Unit Coding Procedures

Parent Policy

Unit Coding Policy

Implementation Administration

Where the unit is primarily offered as a prescribed component of a ‘specialist’ course, or as part of an approved major/minor sequence, the Faculty that awards the degree that the unit is primarily offered for is responsible for administration of this policy and associated procedures (i.e. Degree Awarding Faculty). 

Where the unit is primarily offered as an elective unit (not forming part of an approved major/minor sequence or prescribed component of a ‘specialist’ course) the Faculty that teaches the unit is responsible for administration of this policy and associated procedures.

Alpha unit codes

1. The three character alpha code will be assigned in accordance with the following:

   Coursework:

   1. the unit is primarily offered as a component of a ‘specialist’ course where the Degree Awarding faculty uses a common alpha coding system for all units, irrespective of course (or specialisation), use the faculty alpha code (eg LAW, ENG, FIT).
   2. the unit is primarily offered as component of a ‘specialist’ course where the Degree Awarding faculty uses a common alpha coding system for all core units in the course, use the course alpha code (eg BMS for core units in the Bachelor of Biomedical Science)
   3. the unit is primarily offered as a component of a ‘generic’ course where the course requires students to complete a defined major and/or minor sequence, use the alpha code assigned to units approved as forming part of the particular major/minor sequence. (eg MTH for units approved as part of defined major/minor sequence in Mathematical Sciences)
   4. the unit is not offered as a component of an approved major/minor sequence nor a core unit within a ‘specialist’ course, use a code indicative of the area of study (eg SCI for units owned by the faculty of Science not covered by points i-iii above)
   5.  the unit is offered for studies approved to be completed elsewhere (not at Monash) by the Degree Awarding faculty, use the faculty alpha code assigned:

   Area	Codes		Faculty Name
   Complementary	Faculty alpha + CL	ACL	Arts
   		BCL	Business and Economics
   		FCL	Art and Design
   		DCL	Education
   		ECL	Engineering
   		LCL	Law
   		MCL	Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
   		SCL	Science
   		PCL	Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
   		CCL	Information Technology
   Exchange	Faculty alpha + EH	AEH	Arts
   		BEH	Business and Economics
   		FEH	Art and Design
   		DEH	Education
   		EEH	Engineering
   		LEH	Law
   		MEH	Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
   		SEH	Science
   		PEH	Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
   		CEH	Information Technology
   Study Abroad	Faculty alpha + SA	ASA	Arts
   		BSA	Business and Economics
   		FSA	Art and Design
   		DSA	Education
   		ESA	Engineering
   		LSA	Law
   		MSA	Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
   		SSA	Science
   		PSA	Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
   		CSA	Information Technology

   Cross-Listed and Multi Level Units:

   A coursework unit can be cross-listed (Alpha Code) as a component of a major sequence(s) or ‘specialist’ course, provided it is approved by the relevant Faculty Board of each of the Degree awarding faculties.

   A cross-listed or multi-level coursework unit will have the same Australian Standard Classification of Education (ASCED) field of study and will be listed as a Unit prohibition with other versions of the unit.

   Faculties are responsible for establishing and updating the Unit Reference Code facility in Callista to record Cross-listed and Multi Level Units.

   Research:

   Where the unit is offered as part of a Higher degree by research program, use the assigned faculty research alpha code.

   Area	Codes		Faculty Name
   Research	Faculty alpha + RU	ARU	Arts
   		BRU	Business and Economics
   		FRU	Art and Design
   		DRU	Education
   		ERU	Engineering
   		LRU	Law
   		MRU	Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences
   		SRU	Science
   		PRU	Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Science
   		CRU	Information Technology

   Responsibility

   Degree Awarding Faculty or Teaching Faculty (refer to Implementation Administration section).

Numeric component of unit code

1. The first of the four numeric characters will indicate the year level (and/or qualification category) at which the unit is primarily offered. The first digit will be:

   Unit Level	Unit level description
   1	first year level in undergraduate program
   2	second year level in undergraduate program
   3	third year level in undergraduate program
   4	fourth year level in undergraduate program, honours, postgraduate diploma or certificate, masters
   5	fifth year level in masters degree program
   6	doctoral degree program
   9	introductory graduate level (taken in graduate diploma or certificate or masters program)

   Responsibility

   Degree Awarding Faculty or Teaching Faculty (refer to Implementation Administration section).

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