The Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS) vocabulary. HEDIIP project public deliverable 4.

A report on the development of the Higher Education Classification of Subjects vocabulary, with an account of feedback on it by stakeholders, and how the feedback has been used. The New Subject Coding Scheme project was commissioned by HEDIIP under the Standards and Understanding theme. The project aims to develop a replacement for the Joint Academic Coding System that meets the needs of a broad group of stakeholders and reflected the diverse and dynamic nature of Higher Education in the twenty-first century. The New Subject Coding Scheme Project is undertaken by the Centre for Educational Technology, Interoperability and Standards (CETIS) with partners Aspire Ltd and APS Ltd. in two phases between July 2014 and October 2015. The project undertook extensive stakeholder engagement to identify the requirements for the new coding system and developed a coding structure that aims to meet these requirements. The new coding scheme is referred to as HECoS – the Higher Education Classification of Subjects.