Student Alternative 2018/19 - General qualification aim of course
Student Alternative 2018/19Fields required from institutions in EnglandGeneral qualification aim of course | return to field list | valid entries |
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Short name | COURSEAIM | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description |
This field describes the general qualification aim of the course and is intended to record the qualification that will be attained as a result of successful completion of studies. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Applicable to | England Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Coverage | All courses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Notes |
Course aim describes the qualification that will be attained as a result of successful completion of the course. Overall framework and alignment with existing frameworks. The most relevant are the UK frameworks. For England, Wales and NI the HE qualifications framework identifies five levels (C/4, I/5, H/6, M/7, D/8) and these are aligned with the NVQ levels 4 to 8. The Scottish Credit and Qualifications Framework (SCQF), which is not HE-specific, is aligned with this except that the lower boundary of Scottish Level 7 is apparently slightly lower than the lower boundary of Level C / NVQ 4 (this is the lower cutoff for what may be regarded as HE in England and Wales, but, significantly, Scottish Advanced Highers fall into Level 7), and Level I /NVQ 5 is split into two levels in Scotland, Level 8 and 9. The ISCED framework is used for international reporting, and four levels within it are relevant, Levels 4, 5B, 5A and 6. The Bologna framework for European HE harmonisation is still in the process of development, but the current state may be summarised as recognising four levels: short-cycle, first-cycle, second-cycle, and third cycle.
† Note that the QAA level descriptors in the Framework for Higher Education Qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (FHEQ) have changed in the 2008 version compared with the 2001 version. Full details are available from the QAA publication The framework for higher education qualifications in England, Wales and Northern Ireland published August 2009. Although the 2008 FHEQ qualification descriptor for level 6 states that this can be used as a reference for ordinary Bachelors degrees, for HESA purposes first degrees with honours should be coded at level H, and first degrees without honours should be coded at level I. There is a summary of qualification levels in the UK and Ireland available from the QAA publication Qualifications can cross boundaries - a rough guide to comparing qualifications in the UK and Ireland. This coding frame is designed to support the alignment of course qualifications with the frameworks, with the first letter indicating the level. Codes of similar type at different levels have the same two-digit suffix. Additional guidance on specific codes: L99 Research-based higher degree where the student may ultimately study at levels D or L Use this code for beginning research students who either have not yet specifically registered for a masters or doctorate degree or are registered on a programme where there is an expectation that a high proportion of students will change their qualification aim between masters and doctoral awards. Typically students recorded against this code will be on programmes described as "MPhil with possibility to transfer to PhD", such students may formally be aiming for a research masters but should be coded L99 where the normal pattern is that they will progress to a PhD. M01 Taught Masters degree designed specifically as a training in research methods and intended as a preparation for a research-based higher degree. This should be used when the MRes degree is primarily taught. When the MRes degree is primarily research-based, L00 should be used. M02 Masters in Teaching and Learning The Masters in Teaching and Learning (MTL) is a professional qualification for teachers. M10 Post-experience taught Masters degree For example, MEd. 'Post-experience' implies a period of at least two years' relevant work experience as a pre-requisite for entry to the programme leading to the qualification. Do not use this category simply because a qualification is being taken post-experience. M11 Master of Business Administration. Use this code rather than M10 for post-experience MBA. M22 Integrated undergraduate/postgraduate taught Masters degree on the enhanced/extended pattern. Use this code for MEng and similar. Such masters degrees comprise an integrated programme of study spanning several years. While the final outcomes of the qualifications meet the expectations for level M in full, these integrated qualifications have an additional period of study at lower levels (typically level H). Use code M22 only where code M26 or M28 are not applicable. M26 Integrated undergraduate/postgraduate taught Masters degree on the enhanced/extended pattern leading towards eligibility to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body This code can be used for degrees in medicine, dentistry and veterinary science comprising an integrated programme of study and professional practice. M28 Integrated undergraduate/postgraduate taught masters degree on the enhanced/extended pattern leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 1 and Part 2 qualification) This code should be used for programmes of study that integrate both of the Part 1 and Part 2 qualifications. Programmes of study that lead only to eligibility to register as Part 1 should use 'H18 First degree with honours leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 1 qualification)'. Programmes that lead only to eligibility to register as Part 2 should use 'M88 Taught qualification at level M (where a qualification at level H is a pre-requisite for course entry) leading towards registration with the Architects Registration Board (Part 2 qualification)'. M71 Postgraduate Certificate in Education or Professional Graduate Diploma in Education. See H71 for Professional Graduate Certificate in Education. See Statement on the PGCE Qualification. Postgraduate Diplomas in Education are distinct fom M71 and should be coded as M73. M73 Postgraduate Diploma in Education This code is distinct from either the M71 Postgraduate Certificate in Education / Professional Graduate Diploma in Education, and from the H71 Professional Graduate Certificate in Education. It is not considered to be a PGCE. See Statement on the PGCE Qualification. H11 First degree with honours leading to QTS/registration with a GTC. This code should only be used for BEd if it is at level H. H61 Graduate Diploma/Certificate at Level H. Use this code where a previous qualification at Level H is a pre-requisite for course entry; use H50 in preference if applicable. H70 Professional qualification at Level H other than a first degree with honours. Use H71, H72, H76, H88 in preference if applicable. H71 Professional Graduate Certificate in Education. See code M71 for Postgraduate Certificate in Education. See Statement on the PGCE Qualification. H81 Other qualification at Level H but where a previous qualification at Level H is a pre-requisite for course entry. Use H50, H71, H72, H76 in preference if applicable. I11 Ordinary (non-honours) first degree leading to QTS/registration with a GTC. Code BEd here unless it is at level H. I70 Professional qualification at Level I other than an ordinary (non-honours) first degree. Use I76 in preference if applicable. Health and Social Care courses Courses which lead to a qualification to teach nursing, midwifery or health visiting courses should be coded 2 in Course.TTCID. Post-registration health and social care students studying for other qualifications should be coded to the appropriate code for that qualification. For example, a post-registration health and social care student studying for a first degree should be coded 'H00' for First degree, rather than H76. Validation has been relaxed to allow regulatory body information to be returned for these post-registration students. Post-registration health and social care students taking continuing professional updating modules should be recorded under credit with the appropriate REGBODY. H16 'First degree leading towards obtaining eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body' will be used in combination with the subject code or codes to identify those degrees which lead to eligibility to register to practice with a Health or Social Care or Veterinary statutory regulatory body. Social work courses HESA has been advised by the Department of Health that courses leading to eligibility to register to practice with a social care statutory regulatory body will not necessarily be coded with a '_16' code in this field. Providers offering courses leading to eligibility to register to practice with a social care statutory regulatory body should return regulatory body information in Course.REGBODY irrespective of the code used in this field. Access courses A recognised Access to HE course is one validated by an Authorised Validating Agency that has been licensed for the purpose by the Quality Assurance Agency for Higher Education (QAA), under the terms of the QAA Recognition Scheme for Access to Higher Education in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Relevant Access courses are recorded on the Access to HE Courses Database. Other guidanceThe General qualification aim of course should be consistent with funding council Early Statistics (HEAPES). Higher bachelors degrees at undergraduate level should be coded H50. J10 and J16, Foundation Degrees, are intended to cover those programmes which providers are running as Foundation Degrees which are consistent with the 'Statement of Design Principles' for Foundation Degrees issued by UUK and SCOP (now GuildHE). Where a student is following a programme of study leading potentially to two or more qualifications concurrently, and that combination is not specified under valid entries, please return the qualification code that is highest in level. Certificate in Further Education should be coded H80 if at undergraduate level. If a foundation course or year is integrated into another qualification e.g. a first degree, code H00 'First degree' should be returned in this field. Students entering with enhanced first degrees, that is qualifications that would be coded H22/M22/M26/M28 in the COURSEAIM field, should be recorded as having M2X in EntryProfile.QUALENT3. Enhanced first degree programmes typically include study equivalent to at least four years full-time, of which study equivalent to at least one full-time academic year is at masters level. Study at bachelor's level is integrated with study at master's level. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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To allow analysis of the student population by specific qualification aims beyond broad level descriptors. Used in a wide variety of calculations and analyses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Reason required | To allow analysis of the student population by level of study. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schema components |
Element: COURSEAIM
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Owner | HESA | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Version | 1.3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date modified | 2019-07-18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Change management notes | Guidance added for Health and Social Care courses to clarify that post-registration health and social care students taking continuing professional updating modules should be recorded under credit with the appropriate REGBODY. |
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