03-01 minerals technology
CAH10-03-02 materials technology
CAH10-03-03 polymers and textiles
CAH10-03-04 maritime technology
CAH10-03-05 biotechnology
CAH10-03-06 others in technology
CAH10-03-07 materials science
CAH11-01-01 computer science
CAH11-01-02 information technology
CAH11-01-03 information systems
CAH11-01-04 software engineering
CAH11-01-05 artificial intelligence
CAH11-01-06 computer games and animation
CAH11-01-07 business computing
CAH11-01-08 others in computing
CAH26-01-01 geography (non-specific)
CAH26-01-02 physical geographical sciences
CAH26-01-03 human geography
CAH26-01-04 environmental sciences
CAH26-01-05 others in geographical studies
CAH26-01-06 earth sciences
CAH13-01-01 architecture
CAH13-01-02 building
CAH13-01-03 landscape design
CAH13-01-04 planning (urban, rural and regional)
CAH15-01-01 social sciences (non-specific)
CAH15-01-02 sociology
CAH15-01-03 social policy
CAH15-01-04 anthropology
CAH15-01-05 development studies
CAH15-01-06 cultural studies
CAH15-02-01 economics
CAH15-03-01 politics
CAH15-04-01 social work
CAH15-04-02 childhood and youth studies
CAH15-04-03 health studies
CAH16-01-01 law
CAH17-01-01 business and management (non-specific)
CAH17-01-02 business studies
CAH17-01-03 marketing
CAH17-01-04 management studies
CAH17-01-05 human resource management
CAH17-01-06 tourism, transport and travel
CAH17-01-07 finance
CAH17-01-08 accounting
CAH17-01-09 others in business and management
CAH24-01-01 information services
CAH24-01-02 publicity studies
CAH24-01-03 publishing
CAH24-01-04 journalism
CAH24-01-05 media studies
CAH19-01-01 English studies (non-specific)
CAH19-01-02 English language
CAH19-01-03 literature in English
CAH19-01-04 studies of specific authors
CAH19-01-05 creative writing
CAH19-01-06 others in English studies
CAH19-01-07 linguistics
CAH19-02-01 Celtic studies (non-specific)
CAH19-02-02 Gaelic studies
CAH19-02-03 Welsh studies
CAH19-02-04 others in Celtic studies
CAH19-04-01 French studies
CAH19-04-02 German and Scandinavian studies
CAH19-04-03 Italian studies
CAH19-04-04 Iberian studies
CAH19-04-05 Slavic studies
CAH19-04-06 Asian studies
CAH19-04-07 African and modern Middle Eastern studies
CAH19-04-08 American and Australasian studies
CAH19-04-09 others in language and area studies
CAH20-01-01 history
CAH20-01-02 history of art, architecture and design
CAH20-01-03 archaeology
CAH20-01-04 heritage studies
CAH20-01-05 classics
CAH20-02-01 philosophy
CAH20-02-02 theology and religious studies
CAH25-01-01 creative arts and design (non-specific)
CAH25-01-02 art
CAH25-01-03 design studies
CAH25-01-04 cinematics and photography
CAH25-01-05 others in creative arts and design
CAH25-02-01 performing arts (non-specific)
CAH25-02-02 music
CAH25-02-03 drama
CAH25-02-04 dance
CAH22-01-01 education
CAH22-01-02 teacher training
CAH23-01-01 combined, general or negotiated studies
CAH23-01-02 personal development
CAH23-01-03 humanities (non-specific)
CAH23-01-04 liberal arts (non-specific)

Dependent fields

  • None

Depend upon fields

  • XCAH03
  • UNISTATS_ITT

Additional information

Used in all Unistats tables from 2019/20 with CAH 1.2 only.

Technical Specification

UNISTATS_IT UNISTATS_XCAH03
Where UNISTATS_ITT = 1 CAH22-01-02 ‘Teacher training’
otherwise For UNISTATS Student, return XCAH03 from the yy051_SJ_Derive table. For UNISTATS Student Alternative, return XCAH03 from the yy054_SJ_Derive table.

Revision history

Date Version Notes
2021-02-26 1.3.5 The coding frame has been updated to Common Aggregation Hierarchy version 1.3.3, amendments were actioned on feedback received from DLSG, new codes created due to changes to the CAH grouping and old codes deprecated
2020-05-27 1.3.4 Field length amended from 3 to 11 as previously entered erroneously
2020-05-19 1.3.3 Valid entries and technical specification updated to replace JACS with CAH version 1.2
2015-08-20 1.3.2 Included reference for AP student data 2014/15

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