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The '''Joint Academic
A JACS code for a single subject consists of a letter and three numbers. The letter represents the broad subject classification, e.g. F for physical sciences. The first number represents the principal subject area, e.g. F3 for physics, and subsequent numbers represent further details, similar to the [[Dewey Decimal Classification|Dewey Decimal System]]. The principal subject of physics, for example, is broken into 19 detailed subjects, represented by a letter plus three numbers: e.g., F300 represents physics, F330 environmental physics, and F331 atmospheric physics.
==History==
HESA and UCAS used to operate two different (though similar) subject coding systems - HESAcode and Standard Classification of Academic Subjects (SCAS) respectively. In 1996 a joint project was launched to bring these two systems together to create a unified structure. A project team was established with two people from each of the two organizations. The project team became known as JACS since this was an acronym of their names (Jonathan Waller and Andy Youell from HESA, Clive Sillence and Sara Goodwins from UCAS).<ref name=farewell/>
===Example===▼
Conside the BSc course '''Mathematics and Physics''':▼
*The simplest code for Mathematics is G100, and the simplest code for Physics is F300.▼
The first operational version (v1.7) of the Joint Academic Coding System (retaining the JACS acronym) was published in 1999 and became operational in UCAS and HESA systems for the year 2002/03.
An update exercise took place in 2005 and JACS 2 was introduced for the academic year 2007/08. JACS 3 was introduced for the 2012/13 year.
==Codes==
The letter codes assigned to the subject areas and the letter + number codes assigned to the principal subjects in JACS 3 are:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-principal|title=JACS 3.0: Principal subject codes|publisher=HESA|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
!Letter||Subject
|-
| A || (1) [[Outline of medicine|Medicine]] and [[Outline of dentistry and oral health|dentistry]] || A0 Broadly-based programmes within Medicine and dentistry<br/> A1 Pre-clinical medicine <br/>A2 Pre-clinical dentistry<br/> A3 Clinical medicine<br/> A4 Clinical dentistry<br/> A9 Others in medicine and dentistry
|-
| B || (2) Subjects allied to medicine || B0 Broadly-based programmes within subjects allied to medicine<br/> B1 [[Outline of anatomy|Anatomy]], physiology and pathology<br/> B2 Pharmacology, toxicology and pharmacy<br/> B3 Complementary medicines, therapies and well-being<br/> B4 [[Outline of nutrition|Nutrition]]<br/> B5 Ophthalmics<br/> B6 Aural and oral sciences<br/> B7 Nursing<br/> B8 Medical Technology<br/> B9 Others in subjects allied to medicine
|-
| C || (3) Biological
|-
| D || (4) Veterinary science || D1 Pre-clinical veterinary medicine<br/> D2 Clinical veterinary medicine and dentistry
|-
| D || (5) Agriculture and related subjects|| D0 Broadly-based programmes within agriculture and related subjects<br/> D3 Animal science<br/> D4 [[Outline of agriculture|Agriculture]]<br/> D5 [[Outline of forestry|Forestry]] and arboriculture<br/> D6 Food and beverage studies<br/> D7 Agricultural sciences<br/> D9 Others in veterinary sciences, agriculture and related subjects
|-
| F || (6) [[Outline of physical science|Physical sciences]] || F0 Broadly-based programmes within physical sciences<br/> F1 [[Outline of chemistry|Chemistry]]<br/> F2 Materials science<br/> F3 [[Outline of physics|Physics]]<br/> F4 [[Outline of forensic science|Forensic]] and [[Outline of archaeology|Archaeological]] sciences<br/> F5 Astronomy<br/> F6 [[Outline of geology|Geology]]<br/> F7 Science of aquatic and terrestrial environments<br/> F8 [[Outline of geography#Physical geography|Physical geographical sciences]]<br/> F9 Others in physical sciences
|-
| G || (7) Mathematical sciences || G1 [[Outline of mathematics|Mathematics]]<br/> G2 [[Operations Research|Operational research]]<br/> G3 [[Outline of statistics|Statistics]]<br/> G9 Others in mathematical sciences
|- ▼
| I || (8) Computer science || I1 [[Outline of computer science|Computer science]]<br/> I2 Information systems<br/> I3 [[Outline of software engineering|Software engineering]]<br/> I4 [[Outline of artificial intelligence|Artificial intelligence]]<br/> I5 Health informatics<br/> I6 Games<br/> I7 Computer generated visual and audio effects<br/> I9 Others in computer science
|-
| H & J || (9) [[Outline of engineering|Engineering]] and [[Outline of technology|Technology]]|| H0 Broadly-based programmes within engineering and technology<br/> H1 General engineering<br/> H2 Civil engineering<br/> H3 Mechanical engineering<br/> H4 [[Outline of aerospace|Aerospace]] engineering<br/> H5 Naval architecture<br/> H6 Electronic and electronic engineering<br/> H7 [[Outline of production|Production]] and [[Outline of manufacturing|manufacturing]] engineering<br/> H8 [[Outline of chemical engineering|Chemical]], process and energy engineering<br/> J1 Minerals technology<br/> J2 [[Metallurgy]]<br/> J3 Ceramics and glass<br/> J4 Polymers and [[textile]]s<br/> J5 [[Materials science|Materials technology]] not otherwise specified<br/> J6 Maritime technology<br/> J7 Biotechnology<br/> J9 Others in technology
|-
| K || (A) Architecture, building and planning || K0 Broadly-based programmes within architecture, building and planning<br/> K1 [[Outline of architecture|Architecture]]<br/> K2 Building<br/> K3 Landscape and garden design<br/> K4 Planning (urban, rural and regional)<br/> K9 Others in architecture, building and planning
|-
| L || (B) Social studies || L0 Broadly-based programmes within social studies<br/> L1 [[Outline of economics|Economics]]<br/> L2 [[Outline of politics|Politics]]<br/> L3 [[Outline of sociology|Sociology]]<br/> L4 Social policy<br/> L5 Social work<br/> L6 [[Outline of anthropology|Anthropology]]<br/> L7 [[Outline of geography#Human geography|Human and social geography]]<br/> L8 Development studies<br/> L9 Others in social studies
|-
| M || (C) [[Outline of law|Law]] || M0 Broadly-based programmes within law<br/> M1 Law by area<br/> M2 [[Outline of law#Branches of law|Law by topic]]<br/> M9 Others in law
|-
| N || (D) Business and administrative studies || N0 Broadly-based programmes within business and administrative studies<br/> N1 Business studies<br/> N2 [[Outline of business management|Management studies]]<br/> N3 [[Outline of finance|Finance]]<br/> N4 Accounting<br/> N5 [[Outline of marketing|Marketing]]<br/> N6 Human resource management<br/> N7 Office skills<br/> N8 Hospitality, leisure, sport, tourism and transport<br/> N9 Others in business and administrative studies
|-
| P || (E) Mass communications and documentation || P0 Broadly-based programmes within mass communications and documentation<br/> P1 Information services<br/> P2 Publicity studies<br/> P3 Media studies<br/> P4 Publishing<br/> P5 [[Outline of journalism|Journalism]]<br/> P9 Others in mass communications and documentation
|-
| Q, R & T || (F) Languages || Q0 Broadly-based programmes within languages<br/> Q1 [[Outline of linguistics|Linguistics]]<br/> Q2 Comparative literary studies<br/> Q3 English studies<br/> Q4 Ancient language studies<br/> Q5 [[Celtic studies]]<br/> Q6 Latin studies<br/> Q7 Classical Greek studies<br/> Q8 Classical studies<br/> Q9 Others in linguistics, classics and related subjects<br/> R1 French studies<br/> R2 German studies<br/> R3 Italian studies<br/> R4 Spanish studies<br/> R5 Portuguese studies<br/> R6 Scandinavian studies<br/> R7 Russian and East European studies<br/> R8 European studies<br/> R9 Others in European languages, literature and related subjects<br/> T1 [[Outline of sinology|Chinese studies]]<br/> T2 Japanese studies<br/> T3 South Asian studies<br/> T4 Other Asian studies<br/> T5 [[African studies]]<br/> T6 Modern Middle Eastern studies<br/> T7 American studies<br/> T8 Australasian studies<br/> T9 Others in Eastern, Asiatic, African, American and Australasian languages, literature and related subjects
|-
| V || (G) Historical and philosophical studies || V0 Broadly-based programmes within historical & philosophical studies<br/> V1 History by period<br/> V2 History by area<br/> V3 History by topic<br/> V4 Archaeology<br/> V5 Philosophy<br/> V6 Theology and religious studies<br/> V7 Heritage studies<br/> V9 Others in historical and philosophical studies
|-
| W || (H) Creative arts and design || W0 Broadly-based programmes within creative arts and design<br/> W1 Fine art<br/> W2 Design studies<br/> W3 Music<br/> W4 Drama<br/> W5 Dance<br/> W6 Cinematics and photography<br/> W7 Crafts<br/> W8 Imaginative writing<br/> W9 Others in creative arts and design
|-
| X || (I) [[Outline of education|Education]] || X0 Broadly-based programmes within education<br/> X1 Training teachers<br/> X2 Research and study skills in education<br/> X3 Academic studies in education<br/> X9 Others in education
|-
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|}
Y codes (combined studies) are only used at the Course level in the HESA database and are not used to describe individual modules.
==JACS Codes in the UCAS system==
Course codes in the UCAS system are assigned by course providers and do not necessarily correspond to the JACS codes of the course subject.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ucas.com/file/36576/download%3Ftoken%3DwKnv0Ur_|title=Full list of the current variables|publisher=UCAS|date=November 2016|quote=Please note: the course code is assigned to each course by the host provider and does not necessarily relate to JACS subject codes.|accessdate=10 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> UCAS course codes are four characters in length but, unlike JACS codes, may consist of any combination of letters and numbers in any order. However, historically UCAS created course codes from the JACS subject code, and many institutions continue to do this, which can lead to confusion between the two concepts.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hediip.ac.uk/wp-content/uploads/JACS_Report_2013-07.pdf|title=Classifying subject of study: A roadmap to a new Joint Academic Coding System| date=July 2013|publisher=Higher Education Data and Information Improvement Programme|accessdate=10 May 2017|page=29}}</ref>
Where a course involves more than one subject, UCAS historically created the course code based on an aggregation of the JACS codes. For courses that are split 50:50 between two subjects, a code with two letters and two numbers is used, which combines the principal subject codes that would be used for the two subjects if studied as individual degrees.<ref>{{cite web|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101220214158/https://www.ucas.com/he_staff/courses/jacs/codingprinciples|archive-date=20 December 2010|url=https://www.ucas.com/he_staff/courses/jacs/codingprinciple|publisher=UCAS|title=Course coding principles|accessdate=10 May 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
▲===Example===
▲*The
*The combined codes used were '''GF13'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=971ecf84-8baf-0c4e-9e6c-86af084bca98&courseOptionId=42a85295-0a17-343c-680a-6eda9fe5f58a|title=Mathematics and Physics – University of Edinburgh|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=9 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> and '''FG31'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=fc9d5b6d-0a2d-9475-b3b8-7fd46cb95966&courseOptionId=d643d300-cacf-39b7-7655-f0698b0fc757|title=Mathematics and Physics – University of Manchester|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=10 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
*The codes '''GFD3''', '''GF1H''' and '''GFH1''' were also used.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=2717f1c0-6716-2247-6427-bd91cce346d3&courseOptionId=2715730a-7cc2-8b9c-7ec1-a93e89e9dd7b|title=Mathematics and Physics – University of Bristol|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=10 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=7de40e6d-6e82-ee6c-b270-89d7f4a91016&courseOptionId=549a2e3e-b1ab-f49d-780a-7928b0c2b5c2|title=Mathematics and Physics – University of Surrey|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=10 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=7c8421b9-c8f2-c7fc-f16e-332f11b96dae&courseOptionId=7902fe7d-93b7-80b4-46bf-96385ab31d3b|title=Mathematics and Physics – University of Surrey (sandwich)|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=10 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>
Another example was '''Music and Philosophy'''. The principal subject codes were '''W3''' (Music) and '''V5''' (Philosophy). The combined codes used are '''WV35'''<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=4cda0d62-c344-54ff-4366-6923d47a1c16&courseOptionId=d1355c12-0f5c-0226-bccb-960dd320e0ec|title=Music and Philosophy – University of Nottingham|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=10 May 2017}}</ref> or '''VW35''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=e36cff50-021c-36d0-e37a-4131d3ce26ad&courseOptionId=4f560230-1ba8-9164-05e7-b642636809a2|title=Music and Philosophy – University of Sheffield |publisher=UCAS|accessdate=10 May 2017}}</ref> while '''WV53''',<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=ba5c79da-fe87-a452-7220-8a1d5dd10b07&courseOptionId=446cc56a-7a90-ee90-ffd2-7069e1f4d695|title=Music and Philosophy – Durham University|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=9 May 2017}}{{Dead link|date=March 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was also used.
The same letter could be used twice (if the two subjects were within the same general subject area), such as '''FF53''' for '''Astronomy and Physics'''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://digital.ucas.com/courses/details?coursePrimaryId=da6c889b-6c5d-7cb8-734e-ccd169d6f63a&courseOptionId=e71c28df-bce5-5dd0-5703-0b3850ef8c1c|title=Astronomy and Physics – University of Glasgow|publisher=UCAS|accessdate=9 May 2017}}</ref>
===Courses with major/minor subjects===
Coding was done differently for courses such as "Mathematics '''with''' Physics", which is not the same as "Mathematics '''and''' Physics".
The format for such courses was Y1Z9 where:
*Y1 is the "major" subject which represents most of the degree course
*Z9 is the "minor" subject which represents less of the course.
For example, Mathematics with Physics would be represented by G1F3, but Physics with Mathematics would be represented by F3G1. Hence the order in which the two subjects are notated was important historically.
==See also==
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==References==
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==External links==
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*[https://www.hesa.ac.uk/support/documentation/jacs/jacs3-detailed JACS 3.0 Classification (since 2012/13) from HESA]
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