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JACS 1.7: Principal subject codes

JACS 1.7 was used from 2002/03 to 2006/07.

JACS subject area JACS principal subject
(1) Medicine & dentistry
  • (A0) Broadly-based programmes within medicine & dentistry
  • (A1) Pre-clinical medicine
  • (A2) Pre-clinical dentistry
  • (A3) Clinical medicine
  • (A4) Clinical dentistry
  • (A9) Others in medicine & dentistry
(2) Subjects allied to medicine
  • (B0) Broadly-based programmes within subjects allied to medicine
  • (B1) Anatomy, physiology & pathology
  • (B2) Pharmacology, toxicology & pharmacy
  • (B3) Complementary medicine
  • (B4) Nutrition
  • (B5) Ophthalmics
  • (B6) Aural & oral sciences
  • (B7) Nursing
  • (B8) Medical technology
  • (B9) Others in subjects allied to medicine
(3) Biological sciences
  • (C0) Broadly-based programmes within biological sciences
  • (C1) Biology
  • (C2) Botany
  • (C3) Zoology
  • (C4) Genetics
  • (C5) Microbiology
  • (C6) Sports science
  • (C7) Molecular biology, biophysics & biochemistry
  • (C8) Psychology
  • (C9) Others in biological sciences
(4) Veterinary science
  • (D1) Pre-clinical veterinary medicine
  • (D2) Clinical veterinary medicine & dentistry
(5) Agriculture & related subjects
  • (D0) Broadly-based programmes within agriculture & related subjects
  • (D3) Animal science
  • (D4) Agriculture
  • (D5) Forestry
  • (D6) Food & beverage studies
  • (D7) Agricultural sciences
  • (D9) Others in veterinary sciences, agriculture & related subjects
(6) Physical sciences
  • (F0) Broadly-based programmes within physical sciences
  • (F1) Chemistry
  • (F2) Materials science
  • (F3) Physics
  • (F4) Forensic & archaeological science
  • (F5) Astronomy
  • (F6) Geology
  • (F7) Ocean sciences
  • (F8) Physical & terrestrial geographical & environmental sciences
  • (F9) Others in physical sciences
(7) Mathematical sciences
  • (G0) Broadly-based programmes within mathematical sciences
  • (G1) Mathematics
  • (G2) Operational research
  • (G3) Statistics
  • (G9) Others in mathematical & computing sciences
  • (G91) Others in mathematical sciences
(8) Computer science
  • (G4) Computer science
  • (G5) Information systems
  • (G6) Software engineering
  • (G7) Artificial intelligence
  • (G92) Others in computing sciences
(9) Engineering & technology
  • (H0) Broadly-based programmes within engineering & technology
  • (H1) General engineering
  • (H2) Civil engineering
  • (H3) Mechanical engineering
  • (H4) Aerospace engineering
  • (H5) Naval architecture
  • (H6) Electronic & electrical engineering
  • (H7) Production & manufacturing engineering
  • (H8) Chemical, process & energy engineering
  • (H9) Others in engineering
  • (J1) Minerals technology
  • (J2) Metallurgy
  • (J3) Ceramics & glasses
  • (J4) Polymers & textiles
  • (J5) Materials technology not otherwise specified
  • (J6) Maritime technology
  • (J7) Industrial biotechnology
  • (J9) Others in technology
(A) Architecture, building & planning
  • (K0) Broadly-based programmes within architecture, building & planning
  • (K1) Architecture
  • (K2) Building
  • (K3) Landscape design
  • (K4) Planning (urban, rural & regional)
  • (K9) Others in architecture, building & planning
(B) Social studies
  • (L0) Broadly-based programmes within social studies
  • (L1) Economics
  • (L2) Politics
  • (L3) Sociology
  • (L4) Social policy
  • (L5) Social work
  • (L6) Anthropology
  • (L7) Human & social geography
  • (L9) Others in social studies
(C) Law
  • (M0) Broadly-based programmes within law
  • (M1) Law by area
  • (M2) Law by topic
  • (M9) Others in law
(D) Business & administrative studies
  • (N0) Broadly-based programmes within business & administrative studies
  • (N1) Business studies
  • (N2) Management studies
  • (N3) Finance
  • (N4) Accounting
  • (N5) Marketing
  • (N6) Human resource management
  • (N7) Office skills
  • (N8) Tourism, transport & travel
  • (N9) Others in business & administrative studies
(E) Mass communications & documentation
  • (P0) Broadly-based programmes within mass communications and documentation
  • (P1) Information services
  • (P2) Publicity studies
  • (P3) Media studies
  • (P4) Publishing
  • (P5) Journalism
  • (P9) Others in mass communications & documentation
(F) Languages
  • (Q0) Broadly-based programmes within languages
  • (Q1) Linguistics
  • (Q2) Comparative literary studies
  • (Q3) English studies
  • (Q4) Ancient language studies
  • (Q5) Celtic studies
  • (Q6) Latin studies
  • (Q7) Classical Greek studies
  • (Q8) Classical studies
  • (Q9) Others in linguistics, classics & related subjects
  • (R1) French studies
  • (R2) German studies
  • (R3) Italian studies
  • (R4) Spanish studies
  • (R5) Portuguese studies
  • (R6) Scandinavian studies
  • (R7) Russian & East European studies
  • (R9) Others in European languages, literature & related subjects
  • (T1) Chinese studies
  • (T2) Japanese studies
  • (T3) South Asian studies
  • (T4) Other Asian studies
  • (T5) African studies
  • (T6) Modern Middle Eastern studies
  • (T7) American studies
  • (T8) Australasian studies
  • (T9) Others in Eastern, Asiatic, African, American & Australasian languages, literature & related subjects
(G) Historical & philosophical studies
  • (V0) Broadly-based programmes within historical and philosophical studies
  • (V1) History by period
  • (V2) History by area
  • (V3) History by topic
  • (V4) Archaeology
  • (V5) Philosophy
  • (V6) Theology & religious studies
  • (V9) Others in historical & philosophical studies
(H) Creative arts & design
  • (W0) Broadly-based programmes within creative arts & design
  • (W1) Fine art
  • (W2) Design studies
  • (W3) Music
  • (W4) Drama
  • (W5) Dance
  • (W6) Cinematics & photography
  • (W7) Crafts
  • (W8) Imaginative writing
  • (W9) Others in creative arts & design
(I) Education
  • (X0) Broadly-based programmes within education
  • (X1) Training teachers
  • (X2) Research & study skills in education
  • (X3) Academic studies in education
  • (X9) Others in education
(J) Combined (Y0) Combined