ATAS: JACS Codes for Postgraduate Courses and Research Programmes
A full listing of our courses and research opportunities and their relevant JACS Codes for the 2011-2012 session are listed below per department. Please note that the listing of PGDE courses is shown separately as there are different entry requirements for these courses. This site will be subject to review throughout the academic year and is thus subject to change. The following is only a guide and confirmation of the appropriate JACS code for a particular research project would be required from the proposed research supervisor AU.
N.B. AU Study Scheme Codes are not the same as JACS Codes. AU assigns SS Codes for our own administrative purposes. SS Codes for PGCE courses are standard GTTR codes. JACS codes are used by HESA to to describe the course subject area /research
N.B. JACS Codes for subject areas that may require ATAS clearance certificates are highlighted in bold.
School of Art
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MA Fine Art | W100 |
| MA Fine Art & Art History | W100 |
| MA Art History | V350 |
| MPhil Fine Art | W100 |
| MPhil Art History | V350 |
| PhD Fine Art | W100 |
| PhD Art History | V350 |
Inst. of Biological, Environmental & Rural Sciences
Course/Programme |
JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MSc/PG Dip. Equine Science | D422 |
| MSc Food & Water Security | C190/C910/D400/D700/F810 |
| PG Cert Equine Nutrition | D422 |
| MSc Managing the Environment | C150 |
| MPhil | see options for PhD below |
| PhD | C100 (Biology) |
| PhD | C150 (Environmental Biology) |
| PhD | C160 (Marine & Freshwater Biology) |
| PhD | C180 (Ecology) |
| PhD | C111 (Toxicology) |
| PhD | C200 (Botany) |
| PhD | C220 (Mycology) |
| PhD | C300 (Zoology) |
| PhD | C400 (Genetics) |
| PhD | C500 (Microbiology) |
| PhD | C700 (Molecular Biology & Biochemistry) |
| PhD | C900 (other subject areas in biological sciences not listed in under JACS coding) |
| PhD | D100 (Pre-clinical Veterinary Medicine) |
| PhD | D200 (Clinical Veterinary Medicine) |
| PhD | D300 (Animal Science) |
| PhD | D400 (Agriculture) |
| PhD | D422 (Equine Science) |
| PhD | D460 (Organic Farming) |
| PhD | D700 (Agricultural Sciences) |
| PhD | D900 (other subject areas in agricultural sciences not listed in under JACS coding) |
| PhD | F870 (Soil Science) |
| PhD | H223 (Environmental Impact Assessment) |
| PhD | N800 (Tourism) |
Dept. of Computer Science
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MSc Intelligent Autonomous Systems | G761 |
| MSc Intelligent Systems | G760 |
| MSc Computer Science (Software Engineering) | G600 |
| MPhil | see options for PhD below |
| PhD | G400 Computer Science) |
| PhD | G500 (Information Systems) |
| PhD | G600 (Software Engineering) |
| PhD | G700 (Artificial Intelligence) |
| PhD | G740 (Computer Vision) |
| PhD | G750 (Cognitive Modelling) |
| PhD | G760 (Machine Learning) |
| PhD | G900 (other subject areas in mathematical and computer science not listed in under JACS coding) |
| PhD | H671 (Robotics) |
School of Education & Lifelong Learning
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MPhil | X300 |
| PhD | X300 |
N.B. See separate listing for our PGCE courses
Dept. of English & Creative Writing
Course/Programme |
JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MA American Literature since 1945 |
Q323 or T720 |
| MA Creative Writing | W800 |
| MA Literary Studies | Q320 |
| MA Postmodern Fictions | Q321 |
| MPhil English or American Literature | see option for PhD below |
| PhD English Literature or American Literature | Q320 |
| PhD Creative Writing | W800 |
Dept. of European Languages
Course/Programme |
JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MPhil (French, Spanish or German) | see options for PhD below |
| PhD | Q170 (Linguistics) |
| PhD | Q171(French Linguistics) |
| PhD | Q172(German Linguistics) |
| PhD | Q174(Spanish Linguistics) |
| PhD | Q200 (Comparative Literature) |
| PhD | R120 (French Literature) |
| PhD | R220 (German Literature) |
| PhD | R420 (Spanish Literature) |
| PhD | R130 (French Society & Culture) |
| PhD | R230 (German Society & Culture) |
| PhD | R430 (Spanish Society & Culture) |
Inst. of Geography & Earth Sciences
Course/Programme |
JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MA Regional and Environmental Policy | L271 |
| MA Practising Human Geography | L700 |
| MSc Environmental Monitoring and Analysis | F640 |
| MSc Glaciology | F852 |
| MSc Global Information Systems and Remote Sensing | F891 |
| MPhil | see options for PhD below |
| PhD | K400 (Planning - Urban, Rural & Regional) |
| PhD | L113 (Economic Policy) |
| PhD | L271 (Economic Geography) |
| PhD | F600 (Geology) |
| PhD | F640 (Earth Science) |
| PhD | F642 (Geo-science) |
| PhD | F643 (Quaternary Science) |
| PhD | F700 (Ocean Science) |
| PhD | F720 (Hydrography) |
| PhD | F800 (Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences) |
| PhD | F810 (Environmental Geography) |
| PhD | F830 (Topography) |
| PhD | F832 (Remote Sensing) |
| PhD | F840 (Physical Geography) |
| PhD | F850 (Environmental Science) |
| PhD | F852 (Hydrology) |
| PhD | F890 other subject areas in geographical and environmental sciences not listed in under JACS coding) |
| PhD | F891 (Global Information Systems) |
Dept. of History & Welsh History
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MA Social and Economic History of Wales | V213 or V320 |
| MA History of Wales | V213 |
| MA History of Popular Culture | V390 |
| MA Heritage Skills | V390 |
| MA Medieval Britain and Europe | V130 |
| MA British Isles, c. 1536-1801 | V190 or V 210 |
| MA Modern Britain (Political Culture) | V200 or V140 |
| MA Modern Europe (Political Culture) | V390 |
| MA Media History | V140 |
| MA Celtic Histories | V390 |
| MA Historians and the Making of History | V290 |
| MA Eighteenth Century Britain | V143 or V210 |
| MPhil | see PhD options below |
| PhD | V130 (Medieval History (c. 700AD to 1550 AD)) |
| PhD | V140 (Modern History (c. 1550AD to the present)) |
| PhD | V143 (Modern History: 1700-1799) |
| PhD | V190 (Modern History by Period not elsewhere specified) |
| PhD | V210 (British History) |
| PhD | V213 (Welsh History) |
| PhD | V320 (Social History) |
| PhD | V390 (History by Topic not elsewhere specified) |
Dept. of Information Studies
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| Diploma / MSc Econ Archive Administration (Full-time) | P132 |
| Certificate / Diploma / MSc Econ Records Management (Full-time) | P110 |
| Diploma / MSc Econ Archive Administration (Distance-learning) | P132 |
| Certificate / Diploma / MSc Econ Records Management (Distance-learning) | P110 |
| MScEcon Health Information Management (Distance-learning) | P110 |
| MScEcon Management of Library & Information Services (Distance-learning) | P100 |
| MScEcon Information & Library Studies (Full-time) | P120 |
| MScEcon Information & Library Studies (Distance-learning) | P120 |
| MScEcon Information Systems (Research Training) | P110 |
| MScEcon Information Management (Full-time) | P110 |
| MScEcon Information Management (Research Preparation - Distance-learning) | P110 |
| MScEcon Recorded Information Management (Research Preparation - Full-time) | P110 |
| MScEcon Recorded Information Management (Research Preparation - Distance-learning) | P110 |
| Cert. Palaeopraghy | P132 |
| MPhil | see PhD options below |
| PhD | P100 (Information Services) |
| PhD | P110 (Information Management) |
| PhD | P120 (Librarianship) |
| PhD | P132 (Archive studies) |
| PhD | P400 (Publishing) |
Dept. of International Politics
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MScEcon European Politics (Research Training or Specialist) | L241 |
| MA Intelligence | L250 |
| MScEcon Intelligence & Strategic Studies (Specialist) | L250 |
| MScEcon Intelligence Studies (Research Training) | L250 |
| MScEcon Intelligence Studies and International History | L250 |
| MA International History | L271 |
| MScEcon International History (Research Training or Specialist) | L271 |
| MScEcon International Politics (Research or Specialist) | L240 |
| MScEcon International Relations Theory (Research Training or Specialist) | L250 |
| MScEcon Postcolonial Politics (Research Training or Specialist) | L240 |
| MScEcon Security and Citizenship: European and Global Dimensions | L250 |
| MScEcon Security Studies (Research Training or Specialist) | L250 |
| MScEcon Strategic Studies (Research Training or Specialist) | L251 |
| MScEcon Terrorism and International Relations (Research Training or Specialist) | L250 |
| MScEcon Welsh Politics & Society (Research Training or Specialist) | L230 |
| PhD | L221 (EU Politics) |
| PhD | L230 (UK Government/Parliamentary Studies) |
| PhD | L240 (International Politics) |
| PhD | L243 (Politics of specific countries/regions) |
| PhD | L250 (International Relations) |
| PhD | L251 (Strategic Studies) |
| PhD | V271 (International History) |
Dept. of Law & Criminology
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| LLM International Business Law (distance-learning) | M221 |
| LLM International Business Law (full-time) | M221 |
| LLM Information Technology Law (distance-learning) | M200 |
| LLM Information Technology Law (full-time) - not running in 2011-2012 |
M200 |
| LLM Environmental Law & Management by distance-learning | M290 |
| PG Diploma & LLM Legal Practice | M250 |
| MScEcon Socio-Legal Studies | M100 |
| MRes Research Preparation in Law | M100 |
| MPhil & LLM by Research | see PhD options below |
| PhD | M100 (Law by area) |
| PhD | M221 (Business & Commercial Law) |
| PhD | M290 (Law by topic not elsewhere specified under JACS listing) |
School of Management & Business
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MBA | N100 or N200 |
| MScEcon Management | N200 |
| MScEcon International Management | N200 |
| MScEcon Management and Marketing | N200 |
| MScEcon Management and Finance | N200 |
| MScEcon Advanced Marketing (Specialist & Research Training) | N500 |
| MScEcon Accounting & Finance (Specialist & Research Training) | N400 |
| MScEcon International Finance (Specialist & Research Training) | N300 |
| MPhil | see PhD options below |
| PhD | N100 (Business) |
| PhD | N200 (Management) |
| PhD | N300 (Finance) |
| PhD | N400 (Accounting) |
| PhD | N500 (Marketing) |
| PhD | L100 (Economics) |
Inst. of Mathematics & Physics
Course/Programme |
JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MPhil - Mathematics | See PhD Mathematics below |
| PhD - Mathematics | G100 (Mathematics) |
| PhD - Mathematics | G110 (Pure Mathematics) |
| PhD - Mathematics | G121 (Mechanics (Maths)) |
| PhD - Mathematics | G140 (Numerical Analysis) |
| PhD - Mathematics | G150 (Mathematical Modelling) |
| PhD - Mathematics | G200 (Operational Analysis) |
| MPhil - Physics | See PhD Physics below |
| PhD - Physics | F200 (Material Science) |
| PhD - Physics | F300 (Physics) |
| PhD - Physics | F321 (Solid State Physics) |
| PhD - Physics | F520 (Space & Planetary Science) |
| PhD - Physics | F521 (Space Science) |
| PhD - Physics | F522 (Planetary Science) |
| PhD - Physics | H611 (Microelectronic Engineering) |
Dept. of Psychology
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MPhil | see below |
| PhD | C800 (Psychology) |
Dept. of Sport & Exercise Science
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MPhil | see PhD options below |
| PhD | C600 (Sport Science) |
| PhD | C810 (Applied Psychology) |
| PhD | B830 (Bio-mechanics) |
Dept. of Theatre, Film & Television Studies
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MA Practising Performance | W400 |
| MA Film Studies | P303 |
| MA Scriptwriting | W810 |
| MPhil | see PhD options below |
| PhD | P301 (TV Studies) |
| PhD | P302 (Radio Studies) |
| PhD | P303 (Film Studies) |
| PhD | P311 (TV Production) |
| PhD | P312 (Radio Production) |
| PhD | P313 (Film Production) |
| PhD | W400 (Drama) |
| PhD | W440 (Theatre Studies) |
| PhD | W600 (Cinematics) |
Dept. of Welsh & Celtic Studies
| Course/Programme | JACS Code |
|---|---|
| MA Medieval Welsh Literature (English medium) | Q560 |
| MA Irish / Gwyddeleg | Q540 |
| MA Breton / Llydaweg | Q580 |
| Certificate in Translation (Welsh-English) | Q910 |
| MPhil | see PhD options below |
| PhD | Q200 (Comparative Literature Studies) |
| PhD | Q500 (Celtic Studies) |
| PhD | Q540 (Irish) |
| PhD | Q560 (Welsh) |
| PhD | Q580 (Breton) |
PGCE Teacher Training (SELL)
| Course Name | AU/GTTR Course Code | JACS Code |
|---|---|---|
| Drama (English medium) | W4X1 | X130 |
| Drama (Welsh medium) | W4XC | X130 |
| English (English medium) | Q3X1 | X130 |
| English (Welsh medium) | Q3XC | X130 |
| Geography (English medium) | F8X1 | X130 |
| Geography (Welsh medium) | F8XC | X130 |
| History (English medium) | V1X1 | X130 |
| History (Welsh medium) | V1XC | X130 |
| French (English medium) | R1X1 | X130 |
| French (Welsh medium) | R1XC | X130 |
| German (English medium) | R2X1 | X130 |
| German (Welsh medium) | R2XC | X130 |
| Spanish (English medium) | R4X1 | X130 |
| Spanish (Welsh medium) | R4XC | X130 |
| Biology with Balanced Science (English medium) | C1X1 | X130 |
| Biology with Balanced Science (Welsh medium | C1XC | X130 |
| Chemistry with Balanced Science (English medium) | F1X1 | X130 |
| Chemistry with Balanced Science (Welsh medium) | F1XC | X130 |
| Physics with Balanced Science (English medium) | F3X1 | X130 |
| Physics with Balanced Science (Welsh medium) | F3XC | X130 |
| Welsh (Welsh medium) | Q5XC | X130 |
See also http://www.teachertrainingwales.org/
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