The codes assigned to units are made up of seven alphanumeric characters for ECTS units (for example, CH10005) and eight alphanumeric characters for CATS units (for example, MN500715).
| Character position | Function | Values | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1& 2 | Department code (2 characters): identifies the department or departments which contribute to the teaching of the unit | AR | Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering |
| BB | Department of Biology & Biochemistry (Replaced by 'SL' with effect from 2023/4) | ||
| CE | Department of Chemical Engineering | ||
| CH | Department of Chemistry | ||
| CM | Department of Computer Science | ||
| ED | Department of Education | ||
| EE | Department of Electronic & Electrical Engineering | ||
| EL | Skills Centre English Language units | ||
| ES | Department of Economics | ||
| FL | Skills Centre Foreign Languages units | ||
| HL | Department for Health | ||
| LP | Units administered by the Learning Partnerships Office. | ||
| LT | Learning & Teaching Enhancement Office | ||
| MA | Mathematical Sciences | ||
| ME | Department of Mechanical Engineering | ||
| MN | School of Management | ||
| PA | Department of Pharmacy & Pharmacology (Replaced by 'SL' with effect from 2023/4 ) | ||
| PH | Department of Physics | ||
| PL | Department of Politics, Languages and International Studies | ||
| PS | Department of Psychology | ||
| RP | Postgraduate Skills Training (see the PGSkills website for further information) | ||
| TB | TeamBath | ||
| SL | Department of Life Sciences (Replaced 'BB' and 'PA' with effect from 2023/4) | ||
| SP | Department of Social & Policy Sciences | ||
| XX | Cross-department | ||
| Character position | Function | Values | Definition |
| 3 | Level code: a technical coding element which indicates the level at which the unit is studied (see also the page describing different levels assigned to units) | 0 | Foundation (or non-credit bearing) |
| 1 | Certificate | ||
| 2 | Intermediate | ||
| 3 | Honours | ||
| 4 | Masters (offered to both Undergraduate & Postgraduate students) | ||
| 5 | Masters (offered on Postgraduate programmes) | ||
| 6 | Doctoral | ||
| Character position | Function | Values | Definition |
| 4 - 7 or 8 | Numeric identifier (4 or 5 characters): used to identify particular units within a group that otherwise has common characteristics of department and level | ECTS units have four numeric characters. CATS units have five numeric characters. This element should be assumed to have no intrinsic significance. Within the group of units which have the following common characteristics, for example: Department of Mathematical Sciences; Honours level (MA3 ...) the number at the end only serves to separate different individual units. |
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