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Science and Engineering Graduates Scheme (SEGS) - Eligible Courses List

Please note that this has been replaced by the International Graduates Scheme (IGS) as of 1 May 2007.

The information below is provided for historical purposes.

The following Principal Subjects as defined in the Joint Academic Coding System (JACS) are thoseeligible for SEGS. Any subject with a JACS code having the same letter and first digit as a Principal Subject is considered to fall within that Principal Subject. For example the Principal Subject H100 General Engineering includes H121 Fire Safety Engineering.

Eligibility is limited to first degree programmes and to taught and research postgraduate programmes. If your programme is categorised as 'Other Undergraduate' you are not eligible regardless of the subject of your programme. The 'Other Undergraduate' category includes Higher National Certificates (HNC), Higher National Diplomas (HND), Diplomas in Higher Education (DipHE), and Foundation Degrees.

First Degree Programmes

A100 Pre-clinical Medicine
A200 Pre-clinical Dentistry
C100 Biology
C200 Botany
C700 Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry
D600 Food and Beverage Studies
F100 Chemistry
F200 Materials Science
F300 Physics
F600 Geology
F800 Physical and Terrestrial Geographical and Environmental Sciences
G300 Statistics
H000 Balanced Combinations in Engineering*
H100 General Engineering
H200 Civil Engineering
H700 Production and Manufacturing Engineering
H800 Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering
J100 Minerals Technology
J200 Metallurgy
J400 Polymers and Textiles
J500 Materials Technology not otherwise specified
J600 Maritime Technology
J700 Industrial Biotechnology
K200 Building

Postgraduate Taught Programmes

C200 Botany
C300 Zoology
C400 Genetics
D700 Agricultural Sciences
F000 Balanced Combinations in Physical Sciences*
F300 Physics
F500 Astronomy
G200 Operational Research
H000 Balanced Combinations in Engineering*
H100 General Engineering
H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering
H700 Production and Manufacturing Engineering
J100 Minerals Technology
J400 Polymers and Textiles
J500 Materials Technology not otherwise specified
J600 Maritime Technology

Postgraduate Research Programmes

A100 Pre-clinical Medicine
B400 Nutrition
B500 Ophthalmics
B600 Aural and Oral Sciences
C300 Zoology
C700 Molecular Biology, Biophysics and Biochemistry
D700 Agricultural Sciences
F100 Chemistry
F200 Materials Science
H000 Balanced Combinations in Engineering*
H300 Mechanical Engineering
H400 Aerospace Engineering
H600 Electronic and Electrical Engineering
H800 Chemical, Process and Energy Engineering
J200 Metallurgy
J600 Maritime Technology

* Eligibility of programmes coded in whole or part as F000 or H000 depends on their content. See the notes for details of eligibility and how to claim it.

You will need to ask your academic tutor for the JACS code that will be returned, or has been returned, to HESA as the 'Subject of qualification aim' for your programme at the point of completion. You can then check whether you are eligible by looking that code up in the list of eligible subjects.

What if my programme covers more than one subject or is broadly based?

Many degree programmes cover more than one subject, including those known as 'Joint Honours'. HESA recognises four possible patterns:

single-subject
balanced two-subject combination
major/minor two-subject combination
balanced three-subject combination

Your institution reports your programme to HESA according the pattern that best matches it, and the match might not be exact. For example, if the second subject is a very small component, your programme is reported as single-subject, and the test for eligibility is based on that subject.

A balanced two-subject programme is eligible if one of the components is eligible, or if both are.

A major/minor programme is eligible if the major component is eligible, or if both are.

A balanced three-subject programme is eligible if two of the components are eligible, or if all three are.

Your academic tutor will be able to tell you which pattern is being used to describe your programme, and the JACS code of each component.

Some programmes are broadly-based within a subject group, and will have a 'generic JACS code' such as F000 for Physical Sciences or H000 for Engineering. If your programme is coded in this way as a whole, then your application for the scheme must be accompanied by an official letter from your institution certifying that at least half of the material covered by the programme is eligible. The same applies if either of these two generic codes is used for one or more components of a combination programme, unless the coding of other components already establishes eligibility.

What if I have taken a BEd?

Integrated undergraduate programmes leading to Qualified Teacher Status commonly last for four years and lead to the Bachelor of Education (BEd) degree. Such programmes are regarded as comprising one-half teacher training, which is not eligible for the scheme, and one-half subject content. If the whole of the subject content is eligible then the programme is eligible. The subject content may lie within a single JACS Principal Subject that is eligible, or may be split across more than one.

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