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HESA subject codes

Our subject codes were used prior to the introduction of JACS codes in 2002/03.

Subject group Subject
(1) Medicine & Dentistry
  • (A1) Pre-clinical medicine
  • (A2) Pre-clinical dentistry
  • (A3) Clinical medicine
  • (A4) Clinical dentistry
  • (AZ) Balanced combination
(2) Subjects Allied to Medicine
  • (B1) Anatomy & Physiology
  • (B2) Pharmacology
  • (B3) Pharmacy
  • (B4) Nutrition
  • (B5) Ophthalmics
  • (B6) Audiology
  • (B7) Nursing
  • (B8) Medical technology
  • (B9) Other medical subjects
  • (BZ) Balanced combination
(3) Biological Sciences
  • (C1) Biology
  • (C2) Botany
  • (C3) Zoology
  • (C4) Genetics
  • (C5) Microbiology
  • (C6) Molecular biology & biophysics
  • (C7) Biochemistry
  • (C8) Psychology (not solely as social science)
  • (C9) Other biological sciences
  • (CZ) Balanced combination
(4) Veterinary Sciences (D1) Veterinary sciences
(5) Agriculture & Related Subjects
  • (D2) Agriculture
  • (D3) Forestry
  • (D4) Food science
  • (D8) Agricultural sciences
  • (D9) Other agricultural subjects
  • (DZ) Balanced combination
(6) Physical Science
  • (F1) Chemistry
  • (F2) Materials science
  • (F3) Physics
  • (F4) Archaeology as a physical science
  • (F5) Astronomy
  • (F6) Geology
  • (F7) Oceanography
  • (F8) Geography studies as a science
  • (F9) Environmental science & other physical sciences
  • (FZ) Balanced combination
(7) Mathematical Science
  • (G1) Mathematics
  • (G4) Statistics
  • (G9) Other mathematical sciences
  • (GZ) Balanced combination
(8) Computer Science (G5) Computing science
(9) Engineering & Technology
  • (H1) General engineering
  • (H2) Civil engineering
  • (H3) Mechanical engineering
  • (H4) Aeronautical engineering
  • (H5) Electrical engineering
  • (H6) Electronic engineering
  • (H7) Production engineering
  • (H8) Chemical engineering
  • (H9) Other engineering
  • (HZ) Balanced combinations
  • (J1) Minerals technology
  • (J2) Metallurgy
  • (J3) Ceramics & glasses
  • (J4) Polymers & textiles
  • (J5) Other materials technology
  • (J6) Maritime technology
  • (J8) Biotechnology
  • (J9) Other technologies
(A) Architecture, Building & Planning
  • (K1) Architecture
  • (K2) Building
  • (K3) Environmental technologies
  • (K4) Town & country planning
  • (K9) Other architectural studies
  • (KZ) Balanced combination
(B) Social, Economic & Political Studies
  • (L1) Economics
  • (L3) Sociology
  • (L4) Social policy & administration
  • (L5) Social work
  • (L6) Anthropology
  • (L7) Psychology (without significant element of biological science)
  • (L8) Geography (unless solely as a physical science)
  • (LZ) Balanced combination
  • (M1) Politics
  • (M9) Other social studies
(C) Law (M3) Law
(D) Business & Administrative Studies
  • (N1) Business & management studies
  • (N2) Operational research
  • (N3) Financial management
  • (N4) Accountancy
  • (N5) Marketing & market research
  • (N6) Industrial relations
  • (N7) Catering & institutional management
  • (N8) Land & property management
  • (N9) Transport, other business & administrative studies
  • (NZ) Balanced combination
(E) Librarianship & Information Science
  • (P1) Librarianship
  • (P2) Information science
  • (P3) Communication studies
  • (P4) Media studies
  • (P5) Publishing
  • (P6) Journalism
  • (PZ) Balanced combination
(F) Languages
  • (Q1) Linguistics
  • (Q2) Comparative literature
  • (Q3) English
  • (Q4) American studies
  • (Q5) Celtic languages, literature & culture
  • (Q6) Latin language & literature
  • (Q7) Ancient Greek language & literature
  • (Q8) Classics
  • (Q9) Other ancient languages & related studies
  • (QZ) Balanced combination
  • (R1) French language, literature & culture
  • (R2) German language, literature & culture
  • (R3) Italian language, literature & culture
  • (R4) Spanish language, literature & culture
  • (R5) Portuguese language, literature & culture
  • (R6) Latin American languages, literature & culture
  • (R7) Scandinavian languages, literature & culture
  • (R8) Russian languages, literature & culture
  • (T1) Slavonic & East European languages, literature & culture
  • (T2) Other European languages, literature & culture
  • (T3) Chinese languages, literature & culture
  • (T4) Japanese languages, literature & culture
  • (T5) Other Asian languages, literature & culture
  • (T6) Modern Middle Eastern languages, literature & culture
  • (T7) African languages, literature & culture
  • (T8) Other language studies
  • (T9) Other or unspecified modern languages
(G) Humanities
  • (V1) History
  • (V3) Economic & social history
  • (V4) History of art
  • (V5) History & philosophy of science
  • (V6) Archaeology
  • (V7) Philosophy
  • (V8) Theology & religious studies
  • (V9) Other humanities
  • (VZ) Balanced combination
(H) Creative Arts & Design
  • (W1) Fine art
  • (W2) Design studies
  • (W3) Music
  • (W4) Drama
  • (W5) Cinematics
  • (W6) Crafts
  • (W8) Beauty & hairdressing
  • (W9) Art & design other
  • (WZ) Balanced combinations
(I) Education
  • (X1) Teacher training
  • (X2) Physical education
  • (X3) Academic studies in education
  • (X4) Techniques in teaching children
  • (X5) Techniques in teaching adults
  • (X6) Education for those with special needs
  • (X7) Technology in education
  • (X8) Management & organisation of education
  • (X9) Other topics in education
  • (XZ) Balanced combination
(J) Combined
  • (Y1) Combined or general science
  • (Y2) Combined or general social science
  • (Y3) Combined or general arts
  • (Y4) Other combined or general courses/modular courses
  • (Y5) Combined general & leisure courses not elsewhere specified
  • (Y6) Research methods
  • (YZ) Balanced combinations across different subject areas