PART 4PART-TIME STUDENTS – RESTRICTIONS ON SUPPORT FOR GRADUATES
CHAPTER 1AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2017
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017
40. The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2017 are amended in accordance with regulations 41 to 43.
Amendments to regulation 2
41. In regulation 2 (interpretation), in paragraph (1), insert the following entries into the appropriate places—
““Common Aggregation Hierarchy” (“Hierarchiaeth Cydgasglu Cyffredin”) has the meaning given in regulation 81(29);”;
““Higher Education Classification of Subjects” (“Dosbarthiad Pynciau Addysg Uwch”) has the meaning given in regulation 81(29);”.
Amendments to regulation 81
42. In regulation 81 (eligible part-time students)—
(a)for paragraph (28) substitute—
“(28) A course is specified for the purpose of paragraph (27) if—
(a)it is concerned with the study of the history, grammar and use of Welsh;
(b)it is a course whose code and label under the Higher Education Classification of Subjects are listed in Schedule 7; or
(c)the course is listed in the Higher Education Classification of Subjects in one of the Common Aggregation Hierarchy groups in Column 1 of Table A1 except for those subjects whose code and label under the Higher Education Classification of Subjects is specified in the corresponding entry in Column 2.
Table A1
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Common Aggregation Hierarchy groups | Code and label of Excluded subjects |
| Subjects allied to medicine (CAH02) | |
| Biological and sport sciences (CAH03) | |
| Psychology (CAH04) | |
| Veterinary sciences (CAH05) | |
| Agriculture, food and related studies (CAH06) | |
| Physical sciences (CAH07) | (100392) Applied science (100390) General science (100391) Natural sciences |
| Mathematical sciences (CAH09) | |
| Engineering and technology (CAH10) | |
| Computing (CAH11) ”; |
(b)for paragraph (29) substitute—
“(29) In this regulation, “the Common Aggregation Hierarchy” means version 1.3.3 of the Common Aggregation Hierarchy approved by the Higher Education Statistics Agency Data Landscape Steering Group(1) and “the Higher Education Classification of Subjects” means the Higher Education Classification of Subjects maintained by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and the Higher Education Statistics Agency.”
Amendments to Schedule 7
43. In Schedule 7 (Higher Education Classification of Subjects Course Codes and Labels)—
(a)for the reference to “paragraph (28)(c) of regulation 81” substitute “paragraph (28)(b) of regulation 81”;
(b)after the reference to “paragraph (28)(c) of regulation 81.” insert ““The Higher Education Classification of Subjects” has the meaning given in paragraph (29) of regulation 81.”;
(c)for Table 1 substitute—
| “HECoS code | HECoS label |
|---|---|
| 100706 | Hair and make-up |
| 101374 | Hair services |
| 100131 | Radiology |
| 100456 | Childhood studies |
| 100302 | History |
| 100337 | Philosophy |
| 100621 | Gender studies |
| 101233 | Cultural studies |
| 100986 | Water resource management |
| 100807 | Heritage management |
| 101091 | Quaternary studies |
| 101078 | Applied environmental sciences |
| 101079 | Hydrology |
| 101072 | Pollution control |
| 100381 | Environmental sciences |
| 101070 | Climate change |
| 101067 | Soil science |
| 101394 | Glaciology and cryospheric systems |
| 100408 | Environmental geography |
| 101352 | Biogeography |
| 101065 | Maritime geography |
| 101064 | Geomorphology |
| 100410 | Physical geography |
| 101058 | Mapping science |
| 101056 | Remote sensing |
| 100369 | Geographical information systems |
| 100052 | Ergonomics |
| 101104 | Applied geology |
| 101351 | Atmosphere-ocean interactions |
| 100379 | Climate science |
| 100394 | Earth sciences |
| 101106 | Engineering geology |
| 100380 | Environmental geoscience |
| 101093 | Exploration geology |
| 101084 | Exploration geophysics |
| 101083 | Geochemistry |
| 101082 | Geological hazards |
| 101086 | Geological oceanography |
| 100395 | Geology |
| 100396 | Geophysics |
| 101089 | Hydrogeology |
| 101073 | Hydrography |
| 100418 | Marine sciences |
| 100382 | Meteorology |
| 100421 | Ocean sciences |
| 100398 | Palaeontology |
| 101105 | Petroleum geology |
| 101081 | Volcanology”. |
CHAPTER 2AMENDMENTS TO THE EDUCATION (STUDENT SUPPORT) (WALES) REGULATIONS 2018
Amendments to the Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018
44. The Education (Student Support) (Wales) Regulations 2018 are amended in accordance with regulations 45 to 47.
Amendments to regulation 25
45. In regulation 25 (part-time students – restrictions on support for graduates)—
(a)in paragraph (2), for Case 3 substitute—
“Case 3
The present course leads to an honours degree and is—
(a)concerned with the study of the history, grammar and use of Welsh,
(b)a course whose code and label under the Higher Education Classification of Subjects are listed in Schedule 5A, or
(c)listed in the Higher Education Classification of Subjects in one of the Common Aggregation Hierarchy groups in Column 1 of Table A1 except for those subjects whose code and label under the Higher Education Classification of Subjects are specified in the corresponding entry in Column 2.
Table A1
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Common Aggregation Hierarchy groups | Code and label of Excluded subjects |
| Subjects allied to medicine (CAH02) | |
| Biological and sport sciences (CAH03) | |
| Psychology (CAH04) | |
| Veterinary sciences (CAH05) | |
| Agriculture, food and related studies (CAH06) | |
| Physical sciences (CAH07) | (100392) Applied science (100390) General science (100391) Natural sciences |
| Mathematical sciences (CAH09) | |
| Engineering and technology (CAH10) | |
| Computing (CAH11)”; |
(b)for paragraph (3) substitute—
“(3) In Case 3, the “Common Aggregation Hierarchy” means version 1.3.3 of the Common Aggregation Hierarchy approved by the Higher Education Statistics Agency Data Landscape Steering Group(2) and “the Higher Education Classification of Subjects” means the Higher Education Classification of Subjects maintained by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service and the Higher Education Statistics Agency.”
Amendments to Schedule 5A
46. In Schedule 5A (Higher Education Classification of Subjects Course Codes and Labels)—
(a)for the reference to “sub-paragraph (c) of Case 3 in regulation 25(2)” substitute “sub-paragraph (b) of Case 3 in regulation 25(2)”;
(b)after the reference to “Case 3 in regulation 25(2).” insert ““The Higher Education Classification of Subjects” has the meaning given in paragraph (3) of regulation 25.”;
(c)for Table 15A substitute—
“Table 15A
| HECoS code | HECoS label |
|---|---|
| 100706 | Hair and make-up |
| 101374 | Hair services |
| 100131 | Radiology |
| 100456 | Childhood studies |
| 100302 | History |
| 100337 | Philosophy |
| 100621 | Gender studies |
| 101233 | Cultural studies |
| 100986 | Water resource management |
| 100807 | Heritage management |
| 101091 | Quaternary studies |
| 101078 | Applied environmental sciences |
| 101079 | Hydrology |
| 101072 | Pollution control |
| 100381 | Environmental sciences |
| 101070 | Climate change |
| 101067 | Soil science |
| 101394 | Glaciology and cryospheric systems |
| 100408 | Environmental geography |
| 101352 | Biogeography |
| 101065 | Maritime geography |
| 101064 | Geomorphology |
| 100410 | Physical geography |
| 101058 | Mapping science |
| 101056 | Remote sensing |
| 100369 | Geographical information systems |
| 100052 | Ergonomics |
| 101104 | Applied geology |
| 101351 | Atmosphere-ocean interactions |
| 100379 | Climate science |
| 100394 | Earth sciences |
| 101106 | Engineering geology |
| 100380 | Environmental geoscience |
| 101093 | Exploration geology |
| 101084 | Exploration geophysics |
| 101083 | Geochemistry |
| 101082 | Geological hazards |
| 101086 | Geological oceanography |
| 100395 | Geology |
| 100396 | Geophysics |
| 101089 | Hydrogeology |
| 101073 | Hydrography |
| 100418 | Marine sciences |
| 100382 | Meteorology |
| 100421 | Ocean sciences |
| 100398 | Palaeontology |
| 101105 | Petroleum geology |
| 101081 | Volcanology”. |
Amendments to Schedule 7
47. In Schedule 7 (index of defined terms), Table 16, insert the following entries into the appropriate places—
| ““Common Aggregation Hierarchy” | Regulation 25(3)”; |
| ““Higher Education Classification of Subjects (HECoS)” | Regulation 25(3)”. |