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The '''Joint Academic Coding System''' (JACS) system
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]].
==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
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
==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|
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| B || (2) Subjects allied to
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| C || (3) Biological
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| D || (4) Veterinary
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| 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 || [[Outline of physical science|Physical Sciences]] ||F100 [[Outline of chemistry|Chemistry]], F200 Materials Science, F300 [[Outline of physics|Physics]], F400 [[Outline of forensic science|Forensics]] and [[Outline of archaeology|Archaeology]], F600 [[Outline of geology|Geology]], F700 Ocean Sciences, F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences, F840 [[Outline of geography#Physical geography|Physical Geography]]▼
|-
▲| F || (6) [[Outline of physical science|Physical
|-
| 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,
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| L || (B) Social studies ||
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| M || (C) [[Outline of law|Law]] ||
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| N || (D) Business and
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| P || (E) Mass
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| 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
|-
▲|-
▲| Y || Combined studies ||
|}
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==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
===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
===Courses with major/minor subjects===
Coding
The format for such courses
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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
==See also==
*[[List of fields of doctoral studies]]
==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
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