Element E310 - Course of study type
Description
A code which indicates the type of course
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Format
| Code category | Element (E) |
|---|---|
| Element # | 310 |
| Element Type: | String |
| Width: | 2 |
| Version Revision Date: | |
| Version: | 9.10 |
| Years version active: | 2024, 2025 |
Allowable Values
| VALUE | MEANING |
|---|---|
| 01 | Higher Doctorate |
| 02 | Doctorate by research |
| 03 | Masters (Research) |
| 04 | Masters (Coursework) |
| 05 | Postgraduate Qualifying or Preliminary (for Master's, Doctorate or Higher Doctorate) |
| 06 | Graduate Diploma/ Postgraduate Diploma (pass or honours) involving new academic, professional or vocational area |
| 07 | Graduate Diploma/ Postgraduate Diploma (pass or honours) extending skills and knowledge in a professional area previously studied |
| 08 | Bachelors Graduate Entry |
| 09 | Bachelors Honours |
| 10 | Bachelors Pass |
| 11 | Graduate Certificate |
| 12 | Doctorate by coursework |
| 13 | Associate degree |
| 14 | Masters (Extended) |
| 20 | Advanced Diploma |
| 21 | Diploma |
| 22 | Other undergraduate award course |
| 23 | Undergraduate short course |
| 30 | Enabling course |
| 41 | Cross Institutional program for undergraduate courses at home Higher Education Provider |
| 42 | Cross Institutional program for postgraduate courses at home Higher Education Provider |
| 50 | Non-award course (including Bridging for overseas trained professionals) |
| 51 | STARTUP-HELP courses approved under the Startup Year program |
| 52 | Microcredentials courses approved under the Microcredential Pilot program |
| 60 | Open Universities Australia undergraduate studies |
| 61 | Open Universities Australia postgraduate studies |
| 80 | VET Graduate Certificate |
| 81 | VET Graduate Diploma |
Higher Education only
Code post‑course legal studies programs which do not lead to an award of the higher education provider as 22 (other undergraduate award course).
Code preparatory courses being undertaken by fee‑paying overseas students as 22 (other award course).
Codes 60 and 61 are for Open Universities Australia (OUA) only.
For the department's coding purposes, Higher Doctorates include those awards, which are granted in recognition of original work that was not conducted as part of a supervised candidature within the higher education provider.
VET
Course of study type is not reported by VET providers.
Higher education providers / Tertiary Admission Centres (TACs)
Data is required for all Course Preferences & Course Offers.
TACs
Use code 99 for “Course below Diploma (AQF terminology) /Associate diploma (pre-AQF terminology)” (e.g. other VET courses).
TCSI Support Change History
| Revision Data | Change Details | Change Reason |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-11-25 | New code added - ‘51’ is used to report STARTUP-HELP courses New code added - ‘52’ is used to report microcredentials courses |
To support the STARTUP-HELP courses and Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education. |
| 2023-11-07 | New code added - ‘51’ is used to report STARTUP-HELP courses New code added - ‘52’ is used to report microcredentials courses |
To support the STARTUP-HELP courses and Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education. |
| 2023-11-06 | New code added - ‘51’ is used to report STARTUP-HELP courses New code added - ‘52’ is used to report microcredentials courses |
To support the STARTUP-HELP courses and Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education. |
| 2023-10-20 | New code added - ‘51’ is used to report STARTUP-HELP courses New code added - ‘52’ is used to report microcredentials courses |
To support the STARTUP-HELP courses and Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education. |
Summary
Element 310 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1997. It continued to be included unchanged as part of the Higher Education Student Data collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Opens in a new window: Higher Education Support Act 2003 (HESA) which was implemented in 2005.
It was modified in 2009 with the addition of VET only codes 80 and 81 to support its inclusion in the VET FEE‑HELP data.
Code 82 was added in 2014 for the Certificate IV trial. Code 82 was later removed after the trial ended.
Table 1. Change control information with links to relevant versions 1
| First year version applied | Last year version applied | Version | Change | Reason for change | Notice date | Issue date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Current | 9.10 |
New code added - ‘51’ is used to report STARTUP-HELP courses New code added - ‘52’ is used to report microcredentials courses |
To support the STARTUP-HELP courses and Microcredentials Pilot in Higher Education. |
07 Nov 2023 | 07 Nov 2023 |
| 2021 | 2023 | 9.00 | Incremental version number applied. | A new version number is applied to mark the transition from the Higher Education Information Management System (HEIMS) to the Tertiary Collection of Information (TCSI). | 3 Jul 2020 | 3 Jul 2020 |
| 2018 | 2020 | 7.00 | Removed code 82 - Certificate IV (VET only) | The Certificate IV trial ended on 31 December 2016 | 18 Sep 2017 | 18 Sep 2017 |
| 2015 | 2017 | 6.00 | Re‑format document to conform with the department's application upgrade | Ministerial Notice document system upgrade | 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 |
| 2014 | 2014 | 5.2 | Addition of a new code "82" (Certificate IV) and coding notes for VET FEE‑HELP. | New code for providers participating in the Certificate IV trial. | 27 Mar 2013 | 05 Mar 2014 |
| 2014 | 2014 | 5.1 | Update to coding notes that relate to VET FEE‑HELP codes; Reference to Open learning was changed to Open universities in codes 60 & 61 | Update of information and to clarify the use of VET FEE‑HELP codes | 27 Mar 2013 | 16 Oct 2013 |
| 2014 | 2014 | 5.00 |
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27 Mar 2013 | 27 Mar 2013 |
| 2013 | 2013 | 4.00 |
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14 Feb 2012 | 14 Feb 2012 |
| 2012 | 2012 | 3.00 | Modification of coding notes to clarify that codes 60 and 61 are for Open Universities Australia (OUA) use only. New version numbers applied to all data elements. |
For clarification and Implementation of new departmental document management system | 11 Mar 2011 | 11 Mar 2011 |
| 2011 | 2011 | 1.30 | Removed pre‑AQF terminology from code meaning for codes 20 and 21 | Clarification | 03 Sep 2010 | 03 Sep 2010 |
| 2010 | 2010 | 1.20 | Update of term "Cross‑Provider" to Cross‑Institutional" Modification to coding notes to reference VET FEE‑HELP |
Consistency across HE terminology | 30 Nov 2009 | 30 Nov 2009 |
| 2010 | 2010 | 1.12 | Addition of new TAC only code 99: Course below Diploma (AQF terminology) / Associate diploma (pre‑AQF terminology) (e.g. other VET courses) | New Collection | 30 Nov 2009 | 30 Nov 2009 |
| 2010 | 2010 | 1.11 | Modified coding notes to reference VET FEE‑HELP | Clarification | 26 Nov 2009 | 26 Nov 2009 |
| 2009 | 2009 | 1.10 | Addition of VET only codes 80 and 81 Addition of VET only code 6 |
Introduction of VET FEE‑HELP | 05 Dec 2008 | 05 Dec 2008 |
| 2005 | 2008 | 1.00 | Inclusion in 2005 student data collection | Implementation HESA 2003. | 09 Dec 2004 | 09 Dec 2004 |
| Pre‑HESA: Element 310 was included in the original Higher Education student data collection in 1997. It continued to be included in the collection under the new policy and program initiatives introduced under the Higher Education Support Act 2003 which was implemented in 2005. | ||||||
Note 1: A version of an element can be associated with one or more reporting years. Where there are multiple versions applicable to a reporting year, only a link to the latest version is provided.
